Morris tribune., 1917-08-03

been presented to the judges of the 18th
and 18th Judicial DISTRICTS, an order has
fixing the time and place for hearing
upon said petition of which the follow
ing is COPY
State of Minnesota,
County of Big Stone.
In District Court
18th Judicial District
In the matter of the petition for the
organization of a Drainage and Flood
Control District under and pursuant to
Chapter AZ 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 rs resident free
holders of said county; and by Paul
LaCombe and others, residents of the
| County of Lac qui Parle and consisting
of not less than rs 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 rs 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
| 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
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
| southeast corner of township 49, range
! 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
I ton 35, OF township 1924, range AZ and
| from thence running north on the section
| line to the northeast corner of section
ship 124 and 125 north to the north
west corner of township 124, range 48;
| thence north on the town line between
1875, range 40, in the County of Traverse
| to the northeast corner of section SO,
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
IBig 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
|
! within the basin or 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
airy waters, consisting of Big Stone Lake
IN direct line along the Minnesota Val
ley. And it appearing to the satiSfac-
tion 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
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
the proceedings to organize said dis
trict and that all things have been done
necessary to entitle said petitioners to a
hearing thereon.
dered that 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 Nj, and ali parties owning
property within the proposed district or
tion 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
ganizing said district as prayed for
or with such modification as the court
lmay 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
territory to be included in the pro-
posed district, for three successive
weeks, the last of which publication
| shall be at least ten days prior to the
date set for said hearing.
Dated July IL, 1917.
S. A. FLAHERTY.
District Judge,
Sixteenth Judicial District, MINI.
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