The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-05
The Rock Island Argus,
TO THE FRIENDS OF THE UNION.
ESTABLISHED IN lsjl.)

The firm and unhcsitatng support given by III
Rock Island .irgW to the administration in 1t
efforts TO put down the rebellion, punish trraso
and maintain the government, commcndS the pa
per to all union men rs u journal which truly RI
fleets the popular will, and one which ought {
be sustiiucd, But 1t /, only by extending It's sub
scriptIon list and by increased advertising am
job printing patronage that the establishment
can sustain itself We have no county patronag
on which TO rely for support and the weekly cN
pcnsc, of the office exceed its receipts, bccauS
the people are so negligent about paying.
Men OF all parties say the argus ought to be
sustained But the only way to sustain it il 4
subscribe for it, and pau for Il, aud urge YOU
friends and ncghbors to do the same. Will ever,
man who reads this act Immediately upon th
suggestiony And will every man who owes u
anvthing send in the small amount at once?
The irgrS is the largest and most handsomely
printed paper in this county, and is the only pa
per in this or any adjoining county that take.
telegraphc reports. 1t is thus enabled to furnish
its readers with later news than any other paper
no matter where it l. printed. lhls considera
ton alone ought to induce the people of this, and
adjoining counties to give it liberal support.
TO the people Of our own county 1t Is, We think,
deserving of their hearty support II speaks
their sentiments in regard to the war, without
reserve, and has done 50 from the commencement
of hostilitcs-aud ii furnishes them with the
latest news In addition to this, il is the only
paper in the county which publishes full reports
Of all county matters, such as the proceedings OF
the board OF supervisors; the proceedings OF the
city council the proceedings of the courts the
proceedings Of the agricultural society; the pro-
recdings Of local conventions, county meetings,
teachers Institutes. full election returns, home
markets etc. etc. The local news, which every
person in the county ought TO know, cannot be
had in any paper printed outside Of our county,
and no paper printed within the county gives 50
full. complete and reliable county new, as the
iryus WHY then, should not the people OF our
county, as wen as adjoining counties show their
desire to sustain it by subscribing Tor II, and pay
ing iOr it, now?
TO CLUES:
We are not anxiou, to extend the system of
clubbing, because it gives us no profit on our la
Dor, but in order TO accommodate those who
would not otherwise take the paper we will iuln.
ish any person, who sends Us ten dollars, with
eleven copies of the Wekiy Arg1ts one year
We want only the name OF the person To whom
the package Is to he sent, as. at one dollar 4 year
We cannot afford to keep accounts with every
subscriber and mark the name on every paper
1t is carried free IN the mails to all subscribers
who live inside the county limits Outside the
county and anywhere within the state, the postage
is 81 cents quarter or II cents year. Outside
the state the postage is 20 cents Il year.
We hope our friends in every ncIghborhood
will make immediate efforts to send US a. many
subscribers as possible
-" All postmastcrs are authorized to act AS
our agents.
TERMS OF THE WEEKLY
Single Copies Cash in Advance, $500 Year
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