The Tupelo journal., 1912-09-13
Notice.
State of Mississippi,
Lee County.

State of MISSISSIPPI,
Lee County.
To all Persons Claiming or Having Any
Interest in the Lands Proposed to be
Included in Town Creek Swamp Land
District No. 2, in Lee County, Mis-
sissippi.
You will take notice that a petition
was filed on July 10th, 1912. with the
undersigned Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors of Lee County, Mississippi.
asking for the organization of a swamp
land district to be known as Town
Creek Drainage District No. 2, in Lee
County, Mississippi, and that the boun-
diaries of said district are as follows:
Commencing at a point on the east
side of the Old Town Creek Channel, as
the same is now located, at a point 975
feet north of the public hvee on the
Tupelo and Fulton public road, and
running west across said channel,
thence north 68 degrees west 81 rods,
thence north 80 degrees west IL rods;
thence north 81 degrees west 81 rods;
thence north 10 degrees east liz rods;
thence north 70 degrees east "a rods;
thence north Sc degrees east 81 rods;
thence north 16 degrees east AZ rods;
thence north % degrees west 76 rods,
thence west Is rods; thence north 81
degrees west 81 rods; thence north 81
degrees west 81 rods: to q point on the
west side of section %. township 9,
range 6, at a point sd rods south of the
northwest corner of said section.
Thence north 40 degrees west 80 rods;
thence north % degrees west 26 rods;
thence north 40 degrees west ii rods;
thence north IL rods; thence north IA
degrees west 8 rods; thence north 81
degrees east 10 rods; thence north 20
rods; thence north 80 degrees west IL
rods; thence north Sc degrees west 2S
rods; thence north SO degrees west Is
rods; thence north 45 degrees west rs
rods; thence north 60 degrees west 6
rods; thence north 10 degrees west Is
rods; thence north 35 degrees west 16
rods; thence north 10 degrees east q
rods; thence north 8 degrees east 20
rods; thence north 33 degrees west 81
rods; thence north 40 degrees west 80
rods; thence north 40 rods to the north
west corner of the northeast / of sec
ton 10, township 9, range 6,
Thence east along the section line,
to the east side of the Old Town Greek
channel or canal as now located. thence
down the east side of said Old Town
Creek channel or canal, to north line
of section 20, township 9. range 6.
Thence east to the northeast corner
of the northwest / of said section 20;
thence south to the southeast corner
of the northwest / of said section 20;
thence west to the east side of the Old
Town Creek channel or canal as the
same is now located, thence following
the line of the east side of
Old Town Creek channel or canal to the
point of beginning of this description
And that a general description of
said lands by subdivisions are as fol-
lows:
No /. Commencing at the southeast
corner of proposed district. at a point
on the Old Town Creek Canal as now
located. at apoint 975 feet, north of the
public levee on the Tupelo and Fulton
public road, and running thence north
68 degrees west 81 rods; thence north
81 degrees west 18 rods; thence north
"a degrees west 50 rods; thence north
10 degrees east liz rods; thence north
70 degrees east "a rods; thence north
Sc degrees east 81 rods; thence north
16 degrees east AZ rods; to the north
line of the south ] Of section 20. town
ship 8. range 6, thence east to east
side of Old Town Creek channel as now
located, thence following down the
east SIDE of said Old Town Greek chan
mel, to commencement point. same be-
ing part of the northwest Of section
80. and part Of the southwest / Of Sec
tlon 20. all in township 8, range 6, con-
tanning in all 6g1 acres
No. 2 Commencing at the s .utheast
corner of the northwest I of section 20,
township 8, range 6, and running north
to north line of section thence west to
center of Old Town Creek canal or
channel as now located; thence follow
ing the center of said canal to south
line of north ! of said section. thence
east to the starting point, containing
approximately. 2 acres.
No. 3. Commencing at point in the
center Of Cd Town Creek channel or
canal as now located, and running west