The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-19
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Wednesday, July 1S.-plain Dealing
map. and. judging by the action of
famous oil men--meR who should
kiiow-:he is destined to become Il
place of considerable Importance. Ms
re; Crted in last weeks issue of the
Banner. Scoyil! 4 Gaines Well Ne. )
was making 600 barrels of oil and. as
stated, the well was not finished i'll
the manner contemplated by the
driller. Mr. Cleye Love. Oh account OF
the lack of proper material, and the
we'll Just came in on its own account
presumably to show how generous Old
Mother Nature could he. After two or
three days run the well improved,
making 100 barrels, when, from the
defect i'll materials (and not of the
driller) salt water showed. and the
driIler thought best to shut the we'll
eff unfit the proper casing could be
secured. When the piping was be-
ing pulled, the AZ inch casing came
with tue :.1s inch. hut the work is
Now successfully under way. so
when the job is completed. as planned.
:, good well is assured.
X coed rain Eel. here Monday morn
in-.
Plant something t. eat. You will
need it.
Several new mercantile firms are be
in. formed here.
Don't forget about that fine school
building we are going to have.
Prcspactcrs from Houston and Dial
las. Texas. and almost every place. are
here daily.
Don't frcset the weddings that are
to take place sGon. Satisfied til"
principals will not.
Don't YOU wish you had taken the
advice OF the Banner and bought your
| land Lefore oil was discovered here:
auto; for week past have been
parked thicker on the streets here
| than ON Market Street i'll Shreveport.
| More than Il dczen sites for dr;liin.
material is either here or on the way.
Mr.. :. j. Zeigler, now residing in
South Carolina. and the man who put
the .l''' in Plain Dealing, is expected
here this morning.
Some Lig deals in real estate here
in town have taken place, but it might
lie considered Il violation of confidence
| to cnuinerate them.
/ \ prominent tanker of Shreveport
was here yesterday. making the neces
Sary arrangements Tor the Orglniza
ton of another bank.
/ \ flat-Eoat will be Tut in at the
old log ferry to accommodate that rich
river trade across from Missionary
and on Phelps and Poston Lakes.
The directors OF the Plain Dealin?
Sank are arranging for the comstruc
tio, of Il larger building, OF Il new
enc. to take care OF their business.
Mr.. Jim Burt Of Benton has FUR
chased the old livery stable Of Mr.. G
L. Denoss He is still undecided as t.
what kind Of building he will erect.
The owner of 1000 acres Of land, Sc
; said. has refused $500 per acre ant
one-sixtil Gil royalty. That is some
money. as you will see by Il little fig
. uring.
The contractors began disln;lntlin:
the Farmers Union warehouse build
ing yesterday. The gin of the Farm
crs' Gin Company will lie erected OF
that site.
Mr. s. J. Caldwell has contracted
for the erection Of brick luildin:
, alongside Of his newly CONSTRUCTED
building, also Trick. The work o.
digging out for the foundations wa
begun yesterday.
, Mr. Cleve Love. the driller of SEQ
will l. Gaines No. ,, is riding aronn,
in Il fine auto since bringing in TIL
well. and has contracted for the cree
, ton Of u residence. He never waveret
in the belief that oil would lie fouil.
even when finances Of the cOmpan.
, We're in Il lad way-;lnd no doubt hi
| final triumph over all obstacles.
Mr.. l.. Kronenrerg. of Shreveport
{, former merchant of this place, wa
here yesterday. SiXsaen years ago MI
. kro;eni:crg. SO strongly did he believ
that there was oil here. ohtaiHe'
/ leases on 10000 acres of land an,
had made arrangements with IA kini
man who lived in Pennsylvania t
: come here with rig and drill Il well
But his knsnian died suddenly an,
netting was done. He never wavere'
: In his belief in the Possibilities here
though he WAS laughed at and cal'e'
Coal Oil Johnnie" for entertaining
: this Eelief His son has leased pro-!
J erty near No. ;. and has derricks nov
J being constructed.
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