The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-30

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
| Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial District.
In the Matter of Judicial Ditch Proceed
ings now Pending in Blue Earth Coun-
ty, Minnesota and Known as Judicial
Ditch Number Nine.
| To All Persons Interested
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a
petition for the construction of Judi
cial Ditch under the provisions of Chap
ter Two Hundred Thirty (230) of the
Nineteen Hundred Five and the several
acls amendatory thereof and supple
mentary thereto signed by f. d. Hart,
NJ Mcnamara, John Dashner, and Frank
Hoehn, whose lands are liable to be af-
fected by the construction of said pro-
posed ditch, together with the proper
bond duly approved has been filed in the
Office OF the Clerk of said Court and
duly presented to the Judge of said Court
praying for the construction of the Ditch
hereinafter described and the necessary
branches thereto; that thereafter upon
due notice said Court duly appointed
u Civil Engineer to make a survey of
said Ditch, and that thereafter said En-
gIneer duly made such survey and duly
Med his report thereof in the Office of
the Clerk Of said Court as provided by
Law; that thereafter the said Court du-
ly appointed three Viewers as required
by Law and that said Viewers duly ex-
anined the lands and highways affected
by said proposed Ditch and the branch
es thereto and duly made their report
thereof and duly filed the same in the
Office of the Clerk of said Court as
said Engineers report and said View
ers report are now pending in said
Court; that said Court has made and
filed it's order herein fixing Thursday, the
9th day of July, a. ID. 1916, at two
O clock in the afternoon of said day at
the Court Room in the Blue Earth
Mankato. in said County of Blue Earth
and State of Minnesota, as the time
and place for the final hearing of said
petition and said Engineers report and
said Viewers report in the matter
therein involved.
NOW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, of
the tendency of said petition and of said
Engineers report and OF said Viewers
report and of the time and place set for
the hearing thereof as above set forth
and all persons, land owners, municipal
corporations and other corporations
that will be affected by or interested in
said proposed ditch and its branches or
any or either of them or in the assess
ment of benefits and damages to per-
sons or property or interested in any
other lands affected by said ditch and
it's branches are hereby notified to APP
pear and be heard at the time and place
foreSaid.
Said proposed ditch and the branches
and laterals thereof cross and affect
lands and public roads and highways in
the Township of jamestown and LeRay,
of Minnesota said Township of James
town being Government Township Num-
Der One Hundred Nine q09) North Of
Range Twenty Five (25) West and said
Township of LeRay being Government
Township Number One Hundred Eight
(10S) North of Range Twenty-Five (25)
West.
The starting point of said ditch and
the several branches and laterals there
Of and the termini thereof and the gen.
eral course of the same and the descrip--
ton of the Governmental sections of land
over which the same are located and sur
veyed as the same appear and are
shown in said report of said Engineer
are as follows:
used shall be interpreted as follows:
N. is North; S. is South; E. is East; w.
is West N. E. is Northeast; N. w. is
Northwest; S. E. is Southeast; S. w.
is Southwest; a is Quarter or one
fourth.
All of the following described main
line, branches and laterals are located
in Township 108 North Range rs West
unless otherwise noted.
Main Line.
Commencing at point about lao rods
N. and SO rods e. of the center of
ly across the e. 40.3 acres of the N.
then n. e. y of the n. 3. 4 of said
4 about 80 rods S. of the N. E. cor
ner of said Sec. 4 thence Southeasterly
through the N. w. Il of the N. w. a
Of Sec. B. thence Southwesterly through
Sec. about 70 rods S. of the w. 4
Sec. corner Of said Sec 8; THENCE South tn
s. F. u of Sec. 4; thence southeasterly
| through the S. e. u of the s.. e: u
| to a point on the S. line of said Sec.
! : about 20 rods w: of the S. p. corner
| through the N. E: a of the N. e. a
of Sec to a point on the E. line Of
Sec. about 40 rods S. of the N. r..
and southwesterly in the W. Y of the
| N. w. n of Sec. 10 to point on the
| W. line of said Sec. 10 about 70 rods
S. of the NJ, w. corner of said Sec. 10;
across across the 9 S. E, corner Of the N. E.
4 of the N. E. u of said Sec. g.;
thence Southwesterly and Northwesterly
in the S. E. n of the N. E. 4 Of said
| the center of the N. e. of said Sec.
| 8: Northwesterly about IL rods across
| the S. w. corner of the N. E. Il of the
n S of asa t sse NJ w. Renfs a Of
40 rods s. of the N. 4 corner of Sec.
| 8: thence Westerly and Southwesterly
of Sec. to a point about Is rods E.
| of the center of the N. w. n of Sec.
| 8; thence S: through the S: of the
N, w. or sec. 10 point ABOUT ~
rods w. of the center of said Sec. 9;
thence Southwesterly about "a rods
| across the N. w. corner of the r.. ~
of the S. w. u of Sec. 8; thence South
westerly through the W. " Of the s.:
! w. u of said Sec. to point about
40 rods 2. of the s. W. corner Of Of
Sec. 9; thence Southwestern through
the N; w. u of the n: W.. u OF Of
W. of the S. w. corner of the NJ W.
| " of the N. w. Il of said Sec. 16;
| thence S. then Southwesterly through
| the S. E. n of the N. e. n of Sec. II
to point about Is rods w. of the E..
Il corner of Sec. II; thence Southeast
| erly and Southwesterly and Southeastern
lily to a point about 70 rods S. and &c
rods W. of the E. n corner of said Sec.
| II and there to terminate.
| Branch No. I.
Commencing at point rods r. and
about 80 rods S. of the e. u Sec. cor
| ner of Sec. 8; thence Southwesterly
| through the E. " of the S. E.. u OF
| Sec. 8; thence Westerly and Southwest
| erly and Southeasterly through the w.
/ u of the S. E. u Of said Sec. to a
point about 80 rods E. of the S. Ascor-
| ner of Sec. 8; thence Southeastern
through the N. " of the N. E. Il of
1 Sec II to a point rods w. of the S.
E. corner of the NJ. " of the N. e.
| Il of said Sec. II and there to ter
| inmate in the main line.
! Branch No. 2.
Commencing at point 2 rods N. and
| 2 rods w. of the N. e. corner of Sec.
IT; thence s.. to a point 2 rods w. of
the S. E. corner of the N. h of the