Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-24
Argos Correspondence.
BY BRIMSTONE.
ARGOS, IND, April 18th, 1878.

ARGOS, IND, April 10th, 1873.
Mr.. MILLIKAN:
During the past week we have had con,
siderable weather, as well as some rain,
with an occasional sprinkle of snow
thrown in for seasoning. The result is,
there is mud enough for all the roads and
seme to spare. Neither the condition of
the weather, nor muddy roads seem to
have any checking influence however, on
the mania for marryi ng which prevails in
this vicinity
On Monday evening, April 14th, Mr..
David Bawls, and Miss Melvina Kan
am were married at the resldenc of the
brides father in Green Township. On
Thursday, Apri110th Mr. L. W. Mcclure,
of Argos,to Miss Katie Gipe, of Plymouth ;
Infare on Saturday, April 18TH at Mr.
VIM. McClure's, whose estimable lady
prepared for their guests bountiful re
past good enough to "set before the king
or any other man
III the evening the company were troat
ed 20 serenade by the Argos Cornet
Ban d, who were in turn, invited in, to
paltake ofa supper that would tickle the
palate of an opic'ue We learn that the
members Of the Band were somewhat
surprised at tie muniGccnce (?) Of tae
groom 4 T would have met their most
sanguine expectations by way Of renu
meration.
The farmers Club, which met last Sat
urday was largely attended, and quite a
number of names were added to the roll
of members. Their annual election of
officers will come of on the second Sat
urday in Nav, when it is hoped there will
be 4 full attendance Of members.
The spring term of school which com
menced on Tie 7th inst, under the tutil
age of A. North, proved too large for the
accommodations, or the house is entirely
too small for the number of pupils: the
school trustees were in consequence com
pelled to divide the school, and employ
services of Mr.. Jas. Quiyey, who com
meuced his school on Monday morning
This outlay of special funds for rent Of
room, amounting to nearly 500, per year,
should stimulate the people to deter
mination to have new and commodious
school house before another season.
A quarrel was begun in Brockes s.
Raups saloon on Saturday, April 18th,
between Charlie Davis and Cal. Waldo.
resulting in fight in which the latter
came out second BEST" with his face
pounded into jelly.
DR.. c. H. Chase of Bellefontaine, Ohio,
lectured in the NJ E. Church on Monday
evening, April 18th, to large audience On
the science of human life. Laws of
health &c. His lectures are said to be
very interesting, and will be contin ued
for the bal ance OF the week.
River Bank correspondent evieently
envies the Argosonians their prosperity,
by attempting to ridicule their indus
tries. He then pitches into us, in high
ly complimentary p style: thinking per-
haps to completely annihilate US Thank
you friend (stick in the mud) for your
suggestions as to our future employment;
but if we were to go angleing along the
"River Bank" we should certainly bait
our hook for something better than Carr
The Jasper Couty farmers are so much
put out about the congressional steal that
they intend to petition the next Legisla-
changed. They have resolved in their
grange meetings to request our Represen-
tative, Hon. Jasper Packard, to resign, and
nledpe them selves never 10 vote for him,