The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-12-16
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing,

Plain Dealing.
Tuesday, Dec. 14.-Plain Dealing mer-
chants are fast putting the finishing
touches on their stores, preparatory for
the holiday trade.
Mr.. Harmon Drew, popular young
Minden attorney, was recent visitor
here with relatives.
At meeting of the Town Council
held one night last week an election was
ordered for January 4th, to elect a
Mayor and Marshal and five Councilmen
to serve for two years.
Prof. R. w. Eggleston, principal in
the Plain Dealing High School faculty,
was in Monroe several days of last week
to attend the meeting Of the high school
principals of the State.
Mr.. Henry Bounds, aged about eighty
five years, and pioneer citizen-one of
the early settlers of Rocky Mount-died
last Wednesday at his home near that
place. He leaves four sons and two
daughters and a host of other relatives
to mourn his death. The interment was
in Rocky Mount Cemetery the following
day.
The Purcell store, now nearing COM
pletion will be a credit to the town. The
building is 30x40 feet, one story, and
the brick work was completed in fifty
one and a half working hours. Within
few days it will be ready for occupancy
by Messrs. Demoss & Oglesby. The
brick were burned here and practically
all materials used were procured here.
The charitable impulse of the citizens
of Plain Dealing was we'll exemplified
one day last week, when destitute
lady, with her enfeebled son, reached
here. She wished to reach her relatives,
residing in Helena, Ark. One of the
charitably inclined and Christian ladies
of our town was soon circulating a sub
scription list, and in few moments
ample funds were forthcoming for her
relief and, needless to say, the unfortu-
nate ones left with lightened hearts.
Those residents of our town who are
thus inclined have many like requests
made of them, but they never turu a
deaf ear to any case of real need.
Mr.. w. H. Kelly former resident Of
Plain Dealing, but for the past year a
resident of the Sarepta community, died
at his home last Saturday evening from
an attack of pneumonia. The deceased
leaves a widow, Mrs. Bessie Many
Kelly, and one little girl, Willie Ran
dolph, aged two and half years. He il
also survived by his parents, Mr.. ane
Mrs. J. A. Kelly, two brothers, J. G
Kelly, of Hosston, and J. A. Kelly, O
Plain Dealing, and one sister, Mis-:
Matte Kelly, also of this place. Tit
interment was in Plain Dealing Gem
etery Sunday afternoon, the services a
the grave being conducted by Rev. c. B
Powell. A large concourse of Borrowing
relatives and friends attended the SAL
rites.
WEDNESDAY.
Mr.. Lat Houston and his daughter
Miss Gertie, of Sarepta, brother ant
niece of Mrs. J. A. Kelly, left yesterda,,
for their home, after remaining her
since Sunday.
Mr.. Robert Curry, who for some tim
past has been located in Houston, Texas
where he held an important position wit
the Southern Pacific Railway Company
has been transferred to ella, Arizona.
Mr.. G.. c. Lee, who acted as shippiD
= clerk for some years for the Bolinge
Lumber Company, at Bolinger, die
Saturday afternoon after protracte
illness from malarial fever. The remain
were buried in Greenwood cemeter!
Shreveport, Sunday. His widow (ne
Nell O'Brien) and several children SUI
vive him.