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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-13
Mr.. James Garage.

Mr.. J. H. James. who took over the
garage business of the Plain Dealing
Garage Company about the first OF the
current year. has ever since been Kept
very busy taking care Of the work that
has been coming to him during what
he calls the dullest season Of the year
the season of had weather and worse
roads. Three mechanics besides HIM
self have been kept going. 1t looks
like a fiouriShing business. and it is.
The location is the best that could he
had. the plant is large and well equip
ped and sufficiently extensive to take
care of all the additional business that
is coming 1t is one of Plain Dealing 5
growing institutions.
Mr.. James is well known and appre
ciated in Benton and other parts OF
the parish as well as in North BOSSier
He spent five years in Renton-thret
wears in the saw mill business and two
wears in the automobile huSinesS-ant
not Il one of his old frientS and cuSto
nacrs but will rejoice to know Of hi:
success and good prospects for grea
prosperity in Plain Dealing.
Mr.. James does repair work on auto
mol lies. supplies parts-eSpecially TO
Ford cars-tuEes and tires. and any
thin. else that is expected Of him IL
that way.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Emma Dots.

Monday, March 1O.-Judging by the
way the peach trees are bloSsoming.
this is going to be Il good fruit season.
Mr.. II. Z. Johnston was visitor to
Sarepta Saturday evening.
Miss Vertae Mae Logan spent yeSter-
day evening with Misses Lillian and
Lucille Thomas.
Rev. Carl Andrews. of Rocky Mount.
preached an excellent sermon at the
Emma Church yesterday.
Mr.. c. Nj. Malone has just returned
from Shreveport. where he purchased
IL number of excellent farm mules and
horses.
The reporter is informed that the
oil men have leased d block Of land
from Bodcau (beginning at Stroud's
Bridge and extending south and east
to Sarepta. and have put UP $1,000. to
he forfeited in the event of failure to
drill within six months. The block con-
SistS of only few thousand acres.
Quite number Of farmers met at
| Men on the Sth to sign cotton acreage
reduction pledges. That means that
our farmers can plant and tend twice
as much corn as formerly, and that
seems the proper thing to do. Live at
home" is good motto. GOOD EYE.
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Acreage Reduction.

The farmers and business men held
their meeting. as per call. at DeNterS
Hall last Saturday afternoon at 80
o'clock. There was very good at
tendance.
Mr.. y. w. Sentell called the meeting
to order.
Mr.. II. ii. Hearne. of the City Ma
tional Bank of Shreveport. addressed
the meeting on the cotton situation. as
did also Mr.. John Sewall. cotton buyer
of that city. Mr.. &. +. Mays and other
gentlemen of Plain Dealing and sur
rounding country spoke to the same
purpose all for cotton acreage re-
duction.
Quite Il number of farmers signed
the acreage reduction pledges and the
blanks are being thoroughly circulated
and signed throughout North BoSsieI
this week.
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Pleasant Hill Parafrafhs.

Monday. March 1O.-Rain. and more
rail-tOo wet for farming.
Mrs. Il. f. Gleason visited Mrs. 0. +.
Boyd Saturday.
Mr.. Clay DeAIosS was Plain Deal
ing visitor Saturday.
Evans. the small son of Mr.. and Mrs.
$. l.. DeMIosS was sick last Friday.
Little Miss Audrey Gleason is spend
ing few days with her grandmother,
Mrs. Beulah Dennis.
Mrs. Emmette DeNloSs spent Il pleas
ant day Saturday with her mother.
Mrs. \. f. Mckenzie.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. u. Gleason were
guests Yesterday ut the home Of their
son. Mr.. Claude Gleason.
Mrs. Rance was Il pleasant visitor
last week ut the homes Of Mesdame>
J. d.. Il. +. and l. \. Gleason.
Farmers were busy in this vicinity
Saturday hauling hay but they are
| planning to grow feed stuff this veal
and not have to buy it next season
That's the idea.
After il shutdown Of !; few days Mr.
| |. \. Gleason resumed saving at hi
mill Wednesday of last week. The re
| Porter is informed that it will now b.
kept running throughout the year.
Miss Matte DeNIoss and Mrs. Il. I
Mcclure visited Mrs. Bette Barnet
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Barnett wa
sick a-hed part of last week but is nov
! up and about. ALT.
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Around Adner.

