Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-07

newspaper IN rock lSiaIlO. a position
that it has held for many years and
to which it was brought by the late j..
w. Potter, Jr., who assumed the
management of the paper when it
was purchased in 1881 by his father,
the late j. w. Potter, Sr., of this
city. Since the death of Mr.. Potter.
Jr., in 1898, the paper has been pub
lished by the j. w. Potter company,
of which Mrs. j. w. Potter is presi-
dent. III. u. Simpson vice president,
and j. J. LaNelle secretary and treas
urer. Mr.. Simpson is editor of the
paper and Mr.. La Nelle business man
ager. Under this management the
paper continues to expand daily in
prosperity and infiuence.-Freeport
Bulletin.
The Rock Island Argus has just
issued splendid Sc page paper with
illuminated cover in honor of the fif-
tieth anniversary of the paper. 1t is
a most creditable edition, we'll print
ed and handsomely illustrated. The
business interests of the town are
carefully written up and the effort
of The Argus would be n credit to
much larger city. The paper bears
the stamp of prosperity, and is en-
titled to it because it is a good paper.
Decatur Herald.
The Rock Island Argus celebrated
it's fiftieth anniversary Saturday by
sixty page issue, filled with well Sc
lected miscellany and matters of To-
cal interest. The issue was a credit
able one and shows great enterprise
on the part of the publishers.-Rock
ford Morning Star.
The Rock Island Argus Saturday
printed the largest paper that has
ever been issued in the tri-cities. 1t
contained sixty pages of interesting
reading matter illustrated with more
than 500 pictures of buildings, views
of scenery and portraits of individ-
uals. Ten thousand copies were
printed. The paper is an anniver-
sary number, commemorative of the
fiftieth anniversary of the establish
ment of The Argus. The number
shows that the business men of the
city appreciate the work The Argus
has done for them in the past fifty
years for they have given it large pat
ronage, as they should have done. The
paper is valuable for preservation
for the large amount of historical
matter it contains, some of which is
published for the first time and which
involved a large amount of research
on the part of the editor. The Dis
patch congratulates Messrs. Simp-
son and LaVelle on the success of
the edition, editorially and from
business standpoint. But it is no
more than might have been expect
ed of them.-Moline Dispatch.
The jubile edition of The Rock Is
land Argus was simply stunning.
With sixty pages of fine art and good
news, all beautifully arranged, The
Argus appeared yesterday and it put
the metropolitan Sunday boom pa
pers in the shade. The Argus pub
lished this jubilee edition in the event
of its fiftieth anniversary. The edi-
tion was highly creditable, but not a
surprise, for The Rock Island Argus
is an enterprising paper, and capable
of unusual accomplishments. The
State Register expresses itself all too
mildly when it says of the anniver-
sary edition of The Argus-it was a
rip roaring success. Illinois State
Register.
The Rock Island Argus did itself
proud Saturday evening in issuing
6O-page paper celebrating the fftieth
anniversary of The Argus. The edi-
- 1. - Il 10,
containing a write-up of the county
and twin cities, it reflects the bust
ness and manufacturing interests of
the two cities in good shape, being
handsomely illustrated throughout.
The entire edition shows enterprise
and push on the part of Editor Simp-
son and Manager LaNelle and will
prove a credit of long standing for
the paper. Only those who have
tackled the proposition realize the
amount of work connected with such
an undertaking. That the work has
been well and carefully performed
shows for itself in the paper pro-
duced.-Moline journal.
The Rock Island Argus issued
WHICH II
said to be the biggest paper ever is
sued in the county. 1t had sixty
pages and colored cover. In addi-
ton to the regular news section
there were other sections filed with
exhaustive reviews of the many in
terests of city and county. These
were handled with care and fidelity
and make very valuable addition to
what has been written on local his
tory. The edition comprised 10000
copies and was gotten out to cele-
brate the fitch anniversary of the
founding of the paper.-Moline Mail.
The Saturday edition of The Rock
Island Argus reached us in the form