The Washington Republic Washington County Friday May 18, 1900 Barnes. Leon JOHNSON, head rustler at Dearborn & Sons, moved his family into the OBER building in south Barnes, Friday. Bert WRIGHT plead guilty to one count and was sent to jail for thirty days and fined one hundred dollars. (Note: I think from earlier reading, this had something to do with selling liquor.) Clint HOGUE, our merchant-farmer left for Oklahoma Tuesday for a short visit. Wm. ARGANBRIGHT left town last week. The report he is located in Nebraska. Mrs. Luther SOLT and Miss Nelllie FELT leave today for Topeka by the way of Clifton. A large flock of sheep of about three hundred passed through town Tuesday on the way to Washington. Mrs. J.M. WELLS and Mrs. J.C. McARTHUR visited in the home of Mrs. Bird KEMP last Friday. J.A. BUTLER left for Oklahoma Tuesday where he will start a new bank. J.A. will still make this place his home. Look at the market report column of the different papers of the county and you will see that Barnes is paying from 2 to 3 cents more for butter and eggs. F. R. DIKEMAN is in Topeka this week. Mrs. B. SAGE of Beatrice, Neb., is in the city for a few weeks visiting her sister, Mrs. McARTHUR.