Tuesday. March 11.-Severil of our
citizens went to Benton to-day to al'-
pear before the Police Jury in behalf
of better roads.
Miss Myrtle Townsville attended
candy pulling at Princeton last Friday
afternoon.
MesSrs. &. Frank Pease, Ebert De
Ment and Fred Payne We're business
visitors to Shreveport last Saturday.
After stay Of several weeks among
friends Of this community MeSSrs. Ivan
Berry and Luke GlasSco returned last
Friday to their home in Arkansas.
Mr.. Wilson DeNIent is visiting his
father and mother. He has just lately
returned from overseas. Mrs. DeMent
and their little daughter have been
here since November.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ w. Finuf We're visi-
tors yesterday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. +. NickerS. -JACKO.
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Plain Dealing Looked Good.

Some months ago. when the great
war was keeping everybody very busy
in one way or another. Mr. II. L. H1g-
don was recruiting officer for the Du-
pont Engineering Company, and his
business caused him to pass through
Plain Dealing from time to time. While
in the government service he passed
1900 recruits through this town and
every time he took Il look at 1t he
seemed to like it better
The war sort Of sagged and then
quit. along about last November. and
by December 18th he had gotten out
of the government service and located
in Plain Dealing as blacksmith,
NORTHUMBERLAND. hOrseShoer and general
repairer of everything that needed
good blacksmith to repair 1t. Feb
ruary LIST Mr.. Higdon secured his Local
ton just opposite the Cotton Belt
,s,mt and James Garage and has ever
since been making the acquaintance Of
the people Of North BoSSier. shoelnS
their mules and horses and fixing their
AGRICULTURAL implements for the big
crops they are all going to raise tof
everything but cotton) this season.
Every time he finishes job for an ;ip-
nreciative customer the customer sends
him from one to several other cuSto-
mers: so his business is growing fast
as fast as the people find out what
| Il fine workman lie is.
And Mr.. Higdon is Il very pleasant
gentleman to meet, besides. While a
| new man in Plain Dealing. he is not
without friends within call. who can
and do give good account of him as
full of energy enjoying the confidence
IF people who have known him socially
and in IL business way for many years
every inch Il man" Among the new
made friends in North BOSSler. too
there are already people who speak II
as high terms of the work he has done
for them.
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From Red Land.

TueStla, March 11.-ThiS community
was visited by another hard rain last
Friday morning.
Mr.. T.. l.. Garrett was business Wis
itor to Plain Dealing yesterday.
Mr.. w. T.. Mizell left yesterday morn
ing on a business trip to Shreveport.
Mr.. Tilman Johnson. of Zwolle. spent
Sunday and yesterday here with rela-
tiveS and friends.
Misses Jessie Cheshire. Eva and Win
ME Keoun spent the past weekend
with home folks.
Miss Nora Matlock. who has been
teaching at Bolinger. is again at home
with her mother.
Mr.. J. Il. KeOun has been Oh the sick
report the last few days. to the regret
of his many friends.
Visitors to town Saturday evening
were MesSrs. Austin Stampley. Calvin
Hudson and f. l.. Johnson.
The Red Land Graded School closed
yesterday for the term. The teachers
are leaving at once for their respective
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. \. Harrington and
family were guests Sunday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. jesse Adams. of the Heifner set
| Element.
MeSSrS. s. G. Garrett and y. w. Nc.
Kellar. of Plain Dealing. visited rela.
| tiveS and friends in this community
Saturday night and Sunday.
Quite crowd of young folks attend
ed the party given at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. II. &. NIcKe}lar last Satur
day evening. All report Il nice time.
Rev. \. l.. Eddy, Of Buckner, Ark.
filled his regular appointment here Sat
urday evening and Sunday morning
Quite Il crowd attended both services
which were enjoyed by all. The sing
ing class met during the afternoon
and if you weren't there you missed
something Come next Sunday and Sc
what it was. IRISH ROSE
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School Board Procecdinfs.

