The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-01-27
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

DR.. and Mrs. T. N. Keoun was enjoyed
to the fullest by all who were fortunate
enough to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Haynes, parents of
Mr.. Percy Haynes, left to-day for their
old home in Mississippi. This section
can i'll afford the loss of such good
people,.
Mrs. Sib Crouch died near this place
Saturday morning at an early hour and
was buried in the Plain Dealing Gene
terry Saturday afternoon. Her death
was due to an attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. Elijah Morris, aged twenty two
years, who returned here from Arkansas
a few weeks ago, died at his home, some
three miles east of Plain Dealing last
Friday, the interment taking place at
Pleasant Hill.
Mr.. Arthur Dudney, perhaps the old
est Confederate veteran in Bossier Par
ish, was taken quite sick Sunday, but
rallied yesterday, and to-day is reported
as doing we'll. Here's hoping for
speedy recovery for one of the best tenn
pered, good natured resident of our
town, and may he be spared for time yet
to come.
Mr.. E. J. Cochan, who served so &C
ceptably as local postmaster until his
infirmities disqualified him, died in this
place last Saturday and was buried with
Masonic honors in the Plain Dealing
Cemetery Sunday afternoon. He was
an honorable and worthy citizen, we'll
liked by all, and his death is universally
regretted.
1.-THE above news report was written
for last weeks issue, but was unavoid-
ably omitted, the Police Jury proceed
ings taking up most of the space on this
page.-Local Editor.
Wednesday, Jan. 26.-The brick build
ing being erected for Mayor w. H.
Stroud is fast approaching completion.
Mr.. r. C.. Purcell is the contractor and
Mr.. w. L. Scott is doing the brick
| work. The structure will be handsome
one when completed and will add greatly
to the physical appearance of our town.
Mr.. John Heifner, aged ninety-one
years, and perhaps the Oldest white
citizen in Bossier Parish, was here
| transacting business Monday.
Fire of an unknown origin consumed
the bottliEg works of Mr.. W. C. Banks
of Vivian on the 18th. The loss was
about $3.50, with no insurance. Mr..
! Banks was formerly located here, and
engaged in the mercantile business.
While the parish primary was perhaps
the hottest and hardest fought ever
pulled off here, all join in saying that it
was one of the fairest ever held, and the
commissioners and clerks are receiving
the plaudits of the populace of Plain
Dealing as whole.
Rev. George Purcell and his estimable
family will make their home here, where
they formerly lived. Mr.. Purcell at one
time was stationed here and Mrs. Purcell
formerly taught in our school. Both
have host of friends throughout this
section of the parish.
Monday while Loey Craft and his
brother, who reside near Antrim with
Mr.. r. w. Pilkinton, were chopping
down sapling, the first named while
leaning over and pulling the sapling
towards himself, the other made an
awkward stroke and the keen edge of
the axe struck just above and back Of
the hip bone, making frightful wound.
Up to last account the youth was doing
reasonably well.
Four or five colored women and one
man were drowned Sunday afternoon at
the Peru ferry On Red River, west of
Collinsburg. 1t seems that crowd were
on a fiat boat bringing corpse from the
Caddo to the Bossier side for interment.
The river, much swollen and rising fast,
resulted in a swift current, which caused
the boat to become unmanageable. The
ferry rope then got caught and the boat
was swamped. The corpse was re-
covered.
! Mrs. Margaret Arnold, aged thirty
years, wife of Mr.. David w. Arnold,
died at their home near Miller's Bluff
ISunday, and was buried in Plain Deal
| ing Cemetery on Monday afternoon
She was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F
R. Chandler, and had many lovable
traits of character. The deceased leaves
husband and six children, which fact
tends to make her untimely death doublJ
regrettable. Rev. Carl Andrews of The
Christian Church officiated at the grave
AN ESTIMABLE CITIZEN GONE.
Mr.. Arthur Dudney, highly res
pected resident of this place, in hi
, eighty-fifth year, died at his home Sun
, day, the interment taking place ii
Plain Dealing Cemetery Monday.
Mr.. Dudney was a native of Stewar
County, Georgia, but was one OF tn
older residents Of this parish, having
come here prior to the war, and settles
near the present trading point OF Hughes
Spur. He was Confederate veteran
having faithfully served the "Los
Cause" for four years. He was twic