The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-12-11
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the BURLINGTON HAWK EYE
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REDUCED IN PRICE.

THE BuRLtxGroN HAwk-EyK, the oldest paper
printed in Iowa, having been first issued In 1898 sew
en- years before the formation Of our State Govern.
ment claims position as the first distinctive Iowa
Journal In the hands Of its present proprietor Its
daily circulation has risen period Of seven years
from 200 to 1000 and It's aggregate editions from less
than 200 to nearly 900 copies per week. The
patronage which has been extended to II by its
erous and indulgent friends increasing from year to
year has be,n as regularly requited by redoubled
effort and enterprise. The sum cxpe nded for
news are larger thar The whole current expenses of
the office when II into the hands Of the present
proprietor, in Now, 1854. The partially Of
friends has thus in every succeeding year enabled
to give them better and always improving news
paper. This policy will he continued The very
large increase In sub scriptions and profits
quent thereon, during the year just closed, have
abled as to secure improved machinery and steam
power and to make many improvements in other de.
ptrtments OF the paper Of equal Importance, and
this not only without increasing the cost but with
actual reduction In prices of sucriptions. The Hawk
Eye has grown upon the generous patronage of Its
Of friend until TO- day tho proprietor feels
justified In saying that for the price, to the people
Of Iowa, he can furnish better and more valuable
Journal than any other printt in out OF the State
Samples Of the several editona OF the paper with
reference to the low tariff n prices adopted for
the coming year. win prove the truth Of this asser
tion. Is f.ss
Intelligent and wen informed correspondents have
been employed v III keep the readers of this paper
well informed Of the doings the National and State
Legislatures at the Important session just opening.
Correspondents with our Western forces will give in
detail the doings Of armies, and particularly Of
lava troops, who can hardly get amention except
| In Iowa papers.
Such arrangements have been m a de with the Tel.
esyaphCompsnies, as 10 M telegrarhic reports
Of all important news at the earliest moment, re
able market and stock reports, &C., &c. In the mat
ter of news this paper will continue as heretofore
be from two to four days abe sd Of all papers printed
out Of the state, and those who try the experiment
of taking the HawkEye will And that there is neither
good sense or good management in sending money
| out of the State for newspaper whose contents
must be anticipated in our columns long before 1t
/ can reach them either by mail or express.
\ In conducting this PAPER IT never has been and
never will be the purpose of the editor to control and
rec public opinion but rather to inform it by fur
nishinP the facts and arguments, pro and con- from
all quarters. We have never assumed prerogative
of controlling and directing National and State az
fairs or managing the War. Yet we have always felt
II our duty iournalistto express boldly opn-
ions upon live questions and to speak with freedom
of public mea and the Hawk.eye has never been
less welcome visitor because il sometimes honestly
differed with some OF its readers upon political
other ques IONS Trusting that the same forbea. ance
will hereafter be extended to it, the editor will pur
sue an entirely independent course, believing 1t the
only true way of conducting paper.
| 80 tfu EDAILY HAwKEYE
Will hereafter contain at least twenty Eve per cent
reading matter than heretofore Our fast Press
run by steam will enable us to keep open for tele.
1 graphic news till three O'Clock in the morning, and
| print in time for all the early mails 1t will be af
forded to mail subscribers at the very low price Of
IS per year. IS for six months land 81 80 for three
months
! TIE SEMI-wEEKLV HAwKEYE
Is printed Wednesdays and Saturdays, In time for
all the mails Of those days, at so per annum to
clubs Of Ave at 1928 and to clubs Of five TO ad
dress at 81 No cheaper paper is printed any
where.
ia gH THE WEEKLY mAwK.EYE
Is printed Saturdays in time for be mails and fur
nished at 81 so year, to clubs of five at 40 to
clubs ofte at si,25 to clubs Of ten to one address
at$1.
Our terms are invariably .Gsh In advance. An
clubs must go to one post Office and expire at one
time. Additions be made in a club hut all must
expire at time In order TO Secure the daily one
year at s. the whole amount must be paid In ad.
vance,
Persons getting up club of ten subscribers for our
Weekly Semi-We ekly III be entitled to an extra
copy. Those sendiD us twenty Weekly subscribers
will be entitled to copy Of the Semi W :ekly and
| forty will cntitlc them TO the Daily
| All money sent through the mails at cur tisk.
Il, Address sssssss G. DUNIIAM.
Dec. 18th 1861. Burlington, Iowa.