The Lamar register., 1910-01-19

ty tso) rods, thence west eighty ts0)
DDS to the northeast corner Of south
east quarter (SEI-D dissection 10. Town
ship % South of Range A West of the
sixth Principal Meridian. thence ives;
one ~ mile. thence north eighty tS0l
rods. thence west one hundred AM
si~ty u60) rods. thence south eighty go
rods. thence west eighty $50 rois,
thence south eighty (s0) rods thence
west forty iio rods. thence south one
hundred and sixty t16o) rods. thence
w"~t Tixtv 900 rods to the noxthwest
r"rner of southwest quarter (Sw1-4 oil
northwest quarter (Nw I'D of Section
%. thence south forty 4o) rods. thence
west forty ti0 rods, thence south fort
Vi0) rods thence west one hundred and
twenty G20) rods to the center OF Sec
ion 20. thence north one hundred and
sixty U60) rods. thence west eighty $50
rods. thence north one hundred and six
~ 1G0) rods. thence west eighty tSoJ
rods to the southeast corner of the
northeast quarter tNE1-D of Section
l6. thence north eighty tsol rods. thence
west eighty ts0) rods. thence north one
hundred and sixty d6o) rods. thence
west eighty $50 rods. thence north eigh-
~ $50 rods to the center of Section 8.
hence west one and one-half q 1-2)
mile to the southeast corner OF. the
northeast quarter tNE1-i) of Section Z.
thence north eighty $50 rods. thence
west one ~ mile. thence north eighty
1897 rods to the northeast corner of Sec
ion u: Township 20 South of Range
Il w t, thence west one hundred and
sixty t;6o) rods. thence north eighty'%o)
It-s..l .N.r
y (iG0D rods. thence south eighty $50
o Is to the northwest Corner Of Sec
lion II. thence west one hundred arf
sixty u6O) rods. thence north eighty $50,
rods. thence west one hundred and six
ty us0) rods, thence north eighty ts0)
rods to the southwest corner Of north
west quarter (Nw1-D of Section 2,
thence west one % mile, thence south
one hundrd and sixty G60) rods to the
southwest corner of Section 3. thence
east one G) mile. thence south to the
point OF beginning. being the southwest
.orner of Section IL. Township % SOUTH
Of Range 45 West of the sixth Princi-
pal .Jeridian
The lands embraced within the above
described boundaries being situate In
the County of Prowers and State of
Colorado
We further represent and show thai
the County OF Prowers. State OF Colo
RADIO. embraces the total acreage of tn,
proposed district.
We further select as a committee t.
present this petition to the Board
County Commissioners. Wiley J. Ho sc
w. A. Merrill and S. J. Higbee, who
are three OF the petitioners whose nam
es are herunto subscribed.
We propose the name OF THE GlsA-
NADIA AND HOLLY IRRIGATION i1Is-
TRICT as the name for the said pro. 'os-
ed district.
The means proposed to supply water
Tor the irrigation Of the lands embraced
ia said district are by the construction
and operation OF bitches. canals and
reservoirs. and by such ether means AZ
shall be necessary and lawful. to
furnish supply OF water for the pro-
per irrigation thereof. and II 1t shall
be possible practicable and expedient
for the said irrigation district. to ac-
auire by purchase or otherwise from the
owners of the Messenger Reservoir Site
and filings. In Rule Greek In Bent
county. Colorado. all their rights. priv
leges franchises. priorities. and rights
to water. rights OF way. and all other
interests In said Messenger Reservoir
Site and Filings: to build a ditch from
the Purgatoire River In Bent County. to
the said Rule Creek In Bent County:
and to acquire by purchase or otherwise
| a right of way through the Colorado ano
nansas Canal from the present terrnin-
al OF which a new ditch is &c be CON
structed to the State Line OF Kansas
and Colorado.
Also to acquire by purchase or other
wise. any reservoir sites. or reservoirs,
constructed or proposed to be construct
ed, together with all rights am priviles
es thereunto appertaining. thai may be
advantageous to the best interests oil
SAID district and the proper irrigation
thereof
We therefore pray that your said
Board define and establish the boundar-
les of said proposed district and sub
nit the question of the final organiza
ton of the same to the v0e of the
qualified electors of sails proposed dis
trict who are resident freeholders of ayr
cultural lands within said district, OF
who are owners OF lands to the extent
Of forty acres or more within said dis
trict and within Prowers County. Col
orado.
WILEY J. HOUSE
JOSEPH II. SNYDER
LEWIS f. MATTHEW'S
MRS. F. f BARNES
). n. CANFIELD
r. Y. FOWLER
MRS. JANE CAMEL
4. h. CLINE
A. J. CLINE
". a. MERRILL
GA b. MERRILL
y. L. LEE
!. l. MAYFIELD
NJ. J. McMILLIN
). J. HlGBEE
.irNRf NASSAU
=. u. SMELTZ
II A.. FORTNEY
state OF Colorado
(ss. In the County
County Of PrvwersJ Court
fhe Granada Land and Live
-,tock Company. "a corporation.