The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-12

and Ida Harris, Ola Spencer, Mrs. L. h.
Lawrence and Messrs. Parks and Joe
Elston.
Miss Dollie Reins of Houston, Texas,
is visiting Miss Clifford Cornell and
relatives.
Miss Dora Hickman of Fosters, is
with her brother, Mr.. Will Hickman, for
a few weeks.
Misses Matte and Carrie Brown Wis
tied their sister, Mrs. Wrenn of Shreve-
port, Saturday.
The business visitors to Shreveport
the past week were Messrs. G.. w.
Smith, R. M. Sandidge, T. R. Tomlin-
son, Loye McDade, Frank Edwards, T.
H. Lawrence and w. B. Hickman.
Messrs. Reed and Henderson were
business visitors Monday, interviewing
our merchants and citizens in behalf OF
the North Louisiana Traction Company.
They report that active work will be
begun on the interurban line in the near
future.
The 'sNeedlecraft Club" held its regu-
lar meeting on Friday, February 9Th,
with Mrs. Loye McDade and Mrs. Mar
shall. Promptly at three most of the
members assembled in the parlor, which
was tastefully decorated with ferns and
white narcissi. All present busted
themselves with various kinds embroid-
cry and crochet work. A short business
meeting was held, and the members
present decided to do civic work in con-
nection with the art work, and therefore
saw fit to change the name of the or
ganization to "Civic League" The
next meeting will be held with Mrs. W.
B. Hickman OF College Street.
Plain Dealing.
Monday, Feb. 9.-The demand for
fertilizer among the farmers of the sur
rounding territory continues to grow.
Miss Aline Woodbridge left to-day
for Minden, her former home, where she
will spend a week with friends.
Mrs. Fannie Farrin and her two chill
dren of Chicago are here on protracted
visit with the formers sister, Mrs. w. F
Bell.
| Sunday afternoon about two O'Clock
the roof of Mr.. w. P. Aliens residence
was discovered to be on fire, caused from
defective flue, and but for prompt ac'
ton on the part OF those near by there
would have been disastrous fire. Al
it was the loss was slight.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Boggs, jr., ant
their two children came in Saturda,
night from Vivian, where they reside
Mrs. Boggs has been quite i'll for SOM
weeks and it was thought best to remov
her here to the home OF her mother
Mrs. ]. S. Gray. She is reported a
doing we'll at the time of this writing
A trained nurse is in attendance.
So we'll pleased were those who wit
messed the production of "Tempkins
Hired Man" at the auditorium of tn
high school last Friday evening that
desire has been expressed that it be re
peated at an early date. The weathe
was extremely bad on the date of thu
performance so that but few were abb
to witness the play, hence the reque'
for its reproduction.
The Board of Directors of the Bessie
, Parish Fair Association met here Satul
day. The officers and directors al
doing all in their power to make ne:
years fair big success. Perhaps tn
is the only Parish Fair in the State tn
has held seven consecutive fairs ar
paid every premium and is out of det
;, All should come to the aid of the ass
citation SO that they can keep intere
aroused and the fair going concern.
e The patrons OF Plain Dealing Hit
- School continually have occasion
It congratulate themselves and the cor
i of efficient teachers over the success
n that institution. A good school is o
of the best possible drawing cards for
:. town, and it furnishes a source of sat
~ faction to the average citizen when
- reflects that ours is we'll founded on
crock" of service. It's record has be
. one of order, discipline, success
a achievement and ever increasing after
- ance. It's future is apparently voue
~ safed.
Messrs. S. C. Crouch and Mr.. Loves
a. of Storm Lake, Ia, have rented
~ G. E. Gilmer's farm, located about tn
~ miles north of this place, and will pl
~ large acreage in truck crops. II
received one car of Triumph potat
to-day and expect to plant the ent
shipment, which they estimate will s
-. fifty acres. They have already bou
" mules and cultivating implements
their crops, among the implements be
ne potato planter, which is quite now
to our farmers. They have had a g
wn cially prepared fertilizer manufactu
in for their potatoes, and as the soil t
will cultivate is considered exception
the good for the purposes intended they
Der no doubt make fine yield. About Il
the acres will be planted in pop corr
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