The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS

PRINCIPAL POND RETURNS. Oakland.
land High school and Mrs Pond have re-
turned from trip to Tahiti.
BIDS ON LINCOLN sCHOOL-Oakland,
Aug. The Board of Education has called
Tor bids on August IA for the construction Of
the new Lincoln School.
WANT MORE PAY-Oakland, Aug. l.
Park gardeners employed by the city have
asked Mayor Mott to favor an increase in their
pay from $40 to $50 or ss5 a month. The re-
quest viii be investigated.
DENTISTS ARRESTED.-oakland. Aug. /.
5: G Hornet and James James Nordlung were ar
-tistry without obtaining a license from the
State Board of Dental Examiners.
BRUTALLY BATrERS CHINAMAN.--Afa-
media, Aug. Lee Spriggs, an Oakland line
Tappan's court to-day to having beaten Wong
Chung, a Chinese laundryman. yesterday.
Chung suffered a broken nose and the loss of
his front teeth.
THOMAS AHERN Is PRoMoTED.-Liv-
land. Aug. THOMAS Ahern, who for
number. of years has been general road over
Pacific Company, has been promoted to the
position OF assistant to W. c. Edes, division
engineer Of maintenance of way:
FINDS GOLD NEAR LIvERMoRE.-Liv
ermore, Aug. IA ledge of gold bearing ore
which assays 81 SO to the ton has been dis
covered by w NJ. MendenhaT on his springs
property and he now has a man at work un
covering the entire ledge. The ore appears
to be growing richer as the work progresses.
WILL ENLARGE PLANT.-Oakland Aug
1.-The Pacific Carbonic Acid Gas Company
has filed application with the Board OF Public
Works for permission to erect a building on the
East Oakland harbor front, foot of Sixth ave-
nue., in connection with the plant that is there
being constructed for the American Magnesite
Company.
EVERETT BROWN AND WIFE RETURN.
Oakland, Aug. 1.-Everett Brown, District
District Attorney has returned with his wife
from their honeymoon, which was spent in
shown
every courtesy the trip and were enabled
to witness the native celebration of the fall
of the Bastile-
WANTS HIS CHILDREN.-Oakland, Aug.
Nv. c. Tighe, whose wife recently
committed to the. Napa Asylum has asked
that the letters of guardianship granted Mrs
be given the custody OF the children. Mrs.
Tighe secured a divorce from him and was
awarded the children.
TO BUILD STREET SwEEPERS-
land Aug ARTICLES Of incorporation of the
Sanitary Street Sweeping Company were filed
with the County Clerk to-day. The directors
NJ Hall Jrt. F. &C. Poock and H. S. Dimond
The capital stock OF the corporation is $780,
600 divided into 100000 shares.
DENOUNCE FAKE SOLICITORS. Oak
land, Aug. 1.-Repcrts have come to the Off
GERS Of the Central Labor Council that men
claiming to be solicitors for the Labor Day
ting deposits under false pretenses. The only
man authorized to solicit for the Annual is L.
N. Schnitzer. who carries credentials from the
council.
TO BUY STEAM ROLLER. - Oakland.
Aug. 1.-At meeting of the Board of Sl,-
pervisors this morning resolution was adopt
ed providing for the purchase of a steam
roller to be used to repair the county roads.
supervisor Horner was appointed a commit
tee Of one to purchase the machine the cost of
which is TO be distributed among the different
road funds OF the county.
WATCH AND COIN sToLEN.-Alameda,
August Mrs. Martha Bradford who is
Sfa aNir Do Cfrn 14nr
the police that a gold watch stolen from
her last night as she was coming out of the
Regent street informed the police to-day that
his home entered by a burglar last night
and SD 75 in cash purloined.
FoREsTERs HAVE NEW OFFICERS.
Livermore, Aug. 1.-District Deputy NJ G.
Callaghan of the Foresters of America has Of
fcially installed the following officers of Liv-
eFmSr' % w1EiS kSdSe No. G Il Y J. Holm Holm e B.
William Rees r. s.. Andrew Anderson S.
w Henry colfdeweih, j. W.; Leo Jacker. s.
trustee; NJ. g. Callaghan, lecturer
NEVIN'S ESTATE ACCOUNTING FILED
Oakland Aug. IF. r. Fassett. as admins
traitor OF the estate of the late Martin Nevin.
has filed his accounting and shows that he
has collected moneys TO the amount of S9sso
and paid out In various claims all but S32S 20
There is, however, considerable other property
of which the widow gets 1874 acres, while hfs
two sons. Cornelius and Dennis, are given i19
acres between them.
SEARCH FOR ALLEGED SWINDLER-
Oakland, Aug. Mrs. B. Smith, lodging
house keeper at SGD Seventh street, has asked
the police to find a man giving the name of
Charles E. Talbot. who. charges. tried 10
pass worthless check on ner for $50 Talbot !
himself as a Southern Pacific Com
pany agent and as engaging rooms for railroad
employees. Before accepting the check that was
offered Mrs. Smith telephoned to a bank and
learned the paper was worthless. Talbot fed.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Oakland. Aug l.
The following marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Henry w. Ahart,
q, Lincoln, Placer County, and Mabel d.
Adams, %, Oakland: Louis z. FTemming 3s
and Dorothy Estudillo, %, both of Oakland;
lewis Thompson, ~, and Elizabeth Clark 81,
both of Oakland; Benjamin F. Kippert. 20,
Alameda and Emily B. Fletcher 23 Oakland:
F. Almeda, %. and Annie p. Ma
reira, %, both of San L.eandro.
Alkmar, Netherlands, is. to have a
steam tramway, to be buflt by the