The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-09
LOCAL AND Personal.

Saturday the streets Of Plain Deal
ng were threnged throughout the day
with crowds of shoppers.
The double wedding to take place
tomorrow is the all-absorbing topic
In social circles just now.
Mrs. n. NJ. Baldwin. of Beaumont,
Texas, is here on a visit with her
Miss Aline Wood
bridge.
The serious illness of Mr.. s. DAVIS
is greatly regretted by his many
friends, who wish for him speedy
recovery.
Crop conditions, especially for the
river and lake sections. have been |
nearly perfect the past week. Cot
ton is fruiting fine.
Mr.. Earl Coss. of Nebraska, who
has landed interests in this section,
has been an interesting visitor here
for the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Showers and
their bright little daughter, Mary Min
ME, spent the weekend here with
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Allen.
Most of the brick work for the rev
Caldwell store building is completed,
and then the carpenters will soon
complete their part. 1t is Il two story
building.
Many new automobiles have been
purchased by residents of Plain Deal
ing during the past thirty days, and,
for the most part, they are of the
finer tyres.
Mr.. John r. Arnold has teams busy
hauling his saw mill outfit from Ar
kansas to its new location, near Mr.,
Sam Nuckolls home, some three miles
east Of Plain Dealing.
That new brick school house is
necessity and its erection cannot be
long delayed. The crowded condition
of the old building cannot, with a
great degree of safety, be long borne.
The formation of new bank and
the increase in the capital stock of
the ether. all within the space of
some ten days, speaks well for the
| increase in business in this section.
Every day shows more visitors to
this section. They are more than
pleased, apparently, fer number OF
them are making investments III
land or business enterprises of vari-
Gus kinds.
The question now uppermOst in the
minds Of some is, what Is Plain Deal
ing to do for postofiice building
All Of the long wooden building Of
which the pOstoffice is part has been
whitfield off to be displaced by bricl
buildings, until the postotfice portion
alone is all that is left-and even tina
is now on rollers, presumably for TIL
purpose Of removal to another site.
Work on the ginning plant Of tn
Farmers Gin Company is well unde
way. and it will no doubt he read,
for operation by the time the sea
son is open. Also. the work of IN
stalling boiler and engine in tn
bnilding known as the DIR. Bell gin !
nearly completed. No doubt Plai
/ Dealings three plants will be able t
\ handle all the cotton made in this SCI
tino, and gin it as fast as 1t
brought in.
Il Drilling at the different oil we
sites has been progressing. for til
most part. satisfactorily. The Bridge
well was down about 1000 feet yeste
II day. The Henderson No. 1 near IL
II same depth. Water, or rather. tt
H lack of it, interfered with operation
Il at the Gleason lease, but the drill'
Il thinks that problem Is now solve
II The chug, chus IF the different dri
ling rigs CT he hearn from the tow
at all hour, Of t'e day aud night.
3 WEDNESDAY.
= Hon. w. II. Boggs IL confined to b
2 room with slight indisposition.
6 Miss Pauline Dawson of Benton
8 wedding guest of Miss Stella Bogs
Z Mr.. and Mrs. John Browning
: Spring Hill are here for the maria
Of Mrs. Browning's sister, Miss Stel
9 Boggs.
Four-inch casing In the ScoyeH
= Gaines well is being cemented, t
81 drillers having succeeded In setti
Z It near the bottom of the hole.
will take some days for the GENIE
to set. after which no fear is felt
al to again bringing in the well In fl
8 shape.
I'll Mr.. s. DAVIS. a resident Of e
III place, died at $50 o'clock yesterd
y afternoon. He was born In Tennes
q December IS, 1851. and many ye'
Z ago came to this section and sett
n near the present site Of Arkana.
= was united in marriage to Miss Nj
n Brock March II, 1883. His widow .
1 foar children, Mrs Clay pemoss, N
u G. L. Davis ana Miss Ruth DAVIS, 1
: one son. Harry. survive him. The
u mains will be inferred to-day at
old burial grounds at chalybe
Springs. near where he SO long re-
ed. Mr.. DAVIS was quiet, wor
and useful citizen and will be gre;
s missed In this entire community.
their hour of grief the surviving +
Z tiyes have the coincidence OF
! circle Of warm friends.
;? s.Whar's de Money
a The old-time, good-humQred ne
I the slave Of other days. has Il!