The Washington Republican Washington County Friday February 19, 1897 Ash Creek. News is very scarce in this vicinity. Ross PROCTOR's family are having a siege of the grip. A couple of Ash Creek boys started for Oklahoma Sunday on horseback. Our expert machinist, Jim SMETHERS, has been putting up wind mills for E. H. BORDNER. Little Gilbert GRINDLE has been quite sick with a slight attack of lung fever, but is better at this writing. Uncle Dick COLLINS and family Sundayed with Mr. CADWALLER's. Man GRINDLE Sundayed at home. Omar DAMETZ has the grip and seem to hold it. Lydia and Henry NEMITZ have the grip--in fact we all have it.