Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-14
pETITIoN To SELL REAL ESTATE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Court of said equity, the June term.
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
OF MaigaretJ. Sears, deceased VS. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant, Z. n. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. Mcclellan, Annie SNYDER LuciI da
Silveris, 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 .
Grill, Minnie NJ. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition to II Real Estate to pay debts
Afidavito of the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been FLED in the office OF
the clerk OF the County court of Rock Island
county, notice is hereby given to The said dcfen-
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 SCH the premises belong ing to the
tate OF said deceased, or so much of it may be
needed TO pay the debts of said dec ased and de-
scribed as follows. towit:
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 IL y
chains; thence south at right angles s chains 10
Rock river; thence west with said river to a point
where the half section line running north and
south through said section intersects said
river; thence north on ssid half sec
ton line TO the north side of Tower street
III the town of Sears: thence south 69sl west
along the north side of said Tower street , 81
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line war. 80 40') 6 81 chains; thence east
z. " chains TO point on the half section line 81
feet south of said center corner; thence north GO
feet to the place of beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convene
TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed 10
Richard Mans II Il Co, by deeds recorded fespec-
veiy In book 20 OF deeds at page3 and book 50 Of
deeds al page 26S of the records of SAID Rock Isl
ana county, SAID tract containing 9 co acre more
or less; also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
OF sears; also acre described as follows, tow {:
Beginning 3tS% feet west of the II section corner
on the east tide of the northwest quarter of sec
ton Ii, township IL NORTH range west OF the 4th
Z. NJ, running thence sonth 1I3 feet; thence YES
311 feet TO the southeast corner of the old crave
yard; thence north lib feet thence west 1qs feet
thence south 113 feet 10 the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence we &c feet: thence
north 245 feet to the south line of Rodmans land
thence east 1884 feet; thence south 1872 feet 10
the place of beginning. all in the county of Rock
island and state of Illinois. And that simmons
has been issued out of said court against Won re-
turnable at the June.tem, 1889 of said court to
be holden on the first Monday of June. 1889 al
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 at said Court hon
on the first Monday of July. 1880, and plead, an
swer or demur To the said petition fled therein.
III 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 81. 1888
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk
ADAIR PLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner
may 21-d4w