The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-13
Aug. 13-2O-27.

has been filed I'm the Office of the
clerk OF the district court in and for
said Blue Earth county. Minnesota,
signed by r. D. Hart, and others,
praying for the establishment OF q
public ditch in the township of Le-
Ray. I'm said Blue Earth county, and
that a hearing will be had upon said
petition before the Honorable w. l..
Comstcck. judge OF said district court.
In the court room. in the court house.
I'm the city OF Mankato, in said coun-
of September, A. ID. 1916, at two
I o'clock I'm the afternoon of said day,
pursuant To the order OF the court
fixing the time and place of said hear
ing I'm said matter.
Dated at Mankato, Minnesota, this
3rd day of August, A. D., 1915.
GEORGE q. KROST.
Clerk of the district court
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
I Blre Earth. District Court, Sixt,!
Judicial District.
Petition For Public Ditch.
/ To the Judge OF the District Court OF
the CountyN>of Blue Earth. State OF
/ Minnesota:
The undersigned land owners,
! whose lands will be liable to be af-
fected by. or assessed Tor, the ex-
pense of the construction or the tile
ditch hereinafter described, would re-
spectfully represent that the public
health, convenience and welfare and
the reclamation OF wet and overfiowed
lands require the establishment and
construction of a the ditch along the
following described route i'm the town
or LeRay. i'm said county OF Blue
! Earth, and that the construction OF
the same would be OF public benefit
and utility, and is necessary for the
following reasons. to-wit:
The ground along the line OF the
proposed ditch Is low. wet and marshy
and i'm places there are low. grassy,
shallow and non -navigable bodies of
water. all OF which win be drained,
thus making the land arabic and
sweet; public roads viii be thereby
improved. and the community drain
ed will become more healthful
A general description OF the pro-
posed starting point. route and ter
minus of said ditch is as follows:
Commencing at the southeast cor
ner of the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter Of section four (4),
township one hundred eight Go8).
Range twenty FIVE esq, thence south
easterly. thence southerly through
the south half Of the northwest quar-
ter OF section three (3). township
one hundred eight u0S). range
| twenty-five t25). TO a point on the
east and west quarter line i'm section
three (3l. about twenty COO rods
east OF the west quarter corner of
said section three e.; thence south :
erly, thence southwesteriy through
the northwest quarter OF the south
west quarter of section three (3l. To
point on the west line of section
three t3) about forty (40) rods south
OF the west quarter section corner OF
section three 81; thence southwest
erly, thence southerly, thence south
easterly through the east half of the
southeast quarter OF section four (4)
township one hundred eight (1OS).
range twenty-five t25D. TO a point OH
the south line of said section four
t4, about ten (10) rods west OF the
southeast corner OF section four ca
thence southerly through the north
east quarter OF the northeast quarter
or section nine 49, township one
hundred eight (1OSl, range twenty
fve t25), TO a point on the south line
OF the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter about ten (10) rods west
OF the southeast corner OF the north
east quarter OF the northeast quarter
OF section nine 90; thence south
westerly, thence northwesterly
through the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter OF section nine co. /;
thence northwesterly. then westerly
through the west half of the north
east quarter OF section nine (9), to q
point on the west line OF the west
half of the northeast quarter -about
forty t401 rods south OF the north
quarter section corner OF said section
nine ~: thence west through the
northeast quarter OF the northwest
quarter OF section nine (9): thence
south through the northwest quarter
OF section nine (9, to a point on the
east and west quarter section line OF
section nine (9). about eighty $500
rods west of the center of section nine
ts); thence southerly. thence south
westerly through the southwest quar-
ter OF section nine t9l, to a point on
the south section line of said section
nine 90, about thirty (S0) rods east
OF the southwest corner OF section
nine ~; thence southwesterly
through the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter OF section sixteen
16). township one hundred eight
QcS), range twenty five (25). to a
point two rods east Of the southwest
corner of the Northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section sixteen
u6); thence southerly, thence south
westerly, TO a point on the south line
OF the northeast quarter of section
seventeenN1D. township one hundred
eight 10S), range twenty-five (25),
about fifteen (15) rods west of the
southeast corner OF the northeast
quarter of section seventeen IN;
thence southeriy, thence southeast
erly following ravine I'm the south
east quarter OF section seventeen -(17,
until sufficient fall has been obtained
to furnish a proper outlet to this
drainage district, and there to ter
inmate as it's outlet: said ravine
draining into the outlet of Madison
Lake. -
Also such branches and laterals as
the engineer may deem necessary to
provide a = prorar otrftaf "A oil Lon,