The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-18
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Monday, April 15.-Mr. E. w. Doran
of Benton lectured at the Methodist
Church last night. His talk was on
topics calculated to arouse enthusiasm
in Sunday School work and attendance
at Sunday Schools. He also urged
full attendance at the Sunday School
Convention to convene in Shreveport
tomorrow. The large audience present
gave him close attention and his address
was considered fine one.
Mr.. John Swindle of Alden Bridge
was visitor here yesterday.
Miss Polar Zeigler, after pleasant
visit here, left for her home in Shreye-
port to- day.
Miss Nina McGaughey spent las,
Saturday in Benton as guest of Miss
Nellie Larkin.
Mr.. R. c. Purcell, one of Plain Deal
ing's building contractors, left to-day
for Bossier City.
Prospects for the Mayhaw crop are
excellent, and already the thrifty house.
wife is planning for supply for jelly.
Mr.. D. M. Houston of Shreveport was
visitor here yesterday and to-day. He
is brother of Mrs. Adolphus Kelly. ST..
The local lodge of the K. of P's has
had several accessions to its ranks re-
Gently, and steady growth from now on
is anticipated. The next meeting will
be held on the fourth Saturday, the
9th, when their will be work in the rank
Of Esquire. The Alden Bridge lodge
has been invited and all visiting knights
in good standing are also invited to be
present.
Mr.. N. w. Stewart one of ward tours
progressive farmers is in town this
morning. Mr.. Stewart is noted for his
interest in the growth of fine corn and
fine horses, having hitched to his wagon
this morning pair of fine brood mares,
and trailing behind was fine colt that
he proposes to make the prize winner at
the next Parish Fair-and he will come
near doing it. He's the man to watch il
you propose to compete in either corn OF
colts.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. G. w. Walker of Collinsburg
was a visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Bridger of Antrim spent yester-
day with Mrs. E. A Woody of this place
Mr.. Glenn Curry, who is in charge Of
a drug store at Mooringsport, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. J. S. Gray.
Miss Leslie Banks of Vivian has come
here to enter Plain Dealing High Schoo
for the time, the school in that place
having been closed on account of the
meningitis scare.
News of the death of little Katie Hall
youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Meares of Belcher, has reached this
place. The interment took place il
Cottage Grove Cemetery to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Henry Smith ant
children of Alden Bridge were visitors
during the week. They returned home
last Saturday from visit with friends
and relatives living in Lewisville, Ark.
The people of our town witnessed ;
very remarkable sight here yesterda.
when Buster Brown and Tige gave a fin
exhibition on the front street. He gav'
a fine lecture and then scattered souve
niers among the crowd. They in turf
began scrambling for them. This wa
repeated several times. Buster Brow
claims he will be fifty-two years thi
coming Monday. He measures forty
two inches in height. Tige is an i'm
ported French bull dog and is seve
years old. He is a wonderful dog an
certainly obeys his masters commands
Mary Jane could not be here but Buste
says she is his wife. Buster was Dor
somewhere in Tennessee and Mary Jan
in Illinois.