Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-08-27

along the natural waterway across
said sections eighteen and thirteen
through the Village of Herman. to
the main ditch at the southwest corner
of section thirteen, townships one
hundred twenty seven, range forty
four (44) and there to connect with
said main ditch.
That said proposed ditch and
branches thereof, as above described.
follow as nearly as practicable, the
general direction of the natural water
courses, creeks. sloughs, swales, raw
ines and depressions in the territory
through which said ditch and branches
pass and said main ditch terminates
in natural creek. drain and water
course.
That Niemakl's Lake, Doherty
Lake, Graham Lake, Nelson Lake
and Big Lake, referred to in the fore
going portions of this petition and
through which said proposed ditch and
branches will run are each meandered
but each thereof is normally very
SHALLOW and grassy and of marshy
character and IS not now of sufficient
depth or volume to be capable of
any beneficial public use or of sub
stantial character for fishing, boating
or public water supply, that said
Niemakl's Lake, Doherty Lake and
Graham Lake do not adjoin and are
not within any incorporated village or
city and no village or city is riparian
owner upon either of said lakes.
That said Nelson Lake and Big Lake
either adjoin or are within the WILL
age of Herman, Grant County. Mimi
nesota. That at a special election
duly had therefor the draining of said
lakes, and each thereof, has been duly
approved by the majority of the legal
voters of the Village of Herman, in
said Grant county, voting at said
election, which village is the only zip
arian owner, city or village within
four (4) miles of said lakes.
That the legal descriptions of all
lands through which said proposed
ditch and branches thereof shall run
as nearly as can be ascertained as is
follows. to.wit:
Sections two. three and four, all in
township one hundred twenty-six,
range forty three in Stevens County,
Minnesota; seven, eight, fifteen, six
teen, SCI enteen, nineteen. twenty
eighteen. twenty -one, twenty two,
thirty three. thirty -four, twenty-seven
and twenty EIGHT. all thereof in town
ship one hundred twenty seven, range
forty three, Grant County, Minnesota,
and sections thirteen, fourteen, fiji.
teen, twenty-five. twenty-five and
twenty -four. all thereof in township
one hundred twenty seven, range
forty-four, Grant County, Minnesota.
Your petitioners pray that said ditch
be so constructed as to drain sale
lakes, and each thereof. above de-
scribed. dry, SO that all of said land:
will be wholly reclaimed.
Your petitioners therefore pray thai
you proceed to establish such public
ditch and branches and cause the same
to be constructed as provided by the
drainage laws of the state of Mime.
sofa.
Dated this 9th day of September,
1914.
W. 7. Ziebarth,
O. W. Jones
A. W. Wells
C. H. Phinney
Theo. Jones
j. P. Wells
C. J. Bacon
W. ". Niemackl
r. D. Barrett
A. H. Morken
E. E. Peck
Fl. A. Hanson
A. P. Barton
A. 81. Blume
Kate Fahlstrand
State of Minnesota, County o
Grant, So.
On this 18th day of September
1914. before me, a Notary publ,
within and for said County, PERSONAL,
appeared W. T. Ziebarth, one
of the signers to the foregoing
petition. to me known to be the per
son described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument and acknowledge,
that he executed the same as his FREE
act and deed and at the same time
made oath that the contents thereo
are true.
4 (Notarial Seai) F. C. Anderson,
I Notary Public Grant County
Minnesnta