The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-09

arC IN our ScnOOl, Is IN NatchltOcheS hav.
ing her throat treated.
Rev. R. W. Tucker, Presiding Elder, will
hold the first quarterly conference for this
charge in Haughton on Saturday, March
18th, and will preach here on Sunday,
the 10Th.
Mr.. George M. Lunsford, q native of
Webster Parish, but for several years past
a resident of Sweetwater, Texas, has
moved to Fillmore, where he will engage
in farming and dairying.
Plain Dealing.
Tuesday, Mrrch Work was resumed
at the gas we'll few days since, butts again
suspended, this time on account of wood
giving out. The eight-inch casing has
been set, and when the drill passes through
the formation it is now in the we'll will be
"bailed.''
Miss Julia Swindle is ill at the time of this
writing.
Mr.. W. F. Flynn of Jonesboro, Ark, was
a visitor Sunday.
Messrs. B. A. Kelly and Joannes Smith
of Benton were here yesterday.
Rev. j. H. Afford filled his regular ap-
pointment at the Baptist Church Sunday.
Messrs. Sam and Maurice Hoss of Hoss-
ton were visiting here Friday to Sunday
morning.
Miss Matte Kelly is spending few days
at Mira as guest of her brother and sister,
Mrs. J. G. Kelly.
Mrs. j. E. Murray returned to her home
in Shreveport yesterday after week spent
here with her mother.
Miss Mattox of Bolinger was here again
Sunday, this time as guest of Misses
Grace and Mary Williams.
Miss Ollie Startling of Walnut Hill, Ark,
was visitor in Plain Dealing from last
Thursday morning to yesterday evening.
Mr.. H. H. Montgomery made business
trip to Shreveport Saturday. He ordered
some new telephone directories while there.
Miss Grace Williams gave an entertain
ment last Saturday evening for the eleventh
grade students in our school and in honor
of her sister, Miss Mary.
! Blanchard Carstarphen, who has been
sick long while, was seen out q few days
since. It was the first time he had been out
of doors in fifty-two days.
The receipts from the play given at the
Opera House last Friday night by the
eleventh grade students in Plain Dealing
High School amounted to S26.95.
Miss Mary Williams of Mansfield came
in on Saturday mornings freight train for
few days. stay with her sister, Miss Grace
Williams, one of the teachers in the high
school. She returned home this morning.
The new school building of Graded
School at Red Land came very near being
destroyed by fire few days since. 1t
seems one of the heaters has habit of
topping over at times, and it took it of
that kind after school hours, with no one
near to see after it. Mrs. N. j. Covington
first discovered the fire, and it was soon put
out, with no other damage than to burn q
hole in the floor.
Mrs. R. l.. Arnold and two of the children,
Margerie and Jack, spent yesterday and
to-day in Shreveport.
Mr.. w. T. Lovelady and family left or
yesterday mornings train for Shreveport
where they will reside for time, Mr.. Love.
lady having purchased market /. anc
grocery there.
Mr.. ]. v. Kilgore and two sons, o. J. ane
4 J. F., who live out east from this place, lef
last Saturday for Idabel, Okla, to visit {
brother of the elder Mr.. Kilgore, whom hi
has not seen for fifty -one years. Mr.. Kill.
gore did not know but that his brother
was dead.
Mr. j. O. Nuckolls, who now has a posi-
ton as immigration Agent for The S. H
, Bolinger Company, was here Tuesday
Mr.. Nuckolls had much to say about hi
work and your correspondent gathers from
his talk that his company is making com
mendable and energetic efforts to induc
Northern settlers Of the better class to com
to our section of the country.
Your correspondent is reliably informe'
that there is light flow of gas. at the wei
out near Miller's Bluff, known as Bolinge
Well No. 1. A drill bit is screwed into tn
t top of the casing and it is blowing mud an
water up through two small holes in tn
! bit. One can close the holes for a minut
or so with two fingers and upon removing
) them can hear the gas puff in escaping.
: JACK.
Carterville.
: AS the days of sweet spring appear, th
atmosphere being laden with fragranc
from the peach, plum and pear, we fet
> like creeping out of our rustic winte
I quarters and let the readers of the Banne
know Carterville is still on the map.
The farmers are fast making prepare
J tons for the 1911 crop, which they hop
will be bumper. They are still alive