The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-07
Plain Dealing.

Tuesday, Dec. 5.-Mr. S. J. Caldwell,
ir., has just purchased the vacant lot
alongside the Farmers Union Building.
Foundations were being dug out yes
terday for two new brick stores to be
erected. One is for Mr.. S. ]. Caldwell
and the other for DR.. T. N. Keoun.
The city officials have at last got a
move on themselves and are improving
the streets, making better drainage and
doing numerous things that will help
the good looks of the town.
The bazaar held at Dexter's Hall last
Saturday evening was decided success,
both financially and socially. Every
article was sold and the ladies are over
joyed over their success in this venture.
Misses Nettie Napier and Ethel Rogers
entertained their classmates of the elev-
enth grade and their teachers at their
home last Saturday. Every one present
expressed high appreciation of the cour-
tesies shown.
The third month of Plain Dealing
High School closed November 2ath with
t19 boys and 1877 girls on rolls. The
average attendance was 1862 boys and
1865 girls. Ninety-one per cent of the
pupils enrolled were present during the
month.
That new school building for our
town should be erected just as soon as
plans can be perfected is the general
consensus of opinion, and every one
who has been present during session
of the school can see the crowded con-
dition Of affairs. New pupils are con-
stantly coming in and no other improve
ment would do as much to shove the
town to its rightful place.
Quite lot of lands are changing
hands the past few days. Lands are
constantly increasing in price and every
one who is landless and does not own a
home should acquire one as soon as he
can do SO. We have just as good a
country right here in Bossier as can be
found anywhere. Proof of this lies in
the fact that nearly every one who leaves
here drifts back-sooner or later.
Why should not some of the goo6
ladies of this town get together an6
organize civic society? The time now
is most opportune, as every one is doing
some form of improvement. If these
ladies could see what has been done by
such society in the town of Minder
they would get busy. Don't all wait fol
some one to 60 to work in its organiza,
ton. Now is the time to set out shade
trees and shrubbery and such society
could plan the Identification of the towr
and do many things that would great!
enhance its natural beauty. By al
means act, and act quickly.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. J. A. Carstarphen and bah,
came over Sunday to see relatives.
Misses Martha Carter and Bessie Car
starphen were weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Bolinger.
Quite a number of cattle have beel
shipped from this place during the fall
Messrs. S. J. Caldwell and J. S. Rodger
have shipped four cars this week.
Plain Dealing is fast coming to tn
front in many ways. G. G. Lyon 6 Com
pany received car load of Maxwell
cars yesterday, which speaks volume
for the purchasing ability of this section
The Plain Dealing basket ball girls Q
both first and second teams motored t
Red Land Thanksgiving morning t
play ball with the first and second team
of that place. During the morning the
attended good Thanksgiving program
which was rendered by the teachers an
!, pupils of Red Land. After the program
all were invited to turkey dinner, whic
every one enjoyed. The game betwee
, the two first teams was called at tw
, O'Clock. It was very interesting gam
Even though the Red Land girls did p.
, up hard fight, the score resulted is I
G 10 in favor of Plain Dealing. Imme
G diately after the game between the fir
. teams, the game between the two secor
o teams was called. The game ended wit
g a score of % to 2 in favor of Plain Dea
4 ing. The Plain Dealing basket ba