Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-22
pETITIoN TO SELL REAL ESTATE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Court of said county, to the June term,
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant administrator Of the estate
OF Ma garet }. Sears, deceased, vs.. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant K. n. Merchant Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McClel n, Annie Snyder, Lucr da
Silveris j ulia Smith Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
Der, Albert Merchant. James Ne son, Albert
Nelson, Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith,
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller William M
Grill, Minnie NJ. 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 filed 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
an order to sill the premises ing TO the es
tate OF said deceased, or so much of il as may be
needed to pay the debts of said dect ased and de-
scribed as follows, towit:
Beginning at the center corner OF section IA.
township II north, in range west of the 4th =.
NJ: thence east on the half-section line IL q
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 through said section intersects said
river; thence north on ssid half sec
in the town of Sears: thence sonth 69A west
along the north side of said Tower street 2 "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
Il0n line war - 4OD b. oil 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 ami re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
to the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Mansil & Co., by deeds recorded reepec-
lively in book So Of deeds page 31 and book SO of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock Isl
and county. said tract containing go acre more
or less; also lots l. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears also acre described as follows to-w,t:
Beginning 30Sa feet west of the n section corner
on the east ride Of the northwest quarter of sec
ton IA township IL north, range west OF the 4th
=. NJ. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
35A feet to the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north 1I3 feet; thence west I9S feet:
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence west So feet; thence
north 245 feet to the south line of Rodman's land
thence east 1904 feet; thence south 1872 feet to
the place Of beginning, all IN the county Of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that q summons
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, 1889, at
the Court house in Rock Island In said county
be and appear before said County court on the
first day Of q 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 fled therein,
the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken az confessed and
q decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition
Rock Island, H., May 81. 1885,
r. A. DONALDSON Clerk
ADAm PLKAsANrs. Attorneyfor Petitioner.
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