The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

woMEN's CLUB TO MEEr-oakland. May
17-TEe Women's Civic Improvement Club
will meet tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 oclock
at Chabot Observatory.
LOTTERY SELLER FINED.-Oakland, May
17.-Julius Levy a lotter ticket peddler from
San Francisco, fined $500 by Police Judge
Mortimer Smith to-day.
LOSES GOLD wATCH-Cakland. May IT,
Mrs E ]. Brown. residing at 1912 Castro
street. has reported to the police the theft of
gold watch from her home
TO IMPROVE INDEPENDENCE SQUARE
Oakland May 1.-THE Board of Public
Works to-day directed the chief serdeaer to
prepare plans for the Improvement OF indie
pendence Square.
WANTS TO GO TO PRIsoN.-OakIand. May
1I--Charles z Nelson, Who stole watches and
chains from E. NJ. Lipkas shop. ready 10
plead guilty in the Police Court to-day to bur
glary. but was bound over to the Superior
Court in $1,000 bail.
SENT TO STOCKTON.-Oakland. May IL
The mother OF Senator j. B. Sanford Of Ukiah
Stockton to-day at his request She became
violent here while on the way to the King 3
have her sent TO Stockton for treatment.
WANTS OAKS SAVED.-Oakland. May H.
Mary W. Tyrrell. secretary Or the Women 3
Civic Improvement Club has urged the Board
OF Public Works TO take steps at once to pre-
serve the live oak trees in this city from de-
struction. Superintendent of Streets Charles Il.
OFT has been directed to investigate and report
TO the board.
WANTS DAMAGES ON sTocK-oakIand,
May 1.-THE hearing Of the suit brought by
H. C. CaDwel against Mrs. NJ. K. Blake.
store at Twelfth and Washington streets, was
begun to-day The rain leaked through the
to the extent OF S3673 "a
BOARD OF HEALTH INsPECTION.-Oak-
land. May 17.-Dr. E. n. Ever. Health Of
fcer DR.. Pauline Nusbaumer, City Bacteriolo-
gist; DIR. r. A. Archibald, City Market. Milk
and Meat Inspector. and Stewart Gemmen,
Sanitary Inspector, began an investigation to-
do oF he frOurr Coafo VTraFa -
watershed and dairies near by to ascertain
whether unhealthy conditions exist there
abouts-
MUST ATTEND SCHOOL.-Alame5a Nav
1.-THE Beard of Education has decided to en-
force the compulsory education law. commence
ing with the term that opens in August. A
truant officer is to be appointed and ali parents
and guardians OF children are not attend
Ing school will be served with copy OF the
law. The names OF such children are now be-
ing compiled from the report Of the school
census marshal
EDITOR RECEIVERS SONS BoDY.-Ala-
media. May 17.-George F. Weeks editor OF
the Daily Encinal. telegraphed to his wife this
evening from Sterling, Butte County, that the
BODY of their son. Rufus w. Weeks. who was
drowned in the Feather River three weeks ago
was recovered to-day. The young lost his
life through the capsizing OF a rowboat that
stretched across the river
SAYS TURKS KILLED HIS FAMILY
Oakland. Nav 17.-An Armenian. giving the
ward here and says that he was victim OF
Turkish barbarfties and that his father.
mother brothers and sisters were killed in the
massacre OF some years ago. He was found
wading out into the bay near San Leandro
with suicidal intent yesterday and brought to
the Receiving Hospital. His examination has
been set for Tomorrow
BLIND MANS FALL FATAL-Oakland
May 17.-John Lanigan. Sc years old. In
Thirty-sixth street and Telegraph avenue, fell
this afternoon through an open chute IN the
brcomshop at the home. fracturtng his skull
Lanfgan died at oclock this evening. The
Coroner took charge OF tho case. Lanigan had
been ir the institution for fourteen years. He
was a veteran OF the Civil War. sister re-
sides in Petaluma-
DISCOVERS UNKNOWN BODY.-AIameda.
May 17.-James McGinnis. who lives in an
ark near the Webster street bridge. found tho
near his abode to-day. The body is that of a
person apparently about 50 years of age, OF
slight build weight 140 pounds, with iron gray
hair and muStache. The remains were atttred
and shoes that well worn- Nothing was
found in the pockets OF the clothing that might
serve to identify the deceased. and there were
no outward marks OF violence. From general
appearances it is judged that the man was
laborer.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Oakland. May IL
The following marriage licenses issued
by the County Clerk today: Frederick j. Ed
wards over 40. Oakland. and Mrs. Henrietta
Lucas over 40. Fruitvale: Manuel o. Perry
27 and Caroline A Jensen. 26 both of Oak
land: William C. Niemanu. 30. Oakland and
Grace MacQuarrie. 32 stockton: John W. Key
over IS Alameda: Michael J. Boyle D. Berle-
ley and Adelaide Williams 20. san Francisco.
George Heylmann. SO. Oakland. and Theresa
NJ Cilusto 46. San Francisco; Oscar W. Wey-
and 46, Fresno. and Anna Smith. %. Sacra-
mento: Jose P. da Roza. "a. San Francisco.
and Maria A Pereira. % Mission San Jose