Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-24

Plymouth, As Seen by a Visitor.
The Alton, Iowa. Tribune, of late
date contains a letter written from
this city, from which the following
extract is selected:
know the boys will say what in
the name of Samuel Patch" are you
doing stopping at this place. Well,
1 don't know myself, but L have
stopped ard yesterday I went to
Pretty Lake, a lovely sheet Of water
mile long and a half mile wide,
three miles from torn and it is a
lovely place. The fish commission
ers have not yet been organized in
Indiana and the @heathen" are fish
ing every last bass, salmon and perch
out of the lake and no provision for
increasing the supply. I have since
learned that a fishing club has been
organized and are in correspondence
with Hon. Seth Green, q. s. Fish
Commissioner, to give the people
here a supply of small fry and spawn.
The prospects are that the lake will
be utilized. If properly managed it
will pay better than bank stock. L
only-wish this lake was at Alton,
know it would pay big there.
To-day went to the large lake OF
~Maxinkuckee." an Indian name sig
nifying shallow lake" pleasant
drive of twelve miles and a quiet
rest and looking at others fishing,
gave us gents a treat. This lake is
about four miles wide, and OIL such
sheet of water, it is lovely. The
beach is full of shells, and it is the
best place / have seen for new be-
ginners to learn to swim, for it is one
hundred feet from shore to six foot
water. On our road back the eleva-
tor under the derrick of the signal
service changed and we got a duck
ing, but that was all right. We
could well afford to stand that espec-
tally after seeing the lake of Maxim
kuckee."
This evening we visited the @Flow-
ing Well, and flowing well it sure
ly is. The water is artesian and rolls
up in a ten inch stream and about fff-
teen feet above the ground and being
so strongly impregnated with mineral,
it is sought after with interest. 1t is
strange that the water will magnet
ize knife or any steel instrument.
1t is really a remarkable curiosity.
At this spring there is a @City Bath
House and ell the conveniences for
hot and cool baths are offered and
for once let Us give credit to the Ia
dies. This bath house is the prop
erty and the original idea of an en-
terprising lady here, and she Is enti-
tied to credit for her go-ahead and
driving systematic style of doing bus
mess. 1t is special pleasure to say
this for her. Mrs. G. Fl. Reeve is the
lady we refer to, and we take this
occasion to speak of her. The me-
dicinal qualities of the spring are
valuable, and not only this part OF
the country is fully represented, but
the entire State is now coming here
to try and test the waters, and pre-
dict the tins will come when all the
west will come here, as the east goes
to Saratoga. The water is strong
with iron and sulphur, and il you
wish to tess its magnetic power, just
place your knife blade in its water a
few minutes and then pick up nee
die or half dozen needles without
any trouble.
The Marshall County REPUBLICAN
and Plymouth Democrat are the pa
pers here, and live ones they are.
The canvass opens here full and wide
and the Republicans will carry.sthe
State, especially since the change of
the candidate for Governor. Taint
in politics is about as bad as in other
bodies and will tell, and the Republi
can party has learned lesson to
such an extent that it cannot afford
to take up any but good clear men
for office.
This town isl finely situated, has
about 5000 inhabitants, a Court
House, magnificent and substantial,
cost $4,000, fine schools and church
es, fine depot, and bridges are all
first-class. 1t is eighty-four miles
from Chicago on the Pittsburgh, Fit.
Wayne & Chicago r. r., and also on
the indianapolis & Peru r. r. A.