Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-19
pETITION TO SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L..
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY ss'
| County Court Of said county, to the June term,
A. d. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
| OF Margaret Sears, deceased, vs. Mary Mer.
chant, l.. Merchant. E. N. Merchant, Christina
Sarah A McClell n, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
sliveris, uiia Smith Lizzie Fytfe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant. James Ne son, Albert
Nelson susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith,
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ
Crlil, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition tosen Real Estate TO pay debts.
Amdavit OF the non-residence of the defendants
| above named having been fled in the Off ce 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 D. Sears, deceased, has filed his petition
IN the SAID comfy conrt OF Rock Island county for
| tate of said deceased, much of it as may be
needed TO pay the debts OF said deceased and de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner Of section H.
township II north. in range west of the 4th p
M. thence east on the half-section line 10 p
chains; thence south al right angles 8 chains TO
ROCK river; thence west with said river TO a point
where the half section line running north and
south through said section intersects said
| ton line to the north side OF Tower street
| IN the town Of Sears: thence sonth 694 west
along the north side of said Tower street 2 "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
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10 chains TO point on the half section line go
rect south of said center corner: thence north 60
rect 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 convened 10
Richard Mans II a. Co, by deeds recorded ,eepec-
lively In book Sc of deeds at page 81 and book SO of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock Isl
ana county. said tract containing 80 acre. more
or less; also lots and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows tow
Beginning 30SA feet west of the II section corner
on the east side of the northwest quarter of sec
lon IA, township IL north, range west OF the 4th
I. M running thence south 113 feet; thence west
5o Feet TO The southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north lib feet; thence west 19S feet
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard; thence west Sc feet; thence
north s4o feet to the south line Of Rodman's land
thence east 1904 feet; thence south 1872 feet to
the place OF beginning, all in the county of Rock
Island ana state OF Illinois. And that a summons
mas Deen issued out Of said court against you re-
turnsDie al the June term, 1889, OF said court to
De holden on the first Monday of June, 1885, at
the Court house in Rock leland in said county
Now, unless you and each Of you shall personally
De and appear before said County court on the
first day Of term to be holden al said Court hou
on the fret Monday of July. 1882 and plead an
swer or demur TO the said petition filed therein
Tie same and the tiers and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confessed and
decree entered against You according TO the
prayer OF said petition
Rock Island, III, May q. 1889.
R. A DONALDSON. Clerk
ADaIR PLEAsANrs, Attorney for Petitioner.
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