Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-28
pETITIoN To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Court OF said county, to the June term
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant administrator Of the estate
OF Margaret j. Sears, deceased VS. Mary Mer.
chant, l.. Merchant K. N Merchant, Christins
Traverse, Mary Zahniser. Elizabeth Simpson.
Sarah A. MeCleh n, Annie Snyder, Lucil ds
Silveris, Jnlia Smith Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant, james Ne con, Alder,
Nelson. Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith
phebe smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ.
CRU, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition tos II Real Estate to pay debts
Aihdavit OF the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been filei in the ice 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 ssid plaintiff
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate OF
Margaret j. Sears, deceased, has filed his petition
tn the ssd comfy court OF Rock Island county foI
Sn order to s Ii the premises belonging to the es-
ate OF said deceased, or so much of it as may be
seribed as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner az section L.
ownship II north. in range 2 west of the An p
w.: thence east on the halt-section line 10 q
hains; thence south at right angles 8 chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river to point
where the half section line running north and
south thr ugh said section intersects said
river; thence north on said half sec
ton line 10 the north side OF Tower street
10 the town of Sears thence south goa west
along the north side of said Tower street . 81
uouline (var. 7o 4oD 6.61 chains; thence east
.. II chains TO APPOINT on the half section line er
feel south OF said center corner; theIre north 60
feet to the place of beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
10 the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed 10
Richard Mans II Il Co., by deeds recorded ,espec-
lively In book Sc OF deeds at page ST. and book 50 of
deeds at page 26S of the records of sand Rock Isl-
anu county, said tract containing Q GO acre more
or less; also lots and in block 10 IN the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows to-wit:
Beginning 30S& feet west of the a section corner
ton IL, township II north, range IVES OF the 4th
Z. NJ. running thence south 113 feet; taence west
feet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north Il feet thence west 19S feet
thence south 113 feet TO the southwest corner OF
the old grave yard thence we 81 fest; thence
north 245 feet to the south line of Rodrmn's land
thenee east 1904 feet; thence south liz feet TO
the place OF beginning, all In the COUNTY OF Rock
island and state OF Illinois. And that asummons
has been issued out Of said court against you re-
tnrnable al the June term, 1885, of saiS court 70
DC h%den on the first Monday OF june 1889. al
the Ob1rt house in Rock Island in sad county.
Now, unless you and each Of you shall personally
pc and appear before said County corft on the
urst dAy OF term TO be holden at said Cart hon @
on the first Monday of July. 1884, and blead an
swer o. demur to the said petition fled therein
ta same and the m atters and thingt therein
CHARGED and stated will be taken AZ conf Ssed and
decree entered against you accordi,k to the
prayer Of said petition
Rock Island, H., May q. 1889
r. A. DONALDSON Clerk.
ApIh PLEAsANrs. Attorney for Petit Jner.
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