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Volumn Fifty-four

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Parent Issue
Day
13
Month
January
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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With this nuniber the Argus enters upon another yer of its existence and' we are happy to state that the outlook for its future was never more promising. The past year, we believe, has witnessed á greater increase in the number of its subscribers than any year in its long history. And what is exceedingly gratifying so many new ñames have come in unsolicited. The fact that the good people of VVashtenaw appreciate improvement in their papers is well demonstrated by the large circulation attained by the Ar(its. This is an encouragement to us to spare no effort to still further increase the efficiency of the paper. During the coming year, the most important political campaiga of recent years will be fought. The issues are clearly dcfined, however much interested partisans may at tempt to befog them. And the contest for supremacy between the tvvo great parties of the government will probably be the warmest in years. It will be far more than a mere fighting over again of the battle of 1SS4. Where the Argus will be found in the contest no one need doubt. lts columns will not be filled with tricky articles for it beheves in fair fighting. It shall not endeavor to mislead a single one of its readers. But the full and ca,ndid discussion of political principies, parties and candidates, which will be found 11 its columns, will, we think, be worth far more than the one dollar a year, which it costs. And when November comes, we doubt not, the Argu.s will again rejoice in the success of the principies for which it has fought during the fifty-four years of its existence. But the Argijü is far more than a mere political paper . It recognizes the fact that there is a large class of people whodo not care a fig for politics and that both those who do care for politics and those who do not, want to read all the local news. To give that news fully, clearly, succinctly, and reliably is our aim. And during the coming year this work will bc more completelT done than ever be-i forc. The news of the county seat will be given in full. The events, joyous and'sad, which go to make up f the round of life in Ann Arbor, will be detailed. The court news will be given in full. The marriages and marriage licenses throughout the county will be given. Deaths throughout the county will be given and vvhere obtainable, will be accompanied by short biographical sketches. The record of crimes, of tires andof casualties, we apprehend will be found vcry nearly complete. But the Argus neither limits its news or the circle of its readers to Ann Arbor. Besides the county events found under appropriate heads on our firsfc page, the second and third pages of the paper will contain news iteins of interest from all parts of the county. We think all will agree that no paper m this section has so able a crops of local correspondents as we now have and to them we desire to return thus publicly our thanks for their invaluable assistance. During the coming year several of the best serial stories recently written will be given, one of which commences with this number. Shorter stories and anecdotes will be printed from time to time. The general news of the country, the principal events of the week, the doings of congress, and a column of state news will go to make up a complete county paper. We return our thanks toour readers for the large share they have contributed to the success of volumn fiftythree and beg to express, the hope they will find volumn fifty-four equal to their expectations and desires.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News