The ROSSier Parish Schcul Board |
met in extra session OH this. the 18th
day Of March. 1919. for the purpose Of |
adjusting the tax rate with the Police
Jury. making arrangements to have
educable children enrolled. and to pro-
mulsate the returns of the special
school tax election held in District
No. u.
The roll call showed all members
present. tO-wit:
w. +. Council, President, Ward One.
J. w. Wallace Ward Two.
\. w. Sentell. Ward Three.
r. l.. Burks. Ward Four.
l.. II. Bumgardner. Ward Five.
Il. G. Biggs. Ward Six.
After hearing Il statement OF the
financial condition of the school funds
ut present and estimated surplus at
the close of the school year. Il motion
was made and unanimously carried
aholishiny the 1-mill parish-wide tax
and all special district taxes voted for
general school purposes, but retaining
One-half of the special building tax
levied in Districts Nos. Is. 70 and y.
1t was further agreed to ask the Po-
lice Jury for one-half Of the present
.,-i,ill appropriation and levy an addl-
tional u mill special tax. making the
entire school tax 3 mills.
On motion and second, duly carried.
| the Superintendent was authorized to
i,ave the educable census of the parish
| made ut once. he to lie allowed ) cents
| per child if he hires the work done. or
/ cents per child if he does the work
himself.
The Board then went into Il commit
tee of the whole to canvass. tabulate
and prOmulgate the returns OF the
special school election held in School
District no. y on Saturday, February
1. 1919.
After counting the votes and the
amount of property voted i'll said cleo
ton the following reSults was declared
Number of votes for the tax. ii
amount of property for the tax
$39.14O.
Number of Votes against the tax.
amount Of property against the tax
$3.50.
There being il clear majority in boil
number Of votes and amount OF prop
erty for the tax. the election was dc
clared duly carried. and the followin:
rrOces verbal was adopted:
Whereas on February ]. 1919. ut III
election held in School district No. y
Eossi,r Parish. Louisiana faftcr thirt
days ADVERTISEMENT to tax" the sense Q
the qualified voters and taxpayers in sal
district On the question Of voting Sprci;
tax of : mills on the dollar for five year:
said tax to he used for building purposes
and.
Whereas, ut said election, duly IN
legally held. and the returns legally mad
I the property voters and taxpayers voted
!. number and amount in favor Of said tax
therefore.
I. ". r. Council. President Of the 30
sicr Parish School Board. by virtue cf u
authority vested in me- by law, do hcrc
; proc lain and Announce that the result
:! lid election il in faycr If said tax
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-13
One Good Road Soon.

