Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-31
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS, !

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY
County Court Of said county, to the June term,
A. ID. 1889.
of Margaret J. Sears, deceased, VS.. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant, E. n Merchant Christina
Traverse Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. Mcclellan, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silveris, Jula 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 NJ. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler =
Petition to cell Real Estate TO pay debts
Affidavit of the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been filed in the Off 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
Abrabam Merchant administratnr Of the Estate nf
Margaret j. Sears, deceased, has filed his petition
In the said county court OF Rock Island county for
tate Of said deceased, or so much Of it may be
needed to pay the debts of said dece ased, and de-
scrbed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner OF section a.
township II north in range west of the 4th p.
NJ. thence east on the hslt-section line 10 81
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
river; thence north on said half sec
ton line to the north side of Tower street
10 the town of Sears: thence sonth 69A west
along the north side of said Tower street 2 "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
tioh ihS war. ~ OOl thence east
:. 10 chains to point on the half section line Go
feet south of said center corner; thence north GO
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 Mansill d Co, by deeds recorded ieepec-
lively In book Sc OF deeds page 81 and book 80 of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock ISL
and county, said tract containing g. 80 acre. more
or less; also lots and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described follows, to-wIt:
Beginning 30S4 feet west of the Il section corner
on the east side of the northwest quarter of sec
ton IL township II north. range west OF the 4th
r. NJ. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3oA feet to the southeast of the old grave
yard thence north lib feet; thence 19S feet:
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard; thence west 80 feet; thence
north S4o feet to the south line of Rodman's land
thence east 2694 feet; thence south 1872 feet to
Island and state of Illinois. And that summons
has been issued out of said court against you re-
turnable at the June term, 1899, of said court to
be holden on the first Monday of June, 1889, at
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
Now, unless you and each of you shall personally
be and appear before said County court on the
hrst day of term to be holden at said Court hon.
on the first Monday OF July 1889, and plead, an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein
TIE same and the matters 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, 1882
r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk
ADAIR peasants, Attorney for Petitioner.
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