The Washington Republican Washington County Friday January 25, 1901 W.G. DARBY and Dr. H.D. SMITH returned from Oklahoma and Indian Territory last Monday where they had been looking for a new location. they found one and will locate in Chickasha, Indian Territory. Chickasha is a good live town near the Texas border and is a division on the Rock Island road with a population of 3, 800. Not only will Walter DARBY and young Dr. SMITH go there, but Dr. N.M. SMITH and his entire family will go also. Mr. DARBY has advertised his stock of goods at cost for the next 60 days, and what goods are not sold he will pack and ship. the Darby store is one of the oldest in Washington and Dr. SMITH is one of the pioneer doctors of Washington. Mrs. Winifred CAMPBELL closed her school last Friday. In the afternoon a nice program was rendered which was listened to by an apreciative audience of patrons of the district and the scholars of the Rock school. At the close of the entertainment scholars and visitors alike were treated with nuts and candy by the teacher. Everybody wished her well. Monday Miss BILLINGS took charge of the school and will weild the rod of correction for the next four months. Mrs. COLEMAN and Mrs. McCALL of Washington were visiting Saturday with Mrs. Mary CAMPBELL. J.W. GRAVES went down to Doniphan county Monday to visit relatives and friends and to attend the wedding of his nephew. Mr. and Mrs. H.F. NEMITZ spent Monday evening at J.S. LEUSZLERS. E.W. GRINDLE and H.F. NEMITZ made a business trip to the western part of the county Monday. Charlie WILSON who left this place about a year ago to accept a position in a lumber yard in Iowa, will return next month and hold down his old job in P.C. SWAN's grocery. Miss Maud COX who resigned her position as school teacher of the Howard school on account of ill health, is rapidly improving, and will in a few weeks resume her position at the same place. John MALABY, living 3 miles north, judged that the soil of his farm would make brick and sent a sample of the same to the Coffeyville Brick and Fire Co., at Coffeyville, Kan. They were very favorably impressed with the developments of the soil and sent a specialist here to visit Mr. MALABY and still further investigate the soil. The specialist took a second sample which he ground fine and pressed it in a dry slate taken from moles and burned in a kiln and the result is a beautiful model finishing brick composed of a red and gray shade the surface of which is perfectly smooth and can be polished as smooth as wood. The Coffeyville Brick and Fire Co., highly recommend the developments as a valuable trimming and building material.