The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-29
NOTICE
In Re Petition of M. A. Smith, ell
al, for organization of Lower,
C~oonauuah Drainana nistrict Nc o.

In Re Petition of M. A. Smith, ell
AL, for organization of Lower
Coonewah Drainage District, No. 81
No. 4119.
To All Persons Interested:
You are hereby notified that a Pc
tition for the organization of az
Drainage District to be known ash
Lower Coonewah Drainage District
No. 3, in Lee County, Mississippi,f
was filed with the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Lee County, Mis-
sissippi, on the LIST day Of June,
1917, and said petition is now on file2
in said office. The general des-l
cription of the lands in said Dis-1
trlct and contained in said petitionk
are as follows, to-wit:
The lands proposed to be includ-
ed are those adjacent to the present.
Lower Coonewah Canal which BEL
gins at the upper or North side of IT,
n. Haydock's land, being the North
boundary line of SECTION 81, TOWN.
ship 10, Range s., in Lee County,
Mississippi , and running thence3
Southor in a Southeasterly direction I
until it crosses the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad; and thence in an Easterlyi
direction to the point where said
Canal empties into Lower Town
Creek Drainage District Canal No.
3, now being constructed.
Description of the Boundary Incl
of Lower Coonewah Drainage Dis-I
trict No 3, in Lee County, Mississippi
p: 4
Beginning at the N. w. Cornert
of the N. E. IA of the N. E. IA of
Sec. 27, T. 10, r. 5, and runningg
thence South 800 rods to the Soutbs
line of Sec. 27; thence E. 80 rods
to the S. E. Corner of Sec. 27:f
thence South 80 rods; thence E. 1901
rods; thence S. 24O rods; to the 81
W. Corner of the S. E. Lad of Sec.
35, which is on the Township line {
thence E. 80 rods; thence S. 80I
rods; thence w. 40 rods; thence 81
80 rods thence f. 40 rods; thence S..
40 rods; thence E. 80 rods to the E..
line of Sec. 2, t. IL, R. 5, thencej
S. 40 rods; thence e. 80 rods |
thence S. 80 rods; thence E. 80 rods 3
to the S. E. Corner of the s.. w. In
of Sec. 1, I. II, R. 5; thence S. 1901
rods; thence E. 40 rods; thence S.
80 rods; thence E. 40 rods; thencel
S. 80 rods; thence E. 80 rods to the
S. E. Corner of Sec. II; thence S.
40 rods; thence E. so rods; thenceI
S. 40 rods; thence e. 80 rods; thenceI
S. so rods; thence E. 240 rods !
to the s.. E. Corner of the N. Z. ID
of Sec. 10, 7. II, r. 6; thence S. So
rods thence E. 240 rods; thence 81
40 rods; thence Z. 80 rods to the line
between Sections 16 and II; thence{
S. 40 rods; thence E. 800 rods til
the S. E. Corner of Sec. 16, 7. IL
R. 6; thence N. 240 rods; thence w
80 rods; thence N. 40 rods; thencel
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. 80 rods; thence
N. 120 rods to center of section g.;
thence W. 800 rods to the center of
Sec. Z, being the w. line of the
right-of-way of the Mobile & Ohiot
Railroad; thence N. with said W
line $50 rods to the N. line of Sec. T.
thence w. IS rods; thence N. so
rods; thence W. 80 rods to the W
line of Sec. 6, being the Range line;
thence N. 100 rods; thence w. SOL
rods thence N. 80 rods to the N. lines
of Sec. 1, T. II, R. 5, being the
Township line; thence N. 100 rods toI
the N. line of the S. E IA of Sec.
SO, I. 10, R. 5; thence w. 80 rods;
thence N. 100 rods; thence w. 1901
rods to the N. w. Corner of Sec. &c.
thence N. $50 rods; thence w. 100
rods; thence N. 100 rods to the n.
line of Sec. 20; thence w. 24O rods
to the point of beginning, contain
ing in all 1880 acres.
Petitioners have asked for a
hearing of said petition before the
Honorable A. j. Mcintyre, Cham
cellor of the First Chancery Dis
trict, at the Courthouse in Tupelo,
Lee County, Mississippi, on the Both
day of June, 1917, at 10 o'clock,
a. m.
This the 4th day of June. 1917.
j.. M WITT,