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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest 10 Mariners
OF The Pacific

TACOMA Wash, Dec. 30.-The schooner Alice
sailed today for San Francisco with 100000 feet
81 lumber The Harrington Steamship Com
pany Is preparing plans for the construction Of
Vashon Island and Seattle. The British steamer
Teucer arrived last night from Liverpool, twelve
DAYS and twenty hours from Yokohama TO Vic
cluding 1000 bales OF hemp from Manila Yes,
eels IN the revenue service are forced TO curta1l
their consumption Of coal owing 10 a shortage
So the Government supply ON san Juan island,
nareIy TO prevent smuggling by water from the
Canadian shores into the United States. As a
master OF the steamship Virginia. that the
and Fowler OF seattle left for Everett to ex-
snotue fhe vessel on behalf Of her owners Cap
tain Crocker says that the craft could not
weather gale Or nessy SEA On eensiL or t,e me
craft seFeral days ago ana pronounced her sea
san PEDRO. Dec. 30.-rhe steamer Coos Bay
CAPTAIN Nicholson, arrived IN port this morning
from san Francisco via way ports with ITO tons
81 general merchandise consigned 10 Los Angeles
firms. After clscharging her cargo she sailed
this evening for the metropolis. The steamer
Carmel. from Aberdeen. came into port today and
bertbed at the consolidated wharf. where she
win unload 2 lumber cargo for local ana , Los
lar finished unloading cargo Of lumber and
departed for Grays Harbor TO take on return
SEATTLE. Dec 3o-The steamer sheIfkof
niest 1'f from pnalsska. seward valdez and way
ports. brings news that there has been more
severe weather and heavier SHOWS in Southeast
several wears formerly. The sheIIkof ran into
severe gales but made fair passage. She
brought much mail from the interior, which
came out over the Valdez Fairbanks trail. She
also brought twenty passengers. The ferry
boat for the Seattle run viii be put IN commts-
sion next mouth The vessel Is similar TO the
nations are in port, French Japanese, English,
German Norwegian and American. The steam
ehln Wrneric the first Of the vessels 10 start
fhe new North China line from Seattle, will be
IN porf either tomorrow next day She IS
due - sail a few days later for Fladivostok
enc North China ports. The steamship Olympia
-rhfcii arrived from San Francisco today. report
- rr exceedingly rough passage. She was light
and lad snuch difhculty in making hesdway
against northerly gales Captain J. B. Lund-
os4frf master Of the steam schooner Rainier. Is
rrortin9 although suffering from two broken ribs
he feli from the bridge, and although severely
injured viii navigate the vessel to San Fran
cisco.
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Hint for Resolutions for
the New Year
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Tho last day of the year 1905 has
dawned and the time is propitious to
make New Years resolves. Here is
a hint for those who want to begin the
new year right,
Turn a new leaf by subscribing for
The Daily Call for the year 1907 and
pay for 1T in advance SO as to get the
privilege of helping some worthy per-
son or institution to win a portion OF
the $4,000 I'm gold coin The Call Will
distribute early in the new year among
persons or institutions who need the
money and are making an effort to
win 1t.
Each prepaid subscription Is good
for a number of votes proportionate
to the length of time paid for, which
may be cast for any contestant the
subscriber may choose to. favor. Sub
scribers to The Call will, therefore
elect the prizewinners, and 1t Is FOR
them to say who shall receive the
greatest portion OF the money.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars Is the
greatest possible amount any single
contestant may win. $500 of which will
be won within the next two weeks, at
the expiration of which a total of $4,000
will, be distributed in twenty-f1v
purses ranging in value from $500
down to $40.
The foregoing table shows the num-
Der of votes cast for various contest
ants to date and the order of their
standing in the score by which the
winners of the prizes will be deter
mined Persons who desire to aid any
of the contestants named in the above
list, or others who have not vet scored
any votes to share in the first distrib-
ution of prizes. should do so at once
as only two weeks remain in which to
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five purses. All subscriptions to apply
to the first series of prizes must be
paid before IL o'clock Of Saturday
night, January IL.
Regularly enrolled contestants are
permitted to solicit and collect for sub
scriptions to be voted in their favor,
or subscribers may pay or remit di-
rectly to The Call or through any OF
its agents or branch Offices and have
their votes recorded In favor of any
contestant they may name. The blank
ballot printed below may. be used by
subscribers in expressing their choice
of contestant when remitting money
to prepay subscription.
The holidays and bad weather have
prevented most of the contestants from
making much of an effort heretofore
to secure subscriptions in order to get
the benefit of the votes, but the time
to do some hard campaigning. The
next two weeks should witness some
enormous increases in the scores
Those especially who are intent upon
winning the big purses of $500, $500
5000, $3.50 and 800 will have to bestir
themselves in a lively manner from
now on.
The votes cast for any contestant in
the first, second and third periods OF
the contest will count also in the win
ming of the sweepstakes prizes on
April 1S, when extra large purses will
be awarded to the twenty-five con-
testants who will have made the high
est score during the entire contest
Now, then, for a strong pull, a long
pull and pull altogether for the next
two weeks.
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest Is divided into three Pc
riods, constituted as follows:
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Shipping News and Gossip
Of the Water Front
steamers Passengers Witness a Battle
Between Whale and Thrasher

