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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1897
Page
10
Holiday shoppers are invited to visit a well stocked store offering a wide array of discount goods. Desirable foods and a large selection of footwear and home items are advertised, with deep discounts on shoes, fabrics, carpets, drapery and household necessities. Many items feature reduced prices, suggesting a door open for customers making purchases.
Judge John A Richardson visited Homer, warrants remained unexecuted after chase on Hari's Island. Prayer service slated at Jordan Street Church, and social at Columbia Club. Fire escape campaign urged. debates on constitutional convention votes and safety cited. Local crimes include leg amputation after freight incident, and several assaults. Weather predicts a cold stretch then light spring. library needs members and books.
Notices announce the deaths of GC McCarty and Robert Sidney Milot with funeral details. Church services are set at the Catholic Chapel and family residence, followed by burial in city cemetery and interment at nearby locations. Lodges of IOOF hold funeral assemblies and request members and visiting brethren attend.
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