The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-03
BIC FORK BITS.

The singing here Sunday was a success
 Mrs NJ M. Hendrix went to Big Fork Friday
 Dad Norton of Missouri Falls was in Big Fork Friday
 F. z. Davis of Butcher Knife was in Big Fork Monday.
 Miss Ossie Bates visited in Dry creek Vaiiey Friday
 James Coughran of Mill creek was in Big Fork Monday.
 We are needing rain. but not so badly as other points.
 Lit Abernathy of Dry creek was trading in Big Fork Friday.
 George Lilies of Dry creek was trading in Big Fork Tuesday.
 D. D. Heath of Heath valley was trading in Big Fork Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. John Miller of Heath valley have removed to Starkey.
 w. c. Benson of Fairview farm lost a fine Jersey COW last week. Alder were in this vicinity Monday
 Mathew Edwards of Dry Creek went to Mena Monday with lumber. i Q. J. Smith, who went to Kansas few weeks ago, returned to Big Fork.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Heath and son Clark, and Miss Dovie Heath visited at the Eli Heath home in Big Fork Sunday.
 Prof. J. M. Peace of the Magnolia Agricultural school was in Big Fork Thursday.
 Prof. R. L. Thompson visited Sat- urday night at the H. B. Lilies home in Dry creek. Andy Sims of Heath valley went to Womble Wednesday to meet two of his brothers.
 Miss Pearl Bates visited last Tuesday night at the G. w. Beck home at Sulphur.
 Mathew and Mark Vandiver of | Folks creek are visiting friends and relatives at Big Fork.
 MT. and Mrs E. A. Heath visited with Mir. Heath's parents in Heath valley Saturday night.
 Miss Katie Bates of Big Fork vis- ited with Miss Linnie Lilies of Dry creek Tuesday night. Mrs. John Steel and daughter. and Miss Bulia Rash of Heath valley were in Big Fork Friday.
 John and Levi Heath of Mack s creek are working at the Henry Lewis shingle mill this week.
 James Lilies of Dry creek went Monday to Opal, to help build g home for Monroe Standridge
 Misses Katie and Artie Bates of Big Fork visited at the Tom Spakt home at Sulphur "Wednesday night.
 w. S Bates brought ill fine swarm of bees from the woods Fri day The tree was found by his son Mack.
 l All remember the picnic at Bi. Fork August l2. There will b, speeches by several and plenty oi ! music
 Uncle Pink Davis of Butcher Knife went across the mountains tI the mining camps with supplies 0I :, Monday
 ! Mr. and Mrs. $. Y. geath and son .4U. S.. of Heath valley visited wit Mrs. Heath's parents of Dry creel Saturday night
 Mrs. Lola Thompson and childrel spent from Friday till Monday witt her parents, MT. and Mrs Henr. Lawrence of Waters. ] W. A. Lilies and W. L. Bates of Bil Fork went to Watkins Mill at Cane, Monday Co get lumber and iron there they weut to Mena Mrs. Nancy Ann Hendrix and chil dren who went to Brinkman. Ok about three months ago have re turned to Heath valley
 James Lively, who was maxim! slaves at Big Fork, was called Fri day to the bedside of his sister Miss Vida Lively of Slatington. Misses Linnie and Lulu Lilies O Dry Creek. Miss Daisie Lewis of Bi! Spring. Inez and Vina Fowler O Big Fork. visited in Heath valle! '. Friday night.
 A letter from Mr. and Mrs. Docl Long. of Kansas. was received las week by Joshua Abernathy. Mrs Longs brother She reports tha nearly everything there is burned 'lup,
 We have a large school at Bi. i Fork. Prof. R. L. Thompson whC teaches from the fourth grade up has 47 pupils, and Prof. Troy Cor ley who teaches the first three grade has 66,
 papa's Helper.