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Rock Island County, IL Poor Farm Stories [and other related data] Rock Island, The Evening Argus, Sat. April 15, 1865 Submitted by Candi Horton The County Farm - In another part of the paper we published notices of two deaths at the county farm, furnished us by Mr. Wm. S. Bailey, the steward. mr. Bailey informs us that he has selected a very pleasant spot of ground on the county farm, for a burying place for all who die there. He has fenced it in, with good tight fence and the graves are marked so the bodies can be found if called for by frinds. He is also keeping records of the deaths &c. Who Wants Children- Mr. Wm. S. Bailey, steward of the county farm, wishes us to say that he has a boy at the farm (now a county charge) which perhaps some family would like to adopt. The boy is about a year old. he also says there is another child, a boy, in Moline, about two months old which is in county charge. If any one wishes to adopt one or both of these children, they can make application to Mr. Bailey, at the county farm or to Supervisor Stoddard, a member of poor farm committee, in this city. ©2007, Genealogy Trails