The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06
Notice Of Election
CALISPEL DIKING DISTRICT NO. |

CALIsPEL D1KING DISTRICT MOL
The petition for the creation of a diking dis
the final hearing thereof having been entered,
and that in pursuance of the prayer OF said
petition a diking district was established and
designated as the Calispel Diking District,
No. l.
1t is ordered bv the Board of County Com
missioners of Stevens County, Washington,
that notice OF an election be given to be held
in said diking 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
missiOners for said district proposed to be or
gaDized, 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-wit: Commencing at a point on
the foothills in the southwest quarter of Sec
ton 26, Township So N, r. 43 E. ", NJ, Stevens
County, WaShlngtOn; thence eaSterly through
the south half of Sections 26 and 3d. along the
north bank of Small Greek to Calispel river;
thence nOrtheasterly through the east half of
Section o. Township 50 n, e. 43 E. W NJ along
the west bank OF said Calispe river; thence
nOrtherly through the west half OF Section 10
and the southwest quarter Of Section Is, Town
ship 30 n, r. A; thence northerly to aid along
the west or left bank of the Pend d'Oreille
river through said Section Is, Section T. and
the west half of Section s, Township 30 n, R. A
E. W. NJ to the north line OF said section
Section l, and the northeast quarter of Section
2, Township 80 N, r. 43, to a point ON the
foothills; thence in southerly direction along
the foothills on a line as follows: Through
the south half of Section 3 west half OF Section
IL, northwest quarter and the southeast quar-
ter OF Section A. west half Of Section "a, south
east quarter OF Section %, west half OF Section
26, all in Township 80 n, R. 43 E. w. NJ, which
is the place of beginning all in said Stevens
County, Washington.
The said diking district contains approx
mately $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, that an 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 diking
district.
1t is further ordered that Homer c.. Clifford
and D. r. 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 1st, 1908.
THos. R. MAJOR
w. l. FOUNTAIN
S. S. BEGGs,
County Commissioners.