The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS

FAIL TO GET FRANCHIsE.-A1ameda, July
16.-The Home Telephone company's application
night by the Board OF City Trustees.
EWING WEARS A STAR.-Oakland. July Is.
j. Cal Ewing, the well known baseball man.
was today reappointed by Sheriff Frank Barnet
as deputy sherin without pay.
WILL IMPROVE sTATIoN.-oakland. July
16.-The Southern Pacific Company has an
nouneed it Will reconstruct and Improve the
railway station at Fourteenth and Franklin
streets.
MISS TAYLoR's FUNERAL.-oakland. July
16.-The funeral of Miss Rose Taylor, for twelve
years secretary Of the First Congregational
Church, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock at the church Miss Taylor died Saturday
following operation for appendicitis.
RAID CHINESE DEN.-Berkeley, July 16.-
Chief vollmer and Police Commissioner Olsen
took part in raid last night Chinese
gambling den at 2601 Shattuek avenue. -Four
players OF fantan were arrested and the para
phernalia and money used In the game were con-
hseated.
July 16.-After brutally beating his wife. 1t is
charged, and threatening to kill her, while In
drunken rage, Emanuel Petcasso was arrested
last night at the home of his wife at Lowell aud
Fifty-hfth streets and was charged with disturb
ing the peace.
OBJECT TO CHINESE cAMP-oakland. July
| 1G.-Two hundred residents OF the vicinity OF
Fortieth and Market streets protested before
the City Council tonight against the proposed
location OF Chlnese refugee camp there. The
removal Of the Chinese camp at The Willows
to the northern part Of the city is contemplated
| SCHOOL DISTRICT SUSPENDS.-Oakland.
July 16.-County Superintendent OF Schools T. o.
Crawford today suspended Vista school District,
! there were only nve pupils during the last
school year The district is In the southeastern
part OF the county, which has been depopulated
by the sale OF the watersheds to the Sprin- Val
| ley Water Works.
HAssE's SECOND TRIAL sET.-oakland
charged with presenting fraudulent claims
against the county Of Alameda, has been set
mer manager of the Central News Store, IL Is
alleged, raised the amounts on bills for station
cry and also put in bills for goods undeliYered
CAR CoLLIDEs WITH wAGoN.--oakIand
July 16.--A serious accident was narrowly avert
ed this morning at the corner Of Fourteenth and
West streets when car 142 Of the Oakland Trae
wagon Almost every window in the car was
broken and some of the passengers were slightly
cut by the flying glass, ,u All tne PASSENGERS were
badly shaken up and frightened, but none were
hurt
BEGIN WORK ON NEW sTATIoN-Berke-
ley, July 16.-Work upon the construction OF the
new $40 600 Southern Pacific depot in the center
of Berkeley was begun today when Earl Miller,
engineer for the company. made preliminary sur
1 and the ground improvements that are eontem-
| plated. Grass plats will surround the new depot
/ and other attractive features will be provided nv
/ the company the site Of the present depot.
! IMPURE FOOD CAUSES FAEL.--Oakland.
July 16.--The crusade which the Board OF Health
ey eas psen o pnrs Foods n @ a. ra s9e
\ ing to the statements Of j. w. Ramsdell, a con-
tractor and builder residing at i294 East Twen-
/ ing a tainted piece OF Goldfish in restaurant
suffered intense pains in his stomach. which
later affected his heart. bringing an attack
OF his old complaint. heart failure. While the
! contractor was running for train this after
/ noon he seized with severe pains in the
heart. RarnsdeIi fell to the sidewalk and was
severely bruised he was removed to the Re
tended to. Rsmsdel viii make q complaint t., to
the Board Of Health sgpnst the restaurant
keeper