The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-07-06
CORRESPONDENTS
Plain DeaIin6.

AoSSoaS3 July f.-T cdCEcS art uuc
crop this season and are of fine size.
They are beginning to ripen.
Mrs. J. E. Rogers of Benton is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. J. W. Walker.
Mrs. J. A. Kelley, ST., is visiting her
son, Mr.. jim Kelley, who lives near Red
River.
Miss Ruth Herndon entertained her
little friends with croquet party last
Friday.
Rev. Mr.. Willbanks preached at the
Baptist Church Sunday morning and
again that night.
Mrs. Benton Boggs, jr., and children,
of Vivian, are visiting Mrs. Boggs'
mother, Mrs. J. S. Gray.
Misses Ruth Nuckolls and Bernice
Stroud spent few days of last week in
Shreveport with Miss Matte Tyler.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carstarphen and
little son of Ruston have come to Plain
Dealing to spend their vacation with
their parents.
With isolated instances excepted (be-
cause of want of rain) crop conditions
remain excellent. In some sections the
boil weevil is getting in his work, but
where there is no insect damage cotton
is fruiting exceptionally we'll. Corn is
doing fine. All crops have been we'll
cultivated, although there is plentiful
sprinkling of grass showing during the
past week; since seasonable rains have
been falling. Another week and nearly
every one will be through "laying by"
AS has before been announced in this
department, Prof. R. w. Eggleston was
recently reelected to again act as Prin-
cipal of Plain Dealing High School.
The other members of the faculty of the
school for the 1861 term are: Miss
Janet Reid, of Sloan Springs, Ark,
English and Latin; Miss Louise Shank
lin, of Nepton, KY, History and Math-
ematics; Miss Rosa Lee Johnson, OF
Artesia, Miss, fourth and fifth grades
Miss lola Keoun, sixth and seventh
grades; Miss Bessie Carstarphen, sec
ond and third grades; Miss Ruth Muck
oils, primary grade and high school art
work.
Dan Cupid is being kept extraordi-
narily busy this summer. The latest
result of his work reads as follows: "Mr
and Mrs. William Benton Boggs request
the honor of your presence at the mar
riage of their daughter, Mozelle, to Mr..
John Marvin Browning on the afternoon
Of Wednesday the 10Th of July, at hall
after three o'clock, Baptist Church.
Plain Dealing, La" Miss Boggs is a
charming and attractive young lady and
has been a successful teacher in oul
school for the past term. Patrons of the
school will regret very much losing such
gifted young teacher, and wish heI
and Mr.. Browning every happiness.
Mr.. Dee Wright is among the visitors
to Benton to-day.
Miss Mary K. Bixler is visiting friends
in Lewisville, Ark.
Casing is being set in the second Pal
metto Petroleum Company's we'll.
Corbie Allen has yielded to his
patriotism and has joined one of the
Shreveport commands, and is now al
Camp Stafford, Alexandria.
A spirited game of baseball was played
| here on the 4th between the Bradley
nine and the Palmetto's -Plain Deal
| ing's team. The score resulted II to II
| in favor of the home team.
Miss Oracle Ford and Charlie, hel
brother, of Atlanta, Texas, accompa,
MED by their niece, Miss Edna Ford
of Shreveport, spent the 4th here with
Mrs. J. B. Keeth, their sister.
Several relatives and friends Of ths
Demoss and Gleason families went from
here to the reunion and barbecue giver
by these two families. They repor
plenty to eat and fine time generally.