The San Francisco call., 1905-06-14
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS,

CITY ATTORNEY McELROY RETURNS
Oakland. June 13.-City Attorney John E. Nc
Elroy has returned from Los Angeles, where
he attended the knights OF Columbus Con-
vention.
TO USE NEW BLANKs-oakland, June
13.-New blanks for the payment Of school
teachers are being printed The originals Will
now pass through three offices without having
20 be rewritten.
CAPITALIST ARREsTED-oakisnd, June
&c II. King, capitalist of East Oakland,
was arrested to-day on a charge OF having
failed to remove weeds frmo sidewalks around
his property. The police have filed number
OF complaints against other property owners
on the same score.
DISSOLVE ceRPoRATIoN.-oaklan June
i3-The Bacon Land and Loan Company has
fled petition to dissolve The petition
states that the affairs closed up and that
the stockholders are anxious 10 disband- The
company was incorporated with capital stock
Of $500, 600 in 1893 TO handle the Bacon estate.
GETS LIGHT ENTENcE.-Oakland. June
ls-w. F. Denning. found guilty of having
committed forgery In using Singer sewing
machine contract for himself, was given a
sentence of one year at San Quentin to-day
BY Judge Ellsworth. He had been recon-
nended to the mercy of the court by the jury
and Judge Ellsworth gave MN tne Ieast 'ne
law allowed.
NORTH SIDE CLUB PROSPERS.-Ala-
media June 13.--Ten new members were ad
rnitted By the North Side Alameda Improve
nent Club at it's meeting beld last night and
ten applications for membership were received.
The club plans 10 take up. the matter of hay
The south side of the tidal canal. between
Park street and Fruitvsle avenue.
TEACHER DIES OF APPENpIcITIs.7-Ala-
media June 13.-Mre. Jessie Harding Davis,
teacher of cookery in the School Department
died early this morning of appendicitis after
having undergone an operation. She was a
daughter OF the late Edward and Nina Brown
and sister of Arthur NJ. and Herbert II.
Brown Mrs. l. F. Halton and Mrs George T.
crandall.
BOOK PLATES REGEIvED.-Berkeley,
June l5.-The university authorities have just
received supply OF book plates for the
Msrius J. spinello memorial library Professor
Spinello was killed in a railway accident in
the heart of Berkeley two years ago The
memorial library As being provided by friends
and studenfs in honor of his university work.
The book plate is provided by Mr.. spinello $
classmates at Yale and by other friends.
GRAND JURY MEETs.-oakland June 1S.-
The Grand Jury met to-day and took up the
investigation OF the Coroner's office in the
course OF its examination Of the various county
offices. Coroner H B. Mehrmann was ques-
toned as TO his authority for incurring the
His assistants. James Fowler and Harry Pull
cifer. were also called. Chief of Police Con-
rad OF Alameda questioned as to the sale
of lottery tickets in Alameda.
ADyANCERs FOR IMPROVEMENT Ala
media, June 13.--secretary John H. Hartog OF
the Alameda Advancement Association sub
mitted his first report TO the board of directors
, last night He recommended that the streets
be cleaned by the city from property line to
oughfsres be oiled Joseph Durney resigned
, from the directorate because OF press of bust
/ ness and Brainard C. Brown was elected &c
the vacancy.
MARRIAGE LIcENSES.-Oakland June I3
The following carriage licenses were issued
by the County Clerk to-day: Frank Bernard
"a. and Mary Borges. IS. both of Castroville
Linis Storch. S. Fruitvale and Kate Ball 20
Oakland: Jose Z. Bento. AZ, and Marianne
Nieira. Il. both Of Haywards: James Rodgers
"a, and Aggie Brown, %, both of Oakland
Edward NJ. Lynch, IS Oakland, and Mar
garetha F. Wood %. Berkeley: Howard p
Sheridan, ~. and Margaret Rutherford %
both OF Berkeley: Barnett Holenbeck, %. and
Jennie II. Hatch. rs. both of LAFAYETTE
Claude L. Assaiena, 21. and Georgia NJ. Rick
<tts 20. both of Alameda