The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
Petition

~ the honorable County Court of Hood
river county. oregon:
rn,' we, your petittoners, whose names are here.
unto subscribed, respectfully represent. Ths,
sacii OF us Is the owner and holder OF lille 10
Ianus situated within the boundaries herein
~ after Described tand Intended TO be Included
- asu p.oloseu irrigation districtl aud that
tosethef We constitute majority o. the hold
efs OF title and of evidence OF title To the lands
situated within the hereinafler deserihsd
Douhaaries land Intended 10 be included In
salu proposed irrigation dissrictl and .hat the
lands Within said boundaries are sitnatad in
hoou river county, Oregon, and are suscenf
able oil irrigstion from a common sonree an a
oy the same system OF works; that we desire
70 70 PROVIDE Tor the irrigation of the same. and
therefore respectfully propose the organiza-
ton OF an irrigation district under the nro-
VISIONS OF Chapter VII of Title XII of lordss
,e Uasgoh Laws. being Sections 6l67 to 62l7, both
inclusive, o. said laws and the acts amend.
atory thereto, including Chapter 2ls of the
Oeneral Laws of oregon Tor 1911: and we here
oy petition your Honorable Court To take
aes,on ,s "a the premises as may be neces-
safy 70 eHect the organizationo of an irrigation
district under the laws above referred to. ont
OF the territory situated within the bound
aries hereinafter described
And this your petitioners will ever nrav
The proposed boundaries of said district are
as loHows: Beginning at point In the east
ana west center line of the northeast ouarter
OF OIL section q, township north. range 10 east.
w. nj In Hood River County. Ureoon sao
ieet, more or less, east of the southwest corner
OF the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter OF said section said point being in the
center line OF the plain canal of the East Fork
irrigation Company, thence west 500 feet
more or less, To the quarter-section line run
ning north and south through the center of
said section "a; thence north To point 800 feet
a norln OF tne center OF section 2, township and
range aforesaid; thence west TO the west line
OF the SEA of NWL OF said section D. thence
north lS2O feet, more or less to the east line OF
the county road; thence northeasterly along
due east OF the center of section l5 township
and range aforesaid: thence west 1920 feet
more or less, to the center line of Nex's lateral
thence northeasterly along the center line OF
said Nex's lateral TO the east line of the SWL
of SEA of section 10, township and range
Aforesaid; thence north to the northeast cor
ner of said SWl4 of SEl4 of said section 10.
thence east 100 teet, more or less, to the center
line OF the main canal of the said East Fork
Irrigation Company; thence northerly along
the center line of said main canal to the quar-
ter.section line running east and west through
the center OF said section 10; thence due north
2O teet, more or less, TO the center of Arens
laterali thence westerly along the center line
OF said Arens lateral 200 feet, more Or less TO
the east line OF the county road, said point
being In the n El4 OF NWL of said section ID;
thence along the east line of said county road
In general northerly direction to its inter.
section with the center line of what is known
as the Odell lateral of said East Fork lrriga
tion Company, said point being in the NEL
afo' 'esaid thence along the center line of the
said Odell lateral In general northerly and
then northwesterly direction TO It's intersec-
ton with what is known as the Summit lat
eral OF said company, said point being In the
west line of the SWL OF NEl4 of section 2S,
township north, range 10 east of the VILLAIN
ette Meridian; thence along the center line of
said summit lateral in general northerly
and then southwesterly direction to point
In the east line OF the county road, said point
being In the SM q of NEl4 of section 20, town.
