The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-30
STATE OF COLORADO
COUNTY OF to-IILLA

STATE OF &c COLORADO bi.'Tis ia q de sisis
for the County OF
In the matter of the adjudication of the
priorities to the use of water In water district
No. 70 Of the State Of Colorado aud upon the
mentioned for change Of point OF diversion and
to make proof I" the use Of water in said water
district.
And now on this 18th day Of November. 4 D..
1901, Fairfield Sylvester Jacob Grcdig and
Fritz Botefur-Gcorge A. Carpenter, VIM e.
tI Ss
praying for a, change OF the poin, Of diversion
p the several water rights rc-gcc,iyrly owned
e. Bcigcr and Fritz Botcfur having presented
their petition in open court praying for an adj
Sna 'he %sas a c fsn%s nnS
John Haney also having presented their peti.
ti"ns in open court praying for gu adjudication
them ON behalf Of themselves and also for such
other canals. bitches and structure for tile di-
version Of water for irrigating purposes the
owners thereof may become parties to this pro
ceeding by Hing statements or other declarn, I
tions of their rights, and also the Farmers
Union Ditch company and John Haney. having |
presented their respective petitions in open
court praying for an adjudication OF their re- |
-pcctiye rights to water for irrienting purposes
and having shown satisfactory reason; to the
court why full proof was not made by them /
>pectivcly in the former proceeding had for the |
adjudication OF the p.iorities 10 the use Of
~
Colo ado, and II appearing to the court that |
! each and all of the matters contained in the
several petitions pertain tn water rights taken
from Rio Grande river. n natural stream i'll
water district No. ~ Of the STATE of Colorado,
and it further appearing To tho court upon con.
Willie impracticablc and inexpedcnt to- proceed
IN open court to hear the evidence relating TO
these several matter or any of them and it also
| further appearing that the onvcnlcnce OF the
several petitioners and Of the witnesses that
may he called upon the hearing of said peti.
and he assS.h ny s%nsnsd 5
Albert L. Moses. Of the county OF Mineral and
stnte OF Colorado. and decmine him to he
~uitnble and discreet person FULLY competent To
act in the matter as referee.
It, therefore, ordered, adiudsed and de-
creed that the said Albert l.. Moses be and Is
several matters presented by thcsc several petit
\ tions Ia whom shall be referred the Aforesaid
petitions and all statements OF claim that may
he presented by the owners Of canals. bitches or
! structures for the diversion al water for rtiGa
tion. together with the evidence heretofore
given IN the matter Of the adjudication of the
trict No. 70 and the decree therein given aud
made, and all other matterr required by law to
\ having duly qualified and given notice as re-
0uircd by law. proceed to hear and take down
%s. ~ n nS ."a perform al a
referee in such case, according t" the statute,
| therefor provided.
| Therefore notice l. hereby given to all pct.
sons. associations and corporation Interested
| "a owners. consumers or othcruisn, Of water in
said water district or III owner Of any ditch,
canal reservoir or other structure for the diver
lion and Use OF water for irrisni Ion purposes In
said water district No. 81 that will attend for
the purpose of hearing and taking evidence
touching prioritir- Of rights 81 the several
bitches canals. reservoirs and structures in
-nid water DISTRICT. AT the court house. Ia tn.
city of Cr'-sst-. in the county II Mineral ard
state 81 Colorado. on Monday. the 10th day Of
D..cetnb~r, \. ID. i.ol. at the hour VI 10 O'Clock
~ the forenoon Of aid day; aud tina, will con
tinuc such hearing from day Ia day and from
timu To- time ut the nfore said place and also at
the court hons, "a Dol Nerir ~ the county 81
the JNl day 81 Deccmber, \. ID, i.Oi and frum
| day to day thereafter, and also at Monte Vista,
at tho BLANCA hotel IN the aid county 81 Rio
H.. isc. and from day 10 DAY thereafter. aud
also at the council chamber in the town of Ala
no.a; in the county 81 Coneiu-. on Mondny. the
snl day of January. A. d.. 400. each meeting
above mcntioncd being at the hour of ~ o'clock
y. m. and will continue each II said hearing
and S sa. as .Ss s G ISr "t s s "s
tnent at the several place h.forr mentioned
from ti,na To time until all of tho evidence per.
tanning To the several pctition- and I'll. natter
therein concerned -hafl he taken.
I do further notify all persons. association
or corporations interested a. aforesaid. To at.
tend b, 'h.ii-si,e-, their agents -er,ant- or at
torncy-. at -nid time and places. aud then aud
there Ia prc-s'ni their prpof, for OF against any
pri"rity Ia tn" of water In aid water strict
sought I" liz shown b, any p"r-,,n. association
or corporation or by themselves. at iy "r
through my ditch. canal. reservoir or other
structure, either rs owner or consumer al water
drawn u,-rrfrom IN any manner Whatever,
and all such I'-r-on-. associations or corpora
ti"n- - Interested ns Aforesaid are further mott
h-d Ia appear ~ aforesaid aud Al- n statement
ar .taicn,rnt. Of their respective claims under
oath, ~ r'-Iui r.d by law. -h"wing the ditch,
canal. reservoir ar structure az on~ mnfr. Ia
which they ar either al them claim any Interest.
nx-th"f with the naIn"- of all o~trr> th-rof
and notice l. hereby given hat ~: y~r-on. a--''
riatioD, corporation 81 owner viii h. permitted
~ give evidence hcfor. ~. In support ~ any
claim of any priority To- the ~. ~ Nutrr 10 - "a
water district, until such s,n,rtncnt .hall have
been made aud hi.'i.
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