The Washington Republican Washington County Friday June 29, 1900 Saturday of last week we received a letter from Galena stating that John BLOSSER had recently married. The same day we learned from another source that Mrs. BLOSSER, his former wife was also married. She lives in Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. BLOSSER lived here for many years, but a little more than a year ago he left for Galena and his wife went to Nebraska. She got a divorce in June and married her third husband, he married his third wife. This week T.E. PURCELL, dentist, sold out to G.A.BAKER, of Greenleaf, who will take charge of the office here July 10. Mr. PURCELL will move to Kansas City and establish a practice there. He is an excellent dentist and has built up a large practice here, and his Washington friends will regret to have him move away, but hope for his continued success. Mr. BAKER is well known and has won the reputation of being a first class dentist. T.H. EVES and wife have been out to Formosa, Jewell county, the past week where Mr. Eves will enter into business with G.G. HILL. They expect to put in a large store building and stock it up well, besides putting in a bank. Mr. Hill already has a store there and he is considered a good merchant. Mr. Eves is no stranger to the banking business, having worked for a number of years in the Washington National Bank, and later on he and A. W. MOORE started a bank and run it for a number of years, all the time prospering, and their bank was in good condition when they decided to quit business. Mr. Eves has a fine home here and we understand he will make Washington his home and stay at Formosa as a place of business only. Dr. COX, of West Plains, Mo., was here this week on a visit and attending to some business matters. For a number of years he was one of Washington's prominent physicians, but he retired from the practice of medicine a number of years ago and is now owner of a fruit farm in Missouri. He is looking well but his hair and beard is considerably gray now. The business that called him here was the sale of his residence property just east of the school house and last Saturday W.L. ALMACK purchased the property. We understand Mr. ALMACK will repair the house considerably, make some changes and fix up a fine home.