The San Francisco call., 1905-01-06
ALAMEDA COUNTY news

WELL-kNOWN RESIDENT DEAD.--Oak-
land Jan. 5.-Henry s. Kinsel. member OF
the weI-known Kinsel family that lives near
San Leandro. died last evening at the family
residence
land. Jan. 5.-The annual banquet of the Re-
tail Grocers' Association of Alameda County
will be held on Monday evening. January .,
at Foresters' Hall.
The rails for the connection between this~city
and Oakland of the electric street railroad
system have arrived and Ii Is expected that
the road will be in operation In about
month.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Oakland, Jan. S.
The following marriage licenses were issued
by the County Clerk to-day: Narciso Lucchesi.
Is. and Emma Lenchiony 49, both of Oak
land: Joseph II. o Brien. 35 and Margaret NJ.
Robinson, 25. both of San Francisco
BANKS HOLD observation-disclosures, JAM
5-The State Savings Bank has held it's an
nual meeting and elected the following off,
GERS: President J. C. McMullen: vice presi-
dent, Dudley Kinsel: cashier, R. ]. McMullen;
directors. ]. C. McMullen Dudley Kinsel. c..
Jones. ]. p. Langtry and ". c. Moody.
LOST THEIR MINDs.-oakland. Jan. 81
Joseph Mitchell. S4 years of age. was ad
the Stockton Asylum. He is suffering from
senile dementia. Nina Frontin is confined
in the insane ward awaiting examination. it
being alleged by Mrs. Annie Forrest of 263
East Eighteenth street that she Is dangerous
to herself and others.
WooDMEN CHOOSE OFFICERS.-Alame-
da. Jan; 5..Encinai Camp No. 757. woodmen
GERS: Council commander, A. E. Coffey: ad-
visor lieutenant. Thomas Spead clerk, NJ. c..
Turner: banker, ]. j; Knight escort. D. A.
Sullivan; watchman William Doubledee; SEN
try. John Fause; manager. F. b. Van Nos
trand.
5.-Word has been received from Brooklyn
n. Y, of the death Of Thomas Cook an old
time newspaper man we'll known on this coast
He was for while editor Of the Oakland
Times and at different times held positions on
San Francisco papers. He was 73 years OF
age and of late had been doing editorial work
on the New York Mail and Express
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OPENING-Berke-
ley, Jan. 5.-The trustees Of the new Carnegie
library have set the night Of January 90 as
the time for the opening of the Institution
Each person visiting the building and hearing
the speeches and music then will be required
to bring book. to be donated to the library.
by John Galen Howard professor of archi-
lecture at the State University.
ORGANIZE THEATER PARTY-oakland.
Jan. 5.-Young Mems Institute day is TO be
J celebrated in Oakland on February q with q
theater party by all Of the institutes in this
section. The party will be at the Liberty
supplemented by special exercises by mem
bers of the order. Paul Revere" will be the
attraction for the evening. The special exer-
cises are In the hands of committees.
WANTS BLASTING STOPPED-OakIand
Jan THE touching off of eight big blasts
near the property Of Mrs 9. Melvin at Seven
4
| stopped by Injunction to-day and the fuses
may not be lighted until January IA nor then
If the court deems 1t a nuisance. The blasts
are those of the E. B. & A. L. Stone Con.
struction Company and their operations ara
annoying Mrs. Melvin, who proposes to stor
il IL she
ROBBERY AT K.-oakiand
Jan. 0.--The police have been notified that 4
gang of thieves and hard characters are oper.
at.ng az the Emeryville racetrack, stealina
from the stables and holding up horsemen
| Tuesday evening foreman in Lee Blasin.
| games stables was awakened to find a viciou.
pistol staring him in the face while a grun
command came for him to keep quiet unde,
. penalty OF being shot, The intruder had ran
sacked the place. He locked the foreman In
the barn when he departed
GRANTED DEGREES. Jan g.
/ The following interlocutory DEGREES OF divorc,
were granted to-day: Attila b. Gilligan from
Martin r. Gilligan for habitual intemperance
! Elizabeth Mcmahon from Z. L. Mcmahon fol
desertion; Jennie b. Cook from Charles III
Cook Ior failure to provide; Mamie Hornbergel
| from Elmer e. Hornberger for neglect and IN
temperance: Esther Brennan from Edward T.
Brennan for habitual intemperance; Margare
Welch from John WEIGH: Louise M. Orea,
from William L. orear for adultery. A fina
decree granted Clara j. Tate from Johr
| H. Tate for desertiouz6<