The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06

Smith, Anis J. Smith, Albert S. Smith,
Everett Tysseling, Nancy E. Tice,
John g. Thomassen, Titus Loan &c
Investment Co, Union Savings Bank
of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Garet Van Corp,
A. T. Van Howelinge, Gombert Van
Haaften, Willem Van Haaften, w. NJ
Vogalaar, John Vogalaar, Peter
Vogalaar Jacob Vogalaar, Teunis
Vogalaar, Cornelis Vogalaar, Leen-
dert Vogalaar, Benjamine Vogalaar,
Mary Vogalaar, Margaret Vogalar,
Gerrit Vogelaar. j. Wander Medic, Al.
bert Veldhuisen, Jacob Veldhuisen, c.
Van DUSSELDORF, Godert Van der Hart,
Jacob Van Corp, John Van Der WORT.
Albert Van Der WORT, William Van
Der WORT, B. H. Van Spankern, Trus.
tee, M. Van Corp, Bart Van der Wal,
Ryk Van Heukelom, TryntJe Van
Heukelom, A. c. Van Alst, A. c.. Van
Ault. Marion Van de Roovaart, Fred
erick f. Van Zee, Teerde Van der
Ploeg, T. Van Der Ploeg, H. Yer
Ploeg, G. Yer Ploeg, Marion VAN Ar
KEEL. A. N. Vanderlinden, Otto Yer
meer, Cornelius Valster, Henry Van
Rocket, Nina Van Rocket Evertie
Van Hemert, John Van Mersbergen,
Wilson VIM, J. C. Whitmore, Sarah
&C. Whitehead, J. w. Whitehead, !. II.
Zane, Mercantile Trust Co., Trustee,
New York, Morton Trust Co, Trustee,
| New York, Guarantee Trust Co,
Trustee, New York:
Being interested as owners, lien
holders or membranes Of the real
estate embraced in this District or
abutting thereon and to all parties in
actual occupancy of any OF said real
estate and to all parties claiming any
title or interest therein, and to whom
it NAV concern and to all the wives,
husbands. assignees, trustees, grant
| ees, legal representatives, heirs at
/ law, legatees, executors, administra-
! tors, guardians, of any Of the above
named PARTIES or airy one claiming
any interest in any OF the land with
! in said district.
| You and each Of you are hereby no.
titled that petition signed by w. j..
Nicholson and others, land owners
whose land will be affected by an as
sessment for the expenses of the pro-
posed drainage district, has been
filed in the office of the County Audi
/ tor of Mahaska County, Iowa, asking
the Board of Supervisors of said
| County to order the land described
! in this notice, located in Richland,
Black Oak and Madison Townships
of said County; to be drained in &C
cordanCe with the drainage laws OF
the State of Iowa. and to straighten
and change the channel and to make
new channel of and for the South
Skunk River where it flows through
the land described herein, for the
reason that said lands are subject to
overflow and too wet for cultivation,
and that the public health, convent
ence and welfare will be promoted by
said drainage, channel change and
STRENGTHENING the channel and making
new channel of and for the South
Skunk River.
| Said petition being accompanied by
bond for the payment OF the pre-
! liminary expenses as required by law.
And you are further notified that
w. F. Byers, the engineer, appointed
by the Board of Supervisors, to ex-
anime into the eXpediency, necessity
and availability of said drainage end
changing and Strengthening of the
channel of said river and the making
rev channel therefor, has reported
favorably on the same and has recon-
mended that a drainage district be
established to be known as Drainage
District Number Three and drain
ditch and channel change of said
South Skunk River located and con-
structed on the lands therein men.
toned: and the Board of Supervisors
having examined said engineers re-
port, and believing the plan recon-
mended to be eXpedient, has in
structed the County Auditor to cause
this notice to be served by publica-
ton as required by law. The terri.
tory comprised in said district will be
located in Section Seventeen 40,
Eighteen QS), Nineteen Q9), Tween
i ty 600, Twenty-one (21), Twenty
two (22), Twenty-seVen go, Twenty.
eight (2S), and Thirty-four GA,
Township Seventy-seven CD North,
Range Seventeen az West of 5th
p. NJ: also Sections Two (2), Three
(3), Ten 1O), Eleven C1D, Twelve
Q2), Thirteen Q3), in Township Sew
enty-six (76) North, Range Seventeen
.iQ7) West of 5th p. M; also Sections
Seven (7), Eight (S), Fourteen 40,
Fifteen 15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen
.rQ7), Eighteen (1Sl. Nireteen (19),
, Twenty t20) Twenty-one t2D. Twen-
ty-two t22). Twenty-three (23l, Tween.
ty-fve 1851 and Twenty-six (26) in
Township Seyenty-six (76) North,
. Range sixteen (l6) West OF 5th. p, M.
|, I'll Of said land being situated and
lying in Mahaskn County, Iowa
y The sire and the course Of tho pro
. nosad ditch ar the uRV rhannel fos
/. tho South Skunk iti<er thro''sh ths