Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-06
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY S.
Comfy CoErt of said county, to the June term,
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 McCleil n, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silverls, j ulia 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 M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition to sell Real Estate to pay debts.
Ahdavto of the non-residence of the defendant.
above named having been flel in the office on
the clerk of the County court of Rock Island
county, notice is hereby given to the said defen-
oants 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, much of it as NAV be
needed TO pay the debts of said dece ased and de-
scrtbed 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 on the half-section line 10 2i
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
ton line to the north side of Tower street
In the town of Sears: thence south 6gA > west
along the north side of said Tower street "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line war. 7o 40o 81 chains; thence east
zig Chains to point on the half section line 60
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 Mans'n & Co., by deeds recorded reepec-
lively in book Sc of deeds at page 3l and book 80 of
deeds at page 26S Of the records of SAID Rock Isl
ana county, said tract containing 60 acre more
or less also lots l. q and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning 30S4 feet west of the N section corner
on the east eide OF the northwest quarter Of sec
non Ia, township IL north, range west OF the 4th
r. NJ, running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3oA feet to the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north lib feet; thence west 19s feet;
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard; thence west Sc feet; thence
north 245 feet to the sou tn line of Rodmans land
thence east 26914 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 Won re-
lurnable at the June term, 1885, Of said court to
De holden on the first Monday of June 1899 al
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
NOW, unless you and each OF you shall personally
pc and appear before sad County court on the
nrst day OF term to be holden ut said Court hous
on the hrst Monday of July. 1889, and plead an
swer or demur to the said petition fled therein
tas same and the m alters 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 81, 1885,
r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk
ADAIR PLEAsANrs, Attorney for Petitioner.