Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21
pETITIoN TO SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS. l..
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Court of said county, to the June term,
A. ID. 1889.
OF Margaret j. Sears, deceased, vs.. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant. Z. N. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McClell n, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silveris, Julia Smith Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
per, Albert Merchant, James Ne con, 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 cell Real Estate to pay debts
Amdavi. 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
tate OF said deceased, or 20 much Of ii as NAV be
needed to pay the debts OF said dece ased and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner OF section IA
township II north, in range 2 west Of the 4th P
NJ. thence east on the half-section line ~ 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
toe ne hs EN- r., north r1, on on said half
| In the town of Sears: thence south 6sA . west
along the north side of said Tower street 2 "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line tvar. so 40) 6.61 chains; thence east
2 10 chains TO point the half section line GO
feet south of said center corner thence north 60
feet to the place Of beginning excepting AM re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore convened 10
Richard Mans'u Il Co., by deeds recorded ,eepec.
lively In book So Of deeds at page 3l and book So
deeds at page 26S Of the records of SAID Rock ISL
and county, said tract containing 3 go acre more
or less; also lots J. g. and in block 10 in the town
OF sears; also acre described as follows tow;t:
beglnnlng S0S4 feet west of the n section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
non IA, township II north, range west OF the 4th
=. M running thence south 113 feet; thence west
on Feet to The southeast corner Of the old grave
YARD thence north ll3 feet; thence west l9s feet
tnence south lib feet to the southwest corner of
the OLD grave yard thence 36 feet: thence
nortn S4o Feet to the south line of Rodman's land
tnenre east s69l4 feet; thence south 13s feet to
tue place OF beginning, all in the county Of Rock
island ana state OF Illinois. And that su mmons
mas Deen issued ont of said court against you re-
turnabe At the June term, 1885, OF said court to
be holden ON the first Monday OF June 1859 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 conrt on the
nrst day OF 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
tae same and the m stters and thiupe therein
charged and stated will be taken e Confessed and
decree entered against you ACCORDING TO the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May 81 1889
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk.
ApAIR PLEAsANrs, Attorney for Petitioner
may 2l-d4w