Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-01
HENNEPIN,'S WATER WAY.
The Condemnation Proceedings
Commenced at Peoria,
The Property Holders Along the Pro.
posed Line of the Canal-suits
in the United S'ates
Court.
proceedings against

Condemnation proceedings agairs st
property owners along the proposed route
of the Hennepin canal were begun in the
United States court at Peoria Saturday
At 8 p. m. petition was filed by Redfield
Proctor, secretary of war, through Tn oma
E. Milchrist, United States attorney for
the northern district of Illinois, IN behalf
of the United States. asking that the
property along the proposed canal be
condemned, and that the court cause the
owners and those interested 10 be mott.
fed, and ascertain the compensation due
the respective owners. and upon its pay
ment require The owners to give convey.
snces of the same to the United States.
The property condemned is located in
Rock Island county.
The following is list OF the owners
and those interested in the condemned
property:
David Payne, Davenport, Iowa; Jep.
A. Jorgenson, Milan, H.; John Cole
man, residence unknown; W. V. Shi-
rath, Scott county, lows; John Albrecht,
Peter Fries, Stella NJ. Vandruff, Ella E
Wynes. Adolphus Dunlap. Gustave
Schaetfer, Rock River Navigation &
Water Power Co, Rock Island & Peoria
Ry. Co.; Rock Island & Milan Street
Ry. Co.; William L Coyne, Rock Island,
William o. Schmidt, Ida Harst, j ohm Bush,
Francis Ochs, Davenport; George
| W. Schmidt, Clara Schmidt, Chicago;
Frank Schimstrum, Anders Peterson,
Paul Hartnagle, Emma Martin, George
Nell, sophia johnson, Lawrence Martin,
Jacob A. Vandruft, Louisa Vandruff,
| John A. Hanson, Anna B. Hanson, A.
bertha Hanson. Merritt Goble, David,
William and George Sears, Matthew T.
johnson, John Tindsll. Hannah New
berg, J. P. Newberg Milan; Daniel N.
Besl, Port Byron; John A johnson,
Charles o. Hanson, Eliza T. Luken,
George III. Luken, Moline: Julia and Har-
~ Schmidt, Chero kee county, Ioms Re-
sale Hsrtnagle. Amelia hoeher. Arthur
Hsrsnagle. Alice Hartnsgle, South ST.
| Paul, MINI; Fred W. johnson, Pueblo,
| Colo; Edward S. Johnson. Sioux City,
lows; Charles J. Johnson. Plattsmouth,
| Neb.; Mary Soderstrom, Saltwater,
MINI; Anna and Elizabeth Vandruff,
Fullerton. Neb. Oscar Vsndruf, Har>
wood, Neh.. Matte Vsndruff, Oakland,
! Cal. Samuel Vandruff, Arapahoe, Neb
Charles II. and Edwin E. Vandruff.
Oakland, Iowa; Charles W. Moser, Lin
coin, Neb; Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company. Milwaukee; Matthias
B4chmsn. South Rock Island: D. L.
Cunkle, Harrisburg, Pa; John Coleman
Claus Bergland. Johanna Peterson, Ed,
win Harnsgle. John A. P. Berg, Phillip
| Lynch, John E. Bshnten, John NJ. Peter
con, J. F. AtweI, Jacob From, Henry
Plumoeck, Ira Cook. Albert Meyer,
Joshua Vsndruff. Thomas G. Patterson,
Zadock Kalbaugh. James Dickinson. Cy-
rus Dickinson. F. R. Brunot, residence
unknown; Moline Pump Co, Moline; I'M
known heirs of Samuel Siegrist, City of
Rock Island; John Blower, David Walsh,
and Elmer HINES of Milan Highway
Commissioners for Black Hawk Town,
ship, Rock Island county.
The cases will come up before Judge
Blodgett at the October term of court and
| all property owners and those interested
are summoned to appear.