The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-08
NOTICE

In Re Petition of M. A Smith, ct
al, for organization of Lower
Coonewah Drainage District, No. 8
No. 4119.
To All Persons Interested:
You are hereby notified that a pc
tition for the organization of a
Drainage District to be known as
Lower Coonewah Drainage District
No. 3, in Lee County, Mississippi,
was filed with the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Lee County, Mis-
sissippi, on the 1st day of June,
1917, and said petition is now on file
in said office. The general des-
cription of the lands in said Dis
trict and contained in said petition
are as follows, to-wit:
The lands proposed to be includ-
ed are those adjacent to the present
Lower Coonewah Canal which be-
gins at the upper or North side of T.
R. Haydock's land, being the North
boundary line Of section 2T, Town
ship 10, Range 5, in Lee County,
| Mississippi , and running thence
Southor in a S~outheasterly direction
until it crosses the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad; and thence in an Easterly
direction to the point where said
Canal empties into Lower Town
Creek Drainage District Canal No.
8, now being constructed.
Description of the Boundary line
of Lower Coonewah Drainage Dis
trict No 3, in Lee County, Mississip-
p:
Beginning at the N. w. Corner
of the N. Z. IA of the n. E. Ia of
Sec. 81, T. 10, r. 5, and running
thence South $50 rods to the South
line of Sec. 27; thence E. 80 rods
to the S. E. Corner of Sec. 27;
thence South 80 rods; thence E. 100
rods; thence S. 240 rods; to the S.
w. Corner of the S. E.. IA of Sec.
35, which is on the Township line;
thence E. 80 rods; thence S. 80
rods; thence w. 40 rods; thence S.
80 rods thence E. 40 rods; thence S.
40 rods; thence E. 80 rods to the E.
line of Sec. 2, T.. IL, R. 5, thence
S. 40 rods; thence E. 80 rods;
thence S. 80 rods; thence E. 80 rods;
to the S. E. Corner of the S. w. IA
of Sec. 1, 7. II, R. 5; thence S. 100
rods; thence E. 40 rods; thence S.
80 rods; thence E. 40 rods; thence
S. 80 rods; thence E. 80 rods to the
S. E. Corner of Sec. II; thence S..
40 rods; thence E. so rods; thence
S. 40 rods; thence E. 80 rods; thence
S. 80 rods; thence E. 240 rods
to the S. E. Corner of the N. E. IA
of Sec. Is, t. IL, r. 6; thence S. 80
rods thence E. 240 rods; thence S..
40 rods; thence K. 80 rods to the line
between Sections Is and II; thence
S. 40 rods; thence E. $40 rods to
the S. z. Corner of Sec. 16, t. IL.
R. 6; thence N. 240 rods; thence w.
80 rods; thence N. 40 rods; thence
W. 240 rods; thence N. 40 rods to
the N. w. Corner of Sec. Is, t. IL,
r. 6; thence w. 80 rods; thence N.
40 rods; thence w. so rods; thence
N. 100 rods to center of section 8:
thence w. $40 rods to the center of
right-of-way of the Mobile & Ohio
line 100 rods to the N. line of Sec. z;
rods; thence w. 80 rods to the w.
line of Sec. 6, being the Range line;
thence N. 160 rods; thence w. so
rods thence n. so rods to the N. line
of Sec. /, I. IL, R. 5, being the
Township line; thence N. 100 rods to
the N. line of the S. E Ia of Sec.
So, t. 10, r. 5; thence w. so rods;
thence N. 160 rods; thence w. 100
rods to the N. w. Corner of Sec. So;
thence N. 160 rods; thence w. 100
rods; thence N. 100 rods to the N.
line of Sec. 20; thence w. 240 rods
to the point of beginning, contain
ing IN all 1850 acres.
Petitioners have asked for a
hearing of said petition before the
Honorable "A. j. Mcintyre, Chan
cellor of the First Chancery Dis
trict, at the Courthouse in. Tupelo,
Lee County, Mississippi. on the 30th
day of June, 1917, at 10 O'Clock,
a. m.
This the 4th day of June, 1917.
j. M. WITT,
Clerk of the Chancery Court