Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-10
pETITIoN TO SELL REA.EsTATE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY
County Coart of said county, to the June term,
A. d. 1889.
of MaigaretJ. Sears, deceased VS. Mary Mer-
chant, l.. Merchant, E. n. Merchant Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McClell IN, Annie Snyder, Luciy da
Silveris, Julia Smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant. James Ne con, Albert
Nelson. Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith.
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ .
Gnu, Minnie NJ. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition toe II Real Estate to pay debts.
Afhdavltof the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been filei in the office 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
Margaret j. Sears, deceased, has filed his petition
in the said county court of Rock Island county for
an order to 8. the premises belonging to the es-
tate OF said deceased, or go much OF it as may be
needed to pay the debts of said dec, ased and de-
scribed as follows, towit:
Beginning at the center corner of section a.
township IL north in range west of the 4th p
Nj. thence east on the half-section line - q
chains; thence south at right angles chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river to 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
Ia the town of Sears: thence south ga west
along the north side of said Tower street "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
tioh iihS war. AZ Dol CndlnS. thence east
? " Chains to point on the half section line 60
rect south of said center corner thence north TO
rect TO the place of beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Mans II 4 Co, by deeds recorded ,eepec-
lively in book 56 of deeds page ST. and book SO of
deeds at page 26S of the records of sand Rock ISL
and 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, towst:
beginning 3OSs4 feet west of the n section corner
on the east side of the northwest quarter of sec
lion H. township IL north, range west OF the 4th
7. NJ, running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3os feet 10 the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north Il feet; thence west l9S feet:
thence south 1l3 feet TO the southwest corner of
the old grave yard; thence wet So feet; thence
north 245 feet To the south line of Rodman's land
thence east 269la 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 1889, of said court to
ne holden on the first Monday of June, 1889, at
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
be and appear before said County court on the
nrst day of term to be holden at said Court hou
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead, an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein,
tn same and the itters 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 81 1899
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk.
ADAIR PLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner
may 21-d4w