The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-09-21
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Plain Dealing.
Tuesday, Sept. 19.-Two car loads of
cattle were shipped from this place Sat-
urday to the East ST. Louis market.
Sheriff Edwards of Benton spent Sat-
urday here.
Mrs. J. P. and Miss Beulah Keith were
shopping in Shreveport Thursday Of last
week.
Prof. Robert E. Bright and Hon. w.
b. Boogs spent Saturday in Shreveport
on business.
/ Miss Allie Belle Demoss spent Friday
and Saturday with her aunt, Mrs. w.
H. Demoss of near Shreveport.
Messrs. Glen H. Curry of Mornings
port, aid w. C. McClenaghan of How
ard, spent Sunday with the home folks.
Mr.. H. D. Kelly and son, Henderson,
lett Saturday for Houston, Texas, to
remain until today as guests of relatives.
Mrs. w. F. Bell returned home last
Friday after spending the Summer with
relatives at Easton, Nd, and Eufala,
Ala.
Mr.. j. T. Wisdom of Blue Ridge,
Texas, has removed to this place and is
occupying the cottage next door to Mr..
A. Kelly.
Miss Gerta Mae Hays of Mcneil, Ark,
was here last week trying to get class
In music. The writer has not learned
with what success she met.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Walker are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of an 81 pound girl,
who came last Thursday morning. Both
mother and child are doing nicely.
Misses Oma and Mamie billiard left
here Monday morning for Bossier City.
Miss Mamie will leave that place to-day
for Paris, KY, to again enter Bourbon
College.
Mesdames. w. B. Boggs and J. D.
Herndon went to Cotton Valley last
Thursday and are guests this week of
Mrs. V. T. Trigg. They spent Thurs
day night as guests of Mrs. w. H. Mar
tin OF near Rocky Mount, proceeding to
Cotton Valley the next day.
The Singing Convention will meet in
this place Saturday, September Both, and
Sunday, October 1st. 1t is the intention
that dinner be served on the ground both
days. Every one, singing people es-
pecially, is invited to be with us both
days. Come and let's have good con-
vention.
A lecture, the subject of which is
'Issachar" or "High Living in Low
Places" will be delivered at the Meth
odist Church Friday night by Rev. w.
G. Hardin of Haynesville. A mini
mum admission will be charged, one
half of the proceeds to be given to the
new parsonage fund.
Sidney Caldwell, jr., was accidently
shot Saturday with low-power % cali
bre rifle in the hands of Lay Gibson, a
boy friend. The bullet entered one OF
his lower nostrils, veering to one side
and losing itself in the bones of the
head. He was taken to Shreveport Sun
day and the bullet located, but not
removed. He is doing we'll and it is
confidently believed no serious results
will follow.
THURSDAY.
Mr.. Benton Boggs, jr., of Vivian is
here for few days visit.
Up to last night the gin in this place
had ginned 13S bales of new cotton.
Mr.. J.. L. Crawford has been in the
Southern part of the parish for week
DIR. R. Logan Arnold had bad fall
last evening and in consequence is SUI
fering with badly sprained ankle.
Alvin McClenaghan of this place and
Sam Sentell of Collingburg left Tuesday
for Baton Rouge to enter the Louisiana
State University.
Mr.. r. P. Martin, a former resident Of
our town, but who for the past few years
has made his home in Antrim, has re-
turned to this place.
Since the news report from this place
few weeks since it has been decided
to purchase new cotton scales, and same
are now in use on the cotton platform.
Mr.. M. C. Wright has purchased lane
on the Cotton Belts right of way, in the
lower edge of town and is preparing tt
move his saw mill and erect it there
The ground has been cleared off ant
some of the timbers hauled. He expects
to have the mill reday for operation no
later than November 1st. JACK.
HauehtOn.
, Tuesday, Sept. 19.-As cotton picking
progresses it develops that the yield viii