Description
This download contains abstracts from the newspapers The Rock Island Daily Argus and The Rock Island Daily Union, January-June 1877, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; 261 pages.
This volume contains abstracts of vital records, visits from out-of-town relatives and former residents of Rock Island County, probate and circuit court listings, real estate transfers, road work and local police court cases.
From The Rock Island Daily Argus, January 2, 1877
The house of Patrick Grady which was occupied by John Leslie, a railroad conductor, burned Monday and the residence of Mrs. Margaret Malony was damaged. The fire began in the butcher shop of Fred Schutt on 5th Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets. At the time Fred Schutt was visiting has father-in-law, Peter Hay.
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