Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-06-21

the South Fork OF North Branch of Crow
River as hereinafter described, and to deep
en- and change the channel Of Mud Lake."
SO as to drain same, said lake being only a |
widened portion of aforesaid river a. herein |
after stated, and this is required on account |
of the irregular and crooked course of said
river, and the shallow, grassy and marshy
condition Of said Mud Lake" and the low
bottom and meadow lands adjacent to and
on both sides Of said river and lake, the wa
ter now being obstructed and hindered from
its free course in the river bed occasioning an
overflow of its natural bed and submerging
large tracts Of surrounding lands, thus max:
ing them useless. By the construction of
this proposed ditch, such distractions and
will be removed, the overflow
Of water prevented, large tracts of land will
be drained and standing stagnant waters
will be removed and drained from the low
places and these tracts will become good,
tillable and productive lands and innure to
q public benefit. g.. s.:..E: !
+ general description ofthe proposed start
ing point, route and terminus of said ditch,
10 as follows: r. 4 -
i Commencing in section 49, of township
121, of range 80, in Kandiyohi county and
state of Minnesota at q place in the bed of
the said south fork of north branch of Crow
river, the distance Of 20 rods east of the west
section line of said section 20, thence running
throughout the entire length of said ditch
practically along and following the bed of
said river: and consisting In part of the bed
of said river, in a slightly north and easterly
direction through said section 20. to the
northeast corner of said section 20; thence
running in a southeasterly direction through
section %, said township and range to the
northeast corner of the southeast quarter
Of said section 2s; thence running In an east
er1y direction In section "a of said township
and range to the west shore Of said ''Mud
Lake.; thence following the channel of said
lake in northeasterly direction continuing
after leaving said lake In northeasterly
direction to the north bend of said river in
the south part of the northeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of said section 81;
thence turning and running In southeast
erly direction, through sections 2e and IS Of
said township and range. crossing the section
line common to said section *35 and section
SO Of said township and range little north
of the centre Of the east line Of the N. 3. quar-
ter Of the s. E. quarter1of said section IS,
thence running in an easterly direction across
w
In the said river at the county line between
and common to the county ok andiyohi and
county of Meeker.. III. + NJ aa s. y
Said ditch to be twenty (2O) feet wide and
eight (s) feet deep or Of such width and depth
as recommended by engineer. .5 =; @:5> 4: i
And your petitioners pray that you will
proceed to establish such ditch and cause the
same to be constructed as provided by chap
ter $50 of the General Laws Of Minnesota
for 1905. >s.5Ss: ; J.. . &$::s%,:&s ~ Is.
l. Dated May 10th, 1905. : 5.s$ =. = ~,
OLE ]. ORsoN -.% ELIAS CHRlsrENsoN ..:
]. BROWN JACOB HANSON -, s.
F.. III. tHARRIs. ,4g PER PARsON III q 2@:N
HANS HANSON %&ij' ORLO STANNARD sa&f
NELs JOHNSON & I Jas. II. SrRoNo ,;.7E 435
FRANK DAEIELsoN PETER BERGLUND
JOHN II. OLSON n i. 3 A Petitioners. .
Dated at Wilmer, Mimi, this 10th
day of June 1905. M ~. @:.=:' \ ~ - i
j. .:==.s..: T. LEWIS JOHNSON, S..
aEE; s7z i !5E "a ~ County Auditor.