Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-20
pETITIoN TO SELL REA. ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY b.
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
Traverse, Mary Ishniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McCleil n, Annie Snyder, Lncir da
Sllveris, j nlia Smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant, James Ne son, Albert
S Selson' Susan teary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith,
Grill, Minnie NJ. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition tos,ll Real Estate to pay debts.
An1davit 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 for
an order to sci the premises beoneing to the es-
tate OF said deceased, or 80 much of it 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 ID.
township IL north, In range west of the 4th p.
NJ. thence east on the haf-secton line IL 81
chains; thence south at right angles chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river point
where the half section line running north and
south thro ugh said section intersects said
river; thence north on said half sec
ton line to the north side of Tower street
along the north side of said Tower street ? "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
tion Inc tNar - 4OD oil chains: thence east
2ls CHAINS TO point on the half section line 81
Feet south OF said center corner thence north 60
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.n & Co. by deeds recorded eepec
vey In book SO OF deeds at page 31 and book 50 OF
deeds at page 26S of the records Of SAID Rock Isl
and county. said tract containing O. 60 acre more
or less also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows, tow T.
Beginning 30S% feet west of the section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
uon IL, township II north, range west OF the 4tt
7. NJ running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3o4 feet 10 the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north lib feet; thence west 1875 feet
thence south 1l3 feet to the southwest corner OF
the old grave yard; thence wet SO feet; thence
north 24o feet TO the south line of Rodman's land
thence east 269A feet; thence south 1872 feet to
the place OF beginning, all in the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that summons
has been issued ont of said court against you re
turnable at the June term, 1899 OF said court Il
ne holden on the first Monday of June, 1889, al
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
NOW, unless You and each OF you shall PERSONAL,
be and appear before SAID Comfy court on the
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead, ian
swer or demur TO the said petition filed therein
Tile same and the m tiers and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confessed and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May q, 1889
r. A. DONALDSON Clerk
ADaIR peasants. Attorney for Petitioner.
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