Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-27
pETITIoN To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY w.
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
OF MaigaretJ Sears, deceased, vs.. Mary Mer-
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson.
Sarah A. McClell n, Annie Snyder, LnciI ds
Siiverls, ) uiia smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
Nelson, Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith,
Phebe smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ .
Grill, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition To ii Real Estate TO pay debts
Affidavit of the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been fled 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 fled his petition
In the said county court of Rock Island county for
an order to s. II the premises belonl ing to the
tate of said deceased, or so much Of il as may be
scribed as follows. to-wt:
Beginning at the center corner OF section L.
township IL north, in range west of the 4th p
M. thence east on the half-section line 10 2I
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
s SCOUT, t1shsngh said section in,erseets said
ton line to the north side of Tower street
| 10 the town of Sears: thence sonth 6ek . west
along the north side of said Tower street 9 81
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line war. To 40) 81 chains; thence east
2 ls chains 10 point the half section line &c,
rect south of said center corner; thence north GO
Ieet TO the place OF beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
70 the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Rchard Mans II q Co., by deeds recorded feepec-
vey IN book So OF deeds at page 81 and book SO Of
deeds at page 26S OF the records of said Rock ISL
ana county, said tract containing 60 acre more
or less. also lots ana in block 10 in the town
OF sears; also acre described as follows, to-wt:
beginning 30sA feet west Of the i section corner
on the east side OF the northwest quarter of
ton a. township II north, range west OF the 4th
=. NJ running thence south 113 feet; thence west
ooA Feet to the southeast corner of the cid grave
YARD; thence north ll3 feet thence west 1873 feet;
tnehce south lib feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence wet 80 feet: thence
north s45 feet TO the south line of Rodmans land
tnence east 269k feet; thence south 1872 feet TO
tne place OF beginning, all In the county of Rock
island and state Of Illinois, And that a su mmons
has been issued ont Of said court against you re-
turnable at The June term, 1885, OF eaid court to
De holden on the first Monday Of June 1882 at
the Court house In Rock Island in said county
NOW, unless you and each OF you shall personally
pc ana appear before said County court on the
hrst day OF term to be holden at said Court hon
on the nrst Monday OF July 1889, and plead, an
swer or demnr to the said petition fled therein.
taa same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken no confessed and
decree entered against ron according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May q, 1882
r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk.
ADsIR PIEAsANrs. Attorneyfor Petitioner.
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