The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS

ROOM IS ROBBED.-Oakland, Aug 16-
The room of l.. j. McIoren at 1866 Washington
street was entered last night and $50 was
stolen.
CIGAR STAND, RoBBED.-oakland, Aug is.
The cigar stand of c. v. Yancey. within
block Of the City Prison, was robbed OF SO
and $50 cigars last night. -.
GIVES LAND TO CITY.-Oakland. Aug. 16.
Grace E. Dyer and r. F. Lewis, who claimed
to have a title to portions of Edwards and
Dwinelle streets, have filed with the city dis
they thought that they owned.
TO GO ON YACATIoN.-soakiand, Aug. 10.
Charles OFT. Street Superintendent Of Oakland.
will take an extended vacation, the first he has
had in many years of service for the city, He
will go to the Portland fair and then through
the Yellowstone Park. w w Blair will be
acting Street Superintendent during his abb
sence.
STEALS BICYCLE.-Oakiand, Aug. 1e.-J.
D. Walters arrested by Policeman Green
to-day for having stolen a bicycle from N B.
Bereen of Haywards and was sent to that
town. Walters had a revolver and said that
he had to get money one way and IL he couldn't
he would get IL another. He was charged
with felony,
SUPERVISOR RAPIDLY IMPROVING
Oakland, Aug 16.-Supervisor Joseph M. Kelly.
who has been Ill for the last two weeks with
typhoid fever, is now well the road to re-
eovery. He taken from Providence Hospi-
tai to his home to-day. DR.. Q. d. Hamlin. the
attending physician. says the Supervisor is now
entirely out of danger.
DEATH CALLS YOUNG MAN-Oakland.
Aug. 16-Julian Kirk the 1s-year-old son OF
the late o. C. Kirk, died at the home of his
parents, 9s1 Fifth avenue. yesterday afternoon.
He had been I'll with. typhoid fever for some
time. The funeral win take place from St St.
Anthony's Church in East Oakland at 9;3o
o'clock tomorrow morning
SCHOOL ENROLMENT INCREASED
Alameda Aug. 16.--Accordng to table COM
piled by School Superintendent F. T. Moore,
the number Of pupils at present enrolled In the
public schools Is 3001, as against 29i9 for the
corresponding date last year. The enrollment
(Al1A ieyfSt
4S1; Mastick 641; Longfellow, 400; Wilson,
891; Everett. 92i High. $40.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-oakland,A Aug. 16.
The following marriage licenses were issued
%, and Edith Peterson, 20. both of San Fran
CISCO. Robert W Watson, 70 San Francisco.
H. Edwards, 2S and Annie f. Davis, n. both
of San Francisco; John NJ. joaquin. 80, and
Lorena Peters, &c, both of Oakland.
CEMETERY COMPANY ELECTS OFF,
CERs.-Oakiand. Aug 16-Tne stockholders
of the Evergreen Cemetery Company held their
annual meeting yesterday and elected the fol-
dent D. Mccarthy; vice president, L. c. More
house; secretary, " Wilson; treasurer. L. G.
Burpee; drectors-D. Mccarthy, L. C. More
house. Rev. l. ]. Ross, l.. .Godchaux and A. b.
Cary
BANK BOOK NOT HIS.-Oakland Aug. 16.
When searched at the City Prison after hav-
ing been arrested charge of drunkenness,
William Schumacher was found to have in his
possession a, bank book on the Union Trust
Company of San francisco, issued IN the
name of j. NJ. Wilson. who formerly resided
at 1922 Twelfth avenue Schumacher declared
that he had found the passbook in a pile of
rubbish.
AGED WOMAN RUN DOWN.-Alameda,
Aug 16-Mrs. Matilda Hunnel, aged seventy
five years. and who resides with her daughter,
Mrs. Albert Victors, at 101S Paru street, was
run down last evening at the corner of Oak
street and Central avenue by a milk wagon
driven by J. H. Hardwick. She was badly
cut and bruised on the head. and, because Of
her advanced age, the outcome of her injuries
is nroblematical. Hardwick claims that the
accident was caused by his horse becoming
Cncontrollable
4 ANOTHER BANK FOR ALAMEDA.-Ala-
media Aug. 16.ATheret was a meeting held
last night in the office of .E. d. Judd & Co.
of those interested in establishing a branch
In this city Of the United Bank and Trust
Company of San Francisco = President F. NJ
Meyers, Of the financial institution across the
bay, said that his company would be ready
Ito open its branch here by the 1st Of
i October. and the following were appointed as
Ia committee to secure suitable location for
the new bank: ]. A. Remmel, q. D. Judd
e. J. Bevan. Arthur P. Holland and c. E.
! Seeger.
HONOR THE DEAD-Oakland, Aug 16-
Lyon Post No. 8, @. A. R., held memorial SER
vices for the members of the post who have
passed away in the last year last night. There
E. NJ. Gibson. w. N. Van de Mark, and several
musical numbers. The members of the post
who have passed away during the year are
Seventy fourth New York NATIONAL Guard; W.
Fl. Dixon. Company Co. Fifty first Massachu-
setts volunteer infantry Henk Benson. cor
ifJacobS Winkler. Company G, Twenty first New
Jersey Volunteer Infantry; John Lanigan
Company B. Second California Volunteer Cav
airy; Cornelius Murphy, seafnan United States
l'necticut Artillery