Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-19
Argos Items.
BY "sTYx T"

BY "sTYx"
"A portion of our sick-list is conva
lescent.
Argos is to- have a Mock Congress
May it prove truly loyal.
birthstone" looks glossy in his new
beaver.
Prof G. o. Work, Of Plymouth, 1.
teaching instrumental music TO the must
calIy inclined OF Argos.
Our city fathers have concluded to
stand it no longcr-hence, have seated
the council.room.
Our school-house is cleanly. Why
Three teachers. $50 pupils, barrels Of
water, keg of soap; and, requisite
amount of muscular power.
Half & Waag's new blacksmith and
wagon shop is rapidly approaching com
pletion, and will be comfortable and
substantial building.
Esq. Beams docket, is headed Leg
gett VS. Stevens. An action to recover
money. due the defendant. judgement
rendered against the defendant to the
amount of six dollars.
Oar friend Smith, across the way, (al-
though hoggishly inclined) is fine man.
He is the possessor of 81 head of as fine
hogs rs We have seen. Two of the nun
Der, agvi respectively Is months and two
years, weigh 800 lbs. each, and he intends
making them net 600 lbs. each. They
are Of the Berkshire and MCGEE breed.
We rcjoiced, but now we sorrow. 1t
was supposed the Argos school. building
would be possessed Of Musical Instru-
meat. In fact, one had teen placed with
in the building. but owing TO the jockey
ing propensity of the owner, it has been
disposed of, and our school-house is the
loser.
We are counting popularity. To this
end We long for another election, that We
may peddle bogus tickets, and thereby Sc
cure the cleo ton Of Superintendent OF a
Sabbath School, or attend Normal
School six months, then leg for the Coun-
ty SUPPLEMENTARY of Public Instruc-
ton.
Moonlight" is Singing ink for the
IN. sad Il" now, aud he does it we'll
were he not so cnigmatical. He might
have told US why he did not stop in Ar.
COS this winter, and why he deemed our
Trustees wise in selecting he's gi,4 to teach
our primary schools Finally, why does
he seek to chastise an erring brother
teacher, and sink him deeper in in:amy !?
His attack upon r. A. Franks Gin last
weeks M aud NJ is discourteous, un-
gentlemanly and inconsistent, when we
consider the creditable report, that five
years ago, the present accuser and accus-
ed might have exchanged places, with
credit TO the accused.
Frank Sundown's great sensation
"The lnfantIcide" Body Snaiching At
fair" has eliminated IN Il dog oned SELL.
The facts are as follows: In time past,
a specimen OF canine species of the softer
sex, proved great annoyance by ravaging
sheepfolds, DC. A valiant youth deter
mined to get rid of the pest. killed the
pup and buried it. Boy-like, he mound
ed the earth above the grave, to give it
civilized appearance Jackson, it seemed,
saw the mound, and at once suspected
something wrong. At night he repaired
thither and removed the earth, and 10 !.
he beheld an in animate form. To make
things doubly sure, he touched it with his
foot, thereby removing the fur, and it ap-
peared white like q body. Thus ends the
great sensation, and if Shutdown" and
Jackson will not credit this version, we
Will appoint them a committee to dig up
that poor purp. and after they have mac
Grated the bones, we will take the same.
and be,abor their susceptible craniums IN
till the dog-oned is apparent.