The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-11

VIII DC udu upon Sdiu pGtltlOu DclOIS
the Honorable w. l.. Comstock
Judge Of said District Court, in the
court room in the court house in the
City of Mankato, in said County and
State, on Wednesday, the 23rd day
of February, A. D. 1916, at ten o'clock
I in the forenoon of said day, pursuant
to the order of the Court fixing the
time and place of said hearing in
said matter.
Dated at Mankato, Minnesota, this
10Th day of January, A. d. 1916.
GEORGE G. KROST,
Clerk of Said District Court.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. District Court Sixth
Judicial District.
In the matter of the Judicial Ditch
| Proceeding in the County of Blue
| Earth Under the Laws of the State
| of Minnesota
The undersigned petitioners re-
/ specially represent to the Court and
state that they are the owners of
| land liable to be affected by or as
sessed for the expense of the public
drain hereinafter described; that the
public health, convenience and well
fare and the drainage and reclama-
/, ton of wet and overlooked lands
require the establishment and con-
struction of public drain along the
! following described route in the towns
! of Lincoln and Garden City in the
| County of Blue Earth and State of
/ Minnesota, and that the construction
of the same would be of PUBLIC benefit
| and utility and is necessary for the
following reason, to-wit.
! That the lands through which said
| proposed public drain is located and
adjacent lands adjoining thereto,
! making one drainage system, are low
lands and in their present condition
| are not. suitable and in their best
/ condition for agricultural purposes;
that there are large ponds of water
standing in and about the proposed
| ditch that become stale and stagnant
and generally affect the general
health and welfare of the residents
! in the community along the said pro-
posed ditch; that large portion of
j the highways are impossible be-
| cause of water standing upon both
! sides of said highways, causing the
roads to become muddy and impass-
able
That large amount of land is now
| unsuitable for agricultural purposes
because of the large quantities of
stale and stagnant water standing
thereon and large area of farm lands
| will be enhanced in value and i'm
| proved for agricultural purposes by
| the construction of said ditch, as well
as the general public health and well
fare Of the community, and that the
roads will be made passable by the
construction of said ditch
A general description of the pro-
posed starting point, route and term
irus of said ditch, and a legal des-
cription of all lands through which
said proposed ditch will pass, as near
[ as we can ascertain the same, is as
/ follows.
| Commencing at point two rods
west and about 100 rods north of the
| southeast corner of Section Twenty
| two (22), Township One hundred
seven 600 Range Twenty mine (29)
thence northeasterly through the
/ Southwest quarter of Section Twenty
I three (23) Township One hundred
seven q07) Range Twenty mine (29)
/ thence Northeasterly, EasterIy and
Northeasterly through the North half
of said Section Twenty three (23)
Township One hundred seven 900
/ Range Twenty-Five (29) to a point
on the East line of said Section
Twenty three (23) Township One
hundred Seven (107) Range Twenty
! nine (29) about thirty rods south of
/ the Northeast corner of said Section
| Twenty three (23) Township One
hundred seven (107) Range Twenty
nine (29); thence Easterly through
the Northwest Quarter of the North
west Quarter of Section Twenty four
CAD Township One Hundred Seven
] 900 Range Twenty nine (29) /;
through and under a public highway
in said Northwest quarter of the
| Northwest Quarter of said Section
Twenty four (24) Township One
hundred seven GOD Range Twenty
nine (29) thence Southerly to a
point on the South line of the North
west Quarter of the northwest quart
er of Section Twenty -four (24) Town
ship One hundred seven GOD Range
Twenty nine (29) about twenty rods
| West of the Southeast corner of the
Northwest quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section Twenty -four
ga, Township One hundred seven
800 Range Twenty mine (29) !;
thence Seutheasterly through the
Southwest Quarter of the. Northwest
Quarter of said Section Twenty four
| (24) Township One hundred seven
400 Range Twenty-nine (29J; to a
point on the East line of the said
Southwest quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section Twenty four
{, (24) Township One hundred seven