Local and Personal Notes and Advertisements
Fire Marshal from New Orleans investigates recent blaze at Kern's horse shoing shop. M. E. Mallory visits Grenade relatives. Lawn mower sharpening service offered. Matthew's Catholic church attends Bishop Van de Ven anniversary in Alexandria. Antiseptic and refrigerator repair ads appear alongside contractor news for West Monroe school. Training School enrollment rises to ten. Artesian well water for sale. Monroe Pressing Club offers cleaning and shoe shine services.
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Matthew's Catholic Church
Alexandria
van de Ven
Velvet Beans and Mexican Corn Import Offers
An offer advertises Velvet Beans imported from Mexico and June Corn from New Orleans. Florida Velvet Beans are $5.00 per bushel, Mexican June Corn $2.25 per bushel f o b New Orleans. Minimum order ten bushels, orders prepaid. Paul E. Mary, Board of Trade, New Orleans. Also promotes Ammon Prickly Heat and Baby Powder for shaving comfort at 25 cents, and No 666 as a malaria cure.
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Florida
New Orleans
Paul E. Mary
Board of Trade
Ammon
Baseball Results From Yesterday Across Cities
Dallas beat Shreveport 7 to 2 and Fort Worth defeated San Antonio Beaumont 6 to 2. Houston edged Galveston 3 to 2 while Waco topped Fort Worth 2 to 2.
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Dallas
Shreveport
Houston
Galveston
Waco
Fort Worth
San Antonio-Beaumort, Main
Southern League scores and rain delay notes
Memphis defeated Mobile 4 to 1 while Birmingham won 3 to 0 and Little Rock lost 2 to 4. Nashville posted 4 and Atlanta 3 in a separate game. Both New Orleans vs Chattanooga and the second game were affected by rain.
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Memphis
Mobile
Birmingham
Little Rock
Nashville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Records and a youth held after orphanage theft in K parish
Court records show chattel mortgage actions in K parish and city courts. A theft at the Methodist Orphanage leads to the arrest of Charles Parrish, about eighteen, from West Monroe, charged with stealing $5.75 from a nurse’s purse. he was taken into custody as he planned to board a train.
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W. D. Risinger
Charles Parrish
West Monroe
Roberta Fluitt
Monroe
Parrish
Baseball scores and a postponed game due to darkness
The standings show New York 4 Brooklyn 2 and Pittsburg 1 Chicago 6 with Boston 2 Philadelphia 1. Cincinnati 2 St Louis 1 and 4. Second game halted by darkness.
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New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Sports Standings Fragment Shows Mixed Early Results
A partial standings snippet lists teams and records including Cleveland at 12-0, St. Louis 1-6, Boston 2-9, Philadelphia 1-2, New York 11-4, Washington 4-1, Detroit and Chicago 8-3. The data appears incomplete with a negative value for Detroit.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Baseball Scores and Standings From Two Incomplete Matches
Incomplete box scores show Buffalo 2 8, Baltimore 0 5 and Newark 5 8, Brooklyn 0 at ten innings. Kansas City 3 1, Chicago 2 2, both games went ten innings. St Louis 3 0, Pittsburgh 2 0 with second game ended at darkness.
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Buffalo
Waltimore
Newark
Wrooklyn $B
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Film for rent and sale Griffin Studio advertises
Kodalg4o0r rent film for sale and ishing. Griffin Studio, phone 20-tf.
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Griffin Studio
Man Confesses Wallet Theft In Parish Custody
The suspect admitted taking cash after search revealed $5.55 in his pockets and twenty cents spent. He was turned over to parish officers and jailed in Ruston.
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Ruston
Cole Service Car For Hire Ad
Cole Service Car For Hire offers day and night service with country trips a specialty. Motto Safety First. Phone 100, after midnight 450. Rate 3.00 per hour. E R Breard manager.
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E. R. Breard
Impounding Stock Ordinance Prompted Protests and Clarifications
The city faces complaints over impounding procedures with claims of improper methods by a so called pound master. Officials like S A Smith and JF Windes deny irregularities while outlining charges, duties and penalties under the stock impounding ordinance.
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S. A. Smith
JF. F. Windes
Picture Garden Opens With Promising Start In City
The Picture Garden at DeSiard and Jackson streets drew a large crowd Monday night. The rustic entrance and low cabin box office added charm as six reels of dramas and comedies were shown. The interior is unfinished but will feature continued rustic styling.
