Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-11-17
Close Of Volume v.
Terms Of the Courier
REDUCED TO so!

i VI Ill VI WV SUul VI
REDUCED TO 81, 80!
About the lst Of January mex, the
presen, Volume Of the COURIER expires.
and with the beginning OF the Sixth
Volume we shall commence on the
strictly ADVANCE PAY SYSTEM,
a, REDUCED PRICES!
For Eve long years We have labored
assiduously 10 establish newspaper in
Wapello county tina, would be a credit
TO il. How far We have succeeded in
this undertaking, we leave for the public
10 say. During that time we have had
fair list of subscribers, and reason.
nble amount of Advertising and Job
Work: but there has not--and we regret
exceedingly TO say i,-been interest
enough manifested by our patrons in the
promp. payment Of subscriptions, to en-
sure us any Thing like fair support
The credit system-,hat great destroy
or of public CONFERENCE.-The kept us
living as il were from ''hand to mouth
and we have resolved for the future to
publish paper. on that system. no long
er. The change we think will be pro
duciiye Of good TO cur patrons as well
as ourselves, while if The people of Wap-
clio and adjoining counties, and the
Wings more particularly, rally to our
suppor,--it will greatly increase the USE
fulness of our paper. The next Vol
ume then will be published on the fol.
lowing
TIE r NJ s.:
One copy ts,ric,ly in advance) 81 SO
-Four copies, q s 90
Ten 1900
Larger Clubs at the. same rates.
oil 20 per copy.
Where club OF 20 copies are sent,
10 one address, copy will be given
gratis to the ge,ter up of the club. These
terms will be strictly adhered to in all
cases. All subscribers to the Courier
who are in arrears will have the paper
continued to them at our former publish
ed rates until full payment is made -
No subscriber who is now in arrears will
be taken as Club subscriber until he
pays up.
In The course of few weeks all our
Delinquent, subscribers will be waited on,
or have bills sent them, and we hope
they will be prepared 10 pay up punctu-
allv and TO subscribe for the next Vol
ume in advance.
Wapello county, and in fact the whole
Des Moines Valley, when we first cas-,
our lot among its citizens was a mere
pigmy in population and political i'm
portance, in comparison to what it now
is. Our county then could not boast Of
population of more than 1000. but we
would be safe now in estimating it al three
fines that amount. What has been the
cause of this great increase, bu, the dis
semination--through the newspapers
of knowledge TO people abroad OF the
fine country we reside in! Is there a
man in this county that believes that this
Valley would have the population and
trade il has. had we not these harbingefs
of freedom and civilizaiion--newsp
Ders--publIshed in our midst? Not one!
Conceeding This point, then. is it not
your duty as citizens to. supper, and
build up local papers in preference TO he
trashy publications Frequently abound
ing in vulgarity and demoralizing ma.
ter ,ha, are daily issued in the East, and.
We are sorry to say, sought for with a.
vidiiy by too many Of our intelligent
citizens. Subscribe for your county pa
pers, learn what is doing at home and
you will thus subserve your own Pc
Gu mary interest, and the general welfare
of our whole State.
Address, postpaid.
r. H. WARDEN,
Onumwa, Iowa.