Whiie passing Cape San Lucas the
passengers OF the Pacific Mail liner
CITY OF sydney, which arrived here yes
eeroay from Panama and way ports,
witnessed battle between a great
"hale and thrasher. the latter aided
ny a swordhsh- The commotion was
visible far ahead long before its cause
was known. The liner passed within
about forty feet OF the battle ground
ne water was stained with blood and
The fight was waging furiously as the
City Of Sydney swept by. The whales
aoNersaries We're visible Just in brief
naShes, but the savage Iashing of the
1eVlathan's tail and its mad rushing
back and forth told eloquently of the
punishment the little fellows were in
fiicting
The sydney brought forty-six pas
sengers, 1855 tons OF cargo and treasure
valued at se5,5oo. Her passengers in
cluded:
Irving Nescheler. Mrs. Irving Mes
cheler, George f. Chester, Mrs. George
Chester, Antonio Conich, Dr. Austin
Miller, Mrs. Or. Austin Miller, Fred
Core. Joseph r. Albers, d. G. Putnam
W. p. Whit. NJ J. Prendergast, Harry
Mitchell.
Thinks Ii Was the Rover
Captain Paulsen OF the Pacific Coast
Steamship company's little white liner
Curacao thinks he sighted the gasoline
schooner Rover, the boat in which
windy Hall kidnapped Dora Dennis OF
san Diego and for which the girls
father, Marco Bennis. has asked Uncle
sam TO search the seas The boat that
Captain Paulsen believes was the Rover
was sighted at IL o'clock a. m, Decem-
Der zb, about nine miles south of Cedros
Island lnshore from the schooner were
two small boats. There are no fshIne
boats for miles north and south of this
place, so il was presumed on the Cura-
Gao that the boats belonged to the
larger vessel Windy" Hall was in
Ensenada when the Curacao reached
that port
The Curacao viii be hauled up today
on the marine ways at BODIES shipyard
for her regular governmental inspec-
tion.
The Curacao's passengers included:
H. H Hornberger, l. Manson, A
Thomas, Charles Foster, A f. Johns
Frank Hudson. Clara Hudson, Phyllis
Hudson, Tomaso Sanchez. John Dyke.
Loses Much Canvas
The schooner Charles E. Falk, which
arrived yesterday from Grays Harbor
encountered a succession of south and
sOutheasterly gales. which continued
Tor ten DAYS. The falk Jib, spanker
fOresau and 6ying-Jib were blown tc
ribbons and the jibstay was carried
away The cargo started on the star
board side.
Alice Mcdonald Ashore
The schooner Alice Mcdonald, which
left here December % for Astoria, is
reported ashore at Clatsop Spit near the
wreck of the ship Peter Iredale.
Water Front Notes
The schooner General Banning has
been sold at La Paz to a Mexican com
pany-
The British ship Castle Rock, which
arrived Saturday but did not pass quar-
antine until yesterday morning, re-
ports having encountered heavy gales
from October 2T until November Z. She
was 127 days coming from Antwerp
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 more than 100000 feet
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WILL TEAR UP CABLE TRACKS
ON UPPER MARKET STREET
United Railroads Is at Work Replacing
Old Roadbed With Regulation
Cement Enuu daff0n

