Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-11
A WORD OF WARNING
pETITIoN TO SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS. l..

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Cocrt 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
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 II Real Estate to pay debts.
Affidavit OF the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been filei in the Off ce 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
an order to s Ii the premises belonging to the es-
tate of said deceased, or so much of ii 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 IL.
| township Il north, in range west OF the 4th p.
M; thence east on the half-section line IL p
chains; thence south at right angles chains to
Rock river; thence west with said river 10 point
where the half section line running north and
south thre ugh said section intersects said
river; thence north ssid half sec
ton line to the north side OF Tower street
| 10 the town OF Sears: thence south 69ao west
along the north side of said Tower street 2 "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line (var. 20 40) 6 81 chains; thence east
10 Chains to point on the half section line 60
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 & Co, by deeds recorded 'eepec-
lively IN book 80 OF deeds at page 81 and book So of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock lei
and county. said tract containing 9 60 acre more
or less; also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows, tow
Beginning 3S& feet west of the u section corner
i lde nf fhs fhNunS
tlon IA, township II NORTH range west OF the 4th
7. NJ. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
yard; thence north ll3 feet thence west l9s feet
thence south 113 feet TO the southwest corner of
! the old grave yard; thence we Sc feet; thence
north s45 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 su mmons
has been issued out of said court against you re-
turnable at The June term. 1889 OF said court to
be holden on the first Monday of June, 1885, 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 on the
first day of term to be holden al said Co rt hon
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead, an
swer or demur TO the said petition filed therein,
Ia same and the tiers and things therein
charged and stated will be taken conf ssed and
a decree entered against you according TO the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, ILL.,, May p, 1889.
r. A DONALDSON. Clerk.
ADAIR PLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner.
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