The Bossier banner., 1909-10-07
Plain DEALING Dots.

regular meeting of the Town Council was held
last night.
DR.. and Mrs. T. N. Keoun and DR.. W. F. Bell
made business trip to Shreveport yesterday.
Mr.. A. offpauir, member of the Police Jury
from ward five, was in Plain Dealing yesterday
His call at the bank was appreciated.
Dr. q. e. Lyon of Bolinger is on our streets quite
often. He always brings some with him. (He
hasn't been married very long, you know.)
Mr.. W. W. Oglesby of Rocky Mount was here
Monday He was returning home from visit with
his daughter, Mrs. Hugh Goodman of Bolinger.
Mrs. McColma, of Walnut Hill, Ark, spent
several days with Rev. and Mrs. R. S. Stewart
returning home Saturday. She is sister of Mrs.
Stewart.
Capt. S. L. Cole and family of Cotton Valley
visited relatives and friends in town last Satur
day and Sunday. Capt Cole is president of the
Cotton Valley Bank.
Mr.. J. E. Rogers, proprietor of the Benton Hotel,
passed through our town yesterday on his way
home from visit to his old place. He paid our
bank an appreciated call
Mr.. F. J. Love of Alden Bridge was on our streets
Friday and Saturday selling cotton. Everybody
knows Plain Dealing is splendid cotton market,
and you can buy goods as cheap here as in Shreve-
port
The protracted meeting at the Methodist Church
closed last Friday night. There were several ad-
ditions to the church. Brother Skipper, who con-
Quoted the meeting, left for his home Saturday
morning.
Over $4,000 was paid out in Plain Dealing last
Saturday for cotton and in addition several tons of
cotton seed sold at from S22 to S24 per ton !;
and the merchants seemed to be doing good busi-
ness, and the bank receiving some deposits.
Messrs. R. H. Allen, NJ J. Allen and out post
master, Mr.. E. J. Cochran, left yesterday morning
to spend few days fishing on league Lake, near
Buckhouse. AS the writer's old friend, Mr.. E. M.
Coyle, is to be with them they will be to get
some fish
Mrs. j. H. Wheeler left Sunday morning for Ter
rell Texas, where Mr.. Wheeler has opened barber
shop The writer has been told they are going to
keep house for Mr.. Jessee C. Sutton Mrs. Wheelers
grandfather, who was for many years citizen of
Bosser Parish.
Messrs. F. j. Burks and A. R. Carr of Ivan were
on streets this week selling cotton and buying
goods. They know where to come to get big prices
for cotton and buy goods cheap. Bring your cotton
on, we can pay for it; and remember our bank
when you want to deposit your money.
The writer is in hopes the Banner will be repre-
sented at the big agricultural meeting to be held at
the Bossier Parish Fair grounds in Plain Dealing
on Monday the 18th, at eleven am. The question
of raising rice the river west of this place will
also be discussed. Congressman Watkins has
kindly sent out letters to the farmers, calling their
special attention to this meeting and it is to be
hoped they will all attend
Mr.. Will Banks, who went West returned home
last Saturday evening. 1t is hard to understand
why our boys cannot stay away. 1t may be on ac-
count of our splendid school, or possibly the large
number of good looking girls in town, including
our six assistant teachers If you don't believe we
have crowd of good looking girls just be at the
depot on Sunday evening when the train comes in,
and at the same time you will find the boys and
some of the old men, OLD TIMER.
Wednesday, October 6, 1909.