Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-09-17
Judicial Ditch No. z.

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State of Minnesota, County of Stevens,
In District Court, Sixteenth Judicial
District.
In the matter of the petition of " c.
Runtley ct al to establish Judicial
Ditch in the Counties of Stevens and
Swift, Minnesota, designate as Judicial
Ditch No. 2.
Notice is hereby given, that a petit
ton, a true and correct copy of which
follows, has been filed in the office of
the Clerk of the District Court 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
the County Auditor of Stevens and
Swift counties. Minnesota. and which
said petition was duly presented to
the Judge of said Court on the 9th
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
the court house in the City of Morris,
Stevens County, Minnesota, on the 4th
day 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
cause if any you have, why said ditch
and laterals should not be constructed
as prayed in said petition.
Dated at Morris, Minnesota, this 18th
day Of September, 1915;
Deputy Clerk Of the District Court in
and for Stevens County, Minnesota.
Petition by Land Owner to Establish
n Judicial Ditch.
state of Minnesota, County Of Stevens,
In District Court, 18th Judicial Dis
trict.
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
the public health, convenience and well
fare and the drainage and reclamation
Of wet and overflowed lands require the
esta blishment and construction of the
| Judicial Ditch along the following de-
| scribed route in the Town OF Moore,
| 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-
tain the same is as follows: Commenc-
| ing at a point or near the S. E. corner
of tho S. z. a of Section 10, Township
1923 n, Range Al, w. Stevens County,
Mimi, and following the natural water
course in westerly and south westerly
direction, through the n. E. Il and the
N w. Il Of the S. e. u, and the S. w
/ II of Section 80 to west line OF the
N w. 4 of Section 81, thence South
though the N. w. u of said Section 81
thence South through the N. w. 4 of
the S: W. Il of SECTION 81, all in TWP
1913 N: Range Al w, thence Southwest
erly across the S. E. Il of Section SO,
Twp. 1872, Range AZ w, all in Stevens
Co.: MINI Thence across ste N IS
corner of the N. E. Il and the n. w: H.,
and the w half of S. w. u of Section
1 and terminates on S. E. Il of S, f: 4
of Section 2, Twp. 122, Range AZ W.,
Swift County, MINI.
And the branch commencing at a
Inoint on the s. z. corner of the S. w.
II of Section 6, Twp. 1872, Range Al, w.
Thence, in north-Westerly direction
e. Il OF N w. 4. and w; Il Of N. w:
4 of Section 6: Twp. 1872, Range Il
Thence. through the N. p Of the n E.
Z, to junction % with ma main ditch Of Sec
And the branch commencing about
40 rods North of the S. w. corner of
the S. w. u of Section 5, Twp. 1872,
Range IL IneLce II horllWesIeriy
and N. E. Il of N. w. Il, all of Sec
ton 6, Twp. 1872, Range Al. Thence
across the S. 4 Of the s.. W. 4 of
Section 81, Twp. 123 Range Al. Thence
Sc, Twp. 123, Range AZ. Thence onto
|section Sc, Twp 1913. Range az, w. to
junction with main ditch.
And the branch commencing about 60
rods North of S. w. corner of S. W. n
of Section 81, Twp. 1913, Range Al, w
through N. u of N. E. "A of Section g.
Twp 122, Range Al, to junction of later
al ditch.
And the branch commencing al the N
Twp. 1913. Range Al, w, thence due
West about 40 rods to watercourse
thence southwesterly through said N
e Il, and through N. w. Il of sale
Section 81, Twp. 1913. Range Al, W. tc
junction with main ditch near S. w
corner of the N. w. Il of Section 81
Twp. 123, Range Al. w.
And the branch commencing at o.
; about the S. E. corner of the S. w. a
of Section rs, Twp 1913. Range az, w
Thence in a southeasterly direction tt
junction with main ditch on the N E
: And we do further request that thu
5 engineer establish such branches as il
= his opinion are necessary for the proper
| 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
tanned by us, towit:
t Name of Descrip
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