The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-07-15
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Tuesday, July 13.-Crop prospects
are still good. The past week has been
a very busy one on all farms, and still
there is considerable grass. 1t will take
week or more longer to thoroughly
clean the fields. All old corn is good
crop and the young corn, with plenty OF
rain from now on, bids fair to yield
better than that planted early. Farmers
who were never before noted as good
corn raisers have excellent fields. The
hot sun is helping cotton, and if nothing
unforeseen happens there will be plenty
of food stuff raised for man and beast,
and business should be good when the
crops are gathered.
Mr.. H. M. Bailey is improving rapidly,
to the delight of his friends.
Plans are under way for the construc-
ton of one or more dwellings here at
once.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carstarphen are
visitors here with old friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Mary Gilmer and her little
nephew, Carmouche Gilmer, both of
Shreveport, have been pleasant visitors
here since Saturday.
Mr.. E. M. Carstarphen and Mrs. r. E.
Carstarphen and her children came in
Saturday from Minden where Mr.. Car
starphen and his son have a building
contract. They have been there for the
past three months.
Mr.. Curtis Scovell of Dallas, Texas,
and some oil prospectors from Houston,
that State, were in Plain Dealing Sun
day. 1t is now expected that a test we'll
will be put down soon at some point
near Red River. Several thousand acres
of land have already been leased with
that end in view.
Mr.. M. C. Wright's road crew (and
rock crusher) will to-day move their
outfit from near the residence of Mr..
J. S. Rodgers to point nearly midway
between this place and Bolinger. All
the available stone at the first mentioned
location has been crushed and put on
the Collinsburg road, hence the removal.
1t is now about time for an annual
cleanup day. Weeds and vegetation
of all kinds, due to the heavy rains,
should be cut, and as a great many
visitors are expected during the Metho-
dist Conference, to convene here Mon
day, the 26th, it would be the part OF
wisdom to get busy and show our visitors
what nice little town we have.
The Hoheycutt and Bell gin is nearing
: completion. The house is already bull
, and the placing of the gins and press is
well under way. Everything is to be
5 ready and in running condition by the
, time the cotton is ready. Two gin plant:
t here will prevent serious breakdowns
during the busy ginning season ant
should cause quite lot of cotton tt
5 come here that has been forced to e.
elsewhere.
THURSDAY.
Mrs. Lucille Boggs of New Orleans i
pleasant visitor in Plain Dealing, he
old home.
e Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Eggleston AM
e children have returned from Stonewall
s where they had a pleasant visit at tn
t home of Mrs. Eggleston's mother.
Misses Ruby Martin and Yuma and IL
r B. Barnett came in Sunday Afternoon
= from Natchitoches, where they hav
n been attending the State Normal School
Your correspondent has been re
u quested by Postmaster John H. Allen t.
state that on Sunday, July 25th, he wi
close the postoffice at $50 am. instea
u of at ten o'clock, as usual.
. Mr.. Tommie Gruhbs is at the home @
his step-father, Mr.. Evans, in dyin
condition, and can hardly last throug
the day. Mr.. Grubbs is an exemplar
young man and we'll liked by all VIII
e know him. Much sympathy is felt fc
e the family in this hour OF his suffering
y Jessie May Johnson, a little colore
9 girl nine years of age, was stabbed Sun
- day afternoon by an eleven year ol
colored boy, son of Jean Hudson, Will
= the children were having a "scrap.
;. The girl was taken to the Shreveport
= Charity Hospital Tuesday, but surgic;
" aid could not avail and she died yestel
:, day afternoon.
~ Mr.. Jim Keoun of Red Land hs
# brought in sample of Sudan grass,
q South African forage plant, that mea:
: ures about IL feet. 1t seems to grow
- perfection in this climate and makes &
N excellent hay. 1t is claimed to be Il
: the hill section what alfalfa is to ii
> river section, and is creating a gre
deal of interest among the farmers.
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