Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-30
ARGOS CORRESPONDENCE.
BY BRIMsToNE.
ARGOS, ND, April sSth, 1874.

Inc Ladies temperance crusade was
opened up here last week, by calling
meeting ut the NJ f. church on Wednes-
day eve. which was largely attended. Some
representative ladies from Plymouth
were p,esgut, whose names we have fail
cd To learn. Several gentlemen were
called on, who made short addresses in
behalf of the cause, among whom were
Rev. b. l.. Dickson, Rev. j. Nj. Van
Arsdel, A. J. Wickizer and Ii. Atkinson.
No regular organization was effected and
meeting adjourned until Sunday, p. NJ, at
which time the ladies perfected tn cir or
ganization and made other preliminary
arrangements tor future operations.
What the programme will be, has not yet
transpired. We understand however they
do not intend TO vi 1T O ur friend Joe, who
has been at considerable pains in tiding
things up about his premises, TO give
them proper reception.
Wheat in this vicinity is looking re-
markab!y fine; but in the clay soil east,
and the more sandy soil west of here, this
is not the case; the winter having proved
more injurious. Notwithstanding the
backwardness of the season, farmers have
their spring work well advanced, and will
DC in readiness for corn planting by the
time the ground is warm enoug to gerrli-
nate the seed
Prospects are good for an abundant
crop of small fruits of all kinds.
Some of our citizens having become
piscatorielly inclined, made visi, last
Saturday 10 Cedar lake stark county,,
returning OF, Monday and having made
the capture OF fine lot of the finny
tribe, some of which weighed over 10 lbs.
All concur in saying that STARK county
is good place for fishing as well as
skunk hunting.
Mr.. Sidney Williams, we of the pio-
neer settlers of this county, and founder
of the old town of Sidney, (i,ow Argos,
has been visiting friends and former ac-
quaintances here during the past week.
Mr.. w. was once the owner of the
present city of Argos, together with a
large amount of surrounding territ,NTy,
which now comprises some of the be- It
farms in the county. Selling here and
moving West, he went with the first
overland" train to California, With
view of amending his broken fortunes.
Having amassed considerable wealth,
after an absence of five years he returned
to the States; but on the breaking out of
the Pixies Peak excitement, ne again re-
paired TO the land CT gold. where some
twelve years since he had the misfortune
TO lose his eye sight and il now entirely
blind rs well rs reduced 10 a state of cx
treme penury-an object for charity and
deserving the synIpathies. of his fellow
men,
The approaching election is already
engrossing The attention of office seekers,
and a large number of aspirants for the
various offices to be filled i'm the county
andtownships, are presenting their claims
and offering themselves as living sac
rifice" for the good of their country. Tor
the benefit of their pockets). We have
heard of no less than seven would DC can
didates for the office of Sheriff: and from
two to three for each of the other Offices.
Among those prominently spoken of
as probable candidates for Trustee of
Walnut township, are the following:
III. Atkinson, NJ. II. Tribby, VIM. Stat
ford and Jonathan Pickerl. The former
has been tried and not found wanting /;
either of the others would doubtless
make good Trustee. 1t is great mis-
fortune (?) that there are not enough
offices for all who are so magnan;mous
as to offer to sacrifice their own interests,
to become servants of the people.
From the sayings of Shutdown" in the
Bourbon Mirror, one would naturally in
fer that he was the most ultra Temperance
man in the business; but you know how
it is yourself Prank appearance are
frequently deceptive.
Snow fell last night to the depth of six
inches, besides what was melted, and
still it SHOWS
The question is, which side of the
cause was H. Atkinson on; as it could
not be inferred from his speech at the
ladies temperance meeting the other night.
BE this as it may, in some of his remarks
he ''hit the nail ON the head" or some
body else.
Mr.. ID. Kershaw sells goods cheaper
than the cheapest. Besides general as
sortment usually found in dry goods es-
Adjustments, he has finely selected
stock of spring and summer clothing, in
the price of which he challenges competi-
ton.