The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-10-09

ever (if not already gathered) has
probably not suffered greatly as yet.
Miss Bessie Carstarphen and Miss
Lillian Smith We're visitors to Shreve-
port last Saturday.
The event. the Parish Fair: the
place, Bossier City: the dates. the 18th
to the 18th Join the crowd.
Miss Ruth DAVIS returned Tues
day from a short visit with friends and
relatives residing i'll Bradley. Ark.
Mrs. J. H. James returned home
Monday from Camden. Ark. where she
visited her father, Mr.. J. A. Cum
| ningham.
-MesSrs. ]. +. White. w. &. Meares.
J. ID. Herndon and NJ. \. .Adair were
among the visitors to Shreveport Sun
day from this place.
Mrs. J. L. Cochran land grand
daughter. little Mary McDonald) Of
Bradley. Ark. spent last week with her
daughter. Mrs. w. II. Stroud.
Mrs Nj. W. Thompson, of Nash
vile, Tenn. is expected to arrive here
to-day to spend the fall and winter
months with her daughter, Mrs. Webb
Martin.
Mr.. $. J. Caldwell, jr., and Mr..
Leon LuSk both of whom landed in
New York from overseas some several
days since. are expected home almost
any day.
saturday Of last week Mrs. T.. f..
kendrick went to Shreveport and spent
Sunday there with relativeS-includ-
ing the family Of her son, Mr.. Floyd
kendrick
Mrs. J. :. Gray and her grandson
and granddaughter. Sam and Marion
Boggs. spent yesterday and last night
in Shreveport visiting Mrs. W. Il.
BoggS, jr.
MIR. c. \. Cawthorn, who ilas been
! with the J. II. Wheeler barber shop
since last June. departed Sunday for
his home in Goddridge. Ark. Mr.. J. w.
Ramsey. Of Shreveport. arrived last
Friday to take the place thus made
vacant.
Mrs. John Pickett. of Portland.
Tenn. who has for two weeks been IA
guest of her sister. Mrs. l.. :. Nc
Gaughey. left Saturday for her home.
She was accompanied as far as Men,
phis by her niece. Miss Nina Nc
Gaugley. who returned home Monday
| morning.
Monday of last week Mr.. Jess
Adams. of near Chalybeate Springs.
sold his farm to Mr.. Mothershed. of
| Spring Hill. The consideration was
Ss5OU-cash. Mr.. MOtherShed will not
take full possession until January LIST,
Inf hn i,,fN fED n IN,
the place before that date.
The enrolment of pupils In Plain
Dealing High School for the first
month of the present term was 2SD.
which is sixty more than for the same
month of last year. The increase il il
very fair indication of the increase in
population and growth of the town and
of the development of the surrounding
country.
MIR. ID. w. Statham and son. Mr..
III. l.. Statham. of Hughes Springs.
| Texas arrived in our town this week
and are looking about for Il farm to
rent or Euy. They like the looks Of the
| Plain Dealing country. and they look
like people whom our folks would like
| to have among them as permanent res
identS
| saturday will he Work Day for
the membership of the local Methodist
| Church and Sunday School. Every one
is expected to donate that day to the
orphanage at Ruston. The following
day Sunday. the Eth will he Har-
vest Day and all will he expected to
give the value in cash of the previous
days work.
MIR. John Dexter returned home
last Saturday from Shreveport. where
he had been several weeks in SAM
tarium. following an operation for al'.
pendicitiS. The recovery from the OPP
Grafton was well advanced, but Tues
day he suffered rather severe attack
of indigestion. BY yesterday morning.
however. his condition was much i'm
proved. and his friends are hoping to
see him about within d few days.
MIR. ]. f. Tittman. of the Old River
country. was in town Tuesday after
freight to he hauled to his place. Mr.
pittnan says his cotton crop is better
than half crop and better. perhaps
than any other to he found in the par.
.iSh. All his other crops are more than
good. Corn. 80 bushels to the acre, and
six cuttings Of alfalfa already. with
another cutting to he made before the
close of the haying season. His ribbon
cane is as fine as could be wished.