The Washington Republican Washington County Friday July 27, 1900 Divide. Mrs. John S. LEUSZLER spent the day with Mrs. Geo. PENWELL, Friday. Miss Meta VEACH, who has been visiting in Nemeha county for the past six months, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Melvin PENWELL, of Washington, came out Saturday to visit her brother, E.J. WEAKLY and family over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. ARNETT , Mr. and Mrs. Walter BEACH and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer PENWELL spent Sunday with Geo. PENWELL and wife. Miss Anna ETTER of Farmington township, a former teacher of Ash Creek is spending the week visiting on Ash Creek. Dr. F.P. STAPLETON went down to Ft. Scott, Ks., Sunday night as a delegate to the Democratic state convention. Mrs. Bertha STRAIN and two children, of Ashland, Neb., arrived in Washington Saturday night. They are here on a visit to Mrs. STRAIN's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Enos CARSON, of Enosdale, and will remain indefinitely. About fifty young people of Linn and vicinity dedicated the new house of Mr. and Mrs. John RAVEN Saturday night. A fine time was reported. Geo. FOSTER of Washington, and his brother of Ohio, both brothers-in-law of Dr. HAGEMAN, accompanied him out to Ash Creek Sunday afternoon. Ross PROCTOR started for Oklahoma Monday to look up a location. he expects to move his family there soon. Pearl OVERLANDER was initated into the mysteries of the A.O.U.W. at Linn Tuesday night.