Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-23
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Rock ISLAND COUNTY
County Court Of said county, to the June term.
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
OF Margaret Sears, deceased, VS.. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant Z. N. Merchant Christina
traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth Simpson
Sarah A. McClell1n, Annie Snyder, Luciu da
Sllveris, 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
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 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 sc the premises belong ing to the es-
tate of said deceased, or so much of it as may be
needed to pay the debts of said deceased. and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner OF section ID
township II north, in range west of the 9TH p
M: thence east on the half-section line u q
chains; thence south at right angles s chains TO
Rock river; thence west with said river TO q 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 south 69a west
along the north side of said Tower street 2 "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
tiou line NVar - 4uD O.6l Chalns, thence east
z ~ chains TO point on the half section line 60
feet south of said center corner; thence north 80
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 Mans II q Co., by deeds recorded reepec-
lively in book So Of deeds page 3 and book SO of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock Isl
and county. said tract containing go acre. more
or less also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described follows, to-w't
Beginning 30SA feet west of the u section corner
on the east ride of the northwest quarter of sec
ton ID, township IL north, range west of the 4th
y. NJ. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3oh feet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north lib feet; thence west 1913 feet
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner OF
the old grave yard; thence west Sc feet; thence
thence east 1904 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 You re-
turnable at the June term, 1889, Of said court to
be holden on the first Monday Of June, 1882 at
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
Now, unless you and each OF you shall personally
be and appear before raid Comfy court on the
hrst day of a term to be holden at said Court hou
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead, an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein,
tie same and the m itters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken ae confessed and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May q. 1885,
r. A. DONALDSON Clerk
ApAIR PEASANTS, Attorney for Petitioner.