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DeSiard
Jackson Street
Grand and Pettit Juries Drawn for Term Start Dates
The Jury Commission met at the courthouse and drew grand jurors for the term beginning June 14. Names include Mose Huffiesn W D Hedspeth S A Wink L A Coon Chas Goo son J H Barnes W M Parker A W Riggs Leon Cohn Perry Case RF B Surgauine R C Webb C P Arant KE H Kilpartick Jake Srum ble J H Howard J T Bilis C A Newney J C C Amman Grayson Guthrie Pettit juries were drawn for two weeks beginning July 12.
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Court House
Mose Huffiesn
W. D. Hedspeth
5. A. Wink
L. A. Coon
Chas. Gooson
J. H. Barnes
W. M. Parker
A. W. Riggs
Leon Cohn
Perry Case
RF. B. Surgauine
R. C. Webb
C. P. Arant
KE. H. Kilpartick
Jake Srumble
J. H. Howard
J. T. Bilis
C. A. Newney
J. C C. Amman
Grayson Guthrie
Pettit
Wheat and Corn Commodity Quotes From Chicago Market
June 1 1915 market page shows wheat corn and oats results with July and September contracts. Prices listed include Wheat July 1 245-8 Sept 1 203-8 and 1 23 for nearby. Corn July 761-8 Sept 782-4. Oats July and Sept quotes shown with fractions.
First of season crop report shows lower condition
The June 1 1915 government crop report notes a general average crop condition near May 25 about 0.0 to 0.4 below last year and within 10 year average. It cites a 15 percent acreage reduction equal to about 5.5 million acres less than last year and fertilizer use down about 46 percent. If yields match the 10 year average 190 pounds per acre, a roughly 2 million bale decline from last year could occur.
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Monroe
Il. & B. Beer
New Orleans
Privyede
Crops Outlook Warns of Losses From Acreage and Fertilizer Drop
The analysis warns of a possible drop of about 3 560 000 bales in the cotton crop due to smaller acreage and reduced fertilizer use. Boll weevils threaten southwest Georgia, with other risks from a weak south market and unsettled politics with Germany. Summer tickets go on sale. Eva Scott buys a New York trip through Chicago. City police officers sworn in. funerals and college commencement news follow.
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Germany
United States
Eva Scott
Perish
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Marshal's Sale in Monroe Two Pool Tables Seized
State of Louisiana Ouachita Parish City Court of Monroe issues a writ in favor of G. C. Moore against Toney Bastallio. On June 12 1915 at De Siard street store the two pool tables with six pockets will be sold at public auction for cash not less than two thirds of the appraisement.
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
City of
Monroe
G. C. Moore
Toney Bagtallio
Ft Fa
Joe Mangham
Toney Bastallio
A. D
Toney Bestallio
de Siard Street
Toney Bacaliio
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Mclain
C H. Trousdee
Kern
Joe Kern
Krickel's Horseshoeing Shop
North Fourth Street
A. S. Moore
Breard Street
Caldwell Bros
State Training School
Krickel’s Welds
Louis H. Krickel
Black&mith
GEO. W. Zeigin Motor Boats
South
Grand Street
Stewart's
Cumberland
J.e.morgan & Bro
Stein-Bloch
Strouse Bros
Sam
J. W. Peeck
Hanan & Son
Howard & Foster
Frenkel & Wolf
BASE
Texas League
Southern League
K Parish
ZRF
C. BE. Campbell
Martins-Leary Co
Chattel Mortgage
the Realty Investment Co
Peoples’ Homestead and Savings Association
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
Nelson Davis
Fedal League
Cole Service
Ing Clothes
Hofm
E. Jack Selig
E. F. Windes
Pine Street
Gulf Refining Company
Irving Washington
Congo
Picture Garden
News-Star
AMELS
R. J. Reynolds Ae Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
J. W. Windes
E. O. Pearman
JV. Windes & CO
Cotton and Grain Brokers
H. & B. Beer
N. O
Logan & Bryan
Chicago Board of Trade
Liverpool
Avis
Furby
J. Vv. Windes & Co
Daily Cotton Letter
Alabama
Georgia
Mengham
L. B. Ferguson
Meridian
C. Phillips
Queen & Crescent Railway
Iowa German College
Dubuque
Marshal's Sale
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