The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-23
Dec 23, 80 Jan. 6.
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR JUDICIAL DITCH.

johnson, lyman bsitcieller, L. a. VIM
Il. Rice and a. A. Bundy, bearing date
the 3rd day of September. a. D. 1870
praying for the establishment of u
public judicial ditch along the route
proposed therein. was, on the 18th day
of December, a. ID. 1910. duly filed in
my office and copies thereof have been
duly filed with the auditors of the
county of Watonwan and the county of
Blue Earth. state of Minnesota; said
Watonwan county and Blue Earth coun-
" being the only counties i'm which
lands affected thereby are located.
Now Therefore, Notice is Hereby Civ
en- of the tendency of said petition.
and that the same will be heard and
considered by and before the judge of
the above named court at the court
wan county. Minnesota, on the 23rd
day of January, A.. ID. 1911. at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon of said day. n true
copy OF said petition is as follows, to-
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Watonwan.-ss. District Court, Sixth
Judicial District.
TO the Honorable a. r: Pfau. Judge of
the District Court, in and for the
Counties of Blue Earth and Waton-
wan. in the State of Minnesota.
The undersigned petitioners represent
and state.
First: That they are land owners
whose lands will be liable to be affected
by and assessed for the expense of the
construction of the ditch, drain and
water-coulSe hereinafter referred TO and
described.
Second: That it is necessary that a
ditch be constructed substantially along
the route herein described. for the rea-
sons as follows, to-wit Situated in the
south half $50 of the northwest quar-
ter (NWD of section 6. township l07,
range - and in the east half (Els) of
section one % township 107, range so.
are two CD large sloughs or lakes; one
known as the Iialvor Nelson lake. which
spreads over a considerable portion of
ground, is sloughy, or marshy charac-
ter and normally shallow and grassy
and southwest of said slough in said
east half tE1:) of section one Cd there
is another large lake or slough which
also contains Il considerable amount of
spreads over considerable land, is
sloughy, of marshy character and
normally shallow and grassy, but that
both of said sloughs or lakes as they
are sometimes called, during wet sea-
sons Il large amount of surface water
accommodates and spreads out over con-
siderable ground. but during dry sea-
sons it is practically dry and grown
in the southwest quarter (SWH) of the
southwest quarter (SWH) of section six
90 township 107. range 20. and the west
half tW12) of the northwest quarter
1o7. range %, and the northwest quarter
(NW1D of the southwest quarter
tSWH) of section seven 90, township
l01. range 20, and the northeast quar-
ter tNEA) of section twelve U2),
township 1O7, range 50. is large slough
known as Iceberg Lake. that is nor
mally shallow and grassy and of a
marshy character. but during wet sea-
sons considerable amount of surface
water gathers therein and spreads Out
over considerable ground. but during
dry seasons same is practically dry but
grown up to noxious weeds and grass
az % &
with more than few inches of water;
that i'm section eighteen QS), township
l01, range 30, is a large lake which is
known as 'Strom Lake which also l.
marshy character containing about on"
hundred 1O0) acres of low wet land,
and during the last several years il
has been covered with some water but
OF no great depth. but in and around
which there is large amount of nox-
lous weeds and grasses grown up: that
in section nineteen Q9 in township
10Y. range 30. and section thirteen U3l.
and twenty-four CAD, township 107,
range 80 there is a large lake know,
as Laws Lake. under which there Is
a tract of land containing about two
hundred GOOD acres that is covered at
times by only a few inches of water
and which also grown up to noxious
weeds and grasses and which is nor
character. and during wet seasons
spreads out over considerable other
land: that in sections eleven UD thir-
teen tl3) and fourteen uD, township
107. range 80, is a lake known as Hop
kins Lake and a lake known as Mud
Lake" each of which contains a small
amount of water in each and which
are normally shallow and grassy and of
noHious weeds and grasses and during
several years last past while said
slough and lakes above described and
named have been covered to some slight
80
has been very slight and during warm
seasons of the year the water in each
of said lakes and sloughs above men
toned became, was anu is StaSnant.
lInWholcSomc and promoted and promotes
diseases and sickness in the neighbor
hood. and this statement refers and APP
plies to each and all of the lakes and
sloughs referred to in this paragraph:
that said conditions will be removed
by ditching and draining the same and
each thereof. and said lakes and sloughs
would be thereby converted into valu-
able agricultural land and the commun-
ity would be more healthful, whereas.
as it is now. they produce no crops. are
vaheless and injurious to the public
health; that the public health, conven-
fence and welfare will be promoted by
the establishment and construction of
a ditch, drain and water course along
the route hereinafter described i'm the
township of Madeia, Watonwan county.
Minnesota, and in the township of Lin
that the construction of such ditch will
be of public benefit. utility and con-
ducive to the public welfare, benefit
and convenience, and result in benefits
to lands in the county of Blue Earth.
Minnesota, and the county of Waton-
wan. Minnesota, which said counties
adioin each other and in same judicial
district.
Third: That the construction of said
ditch along the route. hereinafter de-
scribed is also necessary for the pur-
pose of draining the lands hereinafter
described and that its construction will
be of public benefit and promote the
public health i'm this. to-wit: it will
drain aud improve highways. several of
which il crosses; it will drain the low
and narshy lands over and through
disposinS of stagnant and pollutinS
waters that exists in many places along
its course
Fourth: That description of said
proposed ditch is as follows:
Commencing near the center on the
east line of the southeast quarter (SEH)
of the northeast quarter (NEH) of sec
ton one U), township 107. range 80.
starting point, and running thence over
and across said southeast quarter
SEQ of the northeast quarter fNEA }
of said section one D. in a slightly
the northeast quarter (NEA) of the
southeast quarter (SEM) of said section
one "a to point about forty five (45)
rods west of the northeast corner of
the southeast quarter (SEM) of the
southeast quarter SEQ of said section
one % township LOT. range 30. and
commencing at point about seven 10
rods south and about thirty 900 rods
west of the northeast corner of the
southwest quarter tSWK) of the south
cast quarter (SEA) of said section one
ID, township 107. range 30. in about
the deepest point OF large slough