The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-01
Plain Dealing.

Tuesday, July 80, 1907.
Plain Dealing.
Mrs. Alfred Edens, of Red Land is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. T. N. Keoun.
Prospects for the Fair, to be held here in Sep
TENDER, are frightening daily.
Miss Myrtle Roby, of Cotton Valley, visited her
aunt, Mrs. w. H. Kelly, in company with her uncle,
Mr.. Charley Martin, Saturday. She was on her
way to Myra, Caddo Parish, to visit her brother,
Mr.. Guer Roby.
| Mr.. J. E. Slack and Miss Matte Lynn mar
red at the residence of the BRIDES father, Mr. j. B.
Lynn, of ward four, Sunday evening, Justice F. R.
Garrett officiating. Congratulations are extended
to the happy couple.
On Monday the oil we'll of the Phelps Lake Oil
Company had been sunk to depth of 1850 feet.
Several very hard rocks have been struck which
has retarded the work. Mr.. Savage, the gentleman
who has charge of the drilling, passed through yes
terday afternoon on his way to the we'll.
Mr.W. R. Hatcher, brother of Mr.. l.. F. Hatcher,
who so acceptably taught the Heiffner School dur
ing the past term, has been selected by the trustees
| of the Concord School to teach there next term.
This is good and growing school and the trustees
are to be congratulated keeping it up to its
present high standing.
Mr.. N. w. Stewart, of Red Land, has two acres
planted in corn for entry at the next Fair Ito be
held here Sept. IS, 10 and 2O) in competition fol
the Avery Cultivator premium. Mr.. Stewart is in
terested chiefly in breeding up his corn, and pro-
poses to devote his energies to growing seed corn
He will also have some fine colts on exhibition.
Mr. E. NJ CarstarpEen, as foreman, has a large
force of carpenters at work on the Plain Dealing
High School building The framing, two stories
high and to comprise five large rooms, with hall
way between the new and old building, is now uI
and when completed VIII furnish comfortable
quarters for the school. A large attendance il
expected.
Quite an exciting game of baseball was played
here yesterday between the Plain Dealing ant
Benton teams, which terminated in favor of the
r home boys the score being to 3. Ike Keoun, the
popular drug clerk, enjoys the proud distinction
being the mascot of the Plain Dealing nine and t.
his presence in that capacity is ascribed the win
, ming of the game. He is the same key who en-
gneered the corner in face powder during the Oh
Maids Convention here some two months ago.
: No, Mr.. Compositor, il was not Miss Myrtle De
moss who married Mr. E. N. Stone at Weatherford
F.: Texas as announced in last weeks Bannen bu
Miss Myrtle DeIaune. 1t is true that the Demos
: family contains 100 MEMBERS but the girls are al
finding husbands right here at home as fast as the
become of manageable age. You should apologize
I: to Mrs. Stone, or her husband may be down afte
!: you We do apologize to Mrs. Stone, and W
: hope both she and her husband will accept this a
!: such. But, at the time they must pardon u
/: for extending congratulations to the boys here
!: Bossier who have wooed and won the Demoss girls
for we know some mighty" fine "folks" OF tina
name.-Local Editor.
!: Mr.. w. A. Lowe, who is one 81 the directors c
!: the Fair Association and who will be in charge
Superintendent of the Cattle and Hog Department
at the approaching Fair, came over Monday with
large force of his hands and began the constructio
of stalls for cattle and pens for the exhibition
: hogs The grounds are being rapidly cleared OF a
: rubbish, and Mr.. A. J. Demoss, who has the con
tract for enclosing same, has this part nearly com
pleted. The we'll on the colored church propert
has been cleaned out and is now ready for use, an
another one will be dug in order to furnish pent
of water for the immense crowds that are expecte
daily. The directors are to meet tomorrow an
:: will finish up all matters PERTAINING to the Fair