The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
Dec 2S, 80 Jan. 6.
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR JUDICIAL DITCH.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Watonwam-ss. District Court, Sixth
Judicial District.
Whereas, the petition of Albert +.
Johnson, Lyman Batcheller. P. a. Win
den. j. l. Halvorsen, Mat Nostdal. George
f. Rice and a. y. Bundy, bearing date
the srd day OF September A. d. 1910,
praying for the establishment of Il
public judicial ditch along the route
proposed therein, was, on the 18th day
of December y. ID. 1910, duly filed i'm
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 in which
lands affected thereby are located.
Now Therefore. Notice is Hereby Civ
en- of the pendency of said petition;
considered by and before the judge OF
the above named court at the court
house in the city of ST. James. Walton.
day of january. y. d. 1911. at o'clock
in the afternoon of said day. y true
copy OF said petition is as follows. to-
vii:
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Watonwan.-ss. District Court Sixth
judicial District
To the Honorable y. Il: Pfau; Judge of
the District Court il. and for the
Counties OF Hue Earth and Waton-
wan, in the State of Minnesota.
The undersigned petitioners represent
ana state.
First: That they are land owners
whose lands will he liable to be affected
by and assessed for the expense of the
construction of the ditch, drain and
water-coursc hereinafter referred to and
described.
Second: That it is necessary that a
ditch be constructed substantially along
the route herein described. for the rca-
sons as follows. to-wit Situated i'm the
south half $50 OF the northwest quar-
ter tNWA) of section 6, township lO7:
range - and in the east half (Eh) of
section one ID township l0I, range 80
are two (2) large Sloughs or lakes; one
known as the iialNor Nelson lake, which
spreads over considerable portion of
ter ana normally shallow and grassy.
and southwest of said slough in said
east half GEO of section one Cd there
is another large lake or slough which
also contains considerable amount of
water. that while not very deep. il
sPr%aGs oyer considerable So Ind is is
normally shallow and grassy, but that
both of said sloughs or lakeVas they
are sometimes called. during wet sea-
sons large amount of surface water
siderable ground. hut during dry sea
sons il is practically dry and grown
mp 10 n"xious weeds and grasses; that
southwest quarter (SWA of section six
90 township lo1. range -, and the west
half Wla) Of the northwest quarter
INV n al section seven 90 township
100. range -. and the northwest quarter
tNW4) of the southwest quarter
(SWA) of section seven "a, township
100. range ~. and the northeast quar-
ter tNEHD OF section twelve u2).
township lo7. range 80. is n large slough
known as Iceberg Lake that is nor
mally shallow and grassy and Of Il
marshy character. but during wet sea-
sons Il considerable amount of surface
water gathers therein and spreads out
over considerable ground. but during
dry seasons same is practically dry but
grown mp To noXiouS weeds and grass
IS. and none OF the time is covered
with more than few inches OF water;
that in section eighteen 1S), township
known as ''Strom Lake" which also IL
normally shallow and grassy and of a
marShy character, containing about one
hundred tlUm acres of low wet land
has been covered with some water hut
of no great depth. but in and around
which thcr" is large amount of nox-
louS weeds and grasses grown up; that
in section nineteen tl9) in township
iO7. range 20. and section thirteen u3l,
and twenty-four t2D. township l07,
as Laws Lake" under which there Is
Il tract OF land containing about two
hundred t2OOl 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
mally shallow. grassy and of a marshy
charaet"r' ard during wet seasons
land; that in sections eleven I'D thir-
teen tl3) and fourteen OD. township
100. range 80. is a lake known as Hop
kins Lake" and a lake known as Mud
Lake each of which contains n small
amount OF water in each and which
are normally shallow and grassy and of
Il marShy character and, grown up 10
noxiouS weeds and grasses and during
several years last past while said
slough and lakes above described ana
a
extent with water. the amount thereof
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 and is StaGnant.
unwholeSome ana promoted and promotes
diseases and sickness in the neighbOr-
hood. and this statement refers and ap-
plies TO each and all of the lakes and
slonGhs referred to in this paragraph
that said conditions will be removed
10y 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 il is now. they produce no crops. are
ValuclcSS and injurious to the public
health that the public health. conVeu-
fence and welfare will be promoted by
the establishment and construction OF
II ditch. drain and water course along
the route hereinafter described in the
township of Madelia. Watonwan county,
Minnesota. and in the township of Lin
COIL due FsdllH county, AlflltSoti,
that the construction of such ditch will
hc of public benefit. utility and con-
ducivc to the public welfare. benefit
and convenience. and result in benefits
to lands i'll the county of Blue Earth
Minnesota, and the county of WatOn-
wan Minnesota. which said counties
adjoin 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 in this. to-wit: il will
drain and improve highways. several of
which il crosses: it will drain the low
and marshy lands over and through
which il passes and surrounds the same
disposfng of stagnant and poluting
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 (NEA) of sec
ton one ID township l07. range so.
Watonwan county, Minnesota as one
and across said southeast quarter
(SEK) of the northeast quarter (NELt)
Of said section one %. in "a slightly
southwestcrly direction into and over
the northeast quarter tNEh) of the
southeast quarter tSElt) of said section
one Cd to a point about forty-five (45)
rods west Of the northeast corner of
the southeast quarter (SEH) of the
southeast quarter (SEh) of said section