Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-26
pETITIoN TO SELL REAL ESTATE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County CoGrt Of said county, to the June term.
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
of Ma garet J. Sears, deceased, VS. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant, E. n. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahnser. Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McCleil n, Annie Snyder, LuciLda
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 M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition ell Real Estate to pay debts.
Affidavit of the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been fel 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 comfy court of Rock Island comfy for
an order to- Ii the premises BELONGING to the es-
tate of said deceased, so much of il as may be
needed TO pay the debts of said dec ased and de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the center corner OF section a.
township IL north, in range west of the 4th z.
NJ: thence east on the halt-section line - p
chains; thence south at right angles chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river point
where the half section line running north and
sonth thr' ugh 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 street . "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line (var. - 401 6 81 chains; thence east
~ chains 10 point the half section line GO
feet south of said center corner; thence north 60
feet to the place of beginning: excepting 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 Il Co, by deeds recorded ,espec-
lively In book 80 OF deeds at page 3 and book SO of
deeds AT page 2oS of the records of SAID Rock ISL
ana county. said tract containing 60 acre more
or less also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears also acre described follows, tow {:
Beginning 30SA feet west OF the Il section
on the east eide of the northwest quarter Of sec
non "a township IL north, range west OF the 4th
y. NJ running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3S feet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north Ii feet; thence west 19S feet;
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence we { 81 feet: thence
north 245 feet TO the south line of Rodmans land !;
thence east 1894 feet; thence south 1872 feet 10
the place OF beginning, all in the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that summons
mas been issued out of said court against you
turnable at the June term, 1889. of said court to
De 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 Comfy court the
nrst 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 fled therein
tile same and the m stters 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 u. 1889.
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk
ADAIR PLEAsANrs, Attorney for Petitioner
may 2l-d4w