The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02

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brought to Monroe. Entirely new designs.
The books of the Monroe Cotton Yarn
and Ragging Factory are open for subscrip-
lions at y. Meyers. Step in and subscribe.
flour people will only combine their eff
forts and capital they can build that cotton
factory in time to begin operations on the
next crop.
The cotton receipts ut the compress for
this season, up to yesterday, aSgre gated
10000 bales and the stock on hand amount
Ell to $500 bales.
The pay car Of tho ", S. Il T.. Railroad
arrived Wednesday and discharged the in
debtetlness of the company to its many
worthy employees here.
.diss Alice Dudley most worthy young
lady, succeeds her young friend Miss Susie
Christensen, as clerk i'll the bakery estab-
lish,nent of MIR. WIN. G. Miller.
We have largo stock Of New York
buck wheat Flour which we will sell very
low before the season is over.
Observation-Disclosures GROCER Co.
Monroe will certainly boom during the
next six months. A railroad from Column
tia to Bastrop, q $50 ,co0p public building and
electric lighs. all within that time, will
make things lively.
Now that we have secured our railroad,
let's all put our shoulders to the wheel and
secure the cotton factory. Both COM
binsd will give us y population Of 10000 in
less than five years.
Mr.. w. Il. Young late of Oka!oosa, this
parish, has removed to West Monroe, where
he will open UP general merchandise
establishment i'll the storehouse formerly
occupied by Jethro Moore.
On last Thursday Messrs. Meyer Bros.
sold TO r. o. Alexander Il Co. $500 bales oi
cotton in ono lot, tho largest single tran
sactio in cotton, we believe, ever recorded
in this section. The amount paid was
about $SO, 900.
William Raiord is the name OF Il young
gentleman who made his appearance ut tho
residence OF Postmaster I. Garrett, Weanes-
day morning. He W. ighs about II pounds
aud has already asserted his rights 70 rule
the ancestral home.
Rev. W. d. Spurlin. of Domopolis, Aid,
will f,reacl, at the Presbyterian church to-
morrow, the Sd inst. He visits the church
at this place with tho Wow Of accepting an
invitation OF the congregation to become
their pastor. We trust that he may decide
to do so.
MIR. Chris Wiri, Il frs: class baker of New
Orleans, has arrived i'll our city and accep-
ted u position with Mr.. VIM. G. Miller,
whence he will deliver from tho oven 'the
staff OF life'' to satisfy the cravings of the
hungry and suit The palate of ,hs most f;ts-
lidions.
The mercantile establishment of i.
Wheatley, of West Monroe, has been re-
open ed under the firm name and yle of II.
LaBaun,, who succeeds Mr.. W., he having
purchased the entire stock and will continue
the business at the old stand. Mr.. La Baum
is one of Onachitn's solid planters and we
wish him success i'll his latest venture.
Messrs. J. w. Ball and L. J. Davis have
recently opened \ blacksmith and wheel
wright shop at the old stand formerly
occupied by Theodore Laswell. They are
prepared to DO all kinds of blacksInithing
wood work and plantation work. Repair
ing wagons, buggies, &c, done 81, short
notice. Charges reasonable an,i satisrac-
ton guaranteed.
An effort, and one which we hope will
succeed, is being made TO organize II loca
insurance company for the purpose OF Sc
curing shippers to Monroe against loss. The
refusal of New Orleans companies to take
these risks is an outrageous discrimination
against Monroe and is doing us great dam
age, but there is no help for it ut presen
except by the organization oE Il local com
pany. The action of the New Orleans com
panies is Il matter for Legislative investiga
ton and enactment.
Albert Hartmann, representing Juniu
Hart, Of New Orleans, wholesale and retail
dealer in pianos, organs and music, is i'll tn
city with a full line of pianos OF differen
makes, all first class Instruments, such a
Chickering'S, Emerson's, Nose & Sons, Gil
bert & Co.'S, ETC., which he is Offering o
easy payments of from $40 per month an
upward. His headquarters are at the stan
formerly occupied by Calderwood & Co
corner DeSaird and Second streets, whel
he will take pleasure in showing his instr
ruents to all who desire 10 purchase. NJ
Hartman will remain i'll the city only OF
week aud those who want 10 purchase frs
class instruments at low figures for cash
on easy terms would do we'll to call upc
him at once. The house he represent
Junir,s ifart's,i one of the best known al
most reliable in The South, which il z 81
dcent guarantee of every instrument sol