The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-10-17
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

RAN Dednne.
Monday, Oct. 14.-Exhibits for the
fair are coming in right along to-day.
Will Banks spent yesterday in Hoss-
ton with friends.
Miss Nina Banks of Vivian came over
Saturday to spend the weeks with rela-
tives.
Mr.. John Carstarphen, who now has
position in Greenwood, spent yesterday
at home.
Mr. A. P. Fluitt of near Winnsboro
spent last Thursday here with his broth
er, Mr.. E. S. Fluitt.
Mr.. Paul Allen left last Wednesday
for Little Rock, Ark, where he remained
a few days, returning home Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. W. F. Bell have for
guest DR.. Bells mother, of Texarkana,
Ark. She came one day last week.
Mesdames George w. Nattin and R.
Logan Arnold were shopping in Shreve-
port one day the latter part of last week.
Miss Blanche McClenaghan, who has
been visiting in Belcher and Hosston for
several weeks, returned home Saturday.
Miss Groverta Demoss of near Bossier
City came up last Wednesday and will
remain over with relatives until after
the fair.
Mrs. J. E. Murray of Shreveport, ac-
companied by her children, came up
Saturday night to spend the week with
her mother, Mrs. S. H. Cochran.
Miss Pauline Dawson of Benton, as
sistant secretary for the Bossier Parish
Fair Association, came up yesterday
evening and is busy at the fair grounds
to-day.
Mrs. J. H. Wheeler and children OF
Vivian arrived here last night and will
spend the week, if not longer, as guests
of Mrs. Wheeler's mother, Mrs. j. T.
Many.
Miss Enleen billiard left last Thursday
!: for Double Bayou, Texas, where she will
teach during the school term. 1t will be
remembered by her friends that she
taught at the same place last year.
Prof. r. w. Eggleston, Misses Inez
) Allen, Daisy Brownlee, Kate Goodson,
. Mabel Jordan, Tomasina McCranie and
Hattie Tucker attended the teachers
5 meeting held in Shreveport Saturday.
WEDNESDAY.
Hon. John T. Watkins of Minden came
over Monday evening, remaining until
this morning.
! Mr.. J. L. Crawford of Merryville, Cal
casieu Parish, former resident, arrived
q last night for short stay.
/ Mr.. Harry c. Wilson of the Verds
t Agricultural High School, was in towr
4 and visitor at the fair yesterday.
e Miss Eureka Cochran of Bradley
d Ark, came down Monday for few days
: stay with her sister, Mrs. w. H. Stroud
d Have you been to the fair? If not, yoe
e have missed something.
t The Women's Department is replet'
O with exhibits from the home Gamer,
o and the kitchen bakery, showing thu
e housewives culinary arts advanced to
d stage OF perfection to warrant the praise
# of an epicure. The exhibits Of needle
g work, both plain and fancy, and ar
q needlework show the handifraft of MIN
20 BILE fingers in the intricate design
worked out. In the same building is t
,e be seen the exhibits of school work an
If that of flowers.
,e In the Agricultural Building are sew
III eral creditable displays, notably those
t. Messrs. G. T. Mays, N. w. Sentel
if Leon Sanders, N. w. Stewart, J. A
Y. Lowe, J. D. Gleason, S. C. Adger, Wis
,e G Cody and Mr.. Smith of Avalon Farm
r There are smaller displays among whic
~ is one by our venerable friend (no
d. lightweight years of age) Uncle job
Heifner, of only soy beans, velvet bean
leafless cotton (the bale to the acre kline
49, milo maize and winter squash. To Il
e right of the main entrance to the buile
- ing are the apiary displays of the form
a. secretary, Mr.. w. j. Dawson, an
ob Messers. Perry and Hosier.
- The poultry show is good, as is Il
!, horse and cattle exhibit. Among Il
. racing horses are some that are qui
ve speedy.
l. A noticeable thing yesterday was t
~ absence of any "skin game" show
- amusement attraction of any descriptie
~, The schools near by turned out in +
80 Yesterday and the ball teams Of the riN
schools-Plain Dealing and Red Lane
ho played game early in the afternot
,ar Red Land scoring Is against for
4ha home team. Immediately following '
-. a game of basket ball by the girls
, 81 Plain Dealing and Benton High Schoe
80 in which Plain Dealing carried OF
honors with a showing OF 70 points
rho Benton's IL.
ana To-day an attraction at the grou'
will be another ball game, betw
Bradley Ark. and Benton. JACE