Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-20
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR THE FORMATION OF A
DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CON-
troll DISTRICT

) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
there has been filed in my Office petit
ton for the formation of a drainage
and flood control district comprising
territory located within the following
counties in the State of Minnesota.
namely, the counties of Big Stone, Lac
Chippewa; and said petitions having
been presented to the judges of the 18th
and 10Th Judicial Districts, an order has
been made thereon and filled in my office
fixing the time and place for hearing
upon said petition of which the follow
ing is a COPY
State of Minnesota,
County of Big Stone.
In District Court,
18th Judicial District
In the matter of the petition for the
Control District under and pursuant to
Chapter 442 Of the General Laws for
the year 1917, to be known as the Min
nesota Valley Drainage and Flood Con-
troll District.
The above entitled matter being before
the court on petition signed by NJ. Schoen
and others, residents of the County of
Big Stone State of Minnesota, and con-
sisting of not less than rs resident free
holders Of said county; and by Paul
LaCOmbe and others, residents of the
of not less than 25 resident freehOlders
of the County of Lac Qui Parle; and by
A. D. COuntryman and others, residents
of the County of Swift in said state,
consisting of not less than 25 resident
freehOlders of said County of Swift in
said state, praying that a drainage and
flood control district be organized pur-
suant to the provision of Chapter 442
of general laws of the state of Mime
sofa, for the year 1917. to be known and
designated as the Minnesota Valley
Drainage and Flood Control District;
the territory so prayed to be organized
into said drainage and flood control dis
trict is bounded as follows
Commencing at the iron monument at
| 10 Of To- n n nd
thence south along the western bound
airy of the State to the southwest corner
of the county of Lac qui Parle; from
thence east along the south boundary
of said Lac Qui Parle, county to the
southeast corner of township 116, range
AZ; and from thence, north along the
| town line between ranges Al and AZ
north to the northeast corner of town
| ship 1923, range AZ; from thence west
on the town line between townships 1913
| and 1874 to the southwest corner of sec
| ton So, Of township 1924, range AZ and
| from thence running north on the section
| line to the northeast corner of section
| 3, in said town 1924, range At; thence
west on the town line between town
| ship 124 and 1875 north to the north
west corner of township 1874 range 4S;
| thence north on the town line between
| township 1875, range 4S and township
1875, range 40, in the County of Traverse
to the northeast corner of section SO,
township 125, range 40; thence west on
the section line to the western boundary
western boundary of the State to the
| iron monument at the nOrtherly' end of
| Big Stone Lake and thence southeastern
! ly along the western boundary of the
state. through the center of Big Stone
Lake to the iron monument at the foot of
| Big Stone Lake, the place of beginning,
| the same consisting of territory located
! in counties Of Big Stone, Lac qui Parle
| Swift Chippewa. Stevens and Traverse
| in said state; all of which territory lies
within the basin or water shed from
J WI n a 70
| ally flow into and through the Minnesota
| river; and none of said territory extends
more than forty miles from the bound
airy waters, consisting of Big Stone Lake
| in direct line along the Minnesota Val
| ley. And it appearing to the satisfac-
ton Of the court that said petition sets
| forth cause for the formation of said
| district and that necessity exists to
| control drainage into and from waters
| forming the boundary line between this
state and another state. namely, drain
and Big Stone Lake; and it further APP
| pearing that said petition has been reg
ularly filed and security given for the
| payment of all expenses connected with
! the proceedings to organize said dis
trict and that all things have been done
necessary to entitle said petitioners to q
hearing thereon.
NOW THEREFORE,. It is hereby or.
dered that a hearing be had upon sale
petition at the courtroom at the court
| house. in the city of OrtonVille County
the 18th day of August, 1917, at
o'clock A. M, and all parties owning
property within the proposed district OIL
in any manner affected by the organiza
tion thereof are hereby ordered and re
quired to show cause before said cour
at the time and place above mentioned
why an order should not be made grant
ing the prayer of the petitioners and or
ganizing said district as prayed fo1
or with such modification as the cour
may at said hearing determine; anC
it is further ordered that notice of sale
hearing and service of this order shall
be made by the publication thereof il
at least one legal, weekly newspape,
published in each county containing
territory to be included in the pro
posed district. for three successive
weeks the last of which publication