The Washington Republican Washington County Friday March 1, 1901 Pearl WELLS has a position in Stout & Yoder's grocery store. H. T. BOYD, who runs the Standard Oil wagon, has been a renter in one of R. VINCENT's houses for many years, but this week, the house was sold to J.A. SHAFFER, so Mr. BOYD looked across the street north and saw the vacant lots owned by Mrs. H.M. REED. He concluded he would buy them and did so. Wm. NIMS has the contract of putting up a two story house for him at once. Harry ROOT, solicitor for the Topeka State Journal was in town this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry GROSS and daughter Maggie were down from Linn Wednesday. Mrs. E.W. GRINDLE and Master Gilbert went to Lanham Saturday to visit a few days. Miss Cora WOLF a student in the Academy spent Sunday in her home at Haddam. Miss Ethel MOORE of Fairfield, Neb., is in the city visiting her friend, Miss Rose LEE. Miss Flora ALWIN from near Morrowville is a guest of the R.P. WELLS family this week. W. CALVERT the watchmaker, has some more of those matrimonial, conjugal gold rings. If you get one make your hymenal happy the balance of your life. They are for sale very cheap. A report came here from Linn, and Palmer to the effect that the joints in both towns had been closed within the past few days. No smashing was done, nor prosecutions commenced. It was through the pressure of public sentiment. Last Friday evening the 20 Century Club was pleasantly entertained by Miss Enola EVANS in the house of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. EVANS. Tuesday evening Miss Rose LEE entertained the young ladies in her home complimentary to her firend, Miss Ethel MOORE. Earnest BALLARD and wife of Perry, O.T. who have been in the county visiting friends and relatives, left for their home Wednesday. Mr. BALLARD is a son of Hon. D.E. BALLARD and was born in this county. He likes Oklahoma. Hereafter he and his wife will be readers of the Republican. Walter and Resin DARBY returned from their southern trip last Saturday. Walter intends closing his store here the 16th of this month and will then pack up and go to his new location in Indian Territory. Resin did not like the country down there, he prefers Washington County. A.A. SCOTT who has been running the poor farm for the past six years, was in town Tuesday and announced he would vacate the poor house the following day and move on his farm near Kimeo. Mr. SCOTT has been a good keeper of the poor farm. He has not got rich in the six years he has been there, but has made and saved some money.