The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28
The Rock Island Argus.
TO THE FRIENDS OF THE Union.

The firm and Whc,tating support giycnby the
Rock Island Irg,M to the administration IN it,
effort. lO nut down the rebellion, punish treason
and maintain the government commend, the pa.
ur' tu all union men as Journal which truly re-.
fleets the popular will, and one which ought to
hr ,ust lined But il is only by extending It's sub
,criptou list and by increased advertising and
job printing patronage that the establishment
can sustain itself We have no county patronage
ou which 20 rely for support, and the weekly cx.
pnn.cs of the office exceed its receipts because
the people are SO negligent about paying
Men Of all parties LAY the irg'@ ought to be
sustained But the only way to sustain it is 10
Subscribe for IT, and pau for L, and urge your
friend. and ncighbors 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 oncef
The trans is the largest and most handsomely
rrg,fcd paper in this county, and is the only pa
per in this or any adjoining county that takes
irrgraphic reports. 1t is thus enabled to furnish
it, readers with later news than any other paper,
no matter where it is printcd. This consdera
riou alone ought induce the people OF this, and
adjoining counties to give it a liberal support.
To 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 50 from the commencement
of lo.tilitrs-and it furnishes them with the
latest news. I'm addition to this il is the only
paper in the county which publishes full reports
q, all county matters such Us the proceedings Of
tl. board of supervisors; the proceedings of the
r,tv council: the proceedings OF the courts; the
proceedings Of the agricultural society; the pro-
ru.dMLs Of local conventions, county meetings,
teachers Institutes full election returns, nome
markets, etc, etc The local news, which every
~. ,,,,f,l,t tn
had iu aur paper printed outside OF our county,
and no papcr printed within the county gives 80
full .o,nplatc and reliable county news a. the
lgyu> WHY then, should not the people OF our
county, a. well a, adjoining counties show their
desire tu sustain il by subscribing for il, and pay
iug tor it, now?
TO CLUBS
We are not anxious to extend the system of
clubbing. because it gives us no profit Ola our la
bur but in order to accommodate those VINO
would not otherwise take the paper, we Will iurn-
i.h amy urr-pu who sends Us ten dollars, with
eleven copies OF the Weekly Arg~, one year
We want only the name Of the person to whom
the package /, 10 be sent, is, at one dolIai year.
We cannot afford to keep accounts with every
subscriber and mark the name on every paper
II +, carried free, in the mails, to all subscribers
vino Inv, inside the county limits OUTSIDE the
county and anywhere within the state, the postage
f. . rrut-a quarter, or u cents year. Outside
the state the postage is 26 cents year
We hope our friends in every ncIghborhood
will make immediate efforts to send Us as many
subscribers as possible.
t5y- All postmasters are authorized to act AS
our agents.
TERMS OF THE WEEKLY
single Copies Cash in Advance. $500 Year
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