Now that the $4,000 worth of bonds
for Road District No. 3 have been sold
and the State Highway Department
has been requested to advertise for
bids for the construction work on the
Benton. Plain Dealing and Arkansas
Highway. the work ought to begin
soon.
As there was already available for
that work something like $11.! 800. and
as the State is to furnish still another
addition to the fund. it is expected
that about $1OO.OW will he spent on
this road and that may help the
Plain Dealing merchants Il little to get
through the dull summer months.
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The management of the Banner hereby
receipt and returns thanks |,
or the following subscriptions paid in dur
NJ the month of February:
Dr. Il. Logan Arnold. Ian. I. 1920. S1.5O /
:. C. AGgcr. to Feb. l, 1920. ST. 80.
Dr. w. +. Bell. to Feb !. 1920. 30.
l.. II. Eum.artlncr. March l. 1920. 81 80.
r. Il. Hixlcr. to March I. 1920. si.a0.
J. \. EumgarGncr. jr.. to Feb. I, 1920.
\. s. ErGwn. to oct. I, 1920, s..
lion. W. T. Ho.gS. Jan. -. 1920 S1.aO.
J. ~ EoggS to Feb. Il, 1920. S1.5o.
NJ. Roy Iolin.cr. to Feb. L. 1870. S1.,O.
Mrs 4. Il. Hugg. to Feb. i, 1880. So.
Mrs Hcttie IarnCtt Fen. l. 1920. Sl.ao.
i. Nj. Cole. to Jun" |. 1920. s..
Capt. $. :! Caldwell. jr.. Fob. !. 1920 81.
W. y. capliS. to Feb I. 1870. $50.
:. ii. Cochran, to Feb. !. 1920. S!.IO
W. II. Crouch. to Feb !. 1920, S1.tO
II. III. Curry, to March ], 1920. s..
city cafe ,I'lain naling,. to Oct. l.
1913. 81.
Luther ]. Davis. to March !. 1920, 81 30.
j. s. i;uGSon. to Fob. l, 1870, $50.
II. {. deputy. to March l. 1870. Sl.Io.
T.. u. Dean, TO ScEt J. 1919, soc.
j. A. Ford, to Feb. !. 1920. Sl.5h.
Emmett Goodwin, Mrr,h /. i9ao, SI.5o.
g. Garrett to Feb. ], 1870. S1.JD.
Mrs. Lccla Goodwin, Feb. I. 1929, Sl.jO.
H. r. Holloway. to Feb. !. 1920. S1.I0.
IT, l.. IIiydon. to March !, 1920. x1..O.
John w. Hudson March $3.50. $50
q. i. Hughes. to May l. 1915? 4oc.
4, W. Ilrifncr. to Feb. I. 1920. S1.IO
Hr. J. Il; Hail. to Feb. 1. 1920. $50.
H. l.. Harris. to March ], 1920. Sl.:n.
Annie r. High, TO Nov. !. 1919. 81.
Mrs II. y. Johnson. sept. /. 1919. $50.
I',I. 4
$40.
j. :. Kiub-o to June I. 1920. 81.
Mrs Eudo,ia +. Kelly. March /. 1920. s..
Miss Cerinnc kriiy. March I. 1870 81.
H. J. Lcnoir. to March ]. 1920. 81.
Tom Lawson. to March !, 1920 $50.
Leuisiana State Beard Of Health, March
/. 1890. 81.
4. i. Morgan. to March l, 1920: 81.
". J. Martin. to Feb. I. 1870. Sl.3o.
W. H. Martin. to March I. 1870. Sl.ao.
j. H. Mercer. to Feb. l. 1920, S1.1O.
J. =. Mccullcth. to Dtt.s1 1919 81 30.
W. NJ. Mccall. to Feb. II, 1920 $50.
W. j. Mcclellan, to March !. 1920, 81 30
I.oyr McIialc. to Oct. l. 1915? 81.
Joe Ncwsom to March I. 1920. $50.
Mrs. H. L. Nance. to Feb. !. 1921. -.
:. II. Oakley. to Feb. ]. 1920. S1.3o.
f. NJ. Oglcsby. to OF. I. 1919. 81.
Mrs. j. s. Purcell. to March l, 1920, 81
| NJ. Price. TO March !, 1890. $50.
!. Perry to Feb. /. 1920. $50.
/ r. L. itarcr to Feb. !. 1920, S1.Jo.
\ Mrs L. W. Robertson. Feb ]. DO. ).
| Miss Ethel Rogers. to June !, 1919 tac
J. - Rogers. to March l. 1870. s1.'o.
Mrs. cynthia Rogers. to March ], 1920
$50.
rcrni" SmiSson. to Feb. l.. 1920. 81 90
". T. Sapp. to March !. 1920. Si.5o.
| Il. W. Sch ncbcek. to Feb. ]. 1920. 81. 81
/ A. e. Srabaugh. to March l. 1870. 81 ..h
4 l.. a. Taylor to bee i. 1919, %.
r. T.. Thomas. to March l. 1920. 81 30.
W. NJ Morley. to Feb. I. 1920. 81 30.
j. W. Wallace. to Feb. II. 1870 S1.'n.
4. \. Woody, to March !. 1870. sl.'o.
i H. f. Young to Feb. ., 1870. S1..O.
j. l.. Youn,., 10 March l, 1870, $3.50.
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A Family Reunion.

