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Show Monticello Water WaterCase WaterCase WaterCase Case Being Triel Tried TriedCondemnation | Condemnation . of ) f the Ule . waters v.aters vaters iaters of oftwo oftwo otwo two springs sprmgs using rising Ilsmg in the Blue Bluemountams Bluemountains Blumountains mountams mountains which the town of Mon Mon- Monticello Mon- Mon Monticellc - . - ticello ticellc ' is attempting to acquire for fora fora foa a municipal mumcJp'al mumcJpal ' waterworks isatcriscrks v.at.I\\er vat.Ier v.at.I vatI er . ( . \ \ and hydro- hydro hydroelectnc hydroelectric hydroelectric - - . electnc electric s system tem is the point pomt at 15- 15 is- is 15sue issue issue - sue in m a tnal trial in the district dLctrict ; courat court courtat courtat at Moib MO"lb MOlb " no now nosi " underay under way \\ay ay iay \ ; The cisewas c\se c se cise csewas ciswas ' \ was transferred to Grand county countyI countyfrom countyfrom count : from San SJn Juan county ccunty and is bemg being bemgI bemgtried beingtried bcmtried I I tried by a jury before Judge Dil Dil- Dil Dii- Dii Dilorth Diiiorth _ - \ worth \\orth orth iorth \ Woollev Woolle Woo1le The heanng hearing cem- cem corn- corn cemmenced cornmenced ccmmenced - I menced Tuesday , and a jury JUr ) ac- ac acceptable acceptable ac - - ceptable to beth both sJdes sides m in the 11ti- 11ti litl- litl - - gation was iuis \ \ as obtained obtaincd yesterdayUfteinoon , estcrday esterday estcrdaylaftemoon esterdayafteinoon laftemoon afteinoon Taking of evidence evidencestarted evidencebtarted .tarted tarted started : . this morningIn morning morningIn In condemnation proceedings prcceedmgs prcceedings be- be before before be before - fore JudgeVoolley Judge \ Woolley \Voolley Voolley last Septembel Septembei Septembelthe Septembeithe Septembcithe the . waters v.aters vaters iaters of Innes and Peachman Peachmanprmngs Peachmansprings : ; prmgs prmngs located Ioca.ted Iocated . sever sevel " ' * miles \ west iiest est olMonticello of ofMonticello ofMonticello Monticello were awarded to thetown the thetown thetown town upon payment pavrnent of a 3 ' a price to tobe tcbe be agreed upon The present triaiat trial trialat trialat at Moab is foi the purpose of d'Iding dciding d- d dciding " " - - - < ' ciding 'Iding Iding on a price the litigants htignts iitigtnts htig \nts nts < \ hav- hav hay- hay haying havmg having - - - ing mg failed to agree on a figureTI.e fIgureThe figure figureThe The TI.e TIe . case ease is that of the town cf CfMonticello clMcntlccllo Mcntlcello Monticello vs the Blue MountairIirlgation Mountain : 11 Iirlgation rigatlOn company The town is isrepresented isrepresented i ; represented by Attorney F B Ham- Ham Hammond Hammond Ham-mond Ham mond - - mond of Moab while Attorney B BW BW BW W Daltcn Dalten of Price is appealing appeating for forthe forthe foithe the defendant corporation corporatien Eight or orten 01ten orten ten citizens of Monticello are hel heie heieto heieto e eto to testify testIf testuf3 ) in m the proceedingsThe proceedingsThe proceedings proceedingsThe The following followmg jury Iras h'as has ' been beenS beensuorn beersworn S\\ S Sorn suorn \ \ orn to hear the case Ed KnightWinfcrd Knight KnightWmfcrd KnightWinfcrd Wmfcrd Winfcrd Bunce Mrs Bessie You- You YouVen YouVcn You-Vcn You Vcn - - Ven Vcn Mis Anna Tangren NatharA NathanA Nathan A Day AndreA Andrew Andre\\ Andre \ \ ; A Ta Taylor Tabor ) lor , Seldor Seldon SeldonS S Darrovv Darrow and Lucian Tangren TangrenIt TangrenI It is expected e"pected epected , . " that trial of theaction the theaction I . actIOn \ will tu1l III be completed Friday Fnday theI I |