The old cable tracks along upper
Market street from Cough street to the
end of the Castro line will be torn up
Immediately by the United Railroads
and the regulation cement foundation
tracks will be put down in their place
Four hundred laborers and number
of teams went to work at that location
Saturday noon and since then q force
has been kept at work night and day.
While the roadbed Is being torn up
the cars are operated over single
track from Cough street to Laguna.
The work is being rushed to compile
tion with all speed by the company, but
will probably not be finished for several
weeks
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SCHOONER ASHORE
At C[ATSOP.
SPECIAL DIsPAroH TO THE CALL.


ASTORIA, Or, Dec 30.-The schooner
Alice Mcdonald. seven days from San
Francisco for this port, beached inside
the jetty at Clatsop Spit last evening.
Captain Bender. master of the vessel,
noticing tho favorable condition last
night. thought he would sail in He
experienced no trouble in crossing the
bar and started toward the lower har-
Dor, when he missed the channel and
was beached. The lifesaving crew saw
the vessels position and immediately
turned out. but on arriving at the scene
found there was no immediate danger
to those aboard.
The vessel went ashore at high water
and the crew remained aboard till this
morning, at which time the tide was
low and they could easily walk ashore.
The position Of the vessel is not at all
dangerous. and II the weather stays
favorable it is thought there will be no
treuble in getting her or.
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sHIrPING INrELLIGENcE

ARRIVED
Saturday December %.
schr r slade. sonerud, Is days from Grsys
Harbor. -
Sfmr Unimak. Hansen. - hours from Eureka.
Sfmr Noyo. Lee. is hours from Noyo.
efmr City Of Sydney. Mclean, y days 81
hours % minutes from Ancon, via Aazatlan
davs I3 hours 50 minutes
i'9 stmr Bonita. AIberts, so hours from San Pedro
stmr Sea Foam. Miller, "a hours from Men
docino. via Point Arena 10 hours
Sfmr Columbia. Doran. 515z hours from Port
land via Astoria z756 hours.
Sfmr samoo. Msdsen. 10 hours from caspar-
Sfmr Nafiqnal City. Frederickson. IL hours
from Fort -@agg-
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FIRST-November IL TO January 10,
eight weeks.
sECoND-January 1s to March g..
THIRD-March 8 to April IA. six
weeks.
THE. PRIZES
There are twenty-five prizes to be
competed for during each contest Pc
riod, consisting of twenty-five purses
of gold coin ranging in. amount from
$40 up to $500 and making a total Of
$4,000 for each period.
There will also be twenty-five special
purses or grand sweepstake prizes for
the twenty-five contestants making the
best scores during the entire contest,
the largest of these purses being $1,000
and the smallest $40, and amounting to
$4,000 in the aggregate.
The final distribution Of the prizes
will be made on April IS, the first an
niversary of the great San Francisco
fire.
The twenty-five purses for each of
the three contest periods and the twen-
ty-five special sweepstakes prizes make
grand total of 100 prizes amounting
to $4,000 to be distributed among the
winners. Each contestant has the op-
portunity to win not only one but four
purses aggregating any sum up. to
$2500-big pay for the amount of work
and length of time required to earn it..
HOW AWARDS WILL BE MADE
Subscribers to The Call will have
the privilege of electing the winners
of these prizes by preparing their sub
scriptions for any length of time that
may be convenient, each prepaid sub
scription counting for a certain num-
Der of votes that may be cast in favor
of any contestant whom the subscriber
may desire to assist In getting a share
of the money. The contestant recefv-
ing the highest number of such votes
during any contest period will receive
the largest purse; the one receiving the
second highest number of votes the
next largest purse. and SO on until the
number of prizes allotted for that Pc
riod is exhausted. The same rule will
apply to the final distribution of the
larger prizes given for the highest ag-
gregate scores.
VOTING POWER OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
The following table shows the sub
scription rates of The Call and the
voting power of subscriptions for any
period paid for:
DAILY CALL, INCLUDING SUNDAY
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Memoranda

