Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
Argos Correspondence.
ARGOS, IND, April list, 1878
BY BRIMSTONE.

NJ r. M ILLIKAN:
Persons, who from the sunshine of yes
terday were anticipating as pleasant spell
of weather" have been completely April
fooled"
The notice given by your travelling cor
responder, {Chapman) in last weeks RE-
PUBLICAN, of the business and business
men of our town, though fattering, is BY
no means oyer-drawn Both OR mer-
chants and mechanics are men of energy,
and good business qualifications, and are
doing more lively business than is COM
monty done at this season of the year.
Judging from the crowd of people who
throng the stores FROM day to day, and lhe.
sounds of busy industry we hear on pass
Ing the works shops of our mechanics,
they certainly have no reason TO complain
of dull times.
1t is we'll worth the while of any per
son visiting Argos, 10 look in on ihe
pump factory, operated by the Manujacsur-
ing Company. The boring, morticiDg,
dressing and trimming, all done by ma
chinery, and requires eight to ten hands
to run this part of the business success
fully. These pumps, will recommend
themselves to any person who viii take
pains to examine their mechanism, and
test the ease with which they work, and
their capacity for throwing water.
Mr.. Achilles North, we under stand, has
been employed to teach cur spring and
summer term of school. This selection
of a teacher will doubtless give general
satisfaction. School will commence on
Monday, April 18th.
Notwithstanding the prediction Of
some, that the sugar, making season
would be very inferior" those who are
giving it their attention, report it remar-
kably good, with fair prospect for its
continuance for some weeks.
From the melting snow, and the re
cent rains, the roads are IN a horribly bad
condition. Persons who would fancy
worse ones, should move to a clayey
country.
The ground has not been entirely free
from snow, since about the Goth of Octo.
Der last
j. l.. Atkinson says, ne can give any
one fits from Grown to SOLE" and desires
all who want to purchase an outfit of
clothing, to call at their store, in the Odd
Fellows building, on Walnut street, and
satisfy themselves as to the style, quality
and price.
Our neighbors of Walnut, are some
what elated over the prospects of the At
lantic & Chicago Railroad, being located
through their town, and from a converse
ton we recently had with one of the
directors, we are of the opinion that their
anticipations are likely to be realized.
This road will undoubtedly be construct
ed within very few years, and if located
as present prospects would indicate, will
be far greater detriment to Argos, than
benefit to Walnut.
On recent visit to Rochester, we heard
a great deal of com plant among the bust
ness men, of unusu ally dull times" and
| from what we couhl observe, were of the
opinion that their complaints were not
groundless.
We are under obligations to friend in
Nebraska for recent copy of the Adam,
County, (Neb.,) Gazette, from which we
learn that the tide of emigration is setting
strongly in that direction. Fifteen thou
sand persons are reported to have crossed
the Mississippi river, and settled in Ne.
braska, in the last fifty days Among
others whose names are mentioned, are
Messrs Ball, Creager and Robinson, of
Kosciusko County, Indiana.
Imploring the pardon of our friend,
(Stick IN tie Mud on the banks of Yellow
River, for reporting items outside of our
corporation, we will desist for the pres.
ent. B.