Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
pETITION To SELL REAL EsTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, l..
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Court of said County, to the June term,
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
OF Ma garetJ j. Sears, deceased, VS. Mary Mer-
chant, l.. Merchant. E. n. Merchant, Christina
traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth Simpson.
Sarah A. McClell n, Annie Snyder, IuciI da
Silveris, Julia Smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant. James Neson, Albert
Nelson, Susan Leary, Jesse Smith Bird smith
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller William M
CRU, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler =
Petition tosell Real Estate to pay debts
Ahdayito OF the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been flei in the Office OF
the clerk OF the County court Of Rock Island
county, notice is hereby given TO the said defen.
dants and each OF them that the said plaintiff
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate of
Margaret j. Sears deceased, has filed his petition
In the said county court of Rock Island county for
an order to sell the premises belonging to the es-
tate OF said deceased, or so much of it as may be
needed TO pay the debts of said dec ased and de-
scribed as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner of section IA,
township /. north. in range west of the 4th p
NJ; thence east on the half-section line - p
chains thence south at right angles s chains 10
ROCK river thence west with said river to a point
where the half section line running north and
south hrough said section intersects said
river; thence north on said half sec
ton line to the north side OF Tower street
In the town of Sears: thence sonth 69a west
along the north side of said Tower street > "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line war 70 40') 6 81 chains: thence east
2 10 Chains 10 point on the half section line 6O
Feet south of said center corner; thence north GO
Feet TO the place of beginning: excepting ana re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
10 the ROCK Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
Pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed n
aIchard Mans II u Co, by deeds recorded reepec-
uveiy In book So of deeds at page 81 and book So of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock ISL
and county, said tract containing O. 60 acre more
or less also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows tow :
Beginning 30S4 feet west of the n section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
uon IA, township IL north, range west OF the 4th
r M. running thence south 1l3 feet: thence west
5o feet to the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north ll3 feet; thence west 1875 feet
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner OF
the Old grave yard; thence west Sc feet; thence
north 245 feet to the south line of Rodman,s land
thence east 1884 feet; thence south 1872 feet TO
the place OF beginning, all in the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that summons
mas been issued out Of said court against you re-
turnable at the June term, 1885, of said court to
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
Now, unless you and each of You shall personally
De and appear before said County court on the
hrst day OF term to be holden at said Court hou-
on the first Monday Of July, 1889, and plead an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein.
Tie same and the m alters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken ne confessed and
decree entered against you according TO the
prayer OF said petition.
Rock Island, H., May q. 1899
r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk
ADAIR PLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner
may 2l-daw