Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-30
ARGOS CORRESPONDENTS,
BY BIRTHSTONE.
ARGOS, IND, July 30, 1874

Mr. MI1rLIKAN:
The Republicans of Walnut township,
will meet in Convention, on the 10Th of
August, at o'clock, P. NJ, for the pur-
pose of nominating township ticket.
On Saturday last, the Changers here
appointed their delegates 10 attend the
county Convention, on the Sd day of
August.
"Old Liner writing for the MdR and
Magnet, a week or two since, says "Brim
stone was mistaken in regard to the fail
ure of the balloon, at Walnut, on the
4th of july" and assigns as reason for
their success that they kept their P. NJ.
shut up all day" To generate gass we
suppose,
Mr.. Atkinson informs us that he has
bought and shipped over one hundred
bushels of whortleberries, besides selling
out a large quantity for home consump-
ton. The supply still continues equal to
the demand.
Sickness is becoming somewhat preva-
lent, and a few deaths occurring. Princi-
pally among children.
Out of I49 dogs that may he counted
about town, only six have owners when
the assessor comes around An ordinance
authorizing the marshal to kill all these
homeless CANNES, would probably have
the effect of finding owners for the most
of them.
Since the State ticket has been placed
in the field, our street-corner politicians
have the opportunity to crafty their pro-
pensity for wagging their tongues-a mat
ter they never fail to do when they can
get any hearers.
Since threshing has commenced, farm.
ers find their wheat yielding even better
than they had anticipated.
Owing to the ravages of the worm
the apple crop Is going To be quite
inferior.
Mr.. Richard Railsback thinks his vine
yard will yield twenty tons of grapes thi:
season; worth at the lowest estimat,
$4,000, an equivalent Of about 1888 pei
acre.
Isaiah Hess, Jr., obtained from IS acre.
OF ground, 800 bushels of wheat, machine
measure. Who can beat it?
The fourth successive crop of whea
raised on the same ground, on the farm
of Chas. Huff, has just been threshed
yielding % bushels per acre.
From presen. indications the ague cror
will soon be ready for harves ing, and tn,
general suppoltion is, that the yield viii
be abundant.
A fight between ]. P Copeland and E
E. Owens, on Monday noon, resulted il
both parties being badly punished. :
Owens got the worst of it. No arrests
were made.
\ new game has lately been instituted
in Argos called pitch poker" and i,
played with two trumps. In game we
witnessed the other day, Ole of the par
! ties held spades, the other clubs. and the,
pitched into each other lively. The par
ty holding "clubs" lost four dollars and
half, and handful of hair, aid gained {
/ 10 L. 10, l.
dollars and half, besides a large quaint
ty of 'claret." and gained sore head
If the game is not popular, it is certainly
very exciting one.
A certain party from Rochester. evi
IDENTIFY under the influence of the Goo
Bachins," was picked up by our marsha
last evening for some misdemeanor, ant
arrai gned before justice B. Such DC
currences being exceedingly rare, a large
number of citizens soon assembled in tn,
court room to witness the proceedings
and crafty spirit of curiosity. The cast
being called the court soon became So
miytified by the labyrinthian intricate.
of the law expounded by the learned Z?
Attorneys, as to loose her indentity. Ii
the mean time the marshal deserted his
post, some supposing he had gone for f;
supply of lager, while Others contenGed
he had gone in search of another and
more competent court. The prisoner
taking advantage of this state of affairs.
decamped in search Of more congenial
surroundings. The last We heard of the
affair, search was about to be instituted
for the marshal. Whether that function
airy has yet been heard from is more than
We are able to say, at The present writ
/ ing.