The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-28
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

ucdtH u NIL. u. L. IloSolo VI DCLeou
at the Schumpert Memorial Sanitarium
on Saturday last, was received with re-
greet by his relatives and many friends.
He was we'll known and highly respected
by large circle, and there was large
assemblage at Plain Dealing Cemetery
Sunday afternoon to perform the last
sad rites.
Mr.. E. D. Burgess Of Oklahoma was
visiting here last week.
Miss Obie Ward of Burgess visited
her uncle, Mr.. Will Lovelady, last week.
Mrs. Nelson, mother of Mrs. R. W.
Eggleston, has returned to Logansport,
after two weeks visit.
An effort is being made by company
to secure oil leases in this section for the
purpose of drilling for oil.
Mr.. Bill Mcclellan has gone to Can
field, Ark, where he will act as tempo
rary agent for the Cotton Belt Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Curry, and little
Mary, of Shreveport, spent Sunday with
Mr.. Curry's mother, Mrs. J. S. Gray.
Messrs. Frank Collins, Clifford and
Dick Wright and DR.. R. L. Arnold
left yesterday in the latter's car to visit
the fair at Hope, Ark.
Mrs. Box Kimball of Paris, Texas,
with her little son, arrived Friday. The
youngster won the prize in baby show
of 80 entries, in the Texas city.
Come and meet the ghosts, COLLINS
and witches at the oyster supper Friday
evening, October Doth, at F. R. Gar
rett's old store. Lunch will be served
by the Methodist Ladies Aid. Come!
So far, there has been about 1900
bales of cotton ginned at this place.
The crop is short, and nearly all have
finished picking. The staple is bring
ing around 1914 cents. Plain Dealing
is one of the best cotton markets in thiS
section.
Mrs. Sallie Bennett, formerly resi-
dent of the northern section of this
parish, but recently of Springtown,
Texas, and who had been visitor here
for few days, died last Saturday nigh,
at the residence of ner nephew, Mr.. G
T. Mays. The remains were shipped
to the family home in Texas.
WEDNESDAY.
Postmaster John H. Allen is having his
residence consid 5rably enlarged and i'm
| proved.
Remember the meeting of the Literary
Society of the high school Friday after.
noon. A fine program has been ar.
ranged.
The infant son Gagged about -four
monthsl of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Lovelady
who. resides near Burgess, died yesterda!
morning. The funeral will take place a
Plain Dealing Cemetery this afternoon
| Following are the decisions OF tn
| judges of awards in the Educational De
partment of the Parish Fair:
i For the best display OF general worl
from any high school, Plain Dealing
won the first premium, and Bossier Cit
the second. Bossier City received hon
orable mention for its Home Economics
and, taken all in all, had most credi
table display.
For best Penmansnip.: Nellie White
first; Maurine Garrett, second.
For best map of Louisiana: Guy Eos
ter, first; Susie Foster, second.
For best Product Map of Bossier Pal
ish: Guy Foster, first; Mile Mowr!
second.
, For best Pencil Drawing: Matte [
: McClenaghan, first and second.
For best Essay: Rita Sanders.
For best Water Color Drawing: Ber1
May Kelly.
Hundred yard dash: J. w. Wyche.
One fourth mile run: lessee Gumb
! first; Rupert Bolinger, second.
Defamation: Madge Wyche.
u Plain Dealing won first for choru
y and Bossier City second.
THURSDAY.
Mr.. Curtis Scovell, of Dallas, Texa
a large owner of real estate in this az
the surrounding country, is a busine
visitor here.
Mr.. NJ. Smith, manager of Avat'
Farm, has about completed a pota
dry kiln, in accordance with the Bees
plan, now used and recommended by t