Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-17
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE Of ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY ss'
County Court Of said county, to the June term,
A ID. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator of the estate
OF Ma garet j. Sears, deceased, vs.. Mary Mer-
chant, l.. Merchant, Z. N Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary ZahDiser, Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A McClen N, Annie Snyder, LuciL da
Silveris, Julia smith. Lizzie Fyffe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant, James Ne con, Albert
Nelson, Susan Leary, Jesse smith, Bird Smith,
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller. William NJ
Crill, Minnie NJ Grill and Eva A. Wheeler
Petition toe II Real Estate to paw debts
Affidavit of the non-residence Of the defendants
above named having been file in the office of
me clerk OF the County court of Rock Island
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
an order to sill the premises belong ing to the es-
tate OF said deceased, or SO much OF it as NAV be
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 - 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 thr' ugh said section intersects said
river, thence north said half sec
ton line to the north side of Tower street
10 the town OF Sears: thence south 69i; west
along the north side of said Tower street 2,34
CHAINS; thence north parallel with the half sec
Ton nne tVar. 20 4Oo Gel chains; thence east
2. ~ chains TO point on the half section line 60
Feet south of said center corner; thence north co
feet TO the place of beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore convene
TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Mans II Il Co. by deeds recorded .eepec-
lively in book Sc of deeds at page 1 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 l. ana in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows, tow :
Beginning 3uo4 feet west of the II section corner
on the east side of the northwest quarter Of sec
ton ID. township IL north, range west OF the 4th
y. NJ running thence south 113 feet; thence west
3ohs feet 10 the southeast of the old grave
yard; thence north 1l3 feet; thence west 1875 feet
the old grave yard; thence we I 30 feet; thence
north s45 feet to the south line of Rodmans land ;
thence east 269la 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
has been issued ont of said court against you re-
turnabe at the June term. 1882 OF said court TO
be holden on the first Monday of June 1889 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
hrst DAY OF term to be holden at said Court hon
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead, an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein.
IN same and the m tiers and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confessed and
a decree entered against you according to the
prayer OF said petition.
Rock Island, H., May 81. 1889
X. A. DONALDSON, Clerk.
AD.IR PLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner.
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