The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-07-24
THE NEW LINE.
Call for Abstracts Gives an Idea Of the
Location Of the Line.

The officers Of the Minnesota
Western railroad company the adj
junct Of the Northwestern, which
has been organized for the purpose
Eof building the line from Evan west
TO Marshall, have engaged Geo. e.
Evans of this city to make abstracts.
to the title of all land required by
that company which will have to
be secured by condemnation pro-
ceedings. and Mr.. Evans has been
engaged at the abstract work ever
since last Friday
From hedescriptions givenJ udge
Evans the line of the new road is
very plain It is simply an air line
from Evan to Wabasso, passing
through the northern tier Of sec
tions in Brookville township, in
which township a station will be
located. The company has been
unable to come to a purchasing
agreement with @. A. Hagberg Of
New Ulm, the owner Of the upper
two forties in section 3, BroOkville,
and these tracts are slated for con-
Idemnation.
The next tract slated for condem-
nation is owned by John w. Pro-
kosch It is the northwest quarter
of section 80, in Three Lakes, indi-
eating that the line passes out of
Brookville very near the four COR
ners of Brookville, Morgan, Sun
down and New Avon. From this
point the line passes straight to
section 26, New Avon. and here sew
eral tracts belonging to Peter Star
ken, Anton Thomas and Joseph An
ton, are being cond demned. The
firstis the southhalf of the southeast
Iquarter, the second is the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter,
the third is the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter, the fourth
{ is the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter, and the fifth is
the southwest uuarter OF the south
west quarter
Leaving this section the route is
through sections % and 90. and the
west half of section .28 and the
northeast quarter Of section 29, all
owned by Prof ]. Il. Torrens, will
have to be inspected by commission
ers to appraise damages by reason
OF the company S taking Of a strip Of
land through those tracts. It cuts
them at angles, and the Professor
wants pretty heavy damages for the
slashing.
Leaving those two sections the
route strikes the north half Of the
northeast quarter Of section 26, Vail
township, on which 10 it joins the
|Vesta branch Of the NorthWestern
road, and runs on this line into Wa
basso. Itacontinues north on the
| Vesta branch for a short distance
from Wabasso, breaking away from
it on the quarter owned by Al Hen
fssel, known as the northwest quar-
ter of section %, Vail. This piece
has already been badly cut by the
Vesta line, and by the new line it
! will be cut into three pieces Of very
bad appearance. Mr.. Hensel is not
satisfied with the offer of the right
of-Way people, and will submit to
cond demnation
Reaching this quarter the line
proceeds due west, going through
the north quarters Of section %, 21,
20 and -, Vail, and the right-of-Way
has all been liquidated for in these
quarters, with the exception of the
tract formerly owned by H. Watson,
the owner submitting to condemns
| tion. The line is an air line Wests
wards, passing through Westline,
where all Of the right-of way has
been settled for, with the exception
/ Of that IN the north half of the north
tquarter Of section q, Westline,
owned BY a. @. Schellum and Maur-
ice Grotto.
It seems to be very nearly settled
that there will be two stations be-
tween Evan and Wabasso and Wa
basso and Marshall. The first sta
ltions will be very near the corners
Of the four townships Of Morgan,
Three Lakes, Brook vile and Sun
down, and the second station will