The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-11-17
Plain Dealing Department


and that, with sweet potatoes on the
side, will be the next thing in order.
Mr.. John Crabtree, of Bradley,
Ark, was visitor here last Friday
night.
Another good lyceum number Is
booked for Plain Dealing next Monday
evening.
MIR. w. L. Swindle, now having
employment at Bossier City, was a
weekend visitor with his family.
MIR. and Mrs. Jesse Ray Cochran
spent Sunday here with their sisters,
Mrs. Hinkle Stroud and Mrs. Clifford
Wright.
Uncle Frank Mcclellan Of Cotton
Valley, spent the weekend with his
son, Ivy, returning home Monday
| morning.
Little Misses Catherine Swindle
and Mary Helen Herndon spent the
weekend in Shreveport as guests OF
friends and relatives.
| MIR. Fred Cornish, who has been
employed in the oil field near Houston,
Texas, for some months. is now with
his parents, who reside here.
MIR. and Mrs. Clea Campbell, Of
Shreveport, spent Sunday in Plain
Dealing as guests of Mrs. CampbelPs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Wright
MIR. Willard King, in company with
| Mrs. Howard King and her little child,
all of Shreveport, spent Saturday night
and Sunday here with their home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ID. Demoss have
moved into the home recently occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Flowers and will
begin housekeeping. Later they will
be joined by Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Adger.!
MIR. Joe Flowers. now employed on
the Bienville Democrat, at Arcadia,
has removed his family to Shreveport,
where he will be able to visit them
more often. They left the latter part
of last week.
| Preparations for the entertaining
of the delegates who are expected
when the Older Boys and Older Girls
Conference is to be held here-Novem-
Der 25th, 26th and 27th-are being
made. A large delegation of Parish
Sunday school workers is expected.
Stock water has become an object
to nearly every one in the surrounding
country Mr.. s. III. Matlock, residing
near Mot, and his neighbors are at
present having to haul water more
than two miles to their hogs-some-
thing almost unheard Of in that section
Of country.
Miss Lillian Brock returned home
the first of the week from an extended
! visit in FL Dorado, Ark, and Shreve-
port. While in FL Dorado, Miss Brock
; was guest of her sisters and during
her stay in Shreveport, which included
the State Fair dates, she was guest
; of Miss Mildred Kerr.
Fl The, Women's Auxiliary Of the
Presbyterian Church met in business
meeting at the Manse Tuesday after.
noon at $50 O'Clock. The meeting was
opened with prayer by: Rev. H. j
McGehee, and the payment Of dues
| was made. Some business was dis
cdssed, but no definite plans will BIZ
made until the next meeting.
Mrs. ]. L. Northcott had as guests
last Friday her sister, Mrs. &C. F. De
Mond, and cousin, w. S. Ely, of Shreye
port, who were accompanied by Mis-.
Clyde Kupp and Mr.. Joe Welt. The.
came up to see the ball game, but were
| disappointed. Miss Kupp was former
Bradley, Ark, girl and called on he
/? old friend, Mrs. Ada Startling.
! Bill Adams, colored porter on TIL
! local Cotton Belt passenger train 70
! the past twenty-five years, and who
because of his obliging disposition, wa
I a general favorite with every one win
came in contact with him, accidental,
\ dropped a pistol at his home in Lewis
] Vile, Ark, last Saturday night, th
I pistol discharging and killing him Al
most instantly.
II Last Saturday afternoon larg
I crowd gathered on the street in from
Of the lower block Of business house
to witness an auction sale Of a tri1
2 pair of mules, wagon and harnes.
Quite a bit of interest was manifesto
! by the bidders, and by the time th
I! hammer was dropped by the auctionee
| the bid had reached $1S5-Mr. A. Kell
! being the highest bidder.
ii The low-down bass Of the iron
| bone, the high notes Of the cornet, th
I picking Of guitars and the pleasin
I notes of violin and, last but not. leas
I the uncultured voices Of the entir
party of midnight serenaders SCENE
! to bestir the population Of town Armi
tice night. Uptown and downtown, o
] the East Side then on the West Side
! everywhere-this little band Of pair
! otto joymakers wandered with the
! little improvised home town band ju!
I as the clocks were approaching tt
twelfth hour and the closing anniye
I sary Of the day that three years ae
| brought SO much happiness to wa
I sick world.
I An Authority.
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