The Washington Republican Washington County August 24, 1900 Charles FOX was confined to his home several days this week owing to sickness. J.G. GEORGE says he is rich in oats this year. He threshed this week and says his oats yielded more than 50 bushels to the acre. A.F. MARTIN of Atchison, who is the state agent for the Soldier's Orphan HOme, was here this week. He said the institution had 155 orphan children, ranging in age from 3 to 15 years, and he wanted to find home for them. He said if any persons wanted to adopt a child, to write at Atchison for address E.H. HILLIS, superintendent of the home. While in town last Monday Frank LAMPE favored this office with a pleasant call. He informed us that the hail last Wedneseay night played great havoc with the fruit and crops in the vicinity two or three miles southeast of here. On Mr. LAMPE's place considerable fruit and many acres of corn was completely destroyed. The lightning killed a fine steer for Mr. Lampe the same evening. Mr. Lampe says this is the third time that hail has destroyed what were seemingly bright prospects for a good crop. Miss Faith ANDREWS desires to announce that she will organize a class of piano pupils the first week in September. A.H. STOUT moved into the property formerly occupied by T.E. PURCELL, Monday, E.A. VINCENT moving into the house vacated by Mr. STOUT which he recently purchased. One day last week C.FLENNIKEN go the contract for furnishing 50 tons of the Rich Hill coal to the schools for $3.65 delivered. He also got the contract for 120 tons furnished to the county of the same coal at the same price. Miss Hannah BLACKSTONE left here Tuesday over the Mo.Pac., for Hagerman, N.M. She has been here about a year visiting and taught a term of school. She will teach school in New Mexico and likes the work as well as the country. Her father was once surveyor of this county. Mrs. Lizzie SMITH who was Miss Lizzie SCHWINDEMAN, and for some time a clerk of A. OBERNDORFER then in the Racket Store, is now on her way to Klondike. She left here more than a year ago and went to Washington where she married John SMITH, formerly of Palmer. Mr. SMITH had been to Klondike before he was married and got a claim, and they will live in Dawson City.