The Bossier banner., 1916-10-19
From Plain Dealing.

Superintendent Of Public Schools Fort
son made short talk and Prof. Eggle-
ston, superintendent of the educational
feature of the fair, announced the diff
ferent events.
The first was the Defamation Contest |
between the high schools. Plain Deal
ing High School was represented by
Annie Lou Sentell and Madge Wyche
for the girls and by Blanchard Powell
and Rupert Bolinger for the boys. Ben
ton High School on behalf of the girls
was represented by Ruth Smith and
Rubye Montgomery. Your correspond
ent was unable to secure the names of
the boys representing the Benton school
and the representation of Bossier City
High School, which school won first
| honors.
The Ladies' Department is excellent
and is we'll worth visit.
The school exhibit is large and fine.
In the Chorus Contest Plain Dealing
won.
In the agricultural exhibits there is
the finest exhibit of corn ever shown
here, also peanuts and sweet potatoes.
The corn exhibits are a show within
themselves. One exhibit of the Key
West sweet potato attracted considerable
attention-sixteen potatoes weighing 95
pounds.
Yesterday being School Children's
Day they were there in numbers. The
Plain Dealing pupils were formed in
line by their teachers on Palmetto Ave-
nue., marching to the grounds followed
by the Boy Scouts in their new uniforms,
making creditable showing. If you,
gentle reader, had been here and listened
to the school yells of the different
schools you would have appreciated that
quietness of the day after. 1t was a
grand sight, however, to look in the
faces of that happy band of children in
this their annual march to the fair
grounds, and one that will long be
remembered.
The contests, races, ETC., by the Boy
Scouts were good. -.
With one exception (Mr. Connell Of
} Ward One) every member of the School
Board was visitor here yesterday, and
/ their presence was most welcome. They
!: could see for themselves in the various
) school exhibits what their wards had
accomplished.
There are only three cattle exhibited
> this year at the fair, but they are the
: finest ever exhibited here-Shorthorns-
and are we'll worth going miles to see:
5 The poultry exhibits are few in number
= but make up in quality. Some White
Leghorns are exhibited by the Paine,
e Company (who also exhibited the cattle>
that are as good as can be found in any
exhibition hall.
In the swine exhibits the principal
=. breeds are represented, and they are fine
: All together for that new brick schoo
= building so badly needed here.
t Mrs. Mauldin, who resided here few
. years ago, is now occupying the resi-.
: dence recently vacated by Mr.. w. P
:, Allen.
Three new brick buildings are to be
e erected here as soon as the work can bt
l done. Most of the material is now or
:. the ground.
Il Mr.. J. c. Bolinger, now located a
Silas, Ala, has been here on a visi
incidentally taking in the fair) for th'
past week. His many friends here wer'
t glad to welcome him.
Miss Addie Love, who resides nea
= Hughes Spur, and Mr.. Leonard Dunn
. were married here yesterday afternoon
> by Justice r. H. Allen. They received
. happy congratulations of their numer
" Gus friends.
A fine rain began to fall here at abou
r. eight o'clock yesterday evening, falling
" gently nearly all night, and is now rain
n ing. 1t was badly needed and is greatl
appreciated by man and beast. Wate
for stock had become very scarce.
The first month of Plain Dealing Hig
d School closed September goth with a
r, enrolment of 110 boys and 1856 girls
+ The average attendance of the boys wa
1904 and of the girls 1921. Thus ther
le was 93.3 per cent of the enrolled preser
Is the first month.
n Business has been extremely goo
" here this fall. The merchants have don
$ good business. Having paid goo
prices for cotton and seed they desery
their good fortune. Plain Dealing
= fast coming to the front. The merchan
: have paid better than Shreveport price
for cotton and have attracted the stap
: from quite distance. A cotton con
I press is needed and without doubt or
will soon be erected here.
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