Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04
Argos Correspondence.
BY BRIMsroNE.

ARGOS, IND, July 2, '72.
Frmers cutting their wheat.
Oats cutshort by the drouth.
Corn Going well where the ground is
kept stirred
Potatoes needing rain
A good time to gather potato bugs.
Fine showers passing both North and
South; but falling to put in an appearance
here.
Ground very dry-weather excessively
hpt-Thermometer so to So in the shade.
A good time for sun stroke: but a bet
ter one to sit or lie in the shade and KEGS
cool.
Measles still prevalent, and some to
spare.
Reaper exhibition to come off to-mor-
row 3D. inst, on the farm of Jas. Lowery
near Argos. Merits of contesting ma
chimes to be left to a vote of the Farmer S
Club
A. Y Toast, and Samuel Helsel, each max
ing Improvements to the town in the
form OF dwellings,
The Thompson brothers, are doing a
.iiying business here having driven sew
eral Iron pumps, which give good salts
faction
Fruit dropping from the trees, in con
sequence of the drouth ana hot weather
Greeley stock on the decline-Democ-
racy got the blues
Prospects for rain growing beautifully
less-weather getting hotter, potato bugs
more numerous.
The picnic, which came off yesterday,
on the premises OF Judge Packer in Ful-
ton county, was very pleasant affair
The "toe shaking" is said TO have been
decidedly entertaining and was kept uI
until midnight. The Judge has the most
commodious, as well as convenient barn
in the surrounding country In work
manship it is model of perfection, and
was Constructed under the supervision oi
Mcclure and Tribby, Of Argos
! Walnut blood was again shed last Sun
day evening; and a citizen of that place
who is noted for his tieetness OF foot, ano
the facility with which he can get dowI
stairs, was treated TO pair of goggles
which considerably obstructs his vision
I he affrav is said TO have grown out o
an cid offcnce
Mrs. David Kei h htw, has just returned
from England, where she has been fo
the past two or three months, on vis
among relatives and friends.
Walnut Pills, in his last efi'usion will
reference to oufself; winds up with til,
following quotations from Burns.
''Oh for some friendly power to gae us,
That we may see ourselves as others see us"
/ We would inform Mr.. Pills. to reliev,
his solicitude in our behalf; that we usa
ally carry a pocket mirror, and wouls
suggest as particularly appropriate in HI
case the following: w here ignorancei. /.
bliss, 'twere folly to be wise
Mrs. French has ag; in taken charge O
her class here, from wlich duties she has
been detained, in consequence of the i'll
ness of her little ward.
Mr.. J. 5. Bender, who was announced
to address the citizens of Argos and vi
cinity, this evening on the politi ,al Ton
les OF the day, spoke ior about one hcu
to mixed audience of Republicans anC
/ Greeley fusionists. After passing briefly
under review, the acts of the different DO
litical par les, for the past ten years, ;nC
strongly contrasting their record Ii,
passed on the present principles and DO
! litical issues OF the day
The speaker was attentively listened te
by both parties.
OF course there was some grumblins
among the Eusionists subsequent 70 HI
I speech; but this is = privilege that shoult
be volchsaf7d to thea, they are neVe
likely to be in position to do any thin.
more than grdmbe L.