Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
ARGOS CORRESPONDENTS,
BY BIRTHSTONE.

ARGOS, IND, May 18th, 1874
Mr.. MILLIKAN:
On recent visit to Walnut. we called
or our former townsman A. B. Lewis,
whom we fonnd jolly as ever, and doing
prosperous misunderstanding a general
variety of everything pertaining to mef
chandise.
DR.. j. T. Dokc we found at his office
waiting for patient. Long may he
wait" is the prayer of the people; not but
the Doctor is all o. X; but then the
doctor bill and the bitter pill you know.
G. NJ. Hill keeps the view considerably
INSTRUCTED by huge piles of lumber on
both sides of the railroad, from which he
is almost daily shipping large amounts.
Dr. Isaac r. Personnel does the thing
in the drug line there, and may always be
found at his post. ready to Accommodate
you with pound of salts, or put you up
a prescription in tbs Sue paper.
Scott Marks is doing general grocery
business in the old stand formerly occu-
pied by t. Shakes.
Discussion, as to the probable results
of the approaching political contest, is
becoming quite rife, and there has prob
ably never been time in the history of
this country when results were SD uncer-
tain. There seems to be growing dis
| mn fl.n IT Of 4 -,
select men of integrity for office, regard
less of political antecedents; ignoring the
action of all party rings" and an opposi-
ton to perpetuating men in office. sipmly
because they are good fellows" The
present incumbents in our county offices,
have, no doubt, been faithful to thei.
trust, discharging their duties with fideli-
! ity; but when a man has been f;itted al
the public crib, it is as well perhaps that
he stand back while others, equally as
deserving. are fed There are doubtless
scores of men in the country who arr
fully competent to perform any of In,
duties that would be incumbent upor
them, as county officials, and who have
contributed as largely toward the devel
opment and general interests of the coun
try, as any of those who have for NUN
Der of years past been nurtured at tn
public teat. Then, why Lot stand asid
gentlemen, and let others have taste o
the public pap.
Corn planting is the general order @
the day for the present week, and
the weather continues favorable, til
greater portion of the crop will have bee
put in the ground by its close.
Some folks seem to entertain the Idle
4 that to have luck in bee breeding it
). necessary to ''steal a colony in the start
: but then mule team is not the mo:
1 desirable for conveying them away, as tn
Z tracks arc so readily distinguished frol
= those of horses.
About every third man you meet {
, late. is a candidate for office, and the mo-
:. affable gentleman you ever saw.
% A stable, on the premises occupied
y Silas Hoover, in Argos, caught fire fro
!. the Express train going north, last Satu
v day, P. NJ, and was burned up togeth
! with quantity of hay and Other feed.
,fl Old mother gossip has again unbridl'
lr her eliminating tongue and dealt out
E. budget of scandal for the edification
- her admiring listeners. Blaze away o
N adder tongue, your imputations are
Of harmless against the person for who
IN they were intended, as they are dlsgrae
=, - full to yourself.
,e Mr.. Nicholas Wallace, in the sou
I'd part of Centre township, Mr.. John SPIT
AZ geop. southeast part of Walnut townsh
~ and Mrs. BItters of Walnut Station,
s. died on Friday of last week.
a. The weather for the past few days b
z been quite suggestive of summer clothir
:. Parker & Atkinson have ON hand
" large stock of spring and summer goo
" which they are determined to sell bell
= panic prices. Grange" prices. or. a
= other prices for cash.
Quite number of our citizens 4
going to Bourbon to-day, TO attend
~ improved "Ingens" dedication aud dan
ifyou want summer hat call on p
= ker q Atkinson, who can accommod
you with any thing in that line. from
ten cent chip. to 80 panama.
The general presumption is. that
person who stole property from wide
would steal the Lords supper, or DIR
1.-The Holy Ghost to market Oh Sunday.