The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-25
RIGHTS OF RIPARIAN OWNERS
TO GARRISON CREEK MUST
BE Determined
An Adverse Decision Would Mean Thai
the Fruit and Vegetable Industry
Would Wane.

In view Of the fact that the waters
| of many of the streams flowing through
the Walla Walla valley have been ap-
propriated for various irrigation pur-
poses, the suit began by 81 property
owners of College Place against sew
eral Chinese and other gardeners to
determine the riparian rights to Gar
rison creek below the military reserve
will prove an interesting case to sew
eral irrigation companies, and it's out
come will be closely watched. The task
of the trial judge in determining the
proportion of water which each ripa-
rian owner is entitled to, will prove a
stupendous one. Property owners of
College Place claim that if their rights
to the waters of Garrison creek are not
fully determined by the present suit,
the industry of fruit and vegetable
growing in that district will be greatly
damaged. The fact that riparian own
ers further up stream have been in
the habit of "hogging' more than their
share of water mas been a subject of
much comment around College Place
for several years and the suit filed
yesterday is the outcome of concerted
action on the part of property own
res to finally determine what their
rights are. The property owners NAM
ed as the platintiffG in the suit are as
follows:
Chris Enrich, Mrs r. ]. Nelson, NJ.
E. Ellis and Mrs. M. E. Ellis, l.. J.
Hughes and Mary J. Hughes, N. B. Oh
liver and Rachel A. Oliver D. r. Mich
OILS and Emma Nichols, C. II. Lansing
Jennie M. Hill, VIM. Cook and Wilma
NJ Cook, w. S. Wolfkill and Minno
Wolfkill, Page Allen, B. B. Smith and
Hannah Smith, Nelson Lont and Ro-
setta Lont, Nancy j. Mccoy, Stephen
Dodge and Laura Dodge, Mrs. N. J.
Mccoy, A. J. Breed and Assanath
Breed, Mrs. L. r. Weatherly, P. A.
Wild and Mary E. Wild, T. L. Rags
dale and Ida Ragsdale, F. S. Shoesmith
and Josephine Shoesmith, M. Curtis
and Mrs. M. Curtis, w. ]. Curtis and
wife, John Robinson and Esther Rob-
inson, c. H. Allen and Mary j. Allen,
Geo. Rullaford and M. J. Rullaford,
Nelson Lont and Rosetta Lont, ]. A.
and wife, F. ]. Evans and Sarah Evans,
T. L. Ragsdale and Ida Ragsdale, VIM.
w. Roper, Erastus oliver and Rebec- |
ca Oliver, G. w. Coward and Helen c. !
Coward, c. c. Lewis and Elizabeth
Lewis, T. l.. Copeland and LOttie Cope |
land, C. F. Nichols, Neils Hansen, N. |
B. Oliver and Rachel A. Oliver, ]. L. |
Kay and Alice Kay, VIM. Martin and
Martin, Neils Hansen, w. A. !
and D. A. Kinney, Jas. Hazen,
L. w. DRINKERS and Eugenia Drunk |
ers, A. J. Lilengreen, H. E. Scnnasse
ana MUlllle ScHildSSe, j. =. van DOf1y
and Mary A. Van Dorfy, Jesse Boiling
and Priscilla Boiling, c. NJ. Christensen
and Euphenia Christensen, G. H. Allen
and Mary J. Allen, H. P. Curtis ana
wife, Manuel Natal and wife, Adelina
Borse, Lucy Evans, Mildren Lichten~
walter and minors, Frank Cline and
Louisa Cline, VIM. Shepherd, Walla
Walla College a corporation, Jerome
Turner, J. H. Wassum and F. r. Was
sum, S. B. Brooks, Timkey ana
wife, B. S. Woodruff and Laura Wood |
ruff, B. H. Wilson, Ada Warner, Je-
rome Beach and Lottie Beach. Harvey
Bronson and wife, NJ. Mahr and Anna
Mahr - Rowley and wife Ada War
ner S. B. Brooks and wife. Mrs H.
Sapp, Otto Oleson and wife, Alta Kell-
ling, w. Hartman and wife.