The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
CORRESPONDENCE
BIG FORK BITS.


 II. M Fowler made a business trip Go Mena last week.
 l. M. Taylor made a business trip to Aiena one day last week.
 Walter Standridge of Opal visited Saturday night in Big Fork
 ' T Putnam of Haunted Hollow went to Mena Friday on business.
 Miss LCla Chambers of Mena is here visiting Miss Nellie Abernathy
 c. H. Parlement of Cedar Lawn went to Mena last week with cotton
 Lit Abernathy and Mathew Ed wards went Co Mena Friday with hay.
 Mir. and Mrs. Q. ]. Smith are nov ing in the Garrett house near Biz Fork.
 Oliver Earnest and Dave Gorder of Mena were callers in Big Fork Sunday.
 Mrs. John Heath and son. Simon Of Heath Valley traded in Big Fork Monday.
 ]. B. Lilies of Dry Creek worked last week on Grover GoOdner's dwelling near Waters. T. ]. Bell of Jacksonville. Tex. a member of the Cherokee Co.,. is here looking for a location.
 There was party given at the John Dilbeck home Saturday night All reported an enjoyable time.
 w. <. Bates runs his grist mill every Saturday and would grind twice week if trade warrants it.
 Miss Artie Putnam of Haunted Hollow visited Thursday night with Miss Tilda Heath of Butcher Knife.
 Guy Cox of Slatington came to Big Fork last Thursday after a load of cement to build on the road
 Mr. and Mrs. F. z. Reynolds are moving from their farm at Fairview Co George Lilies farm near Stating ton
 MT. and Mrs. II. B. Lilies of Big Creek went to Womble last Friday. taking a load of sweet potatoes and mOlasses.
 Uncle James Edwards has re- turned from Louisiana where he went to visit his son. Willie. one of the army boys.
 Odell. the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Roberts. who has been sick over a month with slow fever, is slowly improving.
 Mrs. Ollie Lawrence. Mrs. Grover GOodner and Miss Fannie Moore of Waters visited one night last week at Big Fork, coming in the Lilies auto.
 George Goodner. one of our old settlers visited the latter part of the week with old friends. His home is at Mt. Ida He has one boy in the Army.
 Mrs. ]. B. Lilies and children of Dry Creek visited Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Lilies daugh- fer. Mrs. Elige Putnam at Haunted Hollow.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. ]. Bates and son. Harold. of Rock Grove visited one night last week with Mrs. Bates par ents. MT. and Mrs s. H. Spake Of
 Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Free and daughter. Miss Della. and Grandma Free of Free Valley. visited one sister. Mrs. .. F. Morphew. of Dry Creek.
 C. W, Hewlett of Mena. accompa- nied by GA. Griffin of St. Joe. Tex, passed thru here Friday Senroute to MT. HfWleltS fRrm on llttlc Ms souri Mr, Griffin is huntine a To- cation in Arkansas.
 C. H parlement ana steDson. Hamp Ahernathv. and4 Arthur Lilies. went one morning last week and caught one raccoon and four DOS sums Idr parlement will soon make shipment of furs.
 A letter from Daniel NJ. Heath. one 0f our army hoys at Camp Beaure- gard La. ilith Engineers. Co. F. slated he is under a quarantine and had been for six weeks, The letter was written November 2i. He states he didn't like fl there as well as Camp Pike ai first. hut is getting better satisfied. He expects a fur ianeah fer q home trip Christmas.
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