Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-07-01

hlenaptel, Albert j. EcknOlut, v. III.
Flekner, Frank Garroutte, Audubon
county, Iowa: E. s. Babcock, Iowa
State Savings Bang, Manning, Iowa;
Niels j. Hansen, Aetna Life Insur-
ance Company, Russell Carter, Trus-
tee; Harry Zinke, c. H. Ackert, G.
H. Somers, E. r. Somers, Webster
Firebaugh, Hans Hansen, American
Commercial and Savings Bank, of
Davenport, Iowa, Arnold & Rasmus-
sen, Kimballton Danish Savings
Bank, of Kimballton, Iowa, Z. H.
Bickford, cashier, Alfred Joens, Will
liam Berg, Philip Mortensen, Minnie
Raebel, Harry A. Raebel, Helen l..
Egner, Elsie E. Wellington, Minnie
Raebel, guardian of Clarence
Raebel, Elnora A. Rachel, Helen l..
Raebel, minors; Clarence Raebel,
Elnora A. ,Raebel, Emma A. Raebel,
minors; Rebecca l. Elsberry, Albert
Mutschall, John P. Jensen, Martin
Martinsen, Andreas Karstensen,
Phillip K. Kraus, Peter Jensen, The
German Savings Bank of Davenport,
e. S. White, Frank Maassen, c. E.
Lewis, ]. G. Lewis, Carl Jensen,
Clara e. Luse, Ethan Jacobsen, p. C.
ANOioohy ClCI IlClSddlut
Nielsen, present owner as shown by
tax list) and all other persons to
whom it may concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 9th day of
March, 1920, there was filed in the
office of the County Auditor of Au-
dubon County, Iowa, the petition
signed by Carl Jensen, Andreas
Karstensen, Hugo A. Grau, Joseph
Moody, and others, land owners in
said proposed district, stating that
certain lands in Lincoln and Doug
las townships along the East branch
of the West Nishna Botna River in
Audubon county, Iowa, are too wet
for cultivation, subject to overflow
and that the public health, welfare
and convenience would be benefited
and promoted by ditching, drainage,
and leveeing the same, changing the
water courses therein.
The following lands are included
in the proposed drainage district:
Lands in sections 25, 20, 35, 81, "a,
Township 81, North, range SO, Lin
coin township; and sections 3, A, s.
8, 10, Z, II and IS, Township 80,
North, Range SO, Douglas township,
West 5th P. M, Audubon County,
Iowa.
The petitioners ask that an engin-
eer be appointed to make the neces-
sary survey and the examination of
the lands described: and to lay out
the system of drainage and they also
ask that such engineer, county aud
itor, and Board of Supervisors, do
all things necessary to establish and
construct a system Of drainage inn
provement that will protect and re-
claim the lands described and refer
red to in said petition.
Upon request of the petitioners the
Board of Supervisors on March Gath,
1920 appointed j. H. Mayne of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa, to make the prelim-
mary survey.
On June IA, 1920 ]. H. Mayne filed
his report in the office of the County
Auditor of Audubon County, Iowa,
and in this report recommends the
establishment of the drainage i'm
provements petitioned for. This re-
port was received and examined by
the Board of Supervisors at Audi
bon, Iowa, on June 14th, 1920 and
same was approved and found to be
expedient and the Auditor was di-
rected to prepare notice to all inter-
ested persons as required by law.
On June 14th, 1920, the Board Of
Supervisors being in session fixed
Wednesday, July Goth, 1920 at ten
o'clock a. M, as the time for hearing
of said engineers report.
You and each of you are hereby
f,t rth pnfiGnd that cnid nntitinn
and engineers report. plat and pro-
file, are now on file in the office OF
the County Auditor at Audubon,
Iowa, and are subject to examina-
ton and inspection by all interested
parties, and that the said engineers
report may be amended before final
action.
You and each of you are also noti-
fed that all claims for damages ex-
cept for lands taken for ditch right
of-way must be filed with the Coun-
ty Auditor at Audubon, Iowa, at
least five days before July 30th,
1920. All objections to the estab-
lishment and construction of this
proposed Improvement and all reas-
ons why same should not be estab-
lished must be presented to the
Board of Supervisors of Audubon
County, Iowa, at the Court House in
Audubon, Iowa, an or before the
time set for the hearing on said pc
tition as hereinbefore stated,
Witness my hand and the seal of
the County of Audubon, at Audubon,
Iowa, this 2Sth day of June, A. D.,
1920.
(SEAL) VIM. j. HAMILTON,