The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-11
The Rock Island Argus.
TO THE FRIENDS OF THE UNION.
ESTABLISHED IN ls5l.)

The firm and unhcsitating support given by lht
Rock Island Argus 20 the administration in il,
efforts TO put down the rebellion, punish treason
and maintain the government commcnds the pa
per to all union men as Journal which truly re
fleets the popular will, and one which ought tC
he sust ,ined. But it is only by extending It's 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. aud the weekly cx.
pcnses of the office exceed its receipts, because
the people are 80 negligent about paying.
Men of all parties say the Argus ought 10 be
sustained. But the only way 10 sustain it is to
subscribe for it, and pay for IL and urge your
friends and ncighbOrs 10 do the same viii 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 irg,@ 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
tclcgraphlc reports. Ii IL thus enabled to furnish
It's 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 a liberal support
10 the people of oar own county it is, We think,
deserving of their hearty support. 1t speaks
their sentiments in regard to the war, without
reserve aud has done 50 from the commencement
OF hostilities-and it 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 rs 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-
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 pri az ant Ill al
and no paper printed within the county gives so
full complete and reliable county news AS the |
IrgE. 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 furn- |
ish any person, vino sends Us ten dollars with |
eleven copies of the Weekly drgts, 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 account, 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 and anywhere within the state, the postage
j. Il cents 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 possible.
.S-All postmOstcrs are authorized to act as
our agents.
TERMS OF THE WEEKLY:
Single Copies, Cash in Advance. s., 90 Year
II net Paid IN Advance. 800 .
In Clubs of Six and less than Ten,
Cash IN Advance and sent to
one man.. ................... l,Ou
In Clubs of Ten or more, Cash in
Advance, and sent to one man. 90 :"
One copy will he sent free to every club OF
ten.
Esis" We also publish the Daily Argus, con-
tanning the telegraphc news for So a year, pay
able quarterly in advance. Address
DANFORTH \ JONES,
Rock Island, Illinois.