Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-25
pETITIoN TO SELL REAL ESTATE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS, l..
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY S.
County Court OF said county, to the June term
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
OF Ma garrett. Sears, deceased, VS. Mary Mer
chant, l.. Merchant, L. N. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson
Sarah A. McCleil n, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silveris, Julia 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 filed in the off ce 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 sell the premises belonging to the es-
tate of said deceased, or so 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 a.
township II north. in range west of the 4th 2.
NJ; thence east on the halt-section line IL 81
chains; thence south at right angles chains to
Roc 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
in the town of Sears: thence sonth 69a west
along the north side of said Tower street 2 3,
ton line (var. 20 400 66f chains; thence east
2. 10 chains TO point on the half section line go
feet south of said center corner; thence north 60
feet to the place of beginning: excepting ana re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed TO
Richard Mansll Il Co, by deeds recorded Ieepec-
lively in book Sc of deeds at page37 and book 50 of
deeds at page 26S of the records of said Rock Isl
and county, said tract containing 9 80 acre more
Or less also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
of Sears; also acre described follows, tow !:
Beginning 1854 feet west of the Il section corner
on the east side of the northwest quarter of sec
ton Ia, township II north, range west OF the 4th
z. NJ. running thence south 113 feet thence west
3S feet to the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north l13 feet; thence west l9s feet;
thence south 1l3 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard; thence west So feet; thence
north 245 feet TO the nth line of Rodman's land
thence east $685. feet thence south 132 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 yon re-
turnable at the June term. 1889, OF said court TO
be holden on the first Monday of June, 1889 at
the Court house in Rock Island in said county.
be and appear before said Comfy court on the
first day of term to be holden al said Court hon
on the first Monday Of July 1889, and plead, an
swer or demur To the said petition filed therein,
tl same and the m tters and things therein
charged and stated VIII be taken as confe ssed and
decree entered against you according 10 the
prayer OF said petition.
Rock Island, H., May 81, 1889
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk
ADtIR PLEAsANrs, Attorney for Petitioner.
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