The Washington Republican Washington County Friday February 28, 1896 Linn. Grandpa BARNETT has been pretty sick the past past week but is improving now, we understand. May LEUSZLER has just closed her school at No. 8. We do not know whether May will join her husband, who is keeping a barber shop in Kansas City, Mo., immediately or not. We expect Frank feels rather lonesome down there in that little burg. Fred HOERMAN met wtih a serious accident last week, while endeavoring to fill a sack with grain from the elevator. He had mounted a ladder to arrange something about the tin spout which conducted the grain when the spout came loose and he lost his balance. A team and wagon was driven near the elevator to receive the grain and when he lost his balance he fell at their feet, and the spout fell upon them scaring them badly, and they started to run. Mr. Hoerman escaped with a broken arm. Last Friday night or rather Saturday morning the depot here burned to the ground. No one has any idea as far as we know how the fire started. Everything was lost. It is not known whether the contents of the safe was injured or not as it has been sent to Kansas City to be doctored. SELBY now resides in a wheeless box car. He says he has no idea how long he will have to stay there. He seems very comfortably located.