Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-18
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY S.
County Coart 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. MeCle.l n, Annie Snyder. Lucir da
ner, Albert Merchant. James Ne son. Albert
Nelson Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller, William NJ.
Grill, Minnie NJ. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition 10 8 II Real Estate to nav debts
Affidavit of the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been file ! in the office 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
in the said county court of Rock Island county for
an order TO s. ii the premises belon, ing to the es-
tate OF said deceased, or so much of il as may be
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner Of section a.
township IL north in range west of the 4th p
NJ: thence east on the half-section line - q
chains; thence south at right angles s chains TO
Rock river; thence west with said river to a point
where the half section line running north and
ton line to the north side of Tower street
III the town of Sears: thence south 69ss west
along the north side of said Tower street , 81
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line war. &c 40j 66i chains; thence east
= " Chains to point the half section line &c
feet south OF said center corner; thence north GO
feet to the place of beginning: excepting ana re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convened
TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com.
psny and also the lands heretofore conveyed Ia
Richard Mans u Il Co, by deeds recorded ,eepec.
lively In book 56 of deeds at page ST. and book 50
deeds at page 26S OF the records of SAID Rock Isl
ana county. said tract containing Q 60 acre more
or less also lots l. g. and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows tow I:
Beginning 3oS4 feet west of the n section corner
on the east side of the northwest quarter of sec.
non Ia, township II north, range west OF the 4tb
y. NJ running thence south 1I3 feet: thence we :,
5oA Feet to the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north ll3 feet; thence west los feet
tnehce south 113 feet TO the southwest corner OF
the oid grave yard; thence wet IS feet thence
norm 245 feet TO the sonth line of Rodman's land
thehce east 26ga feet; thence south l32 feet TO
.hc piace OF beginning. all in the county of Rock
island and state OF illinois, And that summons
.urhaoie at the June term, 1885, OF said court 10
oe holden on the first Monday of June 1889 al
sne Court house in Rock Island in said county
VOW, unless you and each OF you shall personally
ne and appear before said County court on the
hrst DAY OF term to be holden AT said Co 1rt hon
on the first Monday OF July 1889, and plead an
swer or demur TO the said petition fled therein
n same and the m ftters and things therein
charged ana stated will be taken confessed and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer OF said petition.
Rock Island, H., May 81, 1889.
II. A. DONALDSON Clerk
ADhIR PEASANTS. Attorney for Petitioner