The San Francisco call., 1905-05-19
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

RETIRED TEACHER PASSES AWAY
Oakland. May 1s--Ars- hyraett v Kingman.
who for more than thirty years was teacher
morning at her home 1856 Twelfth avenue
Mrs Kingman was retired from the School
Department three years ago
WATERSHED APPEARS SANITARY
Oakland. May 1s--Dr. E " Ever Health
Officer, after an investigation. has reported
that surface conditions Of the Contra Costa
water Company's watershed at Lake Chabot.
the citys main source of supply are salts
factory from a sanitary standpoint
HAYWARDs CANNERY oPENs-Hay-
wards, May 1S-Hunt Bros cannery opened
to-day for the handling Of the first Of the
cherry erop- Owing to the heavy rains late
In the season cherries viii be scarce this year.
but as soon as apricots begin TO come in the
csnnery Will be run to fts full capacity
WILLIAMS WINS PRIZE SPANIEL
land. May 1s--The prize cocker spaniel puppy
Saff. ratified By Mrs. W. C. Ralston for the
benefit of the Humane Society. was won b.
Thomas H Williams president Of the New
California Jockey Cub The drawing was
well attended. many society women being pres
ent.
HORSE sCALPs cOACHMAN.-o4kland.
May 1s---AIexander MacKeehan, a coachman
working in the swell lakeside district al 15i
horse this afternoon and bis scalp lifted. A
large portion OF it was torn away and was
stitched back In place at the Receiving Hos
pital
GOES TO GRAVE UNKEowN.-AIsn,eda.
Nav 1S.-An inquest was held by Coroner Il
B. Mehrmann this evening at the undertaking
pariors OF Smiley & Gallagher in the case Of
the estuary yesterday. The remains were not
identifed and verdict was returned that
death was due to drowning
MARRIAGE LICENSES S.-Oaklard Nav
1s-The following marriage licenses were is
sued By the County Clerk to-day: Rudolph
A. Wilson, o. Oakland and Lena Evans. -.
Thornburg, q. both of Santa Maria: Herbert
T. NOVEL;. over p. Berkeley. and Alice Mil
ton, over is. Oakland: James A Falconer. 80.
and Mabel e. Greening. IS. both OF Oakland.
ONLY WASHING FEET.-Oakland. MAY Is
George Carpenter, an Armenian. arrested near
fan Leandro on charge of insanity. was ex-
Tout into San Francisco Bay for the purpose OF
washing his feet 1t was found that he Il A
theosophist and was performing some religious
rite AS he had friend by the name OF
George Premier. who vouched for him, he was
allowed to go.
LEAVES LARGE ESTATE.-Oakland NAY
ls-The win of the late John Campo was
fled for probate this afternoon by his widow.
10000 Of this amount $500 is siven q a10e5 to
a month for her lifetime. The rest of the
estate outside of her share of the community
property is to be kept for their son. John
Campo. until his majority. He is now 20
years Of age.
UNION ELECTS OFFICERS Oakland
May 1S.-Typographical Union No. So eIected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
G. Harlow; secretary. c. E Backess: treas
urer. NJ A. McInnis; sergeant at arms G r
Mulgrew. executive commfttee-M L. Darr
A. G. Decker. Charles Koch c. c. Powiue
=. J. Ryan; Miscellaneous Trades Council=W. .
h Irving, c. w. Nisbet Charles Plaths;
delegates to Allied Trades-J A. Connors.
C. R. Mulgrew. C. W. Nisbet; /. T. L. audi
tors-J. c. Harlow. w. H. Irving. H a
Kletzker
INVESTIGATE woMAN's DEATH.-oak-
land May 19.-Mrs- Jennie Byrod 81 years
old, died tonight at Fabioia Hospital. where
she had been taken to-day in a critical con-
dftion- The circumstances surrounding the
wCman's illness when she went to the hos
p.tal were such as to cause the case to be
reported to the Coroner. Mrs. Byrod resided
at J29 Twenty-secoHd street She was the
wife of o. W. Byrod a stableman employed
at the Juanita stables. Before her death the
woman said she had submitted to an opera
ton at the hands OF a Mrs. Harris Of West
L. n. Harrison, midwife
Belle Lusher has brought an action for III
voree against Aaron LusEer on the ground of
desertion. They were married at Beaver pa
in 1895. An interlocutory decree of divorce
was granted Mary A WinckIer TODAY from
William ]. Winckler for desertion She was
given the two children and S25 a month aIi-
mony. Belle Herbert of Alameda was granted
a final decree of divorce from Robert Herbert
for desertion and she awarded the custody
Sacramento has petitioned for a modification
Of the decree granted to Lulu F. Laro He
says she is married again and her name is
Lulu F. Revord. He does not want TO nav
her 81 so month aiimony any longer and he
wants their child.