Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-07
pETITION To SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY '''
County Cont of said county, to the June term
A. ID. 1899.
Abraham Merchant administrator cf the estate
OF MatgaretJ Sears, deceased, vs.. Mary Mer-
chant, L.. Merchant f. N. Merchant Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser Elizabeth simpson,
Sarah A McClell N, Annie Snyder, Lucir da
| Silyeris, j Mia 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 M :
| Criii, Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler -
r asaa to sell Real Estate to pay debts.
Amdavltof the non-residence of the defendants
| above named having been filed in the office of
| the clerk OF the County court of Rock Island
comfy, 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 petitjon
| IN the SAID comfy court of Rock Island county for
an order to sell the premises belonging TO the es-
tate OF said deceased, much of il as NAV be
heedel 10 pay the debts of said deceased and de-
scribed as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner of section IA
township IL north. in range west of the 4th p
NJ thence east on the half-section line II 2l
chains; thence sonth at right angles chains To
Rock river; thence west with said river to a pont
where the half section line running north and
south through 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 Goa west
along the north side of said Tower street . 81
chains; thence north parallel with the half soc
ton line (var. 70 40o 6 81 chains; thence east
2lS chains TO point on the half section line 60
feet south of said center corner; thence north ca
Feet to the place of beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
10 the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Conn
phny and also the lands heretofore conveyed tn
Richard Mans u II Co, by deeds recorded resnec-
lively In book So OF deeds at page 3 and book 30 of
deeds at page 26S of the records of SAID Rock ISL
ana county, said tract containing go acre more
or iess also lots ], and in block 10 in the town
OF sears also acre described as follows to-wit
Beginning 30SA feet west of the n section corner
on the east eide OF the northwest quarter of sec
ION Ia, township IL north, range west OF the 4th
y. NJ. running thence south lib feet; thence west
oo rect TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north 1l3 feet; thence west l9s feet
thence south 113 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence west 36 feet: thence
north 245 feet TO the south line of Rodman's land
thence east 269A feet; thence south 1872 feet 10
the place OF beginning, all I'm the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that a summons
mas been issued out of said court against Won re-
turnabte at the June term, 1899 of said court To
De holden on the first Monday of ,June 1890 AT
the Court house in Rock leland in said county
NOW, unless You and each Of You shall persopaIiy
pc and appear before said County court on the
hrst day of term to be holden at said Cont hon
on the first Monday of July. 1884, and Mead an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein.
Tile same and the m stters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken ms confessed and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May q. 1889.
r. A. DONALDSON Clerk
ADAIR PEASANTS, Attorney for Petitioner.
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