Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-28
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS. ls,
County Conrt of said ty, to the June term,
A. D. 1899.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
OF Margaret j. Sears, deceased, VS.. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant; E. N. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahnser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McCleil n, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Sllverls, Julia Smith Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
rer, Albert Merchant. james Nelson, Albert
Nelson, Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith,
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ
Grill, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler -
Petition tosell Real Estate to pay debts.
Affidavit OF the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been filed in the offic Of
the clerk OF the County court of Rock Island
county, notice is hereby given to the said defeu-
dants and each of them that the said plaintiff
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate Of
Margar j. sears, deceased has filed his petition
in the lid county court OF Rock Island county for
AN order to sell the premises belonging to the es-
tate OF said deceased or go much of il 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 a.
township II north, in range west of the 4th p
NJ; thence east on the halt-section line 10 81
chains; thence south at right angles 8 chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river a point
where the half section line running north and
| south through said section intersects said
river rive thence e. north on said half sec,
| in The town OF Sears: thence south GOA west
| along the north side of said Tower street 2 "a
| chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
Il
9 10 chains TO point on the half section line 60
feet south of said center corner; thence north GO
feet to the place of beginning: excepting ana re-
| serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
| TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
| Richard Mans II 4 Co, by deeds recorded respec.
lively in book So of deeds page 3l and book SO OF
deeds page 26S of the records of said Rock Isl
and county, said tract containing 9 60 acre more
or less; also lots l. O. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also l acre described follows, tow
Beginning 30SA feet west of the section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
ton IA, township II north, range west OF the 4th
| =. III. running thence south lib feet; thence west
35A feet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north lib feet; thence west 1875 feet;
thence sonth lib feet 10 the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence west 81 feet thence
north 245 feet to the south line of ROdmans land
| thence east 1891 feet; thence south 1872 feet to
| Island and state OF Illinois. And that summons
| has been issued out OF said court against you re.
| lurnabe at the June term, 1885, OF said court to
| be holden on the first Monday of June 1899 al
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
Now, unless You and each of you shall personally
be and appear before said County court on the
hrs. day of term to be holden at said Court hou,
on the first Monday of July. 1885, and plead, an
swer or demur TO the said petition fled therein,
| TIE same and the N stters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confessed and
| a decree entered against you according to the
| prayer OF said petition.
| Rock Island, H., May q, 1880
| r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk
| ADAIR PLEAsANrs, Attorney for Petitioner
| may 2l-diw