The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-25
The Rock Island Argus.
TO THE FRIENDS OF THE UNION.
ESTABLISHED IN Is

The firm and unhesltaIlng support given by the
Rock Island IryW to the administration IN its
efforts to put down the rebellion, punish treason
and maintain the government, c0mmends the pa
per to all union men asa Journal which truly re-
hccts the popular will, aul one which ought to
be- sust tnei But il is only by extending It's sub.
,rriptiou list and by increased advertising ami
lob printing patronage that the establishment
can sustain itself We have no county patronage
Oh which to rely for support aud the weekly cA'
pcnses of the office exceed its receipts, because
the people urc 50 negligent about paying
Men of all parties say the irgaS ought TO he
sustained But the only way to sustain it is to
subscribe for II, and pry for Il, aud urge your
iri.nd. and ncighbors to do the same. VIII every
man who read. this act Immediately upon this
.ncgcstionY And will every man who owes Us
ANYTHING send in the small amount, at oneey
The .irgs is the largest and most handsomely
printed paper in this county, and Is the only pa
pcr in this or any adjoining county that takes
telepraphic reports. 1t is thus enabled TO furnish
its readers with later news than any other paper,
no matter where II is printed ms consiurra,
ton alone ought to induce the people OF this, and
adjoining counties to give 1t liberal support
To the pcoplc Of our own county 1t is, va think,
deserving Of their hearty support IL speaks
their sentiments in regard to the war, without
reserve, and has done so from the commencement
Of hostilites-and il furnishes them with the
latest news. In addition to this, 1t is the only
papcr in the county which publishes iuli 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-
rccdings 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 oi our county
and no paper printed within the county gives SO
tull rornpete and reliable county news as the
Iygm. WHY then, should not the people OF our
county, as well as adjoining counties show theil
desire to sustain it by subscribing for II, and pay
ing for il, now
TO CLUBS:
We are not anxious to extend I'll" System o
clubbing because il gives " no pfoht on our Ia
bor but in order to accommodate those wh'
would not otherwise take the paper, we VIII iuril
ish any prrson, who sends Us ten dollars, Will
eleven copies Of the Weekly .irgnS, one year
We want only the name Of the person to whom
the packagc i to be sent, n, at one dollar year
we canuo. afford 80 fr"p accounts with ever.
subscriber and mark the name on every paper
Ii is carried free III the mails, to all subscriber
who live inside the county limits outsldc tn
county and anywhere within the state, the pOstag
is 81 cents quarter, or l3 cents year. Outsld
the state the postage is 26 cents year.
We hope our friends in every neIshborhoo
will make immediate efforts to send Us as man
subscribers a. possible.
c5S- All postmastcrs are authorized to act a
our agents.
TERMS OF THE WEEKLY:
Single Copies Cash IN Advance. SOU Yea
II net Pald III Advance. 5,oO
ln Clubs of SIX and less than Ten,
Cash in Advance, and sent to
man.. ..''''...'' i,"O
In Club, OF Ten or more, Cash IN
Advance, and sent to one man. l,oo
One copy will be sent free to every club
rs- We also publish the DAILY Argus, COZ
tanning the ;eiegraphIc news, for 50 year, pa.
able quarterly ia advance.
2S- The postage, (wlthln the state "here put
lished) on newspaper published SIX tunes wec'
and not weighing over II ounces, is IVA cents Il
three months payable IN advance, at the post ONO
where the paper is received. The postage on VI
same paper, outside the state where published,
double that amount, payable as stated above
Address,
DANFORTH l. JONES,
Rock Island, Illinois