The Washington Republican Washington County Friday March 8, 1901 Miss Emma WILLIAMS and Miss Mary SWOBODA, students in the Academy, went to Hanover Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. F.A. CARTER went to Kansas City Tuesday. Mr. Carter went to buy furniture for his new store. Washington might have had another big fire Thursday night. About 10 o'clock smoke was noticed coming out of HOLLOWAY's hardware store and TEMPLE's restaurant. After a desperate fight the fire was put out. Its origin is a mystery. It started in a partition between Holloway's tin shop and Temple's kitchen. C.L. MYERS, of near Haddam, a brother-in-law of C.H. PEIRCE, has bought the Jackson land near the Academy and he and Mr. Pierce have formed a partnership and will deal in real estate, loans and insurance. They have rented the rooms over the Washington National Bank formerly occupied by Dr. HOLLOWELL. Give them a call if you want anything in their line. Miss Ethel MOORE after a pleasant visit in this city with her friend Miss Rose LEE, returned to Farifield, Neb., Saturday. Dr. W.S. RUNKLE was called to Ohio the latter part of the last week on account of the death of his father. He is expected home today. Theo. BEDKER and family and Leon FISK, of Linn, started Tuesday for Yakima, Washington, where they expect to make their future home. Miss Sarah McWILLIAMS was down from Morrowville Wednesday. Miss McWILLIAMS has a position as clerk in Mr. HAWES' store in Morrowville. Mr. and Mrs. SNOOK arrived in the city this week from Illinois and will make their home here, having purchased the COLE property in the northwest part of town. Mr. and Mrs. D.K. KIERBURTZ, who have been here several weeks visiting the HILLABRANT family, left Tuesday for Seattle, Washington. They expect to start for Alaska next week where they will make their home for a year or two at least. Darby's Store. There has been a new turn of affairs at Darby's store in the past week which will continue the old reliable store and G. ELLINGER and his partner will not come here to put in a department store. Last Saturday afternoon P. DARBY purchased the stock of goods of his son, W.G., and will continue with the business. Walter DARBY will not move to Inidan Territory now as he contemplated doing, but will remain and work for his father in the store for a time. He says he expects to move to the new territory in tim to put in a fall stock of goods there.