The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

woMENs CLUB TO MEEr.-oakland,
May 3.--The Women's- Civic Improvement
Club will meet tomorrow afternoon at $50
O'Clock at Chabot Observatory.
r CHARGES ASSAULT-oakland, May g.
Frank Pereira, cigar merchant at Eighth
and Washington streets. arrested to- day
Pereira with hitting him with q hammer
THIEF sNATCHEs PURSE.-Oakland. May
8.-Miss Lena Wells. residing at Fruityale.
reported to the police this afternoon that a
thief grabbed her purse containing $1s. while
she was standing at Thirteenth and Washing
ton streets. The miscreant escaped.
FORMER oAKLANDER DIEs.-oakland.
May s-Dr. F. NJ. Baldwin, formerly OF this
city. is dead at Reno. The funeral win take
place Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
Eiks' Hall. Dr.. Baldwin was a member of
Oakland Lodge No. III, B. P. o. E.
FRANK BREARTYS FUNERAL-oak-
land. May 3.-The funeral OF Frank Brearty,
one time prominent attorney Of Alameda
McManus funeral parlors. the Rev. DR.. Nor
rison Of st. Mary's parish officiating.
BARBER SETTLES. Oakland, May g.
Tax Collector Barber made his settlement this
the sum of s434. 1880 26 as the final cleanup
OF the second installment Of taxes. There Is
still delinquent the sum of $56, 4S0 50.
DIES AT PIEDMONT May a.
James Hutchinson past president OF ST. An
drews Society, member OF Clan Macdonald
No. 70 and OF Oakland Lodge of Elks. died to-
day at his residence on Piedmont Heights He
was native of Scotland, aged A years.
HAwLEY FOUND GUILTY.-oakland, May
3.-Joseph Hawley convicted by a Jury
for sentence next Friday He was caDEht up ip
company with Con Fitzgerald about o O clock
one night in the store Of w. ]. Clark at 463
Fourth street.
LODGE TO ENTERTAIN.-oakiand. Nav
8.-The members of Oakland Lodge No. 1923 of
the Fraternal Brotherhood will give literary
entertainment and burlesque Initiation to-
morrow evening at Maple Hall. An excellent
programme has been arranged. After the en-
tertainment there will be dancing.
CUTS THROAT. BUT LIvEs.-oakiand,
er. cut his throat with a razor this morning in
the Eureka Hotel. He. however. missed a
nesh wound, whichfwas treated by DR.. George
Reinle at the Receiving Hospital.
DANCE is POSTPONED. = Berkeley, May
3.-The ball which was to have been given
In their new hall has been postponed until
May 13. The postponement is due to the gen
erous action Of the parlor in giving up the
hall to another organization that had made
prior arrangements and desired the use of the
place.
ABOLISHING ELECTRIC TOwERS-Ala-
has begun the work OF taking down the tall
steel masts that for years have been a feature
of the Illuminating system, of Alameda The
on separate poles OF the usual height The
towers are from 10 to 125 feet high
ASSESSORS FINISH FIELD WORK =
George and Deputy ' county Ao
SCISSOR T.. c. Stoddard have completed their
local field work and are now compiling the
results. It Is expected that the totals will
show an increase Of nearly 100000 In the
value of residential properties.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Oakland. Nay B.
by the County Clerk to-day: Andrew Nygren.
43, and Christina Nilsson. 81, both of Sacra-
mento; Joseph N. Silva, over 81, and Mary e.
sen. 20. and Maud It. r. Radford, 21. both OF
Oakland; Edgar HI. Bangs, over 21, and EIiz-
abeth 6. Berry, over 1s, both of San Francis
co; Alexander R. Tulin. 49,, and Selma j.
Metson, 26. both Of Oakland Edward j. FIan-
tgan. over Fl, Bisbee. sAriz., and George M.
Hull oyer Is, Oakland; Shelvy II. Flournoy,
20, and Margaret Milling. 25. both OF Dan