Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS. 4

STATE OF ILLINOIS. &,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY
County Conrt of said county, to the June term,
A. d. 1899.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
OF MatgaretJ. Sears, deceased, VS. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant. E. N. Merchant, Christina
Trave rise, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth Simpson,
Sarah A. Mcclellan, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silveris, Julia Smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant. James Neson. Albert
Nelson Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith,
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller, William M
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 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 court of Rock Island county
an order 10 sell the premises belonging to the
tate of said deceased, or 80 much Of il as may be
needed to pay the debts Of said dec. ased, and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner Of section Ia
township Il north, in range west of the 4th p
NJ; thence east the half-section line 70 q
chains; thence south AT right angles s chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river 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
10 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
2 10 chains TO point the half section line 60
feet south of said center corner; thence north 60
feet to the place of beginning: excepting and 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 Il Co., by deeds recorded reepec-
lively in book Sc OF deeds page 31 and book SO of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock Isl
and county, said tract containing 9 60 acre more
or less also lots l. 2 and in block 10 in the town
of Sears also acre described follows, tow L
Beginning 30SSl feet west of the n section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
ton Ia, township II north, range west of the 4th
r NJ. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3oAa Feet to the southeast corner of the old
yard thence north l13 feet; thence west 19S feet
thence south lib feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard; thence west So feet; thence
| thence east 1891 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
turnable at the June term, 1889, of said court to
| be holden on the first Monday of June. 1899, at
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
Now, unless yOu and each of you shall personally
be and appear before said Comfy court on the
first day OF term to be holden at said Court hou~
on the first Monday Of July, 1889, and plead IAN.
swer or demur to the said petition fled therein
| the same and the matters 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.
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