Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-22
pETITIoN TO SELL REAL ESTATE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS. D

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY ss'
County Cont 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 Merchsnt Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McClell m Annie Snyder, LuciI da
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 toe, II Real Estate to pay debts
Affidavit of the non-residence OF the defendants
above named having been flei 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 county court OF Rock Island county for
tate of said deceased, or go much of il as may be
needed 10 pay the debts of said dec, ased and de-
scribed as follows, towit:
Beginning at the center corner Of section Ia
township II north in range west Of the 4th p
NJ. .; thence east on the half-section line - 81
chains; thence south at right angles chains to
ROCK river, thence west with said river to a point
where the half section line running north and
south through said section intersects said
rive flUer lint thence en- e., north on said half
In the town OF Sears: thence south 6gL west
along the north side of said Tower street Q 81
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line war. 20 40) 6.61 chains; thence east
2 1s chains to point on the half section line so
feet south of said center corner; thence north 60
Feet TO the place of beginning: excepting AMI re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
10 the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Mans n & Co., by deeds recorded reepec-
lively in book Sc Of deeds page ST. and book SO of
deeds at page 26S of the records Of SAID Rock ISL
and county. said tract containing 60 acre more
or less; also lots and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows tow ::
Beginning 30SA feet west of the n section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
tion IA, township IL north, range west OF the 4th
Z. a. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
5o feet to the southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north l3 feet thence west 1875 feet
thence south 11S feet to the southwest corner of
the Old grave yard thence we { Sc feet; thence
north 24S feet to the south line of Rodman's land
tnence east 269A feet; thence south 1872 feet to
tne place OF beginning, all In the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that su mmons
mas peen issued out of said court against You re-
turnabie al the June term, 1885, OF said court to
be holden on the first Monday of june 1899 at
the Court house in Rock Island in said county
NOW, unless you and each OF You shall personally
De and appear before said County court on the
mist DAY OF term to be holden at said Co Irt hon
on the nrst Monday Of July. 1889, aud plead, an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein
ti same and the m .tters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken ae confessed and
u decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May 81 1889
r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk
ADAIR PEASANTS. Attorney for Petitioner
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