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called to consider and act upon the
same, at the Court room of said
Court, I'm Vale, MalheurCounty, Ore
gon, on the 11th day of May, 1920,
at 1890 o'clock A. NJ.
(sEAL) A. M. MOODY,
Clerk of Malheur
County, Oregon.
BY II. S. sACKETT,
Deputy.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE or OREGON, FOR
MALHEUR COUNTY.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ORGAN
IZATION OF THE "FAIRMORE
IRRIGATION DISTRICT"
PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION
To the Hon. the County Court,
for Malheur County, oregon
We, the undersigned petitioners
respectfully petition and show to
your Honorable Court, as follows:
That we and each of us, either
Jointly or sevorally, are the owners
of a tract OF land OF one or more
acres within the boundaries OF the
proposed irrigation district as here
matter set forth and described, and
that we constitute more than fifty
per cent OF the different owners OF
land within said proposed district
and susceptible Of irrigation from
the proposed system.
2.
That all OF the lands within the
boundaries OF the said proposed irri-
gation district, and as hereinafter
described, are susceptible OF prac-
tical irrigation from the same source
and from the same system OF worts
and pumping plant, by means OF
which Il IN proposed to take water
from Snake river by means OF pumps
and motors for the Irrigation thereof.
3.
That your petitioners desire TO
and do propose 60 organize an irriga-
tiOn district undcr tie Irrigation |
laws OF the State " oregon, Chapt |
957. page 7i3. laws OF 1917, aud the |
Acts amendatory thereto, for the
purpose OF furnishing water for the |
Irrigation OF the lands within the |
boundaries OF the said proposed dis
trict.
That the boundaries OF the propos-
ed irrigation district inclosing the |
lands which it ls desired to have In
cluded within said irrigation district, |
are as follows. to-wit:
Commencing at the SW corner OF
the NEk. Sec. 10, thence east TO the |
SIC corner OF the Wa Sc u NEA
said See. 10; thence north TO the
NE corner OF the WhsEh NEh OF
said Sec. 10: thence east TO the Sc
corner OF the NV y NV u Sec, II;
thence north TO Me corner OF SWh
SwA. See. 2; thence west 100 rods
thence north To the north boundary
OF the NEh OF SEh, Sec. 3; thence
west to NV corner OF SEh, Secs;
thence south TO the place OF begin
ming. containing $40 acres, more or
less OF irrigated lands. and all In T.
is S. II. ~ Il. W. NJ. In Malheur
County, oregon.
8.
That all OF the said lands have,
heretofore. been imperfeetly and In
sufficiently watered and attempted
TO be- watered from an inadequate
and impractical source and system,
but owing to the insufficieney OF said
source and system, your petit
tloners have suffered great loss
and damage to their crops and lands,
and said loss and damage threaten TO
continue and will continue II your
petitioners cannot secure better
and different water supply for their
said lands.
WHEREFORE, Your petitioners
respectfully ask this Honorable Court
10 make and enter an order herein
organizing said proposed irrigation
district, and that the name OF the
said proposed irrigation be the
"FAIRMoRE IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT"
John Martin, Ontario. Oregon.
Alex Martin, Ontario, Oregon,
Mary S. Martin, Ontario, Oregon
Emma Cook, Ontario, Oregon.
p. j. Flynn, ontario. Oregon.
Margaret Flynn, ontario, Oregon
c. A. Cook, Ontario, Oregon.
q. Josephine White, Ontario ore
IF. S. Evans, administrators for
Fry Estate, Ontario, Oregon.
John Zimmerman, Ontario, ore
gon.
Ed Berry, Ontario. Oregon,
IL. j. Berry, Ontario, Oregon.
T. III. Seaweard, Ontario, Oregon.
Kate Fiser, Ontario, Oregon.
Thomas b. Fiser, Ontario, Oregon
Peter Hughes, Ontario, oregon.
Sarah c. Hughes. Ontario, Oregon,
Ida Il. Seaweard, Ontario, Oregon.
Sarah Il. Turner, Ontario, Oregon
Alice Smith, Ontario, Oregon.
Wig. w. White, Ontario, Oregon.
Barney l.. Bull, Ontario, Oregon.
]. II. Guerin, Ontario, Oregon
Randall Sage, Ontario, Oregon. |,
Edward McDermott Roe, Ontario,
Oregon, l.
Susan McDermott Roe, Ontario,
dragon.