Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-07-18
Argos Correspondence.
BY BIRTHSTONE.


weeks past, was broken up by fine shower
of rain on Saturday last, which thorough
~ saturated the ground to the depth of
six or eight inches. This has greatly en-
HANGED the prospects for full crops, as we'll
as frightened farmers viSages, it has even
made Democrats look pleasant
The weather continues excessively hot
with Indications for more rain
Farmers done harvesting their wheat,
and have commenced their thrashing
New wheat coming into market at Ito
per bushel.
r. NJ Williams is on hand at his ware
house ready to purchase, at fair prices,
all the wheat that comes into market
We notice since Book d Zeihner have
! been managing the Touring mill. their
custom has been steadily increasing.
Harvey Atkinson is erecting a dwelling
ON east street. We learn that his brother
Jasper L. intends to move to this place
in month or two.
Bucher & Lesley have on hand large
quantity of brick of as good quality as
have ever been manufactured in this coun-
try. They expect to manufacture from
three to four hundred thousand more this
! fall.
Democrats hereabout talk of putting III
nomination Col Tom. Sumner, for J0irt
Representative hoping through the uni
| ted strength Oftheir own party and the
support he would be likely to get from his
numerous personal friends in the Repub-
iican party, 10 be able to elect him over
Il. G, Thayer
| However shabby the Colonel may have
been treated in time past, through section
2 sal 1r,t4r 4ol- l., 10,
man of too much sterling integrity, to sui
fer his Fame to be used, or to accept a
nomination at their hands. When party
has become so unpopular as 10 be driven
to the necessity of nominating men from
the opposite party for the purpose of suS-
tanning their party name. and organiza-
ton it is high time t .at it were gone to
! the ID: and men who would for self
emolument so far prove recreant to their
party, il not to its principles, as to accept
a nomination under such circumstances,
should be consigned to eternal political
condemnation.
The reaper exhibition which came off
on he Lowery farm on rhe 9th inst, was
largely attenped. The machines Oh, exhi-
bition were the Mccormick and Dorsey
reapers, the Clipper, Sherwood and CURLY
mowers. BY unanimous vote Of the far
m Is Club, the Mccormick reaper. and
| Clipper, mower were decided to have been
the best on exhibition. 1t is but fair to
say however, that they all did their work
remarkably well, and in this respect there
was-but little il any difference in the rea-
pers. The facility with which the Nc
Cotmick can be adjusted ioSthe different
conditions of the ground, eioner standing
or fallen; and its being some two hundred
TBS, less weight than the Dorsey, were the
considerations which influenced the Club
in their decision.
The Club at their last meeting decided
to have a blowing match ON the afternoon
of the first Friday in Augest, on the farm
of Merrill Williams. Farmers in gener-
al, are invited, and manufactures in par
ticuiar The latter however, if putting
any plows on. exhibition, will be required
TO take a membership in the Club, by pay
ing the usual fee of one dollar.
There will be called meeting Of the
Club on Friday the 26th inst, at i've
o Clock 2. NJ; a full attendance is desired.
A son of Oscar Lightners (of Green
Township who has been for some time
past in Illinois herding cattle, had an
attack Of stroke ON the afternoon OF
the 9th inst. He was brought home by his
Father, last Thursday morning, but in an
insensible condition At last account
he was doing well, with fair prospect Of
recovery.
Wheat is turning out very well so far
as has been tested by thrashing.
Dir. Hugh Barnhill had one field of
eighteen acres which yielded twenty five
| Bushels per acre. His entire crop made
an average OF 70 bushels per acre, although
some of it was of rather inferior quality
( As our ilinerant Justice WAS leisureIy
/ passing down street the other day he at
tracted the attention Of Gypsy sooth
saver, who after regarding the Squire S
good looks, and reading him attentive
/ " for little while, ENG ired eff a by
/ stander I he (the Esq was not an officer
Of some kind. On being answeredin the
affirmative, she remarked that she was
positive that such was the case, and that
he (the Esp deemed said office, (what-
! ever it might be) of much greater impor-
lance than it really was How is this
/ Squirrel
| Frank Shutdown is again chewing over
! that stale bolona, which Dr. Eaton found
/ some time since on opening his pill baggs
/ The DR.. says that he would have discov-
Tered the bolona before getting in to his
buggy, had it been as heavy as that trunk,
and that if Shutdown don't keep his
hush" he will write up the history of the
trunk, as well as some other little cpl
sodes in the life of Frank.
Walnut pills has given US another man
isfestation of his ignorance, in supposing
our pocket mirror has any resemb lance
to bis pocket flask, of which he gave very
accurate DESCRIPTION of in last weeks Re,
publican.
BY direction of member ofthe Repuh-
! lican Central Committee, we are author
lied TO say tia The Republicans of Wal
nut Township will meet in Argos on
Saturday the 27th inst, at four O'Clock
?. NJ for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the Republican County Conven-
ton, and attending to such other business
as the interests OF the Township may de-
mand.