The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-12-18
BY STEAM
THE BURLINGTON HAWK EYE
For 1862.
Da,iy, scmi-wcekiy and sreeki.
GREATLY IMPROVED IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
AND
REDUCED IN PRICE.


TIE BrRLlsGrox HAVE EYE, now tie Oldest paper
printed in Iowa, having been first Issued In 1888, sew
en- years before the formation of State Govern
men, claims position as the frat distinctive Iowa
Journal In the hands Of Its present rropretors It's
daily circulation has rsen In aperiod Of seven years
from 200 to 1000 and its aggregate editions from less
than !, 900 to nearly 5000 copies Per week. The
patronage which has been extended to II by lis gen
erous and indugent friends increasing from year to
year has bean as regularly requited by redonl led
effort and enterprise. The sum now expe nded for
news are larger than the whole current expenses OF
the Office when ii came into the hands OF the pres et
proprietor in Nov., 1854. The partially a. oar
friends has thus in every succeeding year enabled
to give them better and always improving news
paper. This policy will be continued The very
large Increase in subscriptions and profits conse-
quent thereon during the year just closed, have en-
abled us to secure improved machinery and steam
power and to make many improvements in other de.
psrtments Of the paper Of equal Importance, and
this not only without increasing the cost but With an
actual reduction in prices of sucriptiors The Hawk
Eye has grown upon the generous patronage Of It's
thousands 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 printed in out of the State,
Samples Of the several editions of the naper with
reference to the low tariff OF prices adopted for
the coming year, will prove the truth OF this asser-
tioD. -
intelligent and well informed correspondents have
been employ ed i'll 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 viii give in
detail the dongs of our armies, and particularly of
in Iowa papers.
Such arrangements have been made with the Tel.
to secure full telerar bic reports
of all important news at the earliest moment, re-
able market and stock reports, &C., &c. In the mat
ter of this paper will continue heretofore to
be from four days aho ad Of all papers printed
out of the state and those who try the experimei.
of taking the Hawk will find 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 hem either by mail or express.
In conducting this raper i never has cen ana
direct public opinion hut rather to inform IL by fur
nishins the facts and arguments pro AID con, from
all quarters We have assumed the prerogative
of controlling and directing National and State af-
fairs managing the War. Yet we have always felt
1t duty journalist to express boldly cur opn
ions upon live questions and to speak with freedom
of public men and the IIawk-eye has never been q
less welcome visitor because it sometimes honestly
other ques ions. Trusting that the same forbea ance
will hereafter be extended to it, the editor win pur-
entirely independent course, believing It the
only true way of conducting paper.
TIE DAILY HAWK-EYE
win hereafter contain at least twenty-five percent
reading after than heretofore. Our fast Press
run by steam will enable us to keep open for ,eie,
print in time for all the early mails. 1t will be a-
forded to mail subscribers at the very low price Of
IS per year, 50 for six months, and 1850 for three
months, t3t
THE sEMI-wEEKLY HAWK.EYE
Is printed Wednesdays and Saturdays, in time for
all the mails of those days, at 81 30 per annum ito
clubs of five at 1925, and to clubs of five 10 adj
dress at ~. No cheaper paper Is printed any
where.
THE WEEKLY HAwK-EYE
Is printed Saturdays in time for the mails and fur
nshed at 81 80 per year. to clubs of FIVE at to
clubs ten at 81 10 clubs of ten to one address
at 81
Our terms are invariably cash in advance. All
clubs must go to one post office and expire at one
time. Additions can be made in club hut all must
expire at time. In oIder to the daily one
year at 50 the whole amount must be paid in ad-
Persons getting up clnb ten subscribers for our
Weekly or SemWeekly will be entitled to n extra
copy Those sending us twenty Weekly subscribers
win be entitled to copy Of the Semi-Weekly, and
forty viii entitie them TO the Daily
All money sent through the mails at our risk.
Address g. DURHAM
Dec. 18th 1861. Burlington, Iowa.