The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-08
The Rock Island Argus.
ESTABLISHED IN lSjl)
TO THE FRIENDS or THE UNION.

The firm and uuhcsitntiug support given by the
Rock Island Ifq'n to the administration IN it,
rgorta to put down the rebellion, punish treason
and maintain the government rommrndS tn" pa
pcr to all union men ~ Il journal which truly re-
tcrt. the popular WILL and one which ought to
be sustained But il Is only by extending its sub
scriptiuu list and hy increased advertising ana
lob printing patronage that the establishment
can sustain itself We have no county patronage
on which to rely for support and the weekly eA-
prn.r. of the Office exceed it, receipts, because
the people are 50 negligent about paying.
Men of all parties say the Argm ought to he
sustained But th" only way to sustain 1t i 10
subscribe for it, aud pay for Il, and nrIgee your
friends aud ncighbors TO do the same. Nil every
man who reads this act Immediately upon this
suggestion And will every man who owes us
ANYTHING send in the small amount, at once!
The drqts is the largest and most Handsomely
priutrd paper in this county, ana l. the ohIl pa
pcr in this or any adjoining county that taxes
ielcgrnphc reports II is thus enabled TO lurulsh
its readers with later news than any other paper,
no matter where il is printed This consdeia-
lion alone ought to induce the people OF this, and
adjoining rouutic, to give it liberal support
Toihc people of our own county II Is, we th"N'
deserving Of thclr hearty support IL speaks
their sentiments in regard to the war, without
anu has lbllt 81 llhll N'' '''''''''N ~
Of ho,liltics-and il furnishes them with the
Ltrst news. In addition to this it is the only
papcr in the county which publishes iuIi reports
of all county matters such as the proceeding, OF
The board ot supervisors, the proceedings ol tue
civ 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, nome
markets etc etc The local news, which every
vrr,on in the county ought to know, cannot hc
had in anv paper printed outside ol our county,
and no paper printed within the county gives ;"
full. rumplct, and reliable county news as the
.Iopn why then, should not the people oi our
county. "A. wen a. adjoining counties show their
dq.ir to sustain it by subscribing for IT, and pay
ins for it, now
TO CLUBS.
We are not anxious 20 extend the system oi
clubbing because it gives us no proht on our IA
bor but in order to accommodate thosc "h'
would not otherwise take the paper, We VIII iHrn
i.b any prrson who sends us ten dollars, with
eleven c0pir, of the WclV irg~, one Nrtr.-
W. want only the name of the person to whom
thp pachaur !, to be- sent a., at one dollar " year
We cannot afford to keep accounts WITH every
subscriber and mark the name on every paper
IL is carried free. III the mails, to all subscriber
who live inside the county limits outside th'
county aud anywhere within the state, the postage
is 81 cents quarter, or Is cents year OUTSIDE
the state the postage is 26 cents year.
We hope our friends in every neighborho"'
will make immediate efforts to send Us as man,
subscribers as possible.
-" All postmaatcro are authorized TO act a
our agents
TERMS OF TIE WEEKLY
Single Copies, Cash IN Advance. SOU a ca
II net PAID IN Advance. j,uo
In Clubs of SIX and less than Ten,
Cash m Advance, and sent to
one man. ........' '..'''''''' ',''
I'm Clubs OF Ten or more, Cash IN
Advance, and sent to one man. i,oo
One copy wlll be sent free to every cI"H
ten.
re- We also publish the Dd'iy argus CO"
tainlng the tccgraphIc news, for 80 year pay
able quarterly IN advance.
2s- The postage, (wlthIn the state "hefe Ph,
lished) on a newspaper published SIX times v acl
and not weighing over II ounces, IS iSa Genus -
three months, payable IN advance ~ the posi- "',''
where the paper Is received, The postage on III
same papcr outside the state where pupiisheu'
double that amount, payable as stated above
Address,
DANFORTH \ JONES,
Rock Island, Illinois.