Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-29
pETITIoN To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS. g.,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY
County Court of said county, to the June term.
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
Of MaigaretJ. Sears, deceased, vs.. Mary Mer
chant, L. Merchant; E N. Merchant, Christina
Tray. rise, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McClell n, Annie Snyder, LuciL da
Silyeris, Julia Smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
Nell ' Susan Learn iesse Smith I BIRD smith,
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ
Grill, Minnie NJ. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition to II Real Estate to pay debts.
above named having been file in the Office of
the clerk of the County court of Rock Island
dants and eachof them that the said plaintiff.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate of
Margaret j. Sears, deceased, has fled his petition
in the said comfy court OF Rock Island county for
an order to g. Ii the premises belonging to the
tate of said deceased, or so much of it 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 II.
township 1. north in range west of the 4th P.
NJ: thence east on the half-section line IL .21
chains; thence south at right angles chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river TO point
where the half section line running north and
south thr nigh 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 6ea west
along the north side of said Tower street "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line (var. . 40o 6 81 chains; thence east
3 10 chains TO point on the half section line GO
feet south of said center corner; thence north 60
feet to the place of beginning: excepting an I re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
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 sc OF deeds at and book SO OF
deeds at page 26S of the records Of SAID Rock ISL
, and county, said tract containing 60 acre more
less also lots l. 2 and in block 10 in the town
of Sears also acre described as follows tow {:
Beginning Sossl feet west of the u section corner
the east ,ide Of the northwest quarter of sec
ton IA. township II NORTH range west OF the 4th
2. II. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
35L feet to the southeast corner of the old grave
yard: thence north 1l3 feet thence west I9s 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 Rodman's land
theme east 1891 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 yon
turnable at The June term, 1885, of said court to
be holden on the first Monday of June. 1889, at
the Court house in Rock leland in said county.
Now, unless you and each OF you shall personally
be and appear before said Comfy court on the
first day OF 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,
ti same and the m tiers 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 81. 1889.
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk.
| ADaIR PLEAsANrs, Attorney for Petitioner.
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