Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-04
State of Colorado.
County of Pueblo.

County of Pueblo.)
In the District Court of the Tenth Judicial
District, State of Colorado, within ana Tor
the said county of Pueblo.
In the matter of the adjudication of priorities
of right to the use of water In Water Dis
trict Number Fourteen Of the State OF Colo
rado.
ORDER.
On this Goth day of August, 1908. being ono
of the regular days OF the May term, 1905, OF
said court, comes The Bessemer Irrigating
Ditch Company and presents tn the Court Its
petition this day filed with the Clerk OF this
Court. praying for decree granting change
of the point of diversion OF the right TO the
use of La cubic feet of water per second Oh
time out of the entire rs cubic feet OF water
per second of time decrecd TO the hamp'beli
Ditch In Water District Number Fourteen.
State OF Colorado, us of date November ls'o.
and also OF the right To the use OF II OF a GU
bic foot per second OF time out of the entire
il OF cubic foot foot per second OF time de-
creed To the said ditch n of date lsis-tho
said DEGREES having heretofore Issued from
this court In the statutory adjudication OF
water rights In Water District Number -FOUR
teen, state of Colorado, and the petitioner
aerein praying for change OF the point
OF diversion. as aforesaid. from the head
gate OF the Hamp-Beil Ditch on the right
bank OF the Arkansas River. In Pueblo Coun-
~, Colorado. Water District Number Four
teen aforesaid. In tho northeast quarter ra) OF
the northeast quarter "a of section thirty
sig C3jl. township twenty t,O. south range six
ty.six ,6jD west. Mt point south 8, degrees ts
minutes west i0ss.ds feet from the northeast
corner of said section thirty-six CD. to the
headgaic of petitioners canal. commonly
known ns the Bessemcr Ditch. In said County
and Water District aforesaid, and on the
south or right bank OF the Arkansas River In
tho northwest quarter "a OF section thirty-
three Crp, township twenty t-o. south range
sixty.six (56i. west. at point whence the cor
n.r stone common to sections twenty eight
~. twenty.ninc e?e. thirty.two ca. ana thir-
ty.thrvc ,:sp OF said township aud rang. bears
north 80 degrees Is minutes west 40 feet.
more or lc-.- To the end that th. waters. the
point of diversion of which il 81 sought To bc
changed. shall bc permitted TO How int" the
Bc.sernsr Ditch aforesaid. for tho uses ani
purpose. set forth In said petition which !. on
nlc with IN. Clerk Of this Court. aud To which
reference Is hereby made for n fun statement
Of ,h. matter. and thins- thcrcin- contained;
and ,hcrvuron.
II il ordered that the petition bc aud u !.
hereby set for hearing la this court ON tho
sfd day OF October. 1870, at ioo'clock a. M. at
which rim- and pia.- evidence In support OF
or asain., .aii petition may bc pre-miei To
the Court.
And IL /. further ordered that any aud all
persons. associations. or corporations object
Ing to the said proposed change. u any such
,hcrv l... shall NJ. their objection. thcruio.
with thrir rva.ons therefor. ia writing with
the clerk OF this Court oa or before saiu-isy.
the ss,h ia, OF september. isa,
LIE further ordered that aotic- of the hoar-
| ins aud OF the term. Of this order 10 given by
publication In oao Of tho public n-~spapcr.
pablish-,i In Pueblo County. Coiasasit. "ac- n
-ccL for four successive ~--k.. the last pub.
lieatian TO - an a day pr.,,ioas to September
~ lb.i. aai that similar publication IL n,adc
In as- Of tho public nr-.rsp-r. published ~
ot.ro County. Colorado. TIE bo,ic- shall
eaa,ain copy Of ,hi. order ard shall notify
ali t.sr,aa.. association. and corporations. in.
trFvsied a. o-n-ss In any diirfs. canal or rv--
crruir In said Water District Naniis-r four-
trvn. TO appear In Court AZ tho time ap.
