The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-02-20
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Mr.. s. y. Morrison, of Ivan, was
among the visitors in Plain Dealing
Tuesday.
Miss Nellie May New, who is teach.
ing the Heifner School, spent Sunday
at home.
Mr.. Allen BOggs, of Shreveport, was
here to spend the past weekend with
Mrs. Boggs.
Mr.. Ollie Boyd, of Pleasant Hill, was
among the visitors in Plain Dealing
last Saturday.
MIR. ]. .. Nuckolls, who lives some
four miles east, was here trading one
day this week.
Messrs. Jim Bounds and Ben Dur.
din, of Rocky Mount, were in Plain
Dealing Monday.
Mr.. Charlie Harrison, jr.. of Shreve-
port, spent Sunday in Plain Dealing
with his parents.
Mr.. Ellis Reynolds, brother Of Mrs
J. Nj. Cornish. was visiting I'm Plain
Dealing this week.
deputy Sheriff Jim Edwards. of Ben
ton was attending to business in Plain
Dealing last Friday.
Mr.. Charlie Iugh. who recently be
gan business in Plain Dealing. has just
moved his family here.
Judge" Clint Childers, Of the Alden
Bridge community. Is reported as ill
but not dangerously so.
Mr. Ellis Morgan. Of Shreveport. was
among those who spent Sunday in
Plain Dealing with friends.
Mr.. Nj. Price. Plain Dealings tailor
paid Shreveport a visit Sunday, return
ing home Monday morning.
Mr.. c. r. Keith. Of HosstOn. man
ager of the HOsston Mercantile Com
lany. was in Plain Dealing Tuesda.
looking after business for the keetl
Estate.
! Mr.. w. l. Sears was 80 far recovered
to be able to be out. The other thret
members Of his family are also conva
descent.
| Mr.. and Mrs. g. H. Curry and chill
dren, of Shreveport. motored to I'lail
Dealing Saturday afternoon and sl,en
| Sunday with Mr.. Curry's mother, Mrs
J. $. Gray.
Mr.. G. L. Mays left Sunday for New
Orleans to attend the Cotton Confer
ence. to which he was sent by til,
farmers. business men and bankers o.
North Bossier.
Lieut., V. V. Wilmington. recent.
from Camp Meade. near Washington
u. C.. came in Thursday night Of las
week for short visit with his cousins
Mr. and Mrs. Webb Martin.
Mr.. Cy Morrison. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
ID. NJ. Morrison. formerly Of Ivan. al
now residing Mt Westdale. was in Plail
Dealing Tuesday ON his way HON,
after visit with relatives at his oil
home. Mr.. Morrison is one of the man
ayers for the Westdale Planting Com
pany. one of the largest such companie
in the South.
Mr.. f. NJ. Graham went to Shreve
port Monday to see his daughter. Mrs
ID. c. Steel, of WINFIELD. who wa
lately operated on for appendicitis Il
a sanitarium in that city. Mr.. Graham
found his daughter suffering from al
attack of influenza, after doing well TO
several days following the operation
= While her condition is serious. Their
are good hopes of her recovery.
Tuesday Mr.. d. Nj. Morrison sold IL
acres of land on Bodcau, fifteen mile
southeast of Plain Dealing, to Miss
issippi lumber company. 1t Is timbe
land and the consideration was $77OO.
Mr.. Levi Lovelady was in Plain Deal
ing Monday afternoon attending t
business. and looking as we'll as evel
Tuesday the news came to town tina
he was very i'll of influenza. Hi
friends are hoping for better new
from him.
Worklnen have been busy for seyera
days preparing the derrick and riggin
at the old discovery well, located o
the Scovell and Gaines land, neal Plat
Dealing. Tuesday they began ptlllil
the AZ inch casing from the well. wit
Il view to making test some 80 fee
above the extreme depth of the vel
At 254O feet. or 2tOO feet. they hope t
get Il flow of oil by pulling the casin
that is thought to have shut 1t off q
that depth when the we'll was drilled
Mr.. :. J. Caldwell has d letter frol
his son. Corpl. Sidney ]. Caldwell. il
who is In France. in which he espresso
serious doubt of his leing able to II
turn to America for several month,
1t would seem that the Army of Occ,
patton being held in Germany is to b
maintained at something like the flu
strength of the division until such tin
as there Is no longer danger of the wa
being renewed. and, most likely. Onl
disabled veterans will get chance I
come home.