The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-03
The Rock Island Argus.
ESTABLISHED IN ls5l.)
TO THE FRIENDS OF THE UNION.

The firm and unhesltating support given by the
Rock Island irgtS to the administration in it,
Efforts to put down the rebellion, punish treason
and maintain the government, commends the pa
per to all union men as a journal which truly re
fleets the popular WILL and one which ought to
be sustained. But it is only by extending its sub
scripton list and by increased advertising and
Job printing patronage that the establishment
can sustain itself. We have no county patronage
on which to rely for support. and the weekly ex.
penses of the Office exceed its receipts, because
the people are so negligent about paving,
Men of all parties say the lrgtS ought to be
sustained But the only way to sustain it is to
subscribe for it, and pay for it. and urge your
friends and neighbors to do the same. Will every
man who reads this act Immediately upon this
suggestion? And will every man who owes us
ANYTHING send in the small amount, at onccy
The argus is the largest and most handsomely
printed paper in this county, and is the only pa
per in this or any adjoining county that takes
teIegraphc reports. 1t is thus enabled to furnish
its readers with later news than any other paper,
no matter where it is printed. This considera-
ton alone ought to induce the people of this, and
adjoining counties to give it liberal support.
10 the people of our own county it Is, We think,
deserving of their hearty support 1t speaks
their sentiments in regard to the war; without
reserve and has done so from the commencement
Of hostilities-and it furnishes them with the
latest news In addition to this, it 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-
reedngs of local conventions, county meetings,
teachers Institutes full election returns, home
markets. etc, etc. The local news, which every
ia, lt, ~
had in any paper printed outside OF our county,
and no paper printed within the county gives 80
full complete and reliable county news as the
iiqtS Why then, should not the people OF our
county, as well as adjoining counties show their
desire to sustain it by subscribing for it, and pay
ing for it, now?
TO CLUBS:
We are not anxious 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 iurn-
ish any person, who sends us ten dollars with
eleven copies of the Ueehiy ltg,tS one year
We want only the name OF the person to whom
the package is to be sent AS, at one dollar 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 anu dllt WItIt WllIH llt eldl' tlc postage
is st cents quarter, or II cents year Outside
the state the postage is 26 cents year.
We hope our friends in every nelghborhood
will make immediate efforts to send US as many
subscribers as possible
- All postmasters are authorized to act as
our agents.
TERMS or THE WEEKLY:
Single Copies, Cash in Advance. 50, 90 Year
II net Pad in Advance. 300 8
In Clubs of SIX and less than Ten,
Cash IN Advance, and sent to
one man. .........-,........, l,JO
In Clubs of Ten or more Cash IN
Advance, and sent to one man. 100 .
One copy viii be sent free TO every club OF
ten.
&is- We also publish the Daily Argus, con-
tanning the tecgraphlc news, for So a year, pay
able quarterly IN advance. Address
DANFORTH \ JONES,
Rock Island Illinois.