Per Br ship Castle Rock arrived San Francisco
Dec %, from Antwerp-Sailed from Antwerp Aug
"a and towed TO Beachy Head on Aug 27 Crossed
the equator in the Atlantic Sept IS in lon %
W, and had brisk Sc trade winds At m
on Oct % passed Johns Point, and passed Cape
Horn Oct 81 m. Had fine weather pas
sage up to this time, from which date to Nov
we experienced heavy NV gales and high
seas. From thence TO the equator which was
crossed Dec Z. in lon 113 W. had fine, settled
weather. From thence to port, brisk NE trades
and dull weather Had been within 80 miles Of
port for days.
Per schr Cias Falk. at San Francisco Dec
80, from Grays Harbor-Had a succession Of
S and Sc gales for 10 days; blew away the
spanker foresail, jib and flying jib and carried
away the 1ibstay, and started deckload on the
port side.
Per schr Slade, at San Francisco Dec %
from Grays Harbor-Dec % off Mendocino, had
a heavy Sc gale; carried away jibboom.
Movements of Sfeamern
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BRoODs OVER Loss OF ARM
AND THEN TAKES OWN LIFE
Body OF Night Watchman Phster Is
Found With Two Bullet Holes
I'm TemDie


Found With Two Bullet Holes
I'm Temple
John E. Pfster, employed for the last
few weeks as night watchman at the
Sultana Turkish baths on Post street.
committed suicide some time early
Sunday morning by firing two shots
from revolver into his left temple.
The body was found about o'clock
yesterday morning by John A. de VII
bliss, watchman at the building next
door. On the body certificate Of de-
posit for $3.50 on the Santa Rosa bank
was found A costly watch fob indi-
Gated that the suicide was a member of
the w. o. w. lodge at that place
The unfortunate man lost his right
arm In an accident several months ago,
and brooding ever his misfortune led
him to take his own life. Word was
sent to the Chief of Police at Santa
Rosa to ascertain whether or not Pfis-
ter had any relatives at that place.
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SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

moderate storm Is moving rapidly over
Oregon and Will probably extend southwark over
fornia. Warnings for high southwest winds are
displayed along the entire coast Rain has fallen
prevail north of the Tehachapi
The pressure distribution fayors unsettled
weather Monday, with moderate fall In tenn
perature.
FORECASTS
For San Francisco aud vicinity-Rain Monday;
cooler; brisk southwest wind.
For Sacramento Valley-Rain Monday; brisk
to high south wind
For San Joaquin yaliey-Rain Monday; brisk
south wind.
For Los Angeles and vicinity-Showers Mon
day; fresh southwest wind.
A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster.
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U. S. Branch Hydrographic once

