The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
Notice Of Election
CALISPEL DIKING DISTRICT No I

CALISPEL DIKING DISTRICT NO. l.
The petition for the creation of a diking dis
tr1ct having been heard, and the finding on
the final hearing thereof having been entered,
and that in pursuance OF the prayer OF said
petition dlk1ng district was esta blished and
designated as the Calispel Diking District,
Mol.
1t is ordered bv the Board OF County Com
missioners OF Stevens County, Washington
that nStice of an election be given to be held
in said dlking district for the purpose of deter
mining whether the same shall be organized
under the provisions of the laws OF the State OF
Washington, and for the purpose of choosing
at such election three commissioners, who
shall be known and designated as Dixie Com
mtssiOners for said district proposed to be or
gapized, which said three commissioners shall
upon their election, be the district authorities
OF said diking district.
That said diklng district is described as
follows, to-wir: Commencing at point on
the foothills in the southwest quarter of Sec
| ton 26, Township SO N, R. 43 E. w. NJ, Stevens
County, Washington; thence easterly through
the south half Of Sections 26 and %, along the
north bank of Small Greek to Calispel river;
thence northeasterly through the east half OF
Section Is, Township SO NJ. K. AZ f. W. NJ, along
northerly through the west half OF Section 19
and the southwest quarter Of Section IL, Town
ship IS N, K. A; thence northerly to a.-d along
the west or lett bank OF the Pend d'Oreille
river through said Section Is, Section T. and
the west half OF Section i, Township 80 n, r. "A
E. ". NJ, to the north line of said section
GACACC WCSbCIlS dlOuB the part Oh
Section l, and the northeast quarter OF Section
2, Township SO n, r. 43, to point on the
foothills; thence in southerly direction along
the foothills on line as follows: Through
the south half OF Section 2, west half OF Section
II, northwest quarter and the southeast quar-
ter OF Section IA, west half of Section a. south
east quarter Of Section %, west half of Section
70, all in Township 33 n, R. 40 f. W. NJ, which
is the place OF beginning, all in said Stevens
County, Washington.
The said diking district contains approx
mateiy $3.50 acres of land, all Of which will be
specially benefited by the construction OF the
said dikes.
Now, therefore, it is ordered, by the Board OF
County Commissioners OF Stevens County,
State OF Washington, thatsan election be held
in the diking district heretofore herein de-
scribed, at the public school house in School
District No. 80, on the first day OF September,
1908, and shall be conducted in accordance
with the general election laws OF the State OF
Washington.
Said election shall be by ballot containing
the words: Diking District, Yes; Diking Dis
trict, No. and also the names of the persons
voted for, for commissioners OF said dikng
district.
1t is further ordered that Homer c. Clifford
and d. K. AthertOn be, and they are, hereby
appointed judges of said election, and that H.
S. Holcomb is hereby appoin ted Inspector
thereof
The Board OF County Commissioners.
Dated August lst 1908
THOs. r. MAJOR,
W. l. FOUNTAIN,
s. S. BEGGs,
County Commissioners.