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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
7
Receiving vault in the cemetery stores deceased individuals until their final resting place is chosen. Advertising lists include manufacturers and dealers in furniture, window shades, children's carriages, wagons, velocipedes, metal burial caskets, wooden coffins, trimmings, sewing machines, pianos, organs, and Globe-Wernicke book cases. Telephones: Store 14 percent, residences.
The State Fair of Louisiana at Shreveport runs November 1 for four days with a record racing card featuring Louisiana bred entries and special stake races. Harness events with high stakes will accompany standard races, and over 10 000 dollars in purses are planned. The mile track and improved grandstand aim to attract a large, comfortable crowd as the fair seeks to be a major draw for the exposizione.
Sheriff Parker announces a public auction of Cheney Lumber Company Limited assets in Ouachita Parish Louisiana. The sale, on September 4 1909 at the Monroe courthouse, covers land known as Cheniere Brake totaling about 7 689 acres, with details tracing conveyances from 1812 through 1908 and a mortgage to Security Trust Company of Detroit. The cash bid must be at least two thirds of appraised value to satisfy a 5000 dollar mortgage note with six percent interest.
Multiple writs of fi fe list properties in Ouachita Parish Louisiana with sales at the western front door of the Monroe courthouse. Items include 640 acres in Section 21 Township 17 North Range 3 East and several city lots in Monroe plus a partition lot and an interdiction estate sale. Cash with appraisement. Dates range August 7 to August 21 1909.
The Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport runs November 1 to 6 with a daily livestock parade on the race track in front of the grandstand. Blooded cattle horses and other animals will be shown in one collective display and organizers expect record numbers of quality stock.
Helen May Butler will bring a full forty piece female band from Chicago to Shreveport for the State Fair from November 1. The group will perform open air concerts each morning at the grand stand and provide additional music during the day and night. No charge is listed for this attraction, as fairgoers may hear one of the greatest female bands ever gathered.
The fourth annual emergency hospital at the Shreveport fair runs November 1 to 6. In cooperation with North Louisiana Sanitarium a continuous hospital will be on the fairgrounds week. A doctor and trained nurses will be on duty to treat illnesses or accidents as at the sanitarium or home. Immediate medical attention is assured for patrons during the State Fair.
The State Fair of Louisiana announces postage prepaid catalogues for exhibitors. Held in Shreveport from November 1 to 6, the book offers many prizes and premiums and will be mailed to requesters while supplies last.
G B Haynes advertises a large supply of turnip seed priced at 25 cents per pound. The note is signed by G B Haynes with 28 61 as a contact or price code.
Local notices report cake and pie sales in Monroe and nearby area. Vendors offer assorted pastries and baked goods at weekend markets and community events amid warm weather.
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