Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-25
pETITIoN TO SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS, l..

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Court Of said county, TO the June term,
A. d. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
OF MaIgaretJ. Sears, deceased, vs.. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant, E. N. Merchant, Christina
Sarah A. McClell n, Annie Snyder, LuciL da
Silveris, j ulia Smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant. James Ne son, Albert
Nelson, Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ .
Grill, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition TO sell Real Estate to pay debts
Affidavit Of the non-residence OF the defendants
above named having been flet 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 of Rock Island county for
an order to Ii the premises belong ing to the es-
tate Of said deceased, or much of il as may be
needed 10 pay the debts OF said dec, ased, 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
M; thence east on the half-section line u p
chains; thence south al right angles chains 10
Rock river thence west with said river TO 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 south 69sa west
along the north side of said Tower street a34
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
uon line war. 1o 400 6.6l chains; thence east
10 chains to point on the half section line 80
feet south OF said center corner; thence north 60
feet to the place Of beginning: excepting ami re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
10 the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore convened 10
Richard Mans II d Co., by deeds recorded .eepec-
lively In book Sc Of deeds page ST. and book So of
deeds al page 26S OF the records of SAID Rock Isl
ana county. said tract containing 60 acre more
or less, Also lots and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows to-w.t:
beginning S0S4 feet west of the u section corner
on the east eide Of the northwest quarter Of sec
LION H. township IL north, range west OF the 4th
w.. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
ooA Ieet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north ll3 feet; thence west los feet;
tnence south lib feet to the southwest corner of
the oid grave yard; thence wet Sc feet; thence
north z45 feet TO the south line of Rodman's land
tnenee east 1874 feet; thence south 1872 feet to
the place OF beginning, all IN the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that a summons
mas been issued out Of said court against you re-
tnrnable at the June term. 1882 of said court to
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
NOW, unless you and each of you shall personally
1eand appear before said Comfy court the
urst day OF term to be holden at said Court hon
on the first Monday Of July 1889 and Mead an
swer or demur to the said petition fled therein
TIE same and the m stters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken 40 confessed and
q decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition
Rock Island, H., May 21 1885,
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk
ADAIR rLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner.
may 21-dsw