The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-06
Notice..
State of Colorado, GO
County of Logan, "

In the Matter of the Petition
OF The Sterling Hereford
Cattle Company, Owner Of
the Salisbury Ditch, for an
Adjudication OF Priorities Of
Right to the Use of Water for
Irrigation and Other Bene-
fetal Uses in and for Water
District No. 81 in the State
OF Colorado.
Whereas, the Honorable Judge
of the District Court of the 18th Ju.
dicial District of tho State of Colo.
RADIO, in and for the County Of Logan,
on the 18th day of October, A. D. 1908,
made the following order:
State of Colorado,
County OF Logan, CO.
In the District Court.
In the Matter of the Petition
of the Sterling Hereford
Cattle Company, Owner Of
the Salisbury Ditch, for an
Adjudication Of Priorities Of
Right TO the Use OF Water for
Irrigation and Other Bene-
fetal Uses 10 and for Water
District No. "a in the State
Of Colorado.
ORDER APPOINTING REFEREE.
At this day, it appearing to the
Court that the above named, The
Sterling Hereford Cattle Company,
petitioner, has filed herein its petition
praying for an adjudication Of prior
tiles of right to the use of water for
irrigation, etc, in Water District
No. 81, in the state of Colorado, as
in such case by law provided;
And it appearing to the Court at
this time that it is impracticable and
inexpedient to proceed to hear evil
dence In open court concerning the
matters aud things contained in the
certain complaint and statement of
the said The Sterling Hereford Cattle
Company;
It is therefore ordered by the court,
that John S. Bennett, Esq, of the
county OF Phillips, and state of Colo
RADIO, discreet and properly qualified
person, be, and he hereby is, appointed
as referee of said court, to whom shall
be referred the said complaint and
statement OF claim of The Sterling
Hereford Cattle Company, and any
and all companies, corporations or in-
dividuals in said Water District No
81 desiring to appear at the time Of the
hearing thereof; the said referee being
hereby directed by the court to proceed
said cause and reporting the same and
making an abstract and findings there
on and preparing and reporting to
this court decree for said adjudica
tion, all as provided by law in such
cases.
Done in open court at Sterling. Col
orado, this 18th day Of October, A. D.
1908.
By the court.
H. P. BURKE, Judge.
Now, therefore, l do hereby give
notice to all persons, associations and
corporations interested as owners or
consumers of water in said Water
District No. 81, that on the first day
of December, A. D. 1908, at the hour
of 10 O'clock a. M, 10 the town of Ster-
ling, county of Logan, and state OF
Colorado, 1 will hear evidence touch
ing the priority Of rights uf the several
bitches, canals and reservoirs in said
district entitled to be heard, and will
continue such hearing from day to day
till all such evidence shall be taken.
And do hereby notify all persons,
companies and corporations interested
as owners and consumers of water in
said district to attend by themselves,
their agents or attorneys, at the time
and place appointed herein, and then
and there file statement of claim in
case no statement has been filed, in
the Office Of the Clerk of the District
Court of Logan County aforesaid;
such statement " be under oath, and
showing the ditch, canal or reservoir
10 which any such interest may be
claimed, and such other particulars as
are prescribed by law. and all persons
interested may then and there present
proof concerning any priority Of right
by appropriation sought to be shown
by any party, by Or through any such
ditch, canal or reservoir, either as
owner Or consumer Of water drawn
therefrom.
JOHN s. BENNETT,
Referee.
First publication in The Julesburg
Grit-Advocate Oct %, 1905 Last
publication Nov. l3, 1908.
Notice of Hearing of Petition.