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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
7
G W Ogden lauds Coburn as the man who reversed decline in Kansas. The piece extols Coburn’s work reclaiming land and boosting prosperity with grit and faith, a tale praised as inspiring to readers nationwide.
The issue highlights include Policing our Lawless Cities with General Bingham on the New York Judiciary, Garrett P. Serviss on The Coming Spectacle in the Skies, and a Halley’s Comet feature. Also present are The War of Silence by Alice Hogan Rice and fiction by Robertson Beach Kelly and others.
More than a thousand delegates from twenty thousand letter carriers across the country gather in St Paul for the biennial convention. Tomorrow sessions will address wage improvements for substitutes, longer vacations, and a retirement pension plan for incapacitated workers. Dallas and Dayton bid to host the next gathering.
State of Louisiana Ouachita Parish Sixth Judicial District Court Monroe Building and Loan Association versus William Drago. A writ of seizure directs sale at the courthouse front door in Monroe on Saturday September 25 1909. Property described as a lot in square 40 of Layton Second Addition Monroe.
Seized as the property of defendant and will be sold to satisfy a writ of seizure and sale and all costs. Property fronting Texas avenue and running 50 feet east along Texas avenue and 150 feet deep in square 40. Cash with benefit of appraisement. Sheriff INO. P. PANKER Jr. Monroe La August 21 1909 News Star.
Multiple sheriff sales announced in Monroe Louisiana during 1909 listing parcels in Ouachita Parish. Properties include a South Grand street lot fronting 55 feet to Ouachita river and a DeSiard road Congo street lot, along with Cheniere Brake lands totaling thousands of acres.
Cheney Lumber Company deed records mortgage for five thousand dollars to Security Trust Company Detroit. Property offered for sale two thirds of appraised value to satisfy mortgage and notes due, with credit terms for other notes. Sheriff announces seizure and sale of improvements on Slack Place West Monroe and land described in section and town ranges, to satisfy writ of fieri facias issued in 1909.
By writ issued by City Judge Chas Schulze of Monroe A H Bernhardt sues Briscoe Thomas and a sale is set for Sept 4 1909 at noon at the Briscoe Thomas restaurant Adam Street Monroe. The property to be sold includes fixtures tables chairs stove and ice box described in inventory and seized under the writ. Marshal Joe Mangham notes the date August 28 1909.
William H. Griffin files for appointment as administrator of the succession of Lewis Griffin deceased in Ouachita Parish Louisiana. Notices to show cause within ten days why the petition should not be granted. Clerk Ww. A. Myatt signs the notice dated August 23, 1969. Dawkins & Dawkins attorneys listed.
The petition of Thomas E Rise filed in Ouachita Parish for appointment as administrator of the succession of avid Hasley deceased No L111 Produce Docket. Notice is given to show cause within ten days why the prayer should not be granted and confirmed. By order of the court this 28th day of August 1909 W A Myatt Clerk Newton and Newton Attorneys for Petitioner.
A 27 year old woman Mrs Dalton Costello of August 1908 suffered an acute Bright's disease with urine loaded with albumen. After standard remedies failed, Robinson Spring water relieved her condition in three weeks and she recovered. Dr H F Ashford of Pocahontas and Dr John B Elliott of Tulane endorse the treatment.
An old catalog snippet for J. Peters lists receiving vaults for cemetery use and a range of burial related goods. It mentions Par alture windows and a variety of caskets wagons and trimmings. The text also notes agents for sewing machines pianos organs and Globe-Wernicke book cases. Telephones are given as store and residence listings.
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