The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-10-03
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

were enrolled here Monday in the United
States Boys Working Reserve.
Mrs. John Gladney. of Benton. is Wis |
itins friends and relatives here this week.
Mr.. Allen Brock, at home on leave from
Newport News, Va, is on the sick list at
present.
MIR. and Mrs. !. NJ Henderson and Mrs.
CYNTHIA Rogers all of Benton, were visitors
here yesterday.
Mrs. Sam Scntell came in last. Friday for
Il weekend visit at the home of her father.
Rev. G. q. Woodbridge.
Mr.. Hugh Goodman and family have just
moved into their new residence. located on
West Palmetto Street
Mrs. Tunnelly has received Il card from
her son Jack, announcing his safe ARRIVAL
ut some place in France.
Mr. II. s. Dolcs received Il cablegram yes
tertlay announcing that his son, Lieut.
John Dolcs has arrived overseas.
Mr.. J. j. Robertson has just closed Il trade
for scycnty-tw acres of his river land. just
north of Phelps Lake, ut $50 per acre.
Work is progressing on the drainage canal
Of the Phelps Lake section, though there Is
considerable to be done bcfor it is COM
peted
Miss nena Sherbourne. after quite
| lengthy stay at her old home. in Bunkie, is
expected to reach home to-day--to the de-
| light of her numerous friends
Mr. Eber W. Martin, an old Bossicr Par
| isb hoy. now living at Mansford tthis
| state) left for his home to-day after
| short visit here with old friends.
The answer made by the recipient of
| QUESTIONABLE Il few days ago evinced Il pa
| triotic spirit and was to the point Am
| ready for the first train.
Miss Nora Arnold. daughter of Mr.. Dave
| Arnold, and who has been quite ill for some
| weeks, was taken to Shreveport SANTA
rum yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. W, Il. Hail. one of the Moon Lake
| Oil Company promoters. was here last week.
They have selected a location for drllnng
| lust east of Moon Lake and have the der
rick erected.
Monta is the name of the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. +. N. Gatlin. She made
her appearance here last Friday ut the
home of her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. +. Swindle.
Can't. John H. Nattin. Messrs. J. A. Ford
and Marion Matlotk attended the Tulsa
Reunion (for Confederate veterans, and are
| enthusiastic over the treatment received
while in the Oklahoma city.
Mr.. T.. A. Woody, now living in M1ssls-
| sippi, has just returned home from Il WISH
| in this section. While here he sold forty
acres of his Phelps Lake land to Mr.. b. r
Hill. the price being $40 per acre
The Parish Council of Defense asks you
| not to Joy ride on Sundays. as the Govern
mcnt is short on gasoline. Won you hee re,
| the request? And remember. that you VII
be doing no more than is asked OF tht
entire nation.
| The Ward Three Chairman of the Parlsf
,,ouncil of Defense has been asked to re
, | mort all cases of those who use their cars
, for ioy-rides on Sundays. The Government
, needs the gasoline, and you should heed tn
rcquest-and you will.
Five sons in the service-four OF then
licutenants. and one in the munition dc
, ! rartment-is a score that will be hard t
q | heat That is the record of Mr.. Il.
y Do,es-apd he's backing these boys b.
buying Liberty Bonds.
: Mr.. !. f. Murray, not content with own
| ing one of the largest bodies of agriculture
land in the Phelps Lake section and goin
into general farming. has just purchased
and branded about 800 fine cattle, and vii
engage in cattle raising as a side line.
e Mr. J. y. Herndon, section foreman her
:. for the Cotton Belt Company, has Just II
+ turned from IL Liberty Loan meeting mel
nv the Cotton Belt people. Mr.. Herndon ]
,.nt.tn of the Trat kmens Lean Commit
tee. and they expect 100 per cent SUI
scription.
/ The cotton gins for while were wo'
fully behind with their ginning. but. afte
s. the shut down of Il week have again &c
busy, and are now keeping up fairly wei
% Mr.. Ira Gleason operated the Farmers q
all of Monday night. and by that mean
p. was enabled to clean up all cotton In sign
If is hoped no one will have to wait III
necessarily in the future, as the time OF I'll
= farmer is now worth money.
!" Att, N.,., JJodycS nf Elm Grove Paris
Chairman of the Woman's Committee !
ne the drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan. h;
appointed Mrs. Webb Martin as Captain
the local team on behalf of Ward Thre
and Mrs. Martin has appointed as her ait
Mrs. Tom Mays, Miss lola keoun, Mr.
rs John Dudney and Mrs. Elmer Walker IN
is II stron. team and it will no doubt :
''over the top.
The meeting of the Ward One citizen
reported in last weeks issue of the Ba
ner, meets the sentiment of all patriot
people here. The action of Mr.. w.
Hodges in the report of the meeting he
in Shreveport. in not claiming any exem
ton. and notifying those present that
. would not ask for exemption from militia
~ service for any one on his plantation n
!; Justly entitled to it, deserves to be know
! and commended by all.
Mr.. Joe Seward left last Saturday f
Shreveport las his friends thOught) fl
l ing however to return until this mornir
And greatly to the surprise of his frient
! who were not lin on the object of his tn
! he was accompanied by his bride - NJ
I.aline Tanton, of Sulphur Springs. Tex
While the groom was introducing his har
Il some wife, he was reminded that 1.-The ];
lady you introduced as your wife had I
hair. He was "all up in the air. but
!. blushing bride saw and appreciated
joke. The happy young couple left SO
after for thier future home. some miles
from Plain Dealing. They are wished LII
richest blessings.