Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-08-02
NOTICE FOR HEARING PETITION FOR
DRAINAGE DITCH.
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To all persons named herein and to all whom
1t may concern:
Take Notice a lawful petition signed
by Elmer knowlton and others, praying for
the establishment and construction OF u drain.
age ditch in said Lincoln County along the
route hereinafter set forth, was, on the 18th
day OF May, 1907, presented to the Board OF
County Commissioners OF said Lincoln County,
which said petition being accompanied by a
proper and sufficient bond duly approved by the
County Auditor was, together with said bond.
on said date filed in the office of the County Aud.
thereafter and on the l4th day OF May. 1877,
said Board personally inspected the route or
line OF said proposed drainage ditch or water
! course and did, OH said day, order and direct
the Surveyor Of said County to make a careful
survey thereof, and report thereon to enable
said Board to determine as to the practicability
OF said route as required by law that said Sur
veyOr did on the 18th day of June, 1907. make
such survey and report thereon and the same
was caused to be filed with said petition In the
office OF the County, Auditor OF said County on
said date: that thereafter. and on the 10th day
Of July. 1917, said Board, by resolution, de-
termtned the exact line or route of said drain
ago ditch as follows:
Commencing alta point on the west line of the
Northwest quarter OF section thirty-fve 1851
township ninety eight 1887, range forty-nine
t49), where the creek known as Little Beav-
err intersects the west line thereof. thence
following said creek or water-course northeast
and north to the section line between sections
twenty-s (26) and thirty-ave (3o), thence
northerly across the southwest quarter OF said
(9s). range forty-nine N9), thence north easter
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section twenty-six. township ninety-eight (9S),
range forty nine t49). and having its OUTLET or
enptying into the south Beaver Creek; and
also, determined the size OF said drainage
ditch, viz; the creek or natural water-course
shall be enlarged so as to be 10 feet wide at top
by four feet deep and eighteen inches wide At
bottom for its entire length; that the country
or area likely to be effected by such proposed
drainage is as follows: Northwest quarter
(9S). range forty-nine t49). owned by Thos.
Ulrikson; west half southwest quarter section
4 ~ " ofv ICSN uunh til. mo,
range forty-nine (49), owned by F. Gilman:
east half OF southwest quarter section twenty
six v !sS1; 1 GS, n sMpsd ni la s,s1'a p,. tssl; range
east quarter section twenty-six (26). township
ninety:etght (ss). range forty nine a9). owned by
six G6). township ninety eight (as. range forty
nine G9), owned by L.E. knowlton; northwest
by J. H. Ovre; northeast quarter section
thirty-hve Ca5), township ninety-eight 9s)
that the tracts or parcels OF land through
which said drainage ditch will pass together
WITH me names o. the owners Of each tract
Of the Register Of Deeds of said County at the
time of filing of said petition. are as follows:
township ninety-eight 1881. range forty-nine
l4al. owned by J. Il. Ovre; west half OF south
nina, qsss,sr I ssf'i saDs swss o4!vsa1n iss I,a township oMadp
by F.. Gilman; northwest quarter section
twenty-six 1851, township ninety-eight 1881.
son. all OF which will also and more fully ap-
pear from the files and proceedings in the mat
ter OF said proposed drainage now on file in
the office OF the County Auditor of said County
to which said files and proceedings as afore-
said reference is hereby made for further par
ticulars.
And you are hereby further notified that said
Board of County commissioners. by said reso-
luton. fixed Saturday. the tenth day of Aug
uSt, 1907, at two O'Clock p. M, OF said day, at
the office of the County Auditor of said Coun-
~, at the Court House in the City OF Canton. as
the time and place when and where said Board
OF County Commissioners would meet to hear
the said petition and all persons interested in
or likely to be affected by the construction Of
said drainage ditch are hereby m and
required to appear at such hearing and show
cause before said Board why said drainage
should not be established and constructed. and
may contest the statements made in said petit
tion as to such drainage and the matters set
forth in the surveyors report. or the finding OF
said Board as to the width, size. route. etc. OF
place all persons deeming themselves dam
aged by the construction of said drainage, or
claiming compensation for lands proposed to
be taken for such drainage are hereby sum-
| moned and required to appear before said
Board and present their claims therefor at
said hearing.
Dated at Canton, South Dakota. this 10th
day OF July, 1897.
The Board of County commissioners of Lin
coin County, South Dakota, by
Attest: N. SMITH, Chairman.
CHAs. L. kUNDERT,
IsEAL.1 County Auditor.
BROWN & BROWN,
Attorneys for Petitioners,
Canton, South Dakota.