The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-06
The Rock Island Argus.
ESTABLISHED IN lS5l.)
TO THE FRIENDS OF THE UNION.

The firm and unhesltAting support given by tho
Rock Island argus 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 MS journal which truly re-
fleets the popular WILL aud one which ought "a
be sustained, But 1t is only by extending its sub
scrption list and by increased advertising aud
job printing patronage that the establishment
can sustain itself We have no county patronage
on which to rely for support aud the weekly ex.
penses of the Office exceed its receipts, because
the people are so negligent about paying
Men of all parties say the Argus ought to be
sustained. But the only way to sustain il is to
subscribe for it, aud pay for Il, and urge your
friends and neighbors to do the same Will every
H. III who reads this act Immediately upon this
suggestiony And will every man who owes Us
an, thing send in the small amount, at oncey
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
telegraphic reports IL is thus enabled to furnish
its readers with latrf news than any other paper
no matter where it il printed This considcra
ton alone ought to induce the people of this, and
adjoining counties to give it aliberal support.
To the people of our own county ii is, We think,
deserving of their hearty support 1t speaks
their sentiments in regard TO the war, without
reserve and has done 80 from the commencement
of hostilitcs-and il 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
tte board OF supervisors; the proceedings OF the
city council: the proceedings OF the courts the
proceedings of the agricultural society; the pro.
rrcdingS 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 80
full, complete aud reliable county news as the
irgS WHY then, should not the people OF our
county, ~ well as adjoining counties show their
desire to sustain il by subscribing for it, and pay
Ing for il, now
10 CLUBS:
We are not anxious to extend the system OF
clubbing, because IL 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 iPefkiy Arg,ls, 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 Out side the
county and anywhere within the state, the postage
is 81 cents Il quarter, or IL 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 a. possible.
Is" All postmasters are authorized to act as
our agents.
TERMS OF THE WEEKLY:
Single Copies, Cash in Advance. s., 90 Year
II not Paid IN Advance. 800 "