The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-08

Notice to Water Owners andUsers
OF Water in Water District
No. "a.
State OF Colorado, sc
County OF Logan,
In the District Court.
] In the matter Of the adjudication
OF priorities OF right to the use
| of water for irrigation and other
beneficial uses in aud for Water
Di strict No 81, Of the State OF
Colorado.
Whereas, the Honorable Judge OF
the District Court of the 18th Judicial
District OF the State Of Colorado, in
and for the County OF Logan, on the
oath day of June, 4. D. 1904, made the
following order:
State of colorado, ca
| Logan County,
In the District Court.
In the matter OF the adjudication
OF priurities of right to the use
| of water for irrigation and other
beneficial uses in and Tor water
District No. "a, Of the State OF
Colorado.
| ORDER.
It. satisfactorily appearing that 1t is
impracticable and inexpedient to pro-
ceed to hear evidence In open court
concerning the matters and things
contained in a certain statement OF
claim Of the Petersen Canal and Res
ervoir Company now on file in TINS
court concerning the adjudication of
priorities Of right to the use OF water
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uses in and for Water District No. ",
OF the state OF Colorado.
1t is therefore ordered that George
E. McConley. OF the County OF Logan
and State OF Colorado, discreet per-
son and properly qualified, be and he
hereby is appointed as Referee OF said
Court. to whom shall be referred the
statement of claim OF the Petersen
Canal and Reservoir Company, and
any and all companies or individuals
in said district No. 81, desiring to ap-
pear at the time of hearing thereof.
1t is further ordered that the mat
ter of taking evidence and reporting
the same, making an abstract and
findings on same and preparing de-
cree for said adjudication, be aud the
same is hereby referred to the said
George Z. McConley as Referee,
f. f. Armour,
[sEALl Judge.
Now, therefore, l do hereby give
notice to all persons, associations and
corporations interested rs owners or
consumers of water in said water dis
trict No. GA, that on the Goth day OF
September, A. D. 1904. at the hour OF
10 O'Clock a. M, in the Town OF Sterl-
ing, County of Logan, and State OF
Colorado, will hear evidence touch
ing the priority Of the rights OF the
several bitches, canals and reservoirs
in said district. and will continue such
hearing from day to day till all such
evidence shall be taken.
And | do hereby notify all persons.
corporations and associations interest
ed as owners and consumers Of water
in said district to attend by them.
selves, their agents or attorneys, ut
the time and place appointed herein,
and then and there file statement OF
claim in case no statement has been
filed, in the office Of the Clerk Of the
District Court OF Logan County afore-
said; such statement to be under oath,
and showing the ditch, canal or reser-
vOir in which any such interest may
be claimed, and such other particulars
as are prescribed by law. and all per-
sons interested may then and there
present proof concerning any priority
OF right by appropriation sought to be
shown by any party, by or through any
such ditch, canal or reservoir. either
MS owner or consumer OF water drawn
therefrom.
George Z. McConley,
Referee.