The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
ALAMEDA COUNTY news

DIES OF PNEUMONIA. Schmidt OF 91t
Michigan avenue. patient at the Central
Emergency Hospital. died last night Of pneu-
monia.
ALLEGES NEGLECT.-Oakland. Feb. L.
Mae E. Stanwood brought suit for divorce
against Ehjah B. Stanwood to-day on the
ground of deseItion and willful neglect.
PUBLISHER ILL 3. Garland. promi-
nent in business circles as publisher OF the
Wholesalers and Retailers Review. is Ill al
his home on Castro street, where he has been
confined for more than month.
FERRYBOAT soLANo ARRIvES.-Oak-
land Feb. THE big ferry-boat Soano that
plies between Benicia and Port Costa arrived
to-day at the West Oakland railroad yards,
where the steamer viii be extensively repaired
and rebuilt.
DAYLIGHT BURGLARY.-Alameda, Feb. l.
Albert Toye has reported TO the police that
his apartments in the Central block were
burglarized yesterday afternoon while he and
his wife were absent from the rooms. The
articles stolen include a lady's gold watch
and chain and gentleman's ring.
WATER cOMPANY's REPoRT.-Alameda.
Feb THE Contra Costa Water Company
has filed with the City Clerk the report OF Its
local plant FOR last year. The statement
shows the receipts for 1904 to have been
$40 701 04 and the expenditures $35, All 40
making the net earnings $35. 223 "a. The esti-
mated value OF the plant is $615. PAS 81.
TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT Oakland.
Feb. IA musical and Evolutionary enter
tainment for the benefit OF the choir fund of
the First Christian Church is to be given
by the friends OF that organization at Hamii-
ton Auditorium tomorrow evening. The pro-
gramme has been carefully arranged and the
various numbers 10 be rendered by persons
who have made success OF their efforts in
times past.
MARRIAGE LICENSES s.-oakland Feb.
The following marriage licenses were issued
by the County Clerk to-day: Charles Koerper.
8S and Eva X. Erhardt Is both of Oakland
David Hawlsy. 29 and Ruka Bidencs, 81
both of San Francisco; Charles " s Thorne
So and Eliza A. Allison. so both of Oakland:
Joseph +. Hurley. 2l and Hattie H Steffens,
20 both OF Alameda: Ray E. Chase. 81. Berke-
ley. and Florence T. Wilkinson, 20. Oak
land.
PATIENT INsANE.-oakland. Feb. T.
Lueretia varella. aged inmate of the
cocnty Infrmary who has a brother and a
daughter Of ample means. was taken TO the
day and a charge OF insanity was placed
against her. She is suffering from senile de-
mentia, being over eighty years of age Ths
Board OF Supervisors is still pursuing it,
course 10 enforce the payment by her relatives
for her care while at the inhrmary
IS DECLARED SANE.-Oakland Feb -
George a Aldrich filed certificate OF dis
and viii make II the basis for another EFFORT
TO get control OF his share of an estate valued
ASpch me as5p 3y ws. sas Late late william
70 his sisters. Mrs. Helen A Dunnings and
Mrs Ann A. Barton, for the other heirs
years the courts have never recognized his
mental capacity
SELECT SCHOOL PRINCIPAL-Alamsas
Feb Clarence ]. Dufour OF Santa cr,,-
has been ,emporsrily ap chosen as principal in
caused by the retirement OF Duncan McTlin.
non who has been named as principal Of fhe
placed in charge OF the Wilson School ana +
o. Osborne of that school has been assIrneS
is expected that Dufours appointnsnf x2i II ~
made permanent at the meeting Of the Fo. -
Of Bducation next Tuesday night. e '0ar'