Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
pETITIoN TO SELL REAL ESTATE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
County Cont Of said county, to the June term,
A d. 1889.
Abraham Merchant, administrator Of the estate
OF MatgaretJ. Sears, deceased, VS. Mary Mer-
chant, L. Merchant, E. N. Merchant, Christina
Traverse, Mary Zahniser, Elizabeth Simpson,
Sarah A. Mcclellan, Annie Snyder, LuciI da
Silveris, j ulia 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 .
Criil, Minnie M: Grill and Eva A. Wheeler =
Petition sell Real Estate to pay debts.
Affidavit OF the non-residence of the defendants
above named having been filed in the Off 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 fled his petition
In the said county court OF Rock Island county for
tate of said deceased, or so much Of it as 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 ~ q
CHAINS thence south at right angles s chains to
Rot river; thence west with said river to point
where the half section line running norta and
south intersects said river; thence north on said
half section line TO the north side OF Tower street
10 10 the town OF Sears thence south 6sa4 west
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
ton line (var. 7o 400 81 chains; thence east
z'is Chalns 10 point on the half section line 60
feet south Of said center corner; thence north GO
rect TO the place of beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
TO the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
hlchard Mansill u Co., by deeds recorded respec-
uveiy In book of deeds at page 81, and book 50 of
deeds ut page 266 of the records of said Rock ISL
and county. said tract containing 900 acre. more
or less also lots l. and in block 10 I'm the town
OF Sears; also acre described as follows towit:
Beginning 30Ss4 feet west Of the 4 section corner
on the east eide of the northwest quarter of sec
ton ID, township II NORTH range west OF the 4th
r NJ running thence south 113 feet; thence west
5oA feet to the southeast corner of the old grave
yard thence north lib feet thence west 1913 feet
Thence south 1l3 feet to the southwest corner of
the old grave yard thence wet Sc feet; thence
north 245 feet to the south line of Rodman's line
tnenee east 26gM feet; thence south 1872 feet TO
tne place OF beginning, all in the county of Rock
Island and state of Illinois. And that q summons
mas been issued out Of said court against you re-
turnable at the June term, 1885, 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
nrst day OF term to be holden at said Court hou
on the first Monday of July. 1889, and plead, IAN
swer or demur TO the eaid petition filed therein,
tie same and the m alters 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 "a 1889
r. A. DONALDSON, Clerk.
ADAIR PEASANTS. Attorney for Petitioner.
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