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Show MRS. TAFT SELLS HISTORICAL PLOT Chicago, Mar 13. A tract of eight acres, the site or Father Marquette's landing place in 167G and owned by-Mrs. by-Mrs. Anna Seaton Taft, wife of Charles P Taft. was sold here yes- terday to C. L. Wiley, a Chicago nian-I nian-I ufacturer. The land Is In South I Robev street along the dralmge can-, can-, al and has a frontage of 14-43 feet. Mrs Taft acquired the property by ! will' from her father, who purchased II about 50 years ai:o The consldera. tlnn was withheld but Is said to h ive been about two hundred thousand dollars |