Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-27
DETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS, \

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County CoErt of said equity, to the June term.
A. ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
OF MaigaretJ. Sears, deceased, VS. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant. 4. N. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A. McCleil n, Annie Snyder LuciI da
Silveris, Julia Smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant. James Nelson, Albert
PSeSs smsh s,s
Grill, Minnie M. 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 comfy court of Rock Island county for
tate of said deceased, or 80 much Of it as may be
needed to pay the debts of said dece ased and de-
scribed as follows, towit:
Beginning at the center corner of section H.
township II north in range west of the 4th p
NJ. thence east on the half-section line IL p
chains; thence south at right angles s chains 10
Ro: river; thence west with said river point
where the half section line running north and
south thrc ugh said section intersects said
river; thence north on said half sec
ton line to the north side of Tower street
in the town of Sears: thence south 69S. west
along the north side of said Tower street 2 81
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line (var. re 40'l 66l chains; thence east
2. 10 chains 10 point the half section line 90
feet south of said center corner; thence north GO
feet to the place of beginning: excepting ana re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Mans II & Co, by deeds recorded reepec-
lively in book So of deeds at page and book So
deeds at page 26S of the records OF sand Rock Isl
and county, said tract containing 90 acre more
or less also lots and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described follows, to-w!t
Beginning 30SA feet west of the Il section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of
ton IA, township IL north, range west OF the 4h
T. NJ. running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3o4 feet to the southeast corner Of the old grave
yard; thence north ll3 feet; thence west 19S feet
thence south 1l3 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence west Sc feet; thence
north 245 feet TO the south line of Rodman's land
| thence east 1854 feet; thence south 1872 feet to
Island and state OF Illinois. And that a summons
has been issued out of said court against Won re-
turnable at the June term 1882 of said court to
| be holden on the first Monday Of June, 1885, at
| the Court house in Rock Island in said county.
Now, unless you and each of you shall personally
be and appear before said County court on the
first day OF term to be holden at said Coart hon
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead an
swer or demur TO the said petition filed therein,
taa same and the ltters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confe ssed and
decree entered against you according TO the
| prayer Of said petition.
| Rock Island, H., May q, 1889
r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk.
AD,IR PEASANTS, Attorney for Petitioner.
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