Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-10

Its Past, Present and Future.

During the latter part Of week before
last, we paid flying yisitto Hrgos and was
much pleased with the'general prosperity
and prospects of the place. One, 70 hesr
Argos spoken of as little village" with |
out seeing it, would have but small idea
of tho importance Of the place as point
of commerce and the extent OF It's ousi-
ness. Il Is pleasantly situated on high
bluff, the principal part Of the town OF
the west side of the G. ca L. Railroad,
some eight miles south of Plymouth and
contains about seven or eight hundred IN
trhabitants 1t was first laid out as a town
in 1916, by John Flake and M. L. Smith
md was called Sidney In honor OF Sidney
Williams, now diseaced; but its name
was subsequently changed to that OF Ar
Cos by the Post Office department at
Washington, in consequence of the name
of Sidney occurring SO frequently on the
Post Office list.
Although the town was laid cut, aud
the original plat recorded in 1876, the
first house was built IN 1857 and was cree
ted by VIM. Nichols and stiIl stands as q
relict and memento of the man who, you
might say, haid tie corner stone and foun-
dation of what is now thriving village
and what one day will, II IT continues to
develope itself and its resources in the
future as 1t has in the past, be an enter
prising city. From 1857 until 1862 1t
made no advance towards that en,inencc
TO which il has now attained as point OF
commercial Importance, with the excep-
tiuns of few small buildings erected in
the interim existing between those years.
Since 1860 it has made rapid strides in the
way of ilnpr5veulshts and several addi-
tons have been added to the original plat,
all Of which are now rapidly building up;
and judging from the prices asked aud re-
) ceiyed for real estate, and the ready sale
9 thereof we should say: that as a business
' point il is not exceIled in Northern lrti
e ana. As lumber point, We doubt whe'h
2 er il has ain equal in the county. Slough
e e Moore. successors 10 Rsilsback, Pick
IA eril 6 Boggs, are new firm. They arr
= re-arranging their mill and preparing to
c do all kinds of work IN their line. They
l. pay the highest market price in cash fo
logs; and from our personal acquaintance
with this firm, we can say they are gen
tlemen every way worthy of public conn
l. deuce, kind, affablc and obliging. Hui
s. Bro, also, run most excellent mill an'
o do an extensive business. II has hrs
n class grist mil, owned and run by Hense
e & Book, which does an extensive bust
cess in both merchat. akd custom work
N and has a reputation second to none II
the country. The N. E. Church has
a fine edifice and large congregation.
IL The professions are represented by sew
'e en- physicians-all ready and willing q
y you haye the stamps) to help you shutii
. of this mortal coil with as much ease a
ii possible, and in the latest fashion an
I most approved style. We believe tn
= place can boast of no lawyer, thing tia
speaks well for the good behavior oil II
10 citizens; but it bas the next best thing,
10 saloon, how well IL is patronized we al
~ =, unable TO say. gbe town aud countr
ne supports one very excellent Photograp
III Gallery; and maintains three very fine Dr
~ Goods Stores, besides three Grocery an
- Provision Stores, prominent amo ,g whic
M are Wolf 81 Goldsmith, who have ju
in opened a new establishment OF that kin
!, aud are not only seiliag good and chea
~ groceries to their customers but are pay
as ing tue highest market price, in cash. 70
he all kinds of country produce. 1t, ais
has one Hardware Store, which would &
~ honor to a pace of ruch more pre,e
IN sions than 10 which Argos aspires. IL III
as two Drug Stores and one Merchant Tia
- lor.
In the mechanical branch OF iudustr.
In Argos is as weh represented both in Ia
d. ent and numbers. If not better, than ar
other village Of like population in Indian
NC II has a Masonic and an Odd Fellow
81. Lodge, ooth oil wh 'ch are I'D p'ospe'o
- condition.
y. The town of Agos Ia surrounded by
w. country, unsurpassed for productiyene'
in this or any other State, and is capat
co. of supporting a town of much great
". proportions than any now within
- limits of Marshall Sc1nty.