Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-04
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
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STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY S.
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
OF MaIgaretJ. Sears, deceased, VS.. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant K. N. Merchant Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson.
Sarah A. McClellAn, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silverls, 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 .
Crlll, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler -
Petition to sell Real Estate to paw debts
Afndavit OF the non-residence of the defendant.
above named having been filed in the office of
county, notice is hereby given to the said defen-
dants and each Of them that the said plaintif
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 may be
scribed as follows, towit:
Beginning at the center corner of section ID
township II north in range west of the 4th p
NJ: thence east on the half section line 10 81
chains; thence south at right angles chains TO
Rock river; thence west with said river 10 a point
where the half section line running north and
south through 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 south 69A west
along the north side OF said Tower street 2 "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line (var. 20 40'5 661 chains; thence east
2. ~ chains to point on the half section line GO
feet south of said center corner; thence north go
feet to the place of beginning: excepting and re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
10 the ROCK Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore convened To
hlcnard Mansln a Co., by deeds recorded feepec-
nvey IN book 90 OF deeds at page 81 and book SO of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock 81
and county, said tract containing o 60 acre more
or less also lots 1, and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows to-wit:
Beginning 30SA feet west of the n section corner
on the east side of the northwest quarter of sec
ton H. township IL north, range west OF the 4tb
r. M, running thence south 113 feet; thence west
35A feet to the southeast of the old grave
yard thence north lib feet; thence west los feet
thence south lib feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard; thence west 80 feet; thence
north 245 feet to the south line Of Rodman's land
thence east 26g1 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
has been issued out of said court against you re-
turnable at the June term, 1899, of said court to
ne holden on the first Monday of June, 1889, at
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
first day of term to be holden at said Court hous
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 as confessed and
q decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May q, 1885,
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk
ADAIR PLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner.
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