The Washington Republican Washington County Friday May 25, 1900 Throop. Miss Ollie DOWNIE, of Center, visited her friend Miss Bertha GUY the latter part of last week. As Mr. ROBBINS in company with his hired man was returning home from Throop in attempting to cross the stream about one mile north, had the misfortune to have his team and wagon swept up by the current off of the bridge into the stream drowning one of his horses. Miss Emma FRAZIER arrived Saturday and will spend some time in caring for her mother. Miss FRAZIER is a trained nurse and it is hoped under under such skilled care the pain and suffering will be greatly aleviated and in a short time Mrs. FRAZIER will be greatly improved. Mrs. Mary CAMPBELL is again on the sick list. The home of Will, Frank and Emma MYERS was destroyed by fire last Thursday afternoon. The house and all of its contents was a total loss, nothing being saved. As there was no one at home the origin of the fire is not known. This house was among the oldest houses in this community, it being built by Mr. LOWER on his homestead, so we are informed. Mrs. Mary PRUITT still continues to be very ill. This is painful news to her many friends. She has been unable to sit up for the past four weeks. A. WOLF brought his son-in-law O.P. STEELE, up home Sunday and incidently attended our Sunday school. Mr. WOLF was superintendent of this school some 13 years ago but on SUnday he saw but few in attendance that attended the Sunday school then. Mr. STEELE had been in attendance to the convention in Topeka and was much pleased with his stay in that city, but he did not have the same experience that some of the Washington men had.