Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-13
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY es'
County Cont OF said county, to the June term,
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
OF MargaretJ. Sears, deceased. VS.. Mary Mer-
chant, l.. Merchant, E. n. Merchant Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A McClell n, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silveris, 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 NJ
Grill, Minnie NJ. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition tos.ll Real Estate TO pay debts.
Ahdavlto of the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been file / in the Off ice of
the clerk of the Comfy 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 ssld county court OF Rock Island county for
an order 10 s,li the premises belong ing TO the
tate OF said deceased, or so much of it as may be
needed to pay the debts of said dece ased and de-
scribed as follows to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner OF section a.
township ~ north, in range west of the 4th p
NJ thence east on the half-section line 12 81
CHAINS; thence south at right angles s chains TO
Rock river thence west with said river point
where the half section line running north and
south thr' ugh 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 south 69s4 west
along the north side of said Tower street "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
tiou INT war 4uD Dol CnAlns: thence east
= ~ Chains 10 point on the half section line 60
feet south OF said center corner; thence north 60
Feet TO the place of beginning: excepting an 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 Il Co., by deeds recorded ,eepec-
lively in book 80 OF deeds at page I and book so of
deeds at page 26S of the records of sand 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 as follows tow I
Beginning 30SA feet west of the n section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
ton IL township IL north, range west Of the 4th
T. M. running thence south 1l3 feet: thence " est
3oh feet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north ll3 feet; thence west los feet
thence south 1l3 feet TO the southwest corner OF
the Old grave yard; thence wet Sc feet: thence
north 245 feet TO the south line of Rodmans land
thence east s69l feet; thence south 1872 feet to
the place or beginning, all in the county of Rock
island and state OF Illinois. And that a su mmons
has been issued ont of said court against you
turnable at the June term, 1899 of said court to
he holden on the first Monday of June. 1888 at
the Court house in Rock Island in said county.
Now, unless yon 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 hou
on the first Monday of July 1884, and plead an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein
III same and the m 9tters and things therein
charged and sisted will be taken as confessed and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer OF said petition
ROCK Island, H., May 81. 1889
r. A DONALDSON. Clerk
AD'IR PLEAsANTs, Attorneyfo for Petitioner.