The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-04
Cores pondence
Plain Dealing.


Mr.. B. H. Gardner and family have removed to
Shreveport.
Miss Clyde Herndon is in Lewisville, Ark, on a
visit to friends and relatives.
Mrs. w. F. Bell will leave this afternoon for
Chicago, ILL.,, to visit her sister.
Mrs. Emrla Martin returned home with her
daughter, Mrs. Roby, Of Cotton Valley, Saturday.
Mr.. John Nuckolls, of Shreveport, came up last
Friday evening on visit to his father and friends
living here.
Miss Summercamp, charming young lady OF
Shreveport, is visiting her uncle, Dr. r. L. Arnold,
of this place.
Latest reports are that the Phelps Lake oil we'll
is down little than 400 feet and that work is
now progressing satisfactorily.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Rodgers and family, of
Campt, who formerly resided here, are visiting the
formers parents at Carterville.
Miss Carrie Wyche, who has been staying in
Shreveport, came up last Wednesday on visit to
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wyche.
Mrs. c. H. McClenaghan returned Monday from
Stephens, Ark, where she visited her parents. She
was accompanied by her sister, Miss Irene Hail.
Mr.. w. T. Lovelady received by express few
days ago from nephew living in Oklahoma two
young coyotes. They are great curiosties to the
children.
Mr. G. E. Gilmer, President of the Phelps Lake
Oil Company, spent several days of the past week
here looking after the interests of the oil we'll and
his farm.
Mr.. A. L. Beaumont and Mr.. F. r. Garrett have
each had nice show windows constructed to their
stores, which adds greatly to the attractveness OF
their fronts
Mr.. T. z. Barnett left yesterday for Mineral
Wells, Texas, where he goes for the benefit of his
health. His many friends hope he will return
much improved.
President N. w. Sentell, of the Parish Fair
Association, has called meeting of the Board of
Directors of that body to convene in Benton to-
morrow, the 4th.
Real estate continues to advance in value, it
seems. Mr.. w. H. Lott recently sold his place,
containing forty acres for s14O0, S35 per acre. The
land was bought about four years ago for Sill per
acre. Mr.. Lott thinks of prospecting in Western
Texas.
Crop prospects throughout the country continue
to improve where rains have fallen. Some few
farmers say they have the best they have ever
raised, while others report sorry crop. From
0lnerenC sources Is learned bnat Wherever There
are plenty of ants there are no boil weevils.
Children's Day at the Methodist Church on Sun
day decided success and reflected great credit
on their trainer Miss Mary Purcell. Mr.. R. c.
Purcell delivered encouraging address to the
children and their parents at the close. These
ercises are always anxiously looked forward to by
the children.
Mrs. Mary Ann Demoss, mother of w. H. and
George w. Demoss and Mrs. Henry Sibley, who
reside in Plain Dealing, is here visit to hel
children. Mrs. Demoss removed to Claiborne
Parish from Tennessee when she was five years old
and she and her husband, William H. Demoss
moved to Bossier Parish, near Rocky Mount, where
: they lived until the death of Mr.. Demoss, only
short time ago. At the advanced age of seventy.
eight years Mrs. Demoss is still quite active
I though considerably stopped. She has ten chill
dren, all living, fortyfour grandchildren and forty
five great-grandchildren making an even iO(
members in her family.
Wednesday, July 3, 1907.