The Washington Republican Washington County Friday August 30, 1901 Bryon MARKHAM has bought a farm near Parsons and is there now. His wife will leave here for their new home the first of the week. The son, Howard, will attend school in Holton and the daughter, Laura will go back to the Agricultural College. Last Saturday Mrs. Mary VANKIRK met with a very painful accident at the home of Mrs. Buel ROBINSON's. She was wheeling a baby carriage upon the porch and in some way lost her footing and stepped off the porch. Her whole weight was placed upon one foot in such a way as to break her ankle in several places. Drs. GILSTRAP & OTT were summoned and the fractured bones were reset. Mrs. Vankirk is a very old lady and it is feared that her ankle will never become entirely healed again. Geo. SCHWINDAMAN was here from Palmer Wednesday and left word with this office that he was on his way to the gold fields in Alaska. He ordered his paper sent to Whatcom, Washington. Geo. Schwindaman has been one of the prominent citizens of Palmer for many years, and he will be missed there. For some time he has been in the auctioneer business in the south part of the county and he has had plenty of that kind of work to do. We hope he will find a bag of gold in Klondike, then come back to Kansas to spend it. Attorney Fred SMITH, son of Chas. SMITH arrived here Tuesday from Oklahoma City where he has made his home for the past year and a half. He says he has quit Oklahoma for a while at least and will remain here. Just how long he did not say.