The Washington Republican Washington County Friday May 11, 1900 Ralph PEARSON is taking Miss Isa ALGIE's place in the ALGIE grocery store. Frank YODER returned from Haddam Monday where he visited since Friday. V. T. THROOP accompanied by Miss Maud THROOP drove to Clifton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G.W. BARLEY, of Clifton, were visiting in the city Sunday and Monday. Wm. GRINDLE is visiting his sister, Mrs. Jas. SMETHERS, at Beatrice, Neb., this week. Mrs. D.A. CURL attended the state Sunday school convention at Atchison this week. Mrs. PENDERGRAFT went to Emmons Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Oscar CORRELL. Mrs. J.B. COOKSEY drove over from Emmons Tuesday morning and returned home on the train. Miss Myrtle WEBER was over from Hanover Friday and Saturday patornizing our dressmaker. A. FREDENHALL, who has been visiting his sons in Missouri for some time, returned here Monday. Miss Winifred BALLARD came home last Firday from Oklahoma where she visited her brother and his family. Mrs. S.D. HAWK and her sister, Miss Maggie HARVEY, who has been here for a month, went to Haddam Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charley FOOTE after a pleasant two weeks' visit with the home folks, returned to Topeka last Friday. Miss Maggie GROODY went over to Hanover Monday and assisted Editor CORE in getting out his paper this week. Dr. N.M. SMITH left Tuesday for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as a delegate to the Populist national convention. Mrs. HOFFMAN returned to Haworth Monday evening. Her sick daughter whom she came to care for, is much better. Miss Julia AYRE came to the city Tuesday from Haddam and is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. BROWN. Mr. and Mrs. E. HARRIS of Hubbell, Neb., visited E.L. LARABEE and wife, Sunday. Mrs. HARRIS is a sister of Mrs. LARABEE. Mrs. W.C. SHEELEY is enjoying a visit from her mother of Ohio, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. W.R. SHIELDS, of St. Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. E.E. BENNETT and Mr. and Mrs. C.C. RETHEMEYER spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J.W. BENNETT near Linn.