Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-15
pETITION To SELL REAL EsTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS. !

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY es'
County Cont of said couLty, to the June term.
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant. administrator of tho as,ata
OF MAI garrett. Sears, deceased VS. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant. E. N. Merchant Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson
! Sarah A. McClellsn, Annie Snyder Lucit ds
| Siiveris, 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 tosll Real Estate to pay debts.
| above named having been flet 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 fled 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, so much of il as NAV be
needed to pay the debts of said dec ased and de-
| scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner OF section II
township IL north in range west of the 4th p
M. thence east on the halt-secton line - 2l
chains; thence south at right angles chains to
ROCK river; thence west with said river a point
where the half section line running north and
south through said section intersects said
river, thence north 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 etreet 2 "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line (var. 20 400 6 81 chains; thence east
zig chains to APPOINT on the half section line 60
feet south of said center corner thence north 60
feet to the place of beginning: excepting ami re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
| TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed 10
Richard Mans II & Co., by deeds recorded reepec-
lively in book SO OF deeds at page az and book 5qof
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock Isl
and county. said tract containing go acre more
or less; also lots l. g. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows to-yit
Beginning 30SA feet west of the n section corner
on the east side OF the northwest quarter of sec
ton a. township IL north, range west OF the 4th
r NJ. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
oo Feet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north lib feet; thence west 1875 feet
thence south 1l3 feet TO the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence west Sc feet; thence
north 245 feet TO the south line of Rodman's land
thence east s69k feet; thence south 132 feet to
the place OF beginning. all In the county of Rock
island and state OF Illinois. And that q summons
mas been issued out of said court against yon
turnaele 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.
Now, unless you and each OF You shall personally
be and appear before raid County court on the
nrst day Of term To be holden at said Cont hou
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead an
swer or demur to the said petition fled therein
Tie same and the m .tters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken confessed and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May n, 1882
r. A DONALDSON. Clerk
ADAIR PLEAsANTs. Attorneyfor Petitioner
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