Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-24
pETITIoN To SELL REAL ESTATE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Cont of said county, to .the June term
A. d. 1899.
Abraham Merchant administrator of the estate
OF MAJ garet j. Sears, deceased, VS.. Mary Mer-
chant, l.. Merchant K. N. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser Elizabeth Simpso on
Sarah A. McClell n, Annie Snyder, Lucr da
Silveris, Julia Smith Lizzie Fyfe, Louise Hor-
ner, Albert Merchant. James Ne son, Albert
Nelson Susan Leary, Jesse Smith, Bird Smith,
Phebe Smith, Mary Eta Miller William M
Chill Minnie M. Grill and Eva A. Wheeler -
Petition tosell Real Estate to pay debts.
Ahdavito 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 aid county court OF Rock Island county for
an order TO s.li the premises belonging to the
tate OF said deceased, or so much of il may be
needed to pay the debts of said deceased and de-
scribed as follows to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner OF section ID
township II north in range west of the 4th p
NJ; thence east on the half-section line IL 81
chains; thence south at right angles chains 10
Rock river; thence west with said river TO point
where the half section line running north and
south thru ugh said section intersects said
river; thence north on said half
ton line to the north side of Tower street
Ia 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
llon line war = 4O) b. bl chains; thence east
2. 10 chains 10 point on the half section line 60
feet south of said center corner; thence north 60
feet to the place of beginning: excepting and re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
to the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Mans'n & Co, by deeds recorded ,eepec-
lively in book Sc of deeds page 81 and book SO of
deeds AT page 26S of the records of SAID Rock Isl
and county, said tract containing 80 acre more
or less also lots l, and in block 10 in the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows, tow I:
Beginning 1854 feet west of the n section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
ton IA township II north, range west OF the 4th
7. NJ. running thence south 113 feet: thence west
35l feet TO the southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north lib feet; thence 1875 feet
thence south 1l3 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard; thence west 81 feet; thence
north 245 feet to the south line of Rodman's land
thence east 269l4 feet; thence south 1872 feet to
the place of beginning, all in the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. And that summons
has been issued out of said court against you re-
turnable at the June term, 1893. of said court to
be holden on the first Monday of June, 1899 at
the Court house in Rock leland 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 al said Cont hon e
on the first Monday of July. 1884, and plead, an
swer or demur to the said petition filed therein
Ia same and the m itters and things therein
charged and stated viii be taken as confessed and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer Of said petition.
Rock Island, H., May p, 1889
r. A. DONALDSON. Clerk
AD.IR PLEAsANTs, Attorney for Petitioner
may 2l-d4w