Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
OBITUARY

OBITUARY
James Oscar Atkins was born
in Lynn County, Iowa, Febru-
airy 18th, 1865, where he lived
with his parents until 1880. In
that year the family moved to
Long Island, Kansas. Here he
resided until his death. In
1888 he was united in marriage
to Helen q. Hoy. To this union
were born six children, five of
whom are living. He died No
vember 5th, 1907, aged az
years, 8 months, 10 days. His
death was caused By cancer Of
the stomach. He has been sick
for months and had been
great sufferer. Death came
and relieved him. In 1896 he
united with the Baptist church
at this place and continued a
consistent member until his
death. He was among the
early settlers in this part and
was we'll and favorably know n.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Baptist church by
Chas. L. Lounsebury. Text
chosen for the occasion, He
brews 9:27-28, from which a
simple Gospel sermon was
preached. He was a member
| of the Woodmen and also of the
Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows. Services at the grave
we're conducted by the I. o. o.
F. ard were very impressive.
He leaves behind a wife, 5
children, 2 brothers ard a large
circle of relatives and friends
to mourn the lsss of a loving
husband, devoted father and a
kind friend and good citizen.
The sympathy of the entire
community is extended to the
sorrowing ones.
The late Mr.. Atkins was a
brother-in law of w. A. Jenkins
of Harrison county, and the
obituary notice was taken from
the Long Island. Kansas, paper.
At a meeting of the board of
5he Harrison-P ottawaitamie
drainage district held at Coun-
ell Bluffs yesterday afternoon,
The Allen creek drainage ditch
vas accepted. The report on
the construction was made by
Seth Dean, engineer in charge
d the district, showing the
amount due Pollard & Camp
bell be $8,015.96 on the con-
tract. A petition is being cir
culated to secure an extension
of the Allen creek ditch up
into territory against which
assessment was made for bene-
fits received from the drainage
and it is probable that there
will be q further procedure to-
ward this end when a waiver is
secured from property owners
for the right of way. Another
proposition before the board is
the running of the water from
the Allen creek into the
Allen creek ditch, the two
courses now being about ninety
rods apart. Action on this
matter will be taken later.
There is also a request that the
Boyer cutoff No. 2 be extended
beyond its present limit into
territory assessed, but as this is
in this county, it is left with
the Harrison county board, and
perhaps referred to Seth Dean
for a report. Engineers Dean
and Wattles made their report
on the work done by w. A.
Smith on the contract for the
construction of Boyer No. 2
drainage ditch, work on which
was stopped when the drainage
law was declared unconstitu-
tional. Mr.. Smith was settled
with for this work and the bust
ness transaction, which was re-
Gently renewed, by the filing of
the claim for several thousand
dollars, is closed. The engineers
reported that 2,501.5 cubic
yards had been removed, which
was to be paid for at 10 cents
per yard. There had already
been paid Mr.. Smith $843. Oh
which left the amount due him,
$l,658.71.
The United States Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue re-
ports that in the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1906, $500, 566
bushels of rye were used in the