ship and range aforesaid last above; thence
along the east line of said county road in q
general southwesterly direction TO point in
the south line OF the SW14 OF SWl4 of said sec
tion %; thence west to the east line OF the
stream of Hood River; thence along the east
line of said stream of Hood River in general
noftheasterly direction to a point In the
north and south center line of the SEl4 of sec
tton 36, township north, range 10 E., w. M;
thence north to the east line of said stream OF
Hood River thence along The east line OF said
stream OF Hood River to point in the north
line of the SEA of NEI4 of said section Sc;
thence east to the northeast corner of the
seq of NEl4 of said section; thence north to
the east line of the county road; thence along
the east line of said county road in general
northwesterly direction to point in the
south line of the right of way OF the Oregon
Washington Railroad Navigation Com
pany; thence along the south line of said
right of way of said Oregon Washington Rail-
road Il Navigation Company in general
easterly direction to point in the north and
south center line Of section 81, township 8
north. range II E., W. M; thence south to the
northeast corner of the SEl4 of NW4 of said
section 81; thence west to the northwest cor
ner of the SEl4 of NWl4 of said section; thence
south to the southwest corner of the SEL of
NW4 of said section; thence east to the north
west corner of the land of William w. Foss,
100 feet, more or less; thence south 10 the east
and west center line of the NE14 of SWL of
said section; thence east to the north and
south center line of said section: thence south
to the southwest corner of the SWA of S Ell of
said section; thence east to point in the
center line of the Neal Greek lateral OF said
East Fork Irrigation Company aforesaid;
thence along the center line of said Neal
Greek lateral In general southerly direction
to its intersection with the center line of what
Is known as the Shelley lateral of said CON-
pany aforesaid, said point being In the NWL
of SWA OF section 6, township north, range
IL E., W. M. thence along the center line of
said Shelley lateral IN general westerly di-
rection to its Intersection with the center line
of what is known as the Central lateral of
said company aforesaid, said point being in
the south line of the NW14 of SW14 of section
|, township north, range 10 E w. H.; thence
along the center line of said Central lateral in
a general westerly and southerly direction to
its intersection with the center line of the
main canal of said company aforesaid, which
said point is likewise the intersection of
the center line of the Neal Creek lateral
canal which intersection is in the NEk of
NE4 of section TO- T, l N, r. 10 E.;
thence southeasterly along the center line
of said Neal Greek lateral TO its intersection
with the center line of what is known as the
Rhoades lateral, which point is in the SW4
of NE14 of section IL, township and range last
before mentioned; thence southwesterly along
the center line of said Rhoad' lateral to It's
intersection with the center line of the said
main canal, which point of intersection is in
the SEl4 of SEl4 of section 10, township and
range last mentioned; thence souJherly along
the center line of said main canal to the place
of beginning, containing IL $50 acres, more or
less
j. f. Ferguson, A. d. Moe, C. H. Sproat, G.
Dethman, George f. Ogden, c. r. Bone, W. G.
Ehrck, Lawrence Il Smith, q. +. Purdy, VIM.
r. Warner, Geo. Sheppard, G. Q. Chapman. 7.
Nels A. Hagen, w. M. Sylvester, w. A. Mel
vile, VIM. Fernyhaugh. W. ID. Allen, C. NJ.
Sheppard, w. A Lockman, H. Connaway,
son, j. N. Hunter, Cooper Walter, II. c.
Cutler, VIM. Ehrck, j. l.. Carter, ]. D. Guthry,
by w. F. Cooper, Central Orchard Co, by O.
r. Bone, Sam Freeman, Geo. L. Scarlet, Gin
ton Wood, NJ A. CLARK, Il. j. Hounsell, G. K.
Hounsell, l.. c. Weinheimer. Davies & Lehr-
kind Duckwall 4 sylvester, +. A. Massee, T.
A. Decker, Chas, Fuller. r. J. Jarvis, Paul
Hamen, August Niehans, Nj. u; odell, j. III.
Eggert Rodamer Bros, q. +. Bowerman,
John Kroeger w. NJ. BarnSt r. f. Miller,
H. s. Galligan, Felix Vonnegut, F. w. Rad
ford, Eggermont Orchard Co N. 7. Weidener,
F. Deem, 2: Mark' cora hrd a. waugh, g wins Il -
Van Horn, Thomas +. Avery, F. H. Kingdom.
Arthur McCreery, w. Flke, NJ, M. Hill. Geo.
L. smith. A. N Peters, Gladys W. Brock, Mrs.
Nellie j. Porter. o. II. Hin, Davidson Fruit
Co, by H. NJ. Huxley, Secretary.
AND NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by the
siad petitioners that the foregoing petition for
the organization of an irrigation district will
be presented to the County Court OF Hood
River County, State of Oregon, at the court
room of said Court in the Court House in
Hood River, oregon, at 200 o'clock L. NJ. on
Wednesday the 9th day of November, 1912. for
action thereon by said ourt; at which time
and place all persons interested in said petit
tion and in the organization OF said district,
or in opposition TO the organization thereon,
or In any matter relating to the organization
of said district, or to the fixing OF the bound
aries thereof may be heard.
]. Il Ferguson, A. D. Moe. c; III; sproat, c.
Dethman, George +. Ogden. G. X Bone, ". c.
Ehrck. Lawrence 4 Smith, q. f. Purdy, VIM.
r Warner Geo. Sheppard, Chapman,
r NJ. Mitchell, H. X. Davenport, 7. T. Lence,