The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-15
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

1uesudy, JUNE 1o.-f1dFe you nOtlceQ
the handsome appearance of the Lyon
drug store since the recent improve
ments?
Mr.. Calling of Keatchie was recent
visitor here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Mading OF Shreve-
port were visitors here Sunday.
The teachers and pupils from their
various schools are again at home and
add much to the social functions of our
town.
Mr.. Tom Caldwell is home from Baton
Rouge, but will leave Saturday for
Vicksburg, Miss, to assume an engi-
neering position with the National Gov
eminent.
Rev. Mr.. Stone, pastor of the Jena
Baptist Church and Principal of the
Jena High School, delivered a forceful
sermon at the Plain Dealing Baptist
Church Sunday night.
Mr.. w. L. Scott is busily engaged in
tearing down the E. F. Kirtley frame
store building and has material ready
to begin the construction of brick
store building for Mr.. Kirtley.
More improvement is noticed for Plain
Dealing. Messrs. r. C.. and Barton Pur-
cell have begun demolishing the Kro-
nenberg old residence and will build a
large covered lumber storage place to
accommodate their business.
The protracted meeting held here for
some ten days closed last Thursday
| night. Rev. C. B. Powell, the resident
| Methodist pastor, was assisted by the
Rev. Neal, of Haynesville, during the
meeting. There were five additions to
the church as result of the meeting.
Miss Matte May Self of Collinsburg
and Mr. B. c. Lowe of Blanchard were
united in marriage Saturday afternoon,
Rev. c. B. Powell officiating. This is a
we'll known couple in this community,
and many friends offered them congrat-
ulations on this happy occasion in their
lives.
Sunday afternoon Rev. c. B. Powell,
resident Methodist minister in this
place, had the pleasure of uniting in
marriage a popular young man of Plain
Dealing, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. C.
Wright, and an Arkana young lady who
was formerly student in Plain Dealing
High School. The couple was Mr.. Dee
Wright and Miss Georgia Brock, who
number their friends by the score in
this community. Following the cere-
mony the congratulations and best
wishes of many were offered.
THURSDAY.
Domestic science, it seems, is an
assured fact for the high school at its
ensuing session.
Miss Sadie Bell of Texarkana, Ark.
came in Sunday to spend few days
with her brother, DR.. w. F. Bell.
Operations at the Palmetto Oil Com.
pany's rig, near Antrim, are progress
ing smoothly. They are now down more
than 800 feet.
Miss Maud Thompson left last Thurs.
day to visit sister residing in some
Missouri town. She will return in time
!, to resume her studies in Plain Dealing
, High School for the coming session.
> Miss Zola Keoun, a member of tn
faculty of Plain Dealing High School
left the first of the week for Nashville
Tenn, to enter the Peabody Norma
School to take special course to bette
. fit herself for her duties.
] Mr.. Warren Nattin, nephew of Capt
=, J. H. Nattin, aged about forty-fiv
: years, and who resided near Miller
Bluff, died Tuesday, after short illness
The deceased leaves widow and chill
. dren to mourn his death. The remain
|, were inferred at Cottage Grove Gene
! terry yesterday.
V Quite a number of people from Ben
+ ton and elsewhere spent Tuesday nigh
and a part of yesterday on the lake
above here fishing. They report fin
success. Another party of young PEG
pie left this morning for the same water
to try their luck. This party is bein
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Kidc
Co.
Hg The proprietor of the Banner no
has for sale another scholarship in
business college. You can buy it for
less than you would have to pay at tn
college. Call and ask to see it.