The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
correspondence
Haushton.

Miss Adrian Mailman returned home
yesterday from visit to Oklahoma.
Mr.. Jake Foster spent several days with
us during the past week looking after his
saw mill interests.
Quite a number of the farmers in this
vicinity are preparing to try truck farming
in an experimental way.
Rev. j. M. Hickson spent yesterday in
Gibsland, where he officiated at the mar
rage of Mrs. Ora Barnacastle and Mr..
P. G. Taylor.
Mrs. j. H. McMath, who has been sick
for year or more, is improving. Houes
are entertained that she will ultim4s ly
recover permanently.
Mr.. D. E. Afford and Mrs. Sallie Steven
son have treated their homes to a coatsof
paint, which improves appearances on
their part of the street.
Miss Mary Abney, who has been con-
fined at home for two months on account
of sprained ankle, was out on the streets
to -day, to the delight of her friends.
The heavy winds of the past few days
blew down much timber. Some of the
roads were impossible for vehicles for a
day or so-until the fallen trees were suit
out.
Last Friday Allen Brothers & Wadley
sold their logging mules to Porter e.
Cooper, of Shreveport. They were fine
lot, but sold very low-something less than
500 each.
Mr.. Will Ratcliff, of Foster, has pur-
chased forty acres of land adjoining our
town from Mr.. G. w. Smith and a resi-
dence in town from DR.. Lawrence. The
purchase was for investment.
Mr.. j. M. McClanahan, who has for
some time past been engaged in securing
oil and gas leases for Benedum & Trees,
of Pittsburg, Pa, is very enthusiastic, and
thinks the company will begin operations
in this field by March Is.
The rainy weather has caused the Police
Jurors to suspend to the work on roads
They claim that working the roads while
in Doggy condition is worse than nc
work. The teams have been corraled here
to await better weather.
| Mr.. R. l.. McAnn, our fellow townsman
is preparing to erect gin plant here. - &c
is indeed persevering enough to succeed
Several years ago he erected gin and
soon after was caught in the machinery
and so badly injured that it cost him the
outfit to settle his santarium bill. Two
years ago he erected another plant, which
was destroyed by fire before he had ginned
a hundred bales of cotton. Now, phoenix
like, his third is under construction.
Monday, Feb. II, 1908.
j Plain Dealing.
The painters are busy at work on thu
school house.
/ Mr.. D. Gray, now located in Homer, il
here on visit to friends.
Mr.. R. P. Martin has sold his residenc,
to Mr.. W. R. Rainey, lately of Bolinger:
Mr.. S. C. Adger, of Alden Bridge,
hustling young farmer, was visitor her
Sunday.
Mr.. C. H. McClenaghan moved into hi
new residence, on the west side of town
last Friday.
Mrs. M. G.. Caldwell is visiting he
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Adger, who live
near Alden Bridge.
Hon. w. A. Stroud and family will NOV
to Dixie and occupy the home of Mrs
Stroud's brother, Mr.. w. A. Martin, de
ceased. Their removal is regretted b
} many friends here.
! The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. N
Lester died last Saturday afternoon an
l was buried in Plain Dealing Cemeter
Sunday afternoon. "Suffer little childre
5 to come unto me, for of such is the king
, dom of heaven.
The following named gentlemen wer
elected to serve as officers of our town {
| an election held last Saturday: M.
' Wright, Mayor; S. H. Cochran, A. Kelly
| w. L. Sibley, j. T. Dudney and j. 4
Mitchell, Councilmen, and T. R. Crawford
Marshal.
+ Married, at the residence of the bride, Q
q Thursday of last week, Mr.. J. S. Gray,
9 Dodson, to Mrs. NJ B. Curry, Of this plac
Rev. j. D. Ford officiating. The weddin
e was quiet affair, only the near relative
:, and few friends were invited. The write
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