Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-01
ARGOS.
BY NIX.

Frequent showers.
Health on the decline.
The sound of the thrasher is heard
throughout the land.
Philip Barnes and Wells E. Rhodes
have telephone.
r. NJ. Williams has moved to his for
mer home until his house is finished.
Charles Hindel has returned from his
western trip much improved in health.
Miss Matte Beam has commenced her
second term of music lessons in Argos,
Charles Sleiter was in Argos last week.
Sol Huff is repairing in front of his
store.
Keep sharp lookout for couple or
three weddings in high life and otherwise
soon.
DIR. S. w. Gould, one of Marshall
county's most eminent Physicians is very
sick.
VIM. Redman, Eddy Mcclure, Enoch
Lewis and w. Z. Rhodes are on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar c. Pitcher, of
Plymouth, were visiting friends at Argos
and Walnut, last week.
Messrs, David and Jacob brook, of
Grant county, Ind, are visiting their
friends at this place,
Rev. Mr. Reed, of Mich, addressed the
Union at the temperance meeting at Ar
COS last Wednesday night
Master frankie Pickerel addressed the
temperance union at Argos, last Sunday,
boys, do as Frank tells you and be happy.
Sol Huff is putting up portico on.
three sides of his dwelling house, and will
add to the convenience as we'll as beauty
of his property.
Hugh Pickerel is putting up wood
house. His new barn and new wood
house will fit his property up in COM
Portable shape.
MI. johnson Brownlee, of Plymouth,
is in Argos, looking up delinquents, and
now is the time to get your tax receipt at
your own expense.
DIED-Mrs, John Bowls, near Plym-
outh, July 81, 1878, of dropsy. Aged 40
years. Funeral at the Advent church by
HI. v. Reed. She leaves many sorrowing
friends.
Charles Montgomery, of Toledo, Ohio
made visit to his friends at Argos last
week and will take his daughter home
with him to place her in school. Gertie
is good girl and will be missed
Twelve thousand bushels of new wheat
have been sold in Argos during the past
ten days. Three thousand three hundred
bushels were received last Friday. Charles
Huff, one of our large farmers, delivered
2,133 bushels, and 35 pounds. If any
other town no larger than Argos, can
beat this let us hear from it.
DR.. James S. Leland, of Argos, went to
Iowa on short trip last week and re-
turned on Monday. He reports times
close in the West as well as in Marshall
county, crops poor. and prospects gloc
my. He visited several Sunday schools
and among the rest a colored Sunday
school also delivered an address. Among
other items Of interest we copy the fo!-
lowing from the Gilman Star: "Mr.
and Mrs. Gale Leland reside in the pleas
ant town of Onarga, ILL.,, about three miles
south of this city They have five chill
dren, four boys and one girl. On Tues.
day last the family had re union, all be-
ing present at that time but the daughter,
who was detained by ill-health. The four
boys were weighed on Tuesday, and ag-
gregated S27 pounds. Their names are as
follows: DIR. ]. S. Leland, Argos, Ind,
]. d. Leland, Attorney, Gilman, H., DR..
A. G. Leland, Trumbull, Ohio, S. p. Le-
land, Charles City, Iowa. Mr.. Gale Le-
land, the father, is IA years old, the moth
er, is 70 years. They are plain, honest,
respectable people, and the event was
happy one to them.