Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-12
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Court of said county, to the June term
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
of MAJ garrett. Sears, deceased, VS.. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant K. N Merchant Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simps on
Sarah A. Mcclellan, Annie Snyder, LuciL da
Silveris, Julia Smith Lizzie Fyffe, Louse 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 g II Real Estate to pay debts
Affidavit of the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been flet in the office of
the clerk OF the County court of Rock Island
county, notice is hereby given 10 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
order to Ii the premises belongi ing to the es-
tate of said deceased, 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 IA
township II north. in range west of the 4th P.
NJ. thence east on the halfsection line IL q
chains; thence south al right angles chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river to point
where the half section line running north and
south thrI ugh said section intersects said
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
ton line (var. - 400 8 OIL chains: thence east
.. l9 chains TO a point the half section line &C.
feet south OF said center corner; thence north 80
feet TO the place of beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
10 the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Mans II 81 Co, by deeds recorded espec-
lively In book 56 Of deeds at page 37 and book SO of
deeds al page 26S of the records of SAID Rock Isl
ana county. said tract containing 60 acre more
or less also lots and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described follows, to-wit
Beginning 30Ss4 feet west of the II section corner
on the east eide OF the northwest quarter Of sec
ton IA, township IL north, range west OF the 4th
z. M running thence south 1l3 feet; thence west
3o1s feet 10 the southeast of the old grave
yard; thence north IL feet; thence west 19s feet
the old grave yard thence wet 80 feet; thence
north 2i5 feet TO the south line of Rodman's land ;
thence east 269l4 feet; thence south 1872 feet TO
the place OF beginning all in the county of Rock
island and state OF Illinois. And that summons
has been issued out of said court against You
turnabe at the June term, 1889, of said court to
be holden on the first Monday of June, 1889, al
the Court house in Rock leland in said county.
Now, unless you and each of You shall personally
be and appear before said County court the
first day of a term to he holden at said Court hon
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead,
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein.
tle same and the m tiers and things therein
charged and stated VIII be taken ae confessed and
a decree entered against you according to the
prayer OF said petition.
Rock Island, H., May 81, 1899
r. A DONALDSON Clerk.
ADIR PLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner.
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