\ OnIFIUUIVU.J
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Evans and chill
dren had IA family reunion few days
ago ut the home of Mr.. J. w. Rodgers.
of Bolinger. Those present were: Mrs.
Dora Harris and Mrs. Willie Tharp. of
Oklahoma City. Okla: Mr.. Oscar Ev-
ans. of Ida: Mrs. Mary Wright, of
Shreveport. and Mrs. John Nuckolls.
of Plain Dealing.
The daughter. Mrs. Jena Rodgers.
entertained them and had Il fine spread
ut noon. which all enjoyed very much.
Mrs. NJ +. Barrett. of Plain Dealing,
sister of Mrs. I. J. Evans. and Mrs.
Maggie TURNKEY also shared the pleas
urCS of the reunion.
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School District No. II. and the Eossicr
Parish School Board does hereby levy Il tax
of ) mills on the dollar for five years, to
be used for building school houses in said
District No. II. said tay to be first col
lectrd during the year 1919 and end with
the year 1913.
This done and signed officially ut Benton,
La. On this. the 18th day of March, 1919.
w. T.. CORNELL. Pres.
Bossier Parish School Board.
There hein. no further business. the
Board adjourned to meet again in reg
ular session Oh Thursday, April 3. 1919.
w. Il. CONNELL, Pres.
ROSSier Parish School Board.
w. A. FORTsON, Secretary.
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Devotional Services.

The first of the week Rev. q. g..
Woodbridge handed the following an
nouncement to Banner reporter:
There will he services at the Plain
Dealing Presbyterian Church next Sun
day morning and evening. Mr.. X. L.
Glassell, of Belcher. has been invited
to he present and present the drive
for benevolenceS for 1919.
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Plain Dealing Department

the making of that road NAV soon be
under way
Mrs. Emmett Wyche spent Tuesday
i'll Shreveport.
Mrs Cleve Burton. of Arkana. is
visiting her mother. Mrs. King.
There was Il large attendance at the
Methodist Church services Sunday ev-
ening.
Mr.. J. +. Pittman. of Old River. was
attending to business in Plain Dealing
Monday
Miss LeSsie DeMoSS. or Shreveport.
spent Sunday with her mother. Mrs.
Marvin DeAIoSS
Mrs. NJ. :. Bolinger and daughter.
Mary Alice. Of Shreveport. spent Sat
urday night and Sunday in Plain
Dealing
Mr.. Nj. Price. the Plain Dealing mer-
chant tailor. spent Sunday in Shreve-
MartZky. He returned home Monday
morning.
Monday was the last day Of the Red
Land School. Some of the teachers re-
signed and the faculty was so much re-
duced in this way that it was deemed
inexpedient to continue the school at
this time
Mr.. J. &. Doles. son of Mr.. X. :.
Doles. of ColiinSburg. who is Il naval
10y lately sent to Fort Lyon. Col. for
hospital duty. is at home on Il fur
lough He will have twenty-five days
ut home
Mrs Sam Sentell. of Dixie. is visit
ing her father-ill-law. Mr.. n. w. Sen
| tell. of CollinSburg. She will spend
some time in Plain Dealing with hel
father. Rev. &. G. Woodbridge. before
returning home.
Mr.. J. \. Ford has within the pas
three weeks sold three 4O-acre tract.
of land lying north and west Of Plail
Dealing = and close in = for $50 pei
acre. 1t is exceptionally good land
One of the forties went to Mr. {. |.
DeAIoss. another to Mr.. J. Perry ant
one to Mr.. l.. :. Mc(iaughey.
Mr. John Stratton. resident 0
Plain Dealing who for d long time la
leen in the employ of Little Rock
Ark. concern. has just finished hi
South Louisiana trip. which kept hin
absent from his home for the past eigh
weeks He claims business is good il
the southern part of the state. MI
Stratton. accompanied by Mrs. STRAIT
ton. left Tuesday for trip to Houston
Texas. They expect to he home by tn
10th.
Mr.. Sollie l.. Never. travelling out q
Shreveport, was greeted by many ole
time friends here yesterday. 1t WA
his first trip in two years. he havin
volunteered at the outbreak Of the WA
and did not get his discharge until til
middle Of January. Mr.. Meyer wel
to training camp at Jacksonville
Fla. went into the service after fiy
months as second lieutenant: was pr
NOTED to first lieutenant. and diSchar
ed as il very fit young soldier. He SAY
he is glad the war is over. glad to q
, back to his old job: and. judging fro
the manner in which his old customer
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were shaking his hand yesterday, they
are as much pleased as he is.

