Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
WOULD INCORPORATE LAKE

WOULD INCORPORATE LAKE
sp'esr citizs"s Ask for Exclusive Con.
troll Of Four Nile. Of crsen
Lake Shore.
The petition for the incorporation
OF Spicer was presented to the county
board at the session beginning yester.
day afternoon. 1t asks that a strip
OF land extending two and half miles
north from the southwest corner of
Splcer and two miles east, along the
lake shore, be set of for munfcipal
corporation, and that q day be desig.
mated when the citizens thereof NAV
hold an election and organize as a
village. This territory included lies
In Green Lake and New London town
ships, and would involve a complete
separation from the township govern.
ment for all purposes including asses.
ments and elections. The petitioners
are the following:
A. 6. Mardin, f. E. Martin, Chas.
Masters, Chas. a. Gustafsou, Geo.
Holt, Ole Erickson, n. G. Kirby,
Chas. Crevier, James Wilson, George
Wilson, Sam Anderson, VIM. Nelson,
D. Wilson, G. F. Nordgren, O. h.
Ronning, A. Samuelson, G. jacobson,
Sam Nordstedt, T. O. Jacobs, VIM.
Peterson, Martin Olson, P. H. Par
sons, A E. Jackson, P. n. Downes,
Ole Haverly, John TAFT, Jr., N. A.
Anderson, Christ Clauson, Ole A.
Thorpe, Andreas o. Hansen, J. S.
Halvorson, G. a. Benson.
The description Of the territory by
meets and bounds as asked for as
given in the petition is as follows:
Recommending at the shore of Green
Lake on the center line of Section q.
Twp. l2l, r. 81 west: thence running
west to the southeast corner of the
sw4 nwt, Sec. o.; thence south on the
west quarter line about three-fourths
OF mile through sections =. and 81
to the shore Of Woodcock lake;
thence in south-easterly direction,
thence southwesterly direction along
the east shore of Woodcock lake to 8
point where it strikes the town line,
between towns l20 and l2l: thence east
on town line until it strikes the east
quarter line running north and south
through Sec. I, T. l20, r. 81; thence
south on quarter line one mile until il
strikes the section line between Sec
tions 4 and 9: thence east on section
line to the west about two miles, be-
tween and 9, ; and 10, and and II,
to the west shore of East Tvoodcock
lake, thence north along the west and
north shore of said lake until 1t strikes
: the section line between sections and
2; thence north on said section line to
the shore OF Green Lake, thence west
along the south shore and north along
the west shore Of Green Lake to +he
place of beginning, containing 75(
acres, more or less, according to gov
ernment survey"
William Olson, the Spicer rea
estate hustler, is one of the prime
movers in the matter. BE had pc
tition made out which included only {
mile and q half north OF Spicer, bu
others desired the line extended an
other mile.
When asked by the TRIBUNE wha
particular advantage would accrue t<
the citizens by reason OF the change
If made, Mr.. Olson said that it va
mainly for the purpose of maintain
ing law and order and to enable tn
citizens to lay out streets along th
lake shore. The portion in New Lon
don Is four or Eve miles from the sea
of township government making It i'm
practic able to invoke the law to abat'
nuisances along the lake shore, etc
And in Green Lake not single ar
rest has been made from local justice
although Mr.. Olson seemed to thinl
that there has been occasion for 1t
When asked whether it was probable
that majority of the citizens woule
vote to license saloons, if the organic
alton Is made, Mr.. Olson stated tina
it was hard to tell beforehand.
When asked If it was not the inten
tion to move the public highway bacl
from the lake shore on the remaining
distances where it has not been done
Mr.. Olson stated that the reverse wa!
true. He desires, and other citizeni
likewise, to open the road as much al
possible along the rhore so as to i'm
prove the beauty of the driveway.
When presented to the board for &C
ton yesterday the descriptions wer'
found defective and the petition wa!
sent back to Spicer for correction.
Presbyterian Services.
The Presbyterian church begins
special series OF evargelistic service'
this evening. Jan. 6, under the leader
ship of J.,R Pratt of Albany, N Y
There will be services each afternoon
at 300 O clock and 7:45 in the evening