Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27

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 M. Schoen
and others, residents of the County of
Big Stone, State of Minnesota, and con-
SiSting of not less than % resident free
holders of said county: and by Paul
County of Lac qui Parle and consisting
of not less than 25 resident freeholders
of the County of Lac qui Parle; and by
of the County of Swift in said state,
consisting of not less than % resident
freeholders of said County of Swift in
said state, praying that drainage and
flood control district be organized pur-
suant to the provision of Chapter 442
of general laws of the state of Mime
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
the foot of Big Stone Lake and from
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
AZ; and from thence; north along the
town line between ranges Al and AZ
north to the northeast corner of town
ship 1913, range AZ; from thence west
on the town line between townships 1913
and 124 to the southwest corner of sec
ton 35, of township 124, range Al and
from thence running north on the section
line to the northeast corner of section
3, in said town 124, range At; thence
west on the town line between town
ship 124 and 125 north to the north
west corner of township 124, range 48;
thence north on the town line between
township 1875, range 48 and township
125, range 40, in the County of Traverse
to the northeast corner of section SO,
township 1875, range 40; thence west on
the section line to the western boundary
of the State; thence southeast along the
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 water shed from
which drainage and flood waters natur-
ally flow into and through the Minnesota
river; and none of said territory extends
more than forty miles from the bound
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
control drainage into and from waters
forming the boundary line between this
state and another state, namely, drain
age into and from the Minnesota river
and Big Stone Lake; and it further ap-
pearing that said petition has been reg
ularly filed and security given for the
payment of all expenses connected with
trict and that all things have been done
necessary to entitle said petitioners to a
hearing thereon.
NOW THEREFORE,, 1t is hereby or
dered that a hearing be had upon said
petition at the courtroom at the court
house, in the city of Ortonville, County
of Big Stone. State of Minnesota, on
o'clock A. M, and all parties owning
property within the proposed district or
in any manner affected by the organiza-
ton thereof are hereby ordered and re-
quired to show cause before said court
at the time and place above mentioned
why an order should not be made grant
ing the prayer of the petitioners and or
or with such modification. as the court
may at said hearing determine; and
it is further ordered that notice of said
hearing and service of this order shall
be made by the publication thereof in
at least one legal, weekly newspaper
published in each county containing
territory to be included in the pro-
weeks, the last of which publication
shall be at least ten days prior to the
date set for said hearing.
Dated July ~, 1917.
S. A. FLAHERTY,
District Judge,
Sixteenth Judicial District, MINI.
RICHARD T. DAILY,