The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-28

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-
spectfully.. 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
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 we'll
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
mus of said ditch, and 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 a point two rods
west and about 100 rods north of the
southeast corner Of Section Twenty
two (22), Township One hundred
seven 400 Range Twenty mine (29)
thence northeasterly through the
Southwest quarter of Section Twenty
three (23) Township One hundred
seven 600 Range Twenty mine (29)
thence Northeasterly, Easter1y and
Northeasterly through the North half
Of said Section Twenty three (23)
Township One hundred seven G07)
Range Twenty-Five (29) to a point
on the East line of said Section
Twentythree (23) Township One
hundred Seven 900 Range Twenty
nine (29) about thirty rods south of
the Northeast corner of said Section
Twenty three (23) Township One
hundred seven 600 Range Twenty
nine (29); thence Easterly through
the Northwest Quarter of the North
west Quarter of Section Twenty-four
GA Township One Hundred Seven
G0O Range Twenty-Five (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 CAD Town
ship One hundred seven 900 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
QCO Range Twenty mine (29);
thence Southeasterly through the
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section Twenty four
GA Township One hundred seven
(107) Range Twenty mine (29); 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
GOD Range Twenty mine (29), about
Thirty rods South of the Northeast
corner of the Southwest Quarter of
the Northwest Quarter of said Sec
ton Twenty-four (24) Township
One hundred seven 400 Range
Twenty mine (29); thence Easterly