4 branch Of the United States Photographic
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of
mariners, without regard to nationality and free
of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to
visit the office, where complete sets of charts
and sailing directions of the world kept at
hand, for comparison and reference, and the
latest information can always be obtained re-
garding lights dangers to navigation and all
matters of interest to ocean commerce. The
time ball service has been suspended pending
the reconstruction of the tower of the Ferry
building. ]. @. BURNETT,
Lieutenant o. s. N. in Charge
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expected that the examination by the
Commission will prove to be import
ant and interesting.
The Algeciras protocol providing for
Moroccan reforms having been ratified
by the nations concerned. the treaty
will be signed by representatives Of
the different powers December 81 at
Madrid. 1t is expected that the regula-
tions governing the International po-
lice force in Morocco will be shortly
drawn up
JAPANESE SHIPS COMING
The Japanese training squadron,
consisting of the cruisers Itsukushima.
Hashidate and Matsushima. undertcom-
mand of Rear Admiral KateokaJ for
merly president OF the naval cadet
school at Yokohama and commander
of the third squadron under Admiral
Togo of Port Arthur, will start from
yokohama on cruise across the Pa
cific January 5. The squadron is ex-
pected to arrive at San Francisco Feb
ruary 1S and subsequently will visit
Seattle and Tacoma
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MEETING Nor1cEs-contl.uea.

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Notice to the stockholders OF MERCANTILE
TRUST COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO -
holders Of said company has, By resolution Of
the Board Of Directors Of said corporation.
adopted November 81. 1906 been called foe
and will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 9th
day OF February. 1907. at the hour Of o'clock
said corporation to-wft. number 464 California
street, In the city and county OF San Fran
cisco State of California the same being the
and the building where the Board OF Directors
usually meet The object OF said meeting
VIII be to consider and vote upon the PROPOSE
tion to increase the capital stock OF the MER-
CANIILE TRUST COMPANY OF SAN FRAN
CISCO from the sum OF million u. 900. 000)
collars. divided into ten thousand sl0.O00)
shares OF the par value OF hundred (100)
dollars s.l each. the present amount OF its cap
00o) dollars divided into twenty thousand
tzoOvOl shares OF the par value OF hun
dred (100l dollars each
Dated November 81, 1906.
By order Of the Board OF Directors
JOHN ID. MCKEE. Secretary.
Mercantile Trust Company Of San Francisco
SPRING VALLEY WATER COsfPANY-Notice
or annual meeting Of stockholders Notice IL
hereby given that the annual meeting Of
stockholders Of the SPRING VALLEY WATER
company. 14O9 Sutter st. in the city and
county OF San Francie0. State OF California.
on WEDNESDAY, January Q. LOOT. at the
hour OF II O'Clock noon, for the purpose Of the
election OF the Board OF Directors. and the
properly come before the meeting. Transfer
books VIII be closed from and Including Tues
day, January 1. 1907. to Thursday, January
Dated December 27. 1906.
J. NJ DUKE. Secretary.
Spring Valley Water Company.
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JAPANESE SHIPS COMING

INSTRUCTORS FOR CHINESE AIeMY
Norwegian military instructors which
China has recently engaged for the ar
tillery branch OF its army, through the
Investigating commissioners she now
proposes to engage some Danish officers
as well, especially in view OF the good
work done by the latter in SIAM
Shanghai Mercury.
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THE PERFECTIoN OF GRAFT

Graft In San Franciscol exclaimed
the Californian. SAY. you effete East
erners don't know anything about our
graft. 1t permeates commercial as well
as political life. Why. I'll bet that If
the citizens undertake to hang the
-boodlers they'd get stuck on the price
of rope"-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Army Transports

The Burnside Is az Seattle
T'1e Buford is IN port
The Crook is In port Out OF commission.
The Kirkpatrick is en- route to Newport News,
Virginia
Tie Logan arrived at Manila December 8.
The ingalls, is At Newport News. Va
The sheridan is in port. Out Of commission.
The Sherman is IN port
The Thomas left Honolulu December 13 for
The Warren is in port. out of commission
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Later on you may have an oppor-
tunity to walk oP the pavements made
Of your good intentions.
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The Weather Report

