The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-24
Suburban Brevities

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TO MEET-Oakland
Aug. 23.-Mrs. Thomas Hogan, president of the
Providence hospital auxiliary, has called a meet
ing of the organization to convene in the hos
pltal on Thursday.
CITY ATTORNEY TO sPEAK-oakland. Aug.
23.-John w. stetson. the city attorney. will
progress and prosperity committee Of the cham
Der of commerce. at the Forum cafe.
WARRANTS HELD UP-Berkeley, Aug o.
The city officials Of Berkeley have been notified
that account of a shortage in the funds Of
the municipal treasury warrants for this
Der, when the taxes will come in.
HELD FOR TRIAL-Oakland. Aug. 23.-Pedro
Flores, Greek laborer who stabbed Virko Vuko-
vich. a fellow countryman and workman, during
quarrel in the Piedmont quarry July 20, was
bound over to the superior court by Police Judge
Smith this morning on a charge OF assault to
murder.
Rev Clarence Reed OF Alameda has accepted a
call TO I'LL the pulpit at the local Unitarian
church s sI The designation en- Of Reg sgd
pastor Rev. Mr.. Reed will take up his duties
in October.
ARTIST TO VISIT EURoPE-Alameda, Aug.
cowboy. Indian and frontier life have put him in
a class with Frederic Remington. will depart
with his wife and daughter August 81 for a
tour of Europe Hansen's son is now studying
art in Belgium.
cHIoAGoAN LOSES PAPERs-Berkeley.
Aug. 23.-Thomas G. Vent n Chicago attorney
VINO While on tour OF the coast - stopping
at the hotel St. Francis In San Francisco, re-
ported to the police this morning the loss Of a
ticket TO Chicago and other valuable papers
while he visiting here yesterday.
TRAIN STRIKES RANCHER-Oakland. Aug.
23.-Angelo Olcese, q rancher living at Colma
attempted to the line of the Seventh street
local at Alice street today. and the engine struck
the of his wagon. Hurled high into the air.
Olcese sustained bad injury to his right hand
and wrist on alighting His wagon was mashed.
ROBBED ON FERRY-Oakland Aug %
Giuseppe Palleteria OF 1414 Thirty-dfth avenue
Fruitvale is the latest victim OF the pickpock-
cts who have been plying their trade on the
late. Palleterie was robbed OF jeweled gold
locket valued at 500 on Southern Pacific boat
last night.
MUST PROTECT sEwERs-Alameds. Aug.
23.-City Engineer L. N Chapman has notified
the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific dredging COM
pany that unless it takes measures to protect
the city sewers emptying into the estuary on
the north end OF Schiller street that the com
pany will have to discontinue pumping slickens
upon the low land in that vicinity.
cox CASE coNTINUED-Berkeley Aug %.
The trial of w. A. Cox. charged with assault
on the person OF Charles Fischel, whom he
injured last sunday while In tight, was con-
tinued this morning until September by Jus
tice Robert Edgar. Fischel. who lay uncon-
scious several days after being thrown from a
high porch by Cox, Is reported the road to
recovery.
CITIZENS Lay cRosswALKs- Oakland,
Aug. 23--Members of the Laurel Improvement
club of Fruitvale took OF their coats yester-
day and laid crosswalks in School street all
the way from Cuthbert street to Laurel ave-
nue.. The men. who worked with boss,
graded the crossings and placed walks of Ore
days meeting the club, the treasury OF which
bought the lumber.