I.aiuissi. and aiss aasifyins all persons of the
Il prndency of the prti;Ioa iar changing the
pisr- ot diserstnn Of -at-r as prayed Tor
therein. and to shou cause -hy saii proceed.
iRs .lssali pss 10 hal and shy tho us,ier
prayed tor .botid not bc made. aai 10 pre-
srut thrlf prupfs foe or against the saSuc. AL
iisc~lsr 10 ulc is-iF obi-e,ipas. u any .tls-ro
t+. pEsur To- the day Of hearing. As h-Euinhr.
fas- s-s t.rth.
/ II .. farther ossi.Fy.i iha; the ribiscaiiuu af
ih. uSdsr .haii 10 h.li zni ,i--',sssi the Puis.
lsea,laa II tho n"sie- herein r,siuiTssi.
nts further as,i-rcsi shs, .-rsier br further
mad. hy pss,inz in ten pubiic rlsrus IN tho
ssid Water L,t.irtrt. ten cas,s-s ~ tho .sid
au;tcr MT isi.r than --rs-uii'rr ;. issus and
ihz, = pfss;-,i ar -rii,rn csry af the na;icu
ss aforesaid 81 p,,hii.h-i .h.iI bg served ga
uNrEy person. association 80 corporation
.lss~a by the d-yrcc In the original prurresi.
ins. af by = statement of claim on hiu thurcis.
which service shall tr nsssl- -ithia ,rn days
trutn tho tin. of the ars, pgbibcatioa 10 the
Clerk pt the Court. ~ any credible prEsup.
c-ftinssi by ,h- CLERK to he SUCH ~ delivering
such epry aforesaid To tho p-rsoa 10 - .sr.
'csi. 70 .uci. prr-ua by dsS diligence can 10
found In tho epuaiy at his Eysssi-uceg " such
prSsaH cannot tss f"sinf. ss aforesaid then ty
lraviuz such cspy at his as hcr usual place Of
rvssicHer. u he us she have such residence.
in charge aI sa'Hc prrsan of tie as~ ui iu1r.
teen Years ur over there rssIaiinEg and up1a
, am spFraTstIau by delivering a Cppy tu the
President. Ntsua President. secretary uS Treas
urvr. the manager ur superintendent In
charge uf the ditch. canal os Tvss ryuir. of the
authorized agent ur attorney. or by itaVinz
cury 81, the once % usual place pt business
VI the cssFJaSattuu. and the prupI uf such
service shall bc raadc hy the ar.datit oI the
rrTsun or IeE.pas serving such copies. sBpw.
inE When s1J hos such sefvisp . as is,g taasIs.
In case Of parties nat scTve,i IN any manner
as aforesaid the CLERK shall isI-gsit in the
pus'otiiCc. duly enclosed In ar cnvclpt-'. with
the ptuTSf POSTAGE stamp thcFCuu. q copy di.
tvctcsi tn the address Of such patty sbsUn In
the statement ~ claim hIcsi ly him ~ her IN
the iuTmCr procev,iing.
Its further ordered that service shall Iise.
wise te had IN reT-pu vf by mailing cppy as
e herein provided. upun all l'rrspns using water
, through the IIsmp. lScII diich and claiming
any interest therein ur in any rtiprities adIu-
iica,Ci thereto.
Dated at Pueblo. Colorado. thi. sah ,iav OF
August. IVA
Iiy the Court
John il. VOORHEES,. tsgAL.I
Judge.
thereby certify the foregoing to H. = true
aud cnrrsci cuip Of the uryicr entered August
- ip'u. iutbe District Court ot IucbIo County.
Colnrsiio. and give notice that the matter
Aforesaid will h. heard the 3s,I ,iay " oct.
oler iq,t, at I0oCIock q. m. a, the Court huu Sc
in Pueblo COUNTY. Colorado bcfUrU the Hon.
urable John u. voorhees,. one Of the Judges ot