Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-21
DETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS. !

STATE OF ILLINOIS. L..
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
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. Merchant Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. Nice elan, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silveris, Julia Smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant, James Nelson. Albert
Nelson, Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith,
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ :.
Grill, Minnie M Grill and Eva A. Wheeler -
Petition to sell Real Estate to pay debts
Affidavit Of the non-residence Of the defendants
above named having been fled in the OH of
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 sell the premises belonging to the es-
tate of said deceased, or so much Of il as may be
needed to pay the debts of said deceased, 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.
M. thence east on the half section line u 81
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 intersects said river; thence north said
half section line to the north side of Tower street
In the town OF Sears: thence south 694 . west
along the north side of said Tower street 2S4
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line war. Q 4Oo o 81 chains; thence east
2. 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 and re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
to the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Mansill q Co., by deeds recorded respec-
lively In book OF deeds page 81, and book 50 Of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock ISL
and county, said tract containing s.6O acres more
or less; also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described rs follows to-wit:
Beginning 30SM feet west Of the y section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
ton II, township II north, range west Of the 4th
r. M. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
35h feet to the southeast corner Of the old grave
yard; thence north 1l3 feet; thence west l9S feet
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner OF
the old grave yard; thence west 50 feet; thence
north 245 feet to the south line of Rodman's line
thence east 269k feet; thence south 132 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 re-
turnable at the June term, 1889, of said court to
De holden on the first Monday Of june. 1882 at
the Court house In Rock Island in said county.
be and appear before eaid Comfy court on the
nrst day of term TO be holden At said Court hou
on the nrst Monday Of June. 1889, and plead, jan
swer or dsmur to the eaid petition nled therein,
the Same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken a. confessed and
decree entered against you according 10 the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, m. May q, 1859.
r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk. $
ADAn PLxAsANrs. Attorney for Petitioner.
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