The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-29
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

FidlU DcdfEg.
Wednesday, Oct. 28.-Thin ice and a
killing frost this morning. The Their
mometer registered Is degrees.
Nearly all the surrounding parishes
and towns are represented here with Wis
itors at our fair.
Mrs. Bessie Kelly has change of the
Entry Department at the fair and has
everything in fine shape.
Miss Tommie McCranie and Miss Bes-
sic Gilmer, teachers of the Bossier City
School, were visitors here yesterday and
were warmly welcomed by their friends. i
Will Many left few days ago for
Parsons, Kans., where his brother, A. B.
Many, is located as cashier for the Par
sons Gas Company. Will is attending
the high school there.
Mr.. J. F. Gladney of this place, an
aged Confederate veteran, volunteering
from Bossier Parish, has a memento Of
the battle of Gettysburg, in which he
participated, that he prizes highly. 1t
is folding fork and spoon. The knife
had been broken from the attached han
die when he picked it up on the battle
field, just after he was ordered to retreat.
The display made at the Parish Fair
by the Domestic Art Club of Red Land
has attracted great deal of attention.
The preparation for and installation of
the exhibit was in the hands of Mrs.
Rupert Butler and Mrs. G. T. Mays, and
it is thing of beauty. The club was
only organized in March, and has ac-
complished great good to the members.
Some beautiful work in all domestic lines
is shown. The booth should be seen to
be appreciated.
The display in the Agricultural De-
partment of the Bossier Parish Fair, now
in progress, is perhaps of higher grade
than any ever before shown here. The
exhibit of Mr.. E. S. Burt of Benton is
better than that of last year, and that is
saying a great deal. He has fifty-six
articles on exhibition and every one of
them is good. The exhibit of Mr.. John
E. Young of Ivan and of dozens of
others are fine, and taking it all in all,
the exhibits are superior or of better
grade than those heretofore shown.
The Horse Department is good, as is
the Hog Department.. The Cattle De-
partment (while there are some good
specimens) is not up to as high stand
ard as the friends of the industry could
wish. There are some good sheep, but
not as many as that industry demands.
The school exhibit from the different
schools is immense, and it will be a
problem to the judges who are to pass on
the various exhibits. 1t is pity the
Board of Education cannot arrange to
secure the entire exhibit and have it
installed in the Superintendent room
as permanent exhibit, and it is hoped
by the friends OF education that this
will be done.
The Women's Department, in the
hands of Mrs. NJ. S. Bolinger, Mrs.
Berta Wyche and Miss Jessie Wyche, is
thing of beauty, and far surpasses
anything in that line ever seen here be-
fore. These ladies have been untiring
in their efforts in their department, and
have scored success.
In the Racing Department there seems
to be some good horses. In the quarter
mile running race yesterday the horse OF
. L. Demo finished first; Leonard Nc
Lish's horse second. In the trotting OF
pacing race, best two in three, mile heats,
the little mare of Mr.. j. E. Walker
5 finished first; Mr.. Will McCalPs second
In the 600 yard running race Leonard
!. McLeish's horse was first; L. Demos
l horse second. In the pony race, for 2Ot
yards, Leonard McLeish's horse finished
e first; John McCall's horse second. II
a the half-mile trot, or pace, best two II
t three, N. w. Sentell's horse was first:
Y Will McCall's horse second.
n To-day is Woodlands Day and {
!, large number of the order is expected tt
: be in attendance.
e Much credit is due Messrs. J. E
: Walker, M. B. Kidd, Robert Carstar
S phen, E. S. Fluitt and others for thu
: tasty decorations placed in and arount
t their places of business. They add NJ
d little to the looks of the town.
: THURSDAY.
d Yesterday was fine day at the Parisl
Fair. The attendance was good and al
seemed to very much enjoy the occasion
Rev. G. G. Woodbridge, Rev. T.
= Embree and Parish Superintendent o
!. Schools Fortson were named to judg
the school display at the Parish Fair.
= Mrs. J. H. Eastman of Shreveport an
Miss Pauline Dawson of Benton acte
: as judges yesterday in the Woman's De
e partment at the Parish Fair. AS Nigh
9 have been expected, they gave satisfac
. ton to all.
. Saturday night there were two I'm
Z annouced marriages in our town, bot
9 couples being united by Justice OF Peac
. Allen. The couples we're Mr.. ALE
= Cason and Miss Annie Crabtree of Wal
9 nut Hill, Ark, and Mr.. j. E. Smith {
8 Bossier City and Miss Dora Morehead {