United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bure4u, San Francisco, Dec. 30.
RAINFALL DATA.
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The Overdue List

French ship Daniel. out It's days from Bel
lfneham 10 Delag0a Bay. IS per cent.
French bark Eoutof. out $50 days from Toxic.
for Glasgow . per cent
French bark Croisset. out l5S days from Ichio.
for Havre. 6 per cent.
French bark Les Adelphes. out I53 days from
F,unta Arenas, for Falmouth. 10 per cent.
british steamer Rangatrfa, out as days from
Manila, for Newcastle, y; S W; - per cent
French bark Marie, out 1872 days from New
castle England. for Seattle. % per cent
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THE regular annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers of the Wells Fargo Nevada National
banking rooms. Montgomery ST. San Fran
cisco, California TUESDAY. the Sth dav
Of January. 1907, at the hour Of 3:f5 o'clock
p. m. Of said day. for the purpose Of eIecting
board Of directors to serve for the ensuing
year. and for the transaction Of such other
Trausfer books VIII be closed from Decem-
Der "a 1908. to January 9. 1907 Inclusive
FRANK B. KING Secretary.
San Francisco, Dec. z 1906
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ANNUAL MEETING-The regular ANIMAL meet
ing Of the stockholders Of the CROCKER MA
TIONAL BANK OF San Francisco. CaI-- WIN be
held at Its bdnkfn~ rooms. Market and Post
SITS. In this city. on TUESDAY. January 8.
1907 at o'clock p m. for the election OF a
board Of directors and the transaction OF such
other business as may come before the meet
Ing. Transfer books will be closed from the
4th to the 7th Of January. 1907.
W. GREGG. JR.. Cashier.
Dated San Francisco. California. December
10o&
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CALIFORNIA Harbor No.
A. A. of NJ, NJ. and p
Members are hereby requested
to attend our next regular
meeting. MONDAY. December
81. at 8 O'Clock D. m. In
stallation Of officers and
49, l-~-k-~~x L--t--
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Sun. Moon and Tide

United States Coast and Geodetic SurEey-Time
and Heights of Tides at Fort Point. For City
Front (Afission-street wharf) add % minutes
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
WAREH0LDERS OF THE FIRST Ma
TI0NAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
IFORNIA.
Notice r hereby given that pursuant to the can
Of San Franciscc, California. and pursuant to
the call Of three stockholders Of said corpora
t1on. 4 special meeting Of the shareholders Of
the said corporation viii be held at the place
Of business Of The First National Bank Of San
Eranc1sco. California. In The First National
Bank building. on the northwest corner Of
Bush and Saneome streets. IN the city and
county OF San Francisco State Of Calffornia.
on TUESDAY. the sth day Of January. 1907.
at the hour Of O'Clock D. m
Said meeting II called for the purpose and
object OF considering and voting upon a prop
osition to Increase the capital stock Of said
The First National Bank Of San Francisco.
California. from 81. 800 900. divided into fifteen
thousand shares Of the par value Of one hum
dred dollars each. to s.. 000. 900. divided into
thirty Thousand shares Of the par value OF one
hundred dolIap each. TINS Increasing the
capital stock Of the said corporation IN the
run Of 81 SOC, 900: and also for the purpose
and object Of considering and voting upon
tc1es Of association Of said corporation that
directors, instead OF nine
Dated San Francisco Dec. 9. 1904.
!. X M0FFfTT,
Csehier Of me First National Bank Of San
Francisco California.
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A NIGHT IN AULD sCOTLAND-25th In
annual Hogmanay supper and ball Of Hp5I e.
the San Francisco Scottish Thistle 9J1
Club, at Jefferson Square building. 925
Golden Gate ave-, MONDAY EVENING. De-
cember 81. 1906 Tickets 81 so each Hat
march at $40 .. m
GEORGE DOW. Royal Chief.
DAVID. GIRDWOOD, Recorder.