The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-06
NOTICE.
STATE OF COLORADO.
City and County of Denver. ! IS.

In the District Court
In the Matter of the Adjudication OF
Priorities of Right to the Use OF
Water for Beneficial Purposes
Waeer 'fas pis,rirt Sumber IN seven % Of
the State of Colorado.
To all persons, associations or corpor-
Claimants OF any ditch, canal or
reservoir taking water from Clear
sumers of water taken from any
such @ di5ch: eanal M or ressrvoir' ras onticn IN
day of September. A, d. 1906. there
was filed in the District Court of the
city and county of Denver, IA petition
by the Rock Flour Milling Company
and William S Woods, setting forth
| that they were the owners and in pos
or canal. carrying and supplying water
for power and manufacturing purposes,
the limits OF Water Distr let No. I, as
defined and established by law. and
that their right Of priority to the use
of water for such purposes had never
been adjudicated under the laws of the
state OF Colorado and that no proceed
| ing had heretofore been instituted for
the adjudication of priorities for bene-
| fetal purposes other than irrigation in
said Water District No :. and that It
| be had to adjudicate priorities OF the
| right to the use of water for such pur-
such adjudication be made in order
! that each person. individual or corpor-
alton so owning, operating or using
| any bitches, canals or reservoirs might
| be protected in his. her or its right to
| the use OF water in said district for
| purposes other than Irrigation. that
either the court proceed to hear all eN-
idence presented by any owners or
| claimants of bitches or reservoirs
| maintained operated for such pur-
| pose. or consumers of water from any
such ditch or reservoir, after proper
that in event it should be deemed in
| eNpedient or impracticable to hear the
evidence in open court. that referee
| be appointed with fun powers, as pro
| vided by statute. to hear and determine
| the same to whom shall be referred all
| statements of claims filed in said pro-
Ceeding. the matter Of taking the eNi-
| denCe and reporting the same. making
| an abstract and findings of the same.
| and preparing decree in this pro-
| ceeding, and
| Whereas on, to- wit. the 7th day of
| one of the regular Juridical days of the
| September term, \ u. 1905, of said
court, upon the hearing OF said pet.
| and inexpedient to hear the evidence
| in this proceeding in open court. an
| order was duly made and rendered by
| said court and entered of record in
words and figures as follows, to-wit;
| ORDER.
| STATE OF COLORADO. |
| CITY and County of Denver. IS.
In the cSa Distrist s,o Court
In the Matter of the Adjudication Of
/ Priorities Of Right to the Use of
| Water for Beneficial Purposes other
/ than Irrigation in and for Water
| District No. I, in the State of Colo
| RADIO.
AT this day this matter coming on
! Rock Flour Milling Company and vii
| liam S. Woods. the petitioners herein
| for the appointment of a referee
And thereupon 1t appearing to the
| court that ii is impracticable and mex
pedient to proceed with this said mat
| ter by hearing evidence in open court
and that this is proper matter for
| It is therefore ordered by the court
| that Peter l.. Palmer. Esquire, be and
he is hereby appointed referee of this
merts and claims of any and all par
| ties claiming rights and priorities to
the use of water for beneficial purposes
other than irrigation in and for ater
| District No. 7, Division No. /, State of
Colorado. giving to said referee, fun
port all evidence in said matter, and to
| make an abstract and finding upon the
same and to prepare and report there
| with to the court a decree for the ad-
iudication thereof: and said referee, af-
ter taking his oath of office, will pro-
all convenient speed according to the
statutes in such case made and pro-
And it is further ordered by the
court that all parties Interested will
| take notice of and respect and obey all
notices orders and other proceedings
charge of his said duties in the prem
ises. until the same is fully com
Done in open court this 7th day of
JOHN l. MULLINS; ..17,S:ss
And whereas the Undersigned, Peter
l. Palmer Esquire o1 did; up, upon II the r1i, 12th
larly qualify as referee, SO appointed
in said order:
Now, therefore, I, Peter, l. Palmer. as
guiI do, Inv eriu II N
der the statute made and provided re-
1uiring the giving OF notice by the ref
oree app9nted IN @ OF rne feis
day. the 12th day of March, 1907. at
Denver. Colorado. room 2lo symes
commence to take and hear testimony
| in the above proceeding, subject to ad-
| journment from time to time thereaf-
| ter;
That will. at Golden. Jefferson
county, Colorado. at the county court
the sth day Of March. 1907. comm ence
| to take and hear testimony, subject to
adjournment from time to time there
That I will commence to take and
hear evidence at the county court
Colorado, at 10 o'clock a M, on Mon
day the 5th day of August, 1907, sub
ject to adjournment from time to time
| That I will commence to take and
building, Idaho Springs, Clear Creek
day Of June, 1907, at 10 O'clock a M.
subject to adjournment from time to
| time thereafter:
That said hearings will continue un-
til all the proof end evidence in sup
port against the claim or claims of
priority of appropriation offered to be
presented has been heard, either from
the persons, individuals, associations or
corporations interested as owners or
| claimants of any ditch, canal or reser-
voir for beneficial purposes other than
| irrigation, including all storage reser-
voirs of every nature. in said Water
| District No. Z. as well as claimants and
owners of bitches canals, or con-
sumers from the same, maintained and
operated for purposes of alton, OBJ
| jecting or Offering proof affecting the
rights of petitioners and other claim
| ants or owners whose rights of prior
| ity are to be adjudicated herein are
| heard:
That at the time set for such hear