The Washington Republican Washington County Friday February 22, 1901 John AYRES and family will soon leave Washington for Fremont, Neb., where Mr. AYRES will engage in the implement business. About March 1st he expects to leave. Mr. AYRES is an implement dealer of no little experience, having traveled on the road for years selling implements as well as running an implement house in David City, Neb. Fremont is a town of about six thousand inhabitants, and not far from Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. AYRES are among our best citizens and people regret that they have decided to leave. Mr. AYRES has held a positiion in the First National Bank for some time and at this time it is now known who will succeed him. Mrs. C.L. TAYLOR returned from Concordia Monday. J.A. TOTTEN went to Day, Saturday returning Monday. Blanche and Ollie WATSON were down from Morrowville Saturday. Mrs. Hez BARNES accompanied Grandma CRAWFORD to White Hall, Ill., this week. Miss Charlotte AYRES returned home Wednesday from an extended visit in Iowa. Miss Alice STOKER spent Sunday in her home at Morrowville, returning Monday. Miss Bess YODER who has been at Haddam assisting in the post office returned home Saturday. James JONES, janitor for the court house, took a business trip to Greenleaf Tuesday, returning the same day. Mrs. Chas. COLLINS and Miss Elsie THROOP went to St. Joseph Tuesday for the purpose of selecting their stock of spring millinery. Frank BLACKBURN returned to Rocky Ford, Colo., last week. Frank has been making his home in this city for the past two years with his grandfather, H.C. SPRENGLE.