Morris tribune., 1915-10-01
Judicial Ditch No. 2.

State of Minnesota, County of Stevens,
District Court, Sixteenth Judicial
District.
In the matter of the petition of v. C.
Huntley ct al to establish a Judicial
Ditch in the Counties of Stevens and
Swift, Minnesota, designated as Judicial
Ditch No. 2.
Notice is hereby given, that petit
ton, true and correct copy of which
follows, has been filed in the office of
stevens County, Minnesota, together
with the required bond herein which
has been approved, and copies of said
petition, duly certified by the undersign-
ed clerk, have been filed in the office of
J the County Auditor of Stevens and
Swift counties, Minnesota. and which
said petition was duly presented to
day of September. 1915, and pursuant to
the order of Hon. S. A. Flaherty,
Judge of said Court, the first hearing
will be had upon the said petition at
1.-The court house in the City of Morris,
Stevens County, Minnesota, on the 2srd
aay OF October, 1915, at two o'clock p.
M, of said day, and you are required to
appear at said time and place and show
and laterals should not be constructed
as prayed in said petition.
| Dated at Morris, Minnesota, this 21st
day day Of September, 1915;
/
Deputy Clerk of the District Court in
and for Stevens County. Minnesota.
Petition by Land Owner to Establish
| Judicial Ditch.
State of Minnesota, County of Stevens.
In District Court, 10th Judicial Dis
trict
| In the matter of the Judicial Ditch
proceedings in the County of Stevens
under Chapter 448 Laws of 1907 upon
the petition of V. c. Huntley and others.
Petition
/ The undersigned petitioners respect
fully represent to the court and state,
that they are owners Of lands liable to
be affected by, or assessed for, the eX-
pense of the construction of the Judi
cial Ditch hereinafter described; that
fare and the drainage and reclamation
of wet and overlooked lands require the
establishment and construction of the
Judicial Ditch along the following de-
Town of Horton and Town of Tara, in
the Counties of Stevens and Swift, and
that the construction of the same would
be of Public benefit and utility.
A general description of the proposed
starting point, route and terminus of
said ditch and the legal description of
all land through which said proposed
ditch shall pass as near as we can ascer-
ing at a point or near the S. e. corner
of the S. E. n of Section 10, Township
! 1913 N, Range Al, w. Stevens County,
Mimi, and following the natural water
course in a westerly and south westerly
direction, through the N. E. n and the
n. w. 4 Of the S. E. Il, and the S. W.
Il of Section 80 to west line of the
n w. u of Section 81, thence South
though the N. w. n of said Section 81,
thence South through the N. w. Il Of
the S, w. II of Section 81, all in Twp.
123 N. Range Al W., thence Southwest
erly across the S. E. u of Section 36,
Twp. 1872, Range AZ W., all in Stevens
Co., MINI. Thence across Stevens
Swift County line through the n; ".
corner of the N. E. 4, and an the n W. 4, 4,
and terminates on S. E. 4 of S. E. 4
of Section 2, Twp. 122, Range AZ W.,
Swift County, MINI.
point on the S. E. corner of the S. w.
Il of Section 6, Twp. 1872, Range Al, w.
Thence, in north-Westerly direction
} through said S. w. 4 an through s.
Il of Section 6. Twp. 122, Range II
Thence. through the n " Of the N. T.
{ u, to junction with main ditch Of Sec
!. ton 1, Twp 122. Range AZ.
And the branch commencing about
40 rods North of the S. W. corner OF
the S. ". 4 of Section $, Twp. 122
Range Al. Thence in a northwesterly
: ton 6, Twp. 1872, Range Al. Thence
Section 81. TWP. 123, Range Al Thence
IS, Twp. 123, Range AZ. Thence onto
: the S. w Il of the S. E. Il of said
Section SO, Twp. 1913, Range AZ, W. to
junction with main ditch.
And the branch commencing about sc
! rods North of S. w. corner of S. W. n
of Section 81, Twp 1913, Range Al, w
Thence in southwesterly direction
through N. IL of N. E. Il Of Section 6
J. Twp. 122, Range Al, to junction of later
al ditch.
: And the branch commencing al the N
E. corner of the N. E. a of Section 81
Twp. 1913, Range Al, W., thence due
= West about 40 rods to watercourse
p thence southwesterly through said N
E. n, and through N. w. Il of sale
: Section 81, Twp. 1913, Range Al, w. tt
: junction with main ditch near S. w
corner of the N. W. u Of Section 81
Twp. 1913, Range Al, w.
8 And the branch commencing at OF
r. about the S. E. corner of the S. w. a
Of Section 25, Twp. 1913, Range AZ, w
8 Thence in southeasterly direction tt
4 junction with main ditch on the N. e
. Il of Section Sc. Twp. 1913, Range AZ, w
. And we do further request that thu
engineer establish such branches as IL
his opinion are necessary for the prope,
drainage of this district.
And your petitioners further repre-
! sent and state that the following is
legal description of all of the land
, to be drained by said proposed Judi
cial ditch as nearly as can be ascer