are as much pleased as he is.
Miss Sallie Odom is spending few
days with Mrs. J. Z. Keith.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. James have
moved into the Baird residence.
Mr.. COrbie Allen has accepted Il po-
sition at the Turnkey Wright saw mill.
Mrs. Lula DeNIOSS and Miss Helen
Friend spent yesterday in Shreveport.
Mrs. J. w. Walker went to Benton
Yesterday to spend the day with her
sister. Mrs. J. Il. Rogers.
Misses Myrtle and Brute Rogers. of
the Mot community. were shopping in
Plain Dealing yesterday.
Mrs. Lethe Collins. of Bradley. Ark.
spent the weekend in Plain Dealing
with her mother, Mrs. Brock.
Mrs. Will Lovelady has moved to
Shreveport, where her husband has
been employed for some time.
MeSSrS. Luther Nj. BurkS and Pax
ton Zeigler. both of Rocky Mount were
attending to business in Plain Dealing
| Monday.
Dr. w. F. Bell went to Texarkana.
Ark. Monday night Oh the passenger
train and returned Tuesday afternoon.
having made the trip home overland
in his new car.
DR.. L. \. Keoun returned yesterday
from the Pine Island oil field. He re-
ports that Globe No. l on the Keoul
land is making oil by heads. The well
is not quite to full depth, so it is not
vet known whether it will come in is
guSher. Four other new wells are
being drilled.
Tomorrow night a week 1.-THE Dist
ter's Hall. if all the plans work Out
right = and we think they will !
Shreveport Seven-piece band Of con
siderable celebrity will make Sucl
music as young folks like to dance to
There will he refreshments available
the floor is to he waxed better than i
was ever waXed before. and grea
many out-of-toMn dancers will be in
yited to attend the merry making. /
any who attend fail to have Il goOt
time it will most likely be their owl
fault.
MI John q. Agnew. of Woodlawl
Ills. who was prospecting around ilal
Dealing some weeks ago. and VIII
bought 20 acres of land. located nea
Rol;nger. from BOlinger 4 Company.
expected to come in within Il few day
with il car load of stock and houSehol
goods. He and his family will for til
present occupy IL house on the Bolil
ger stock farm. recently vacated b
:. Mr.. Nj. Roy Bolinger. Mr.. Agnew wi
lesin at once to improve the land b
/. has bought. 1t is part Of the, PURGE
old place and runs up to the south Ell
of the switch at the Rolinger Station
Walker Brothers began work yeSte
! day opening ii ditch and laying pipe
drain the low place in the street lyil
: south of their drug store. 1t is an III
dertaking that shows public spirit an
some of the other business Peep
c might improve the landscape a GOO
: deal by volunteering Il little stree
work Oh thir own account. While
, cannot be said that the streets
: Plain Dealing are bad. still it is tin
that all the big and little bitches tn
I drain the business district should
II cleaned out Possibly this is j
that the city government means to u
dertake at the proper time.