Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-24
pETITIoN To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
RAGE La Gnr,r

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY
County Court Of said County, to the June term
A. D. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
OF MaigaretJ. Sears, deceased, Mary Mer-
chant, l.. Merchant. f. n. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A McCleil n, Annie Snyder, LucLd a
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
Crlil, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition tos II Real Estate to pay debts.
Andavlt OF the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been flei 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 peti,ion
In the ID comfy court OF Rock Island county for
an order tos Ii the premises belong ing to the es-
tate of said deceased, much of it as NAV 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 II north, in range west of the 4th p
NJ. thence east on the half-section line II p
cnalns; thence south at right angles s 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
ton line to the north side of Tower street
. IN the town OF Sears: thence south 69A west
along the north side of said Tower street "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line (var. 7o 400 6.6l chains; thence east
2. ~ chains to point on the half section line 60
rect south OF said center corner; thence north 60
feet to the place of beginning: excepting an, re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
10 the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
Pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
hlchard Mans & Co., by deeds recorded ,eepec-
Vey IN oook % OF deeds at page 31 and book So of
oeeus AT page 26S OF the records OF SAID Rock ISL
ana county, said tract containing 9 60 acre more
or less; also lots and in block 10 in the town
0i sears; also acre described as follows tow {
beginnlng 3oe4 feet west of the u section corner
on tne east tide OF the northwest quarter Of sec
lion Il, township IL north, range west OF the 4th
q. ~. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
ooA Ieet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
YARD thence north 1l3 feet; thence west 19s feet;
.hence south ll3 feet to the southwest corner OF
.he oia grave yard thence We 30 feet; thence
Ihenee east 269z feet; thence south 1872 feet to
the place OF beginning, all in the county OF Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that a summons
mas been issued ont of said court against you re-
turnabie at the June term, 1885, Of said 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 and appear before said County court on the
nrst day of term to be holden at said Court hou
on the first Monday of July 1882 and plead, an
swer or demur to the said petition filed Therein
tas same and the m ,tters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confessed and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May q. 1889.
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk
ADAIR fLEAsAHrs, Attorney for Petitioner
may 21-dsw