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Sinux.l'ity Jutirlul, I t Resident* of Soutli Sinus lt;'its last evi ning organized a civic improvement body to ht* known us the Liberal Labor league. Tin* league was formed at a meeting in the Woodmen hall, which was attended by seventy-live taxpayer;- from varmuH parts of ilit■ city. 1 hv (amnard DeYitw acted as chairman and A. It. townie an secretary. There was a general discussion of the aims *»f the league, In which many of thope present lank part. A temporary organization was formed with Joint Jenkins as president and Mr. t'ownio as secretory treasurer, A commit.tee was appointed m draft a constitution and I iiy- laws and report at another meet-i ing to he ln‘ld next Monday - ■ ■ Two , miles of gin d roads will he Imilt in J Dakota county this summer under the direction of federal government experts. Farmers and good mads enthusiasts of the county who attended a meeting at the county courthouse at Dakota * 'tty last evening were told of this intention by County Agent A. 11. ltecktiolf. The jm prominent is to lie made at the request of the county commissioners, who have notified federal aunhori-ties that the county will stand a portion of the expense. The county agent said he had received word from Washington that an expert will be sent to Nebraska at once and that he will visit Dakota county soon after he arrives What section of the county will he selected for the experiment has not been determined. Pros, I. T. W is. of the engineering department of Nebraska university, was the principal speaker at the meeting last night. His address was illustrated with lantern slides showing roads in various parts of the state. The treatment of improved highways also was touched upon. Prof, Woods declared that it had been dearly proved that the communities which are showing the largest growth are those where arteries of travel are kept in an improved condition. He quoted statistics showing that farmers haul more and heavier loads over good roads, the diferttnee being enough to more than warrant the expenditure for the improvement.Sioux Pity Journal, lttth: Thedrainage ditch program for Dakota county, Nebraska, again has been halted by* the courts. Supervisors of Drainage District No. which lies within the county limits, yesterday were served with official notice from the United States district court at Omaha that application had been filed for an injunction restraining them from conducting water into Jackson lake. The supervisors a month ago lei a contract for the digging of two ditches in the district and the machinery for the work has been shipptnl. The action started in the federal court will stop all operations until the ease has been settled, Die new litigation has been started by Joseph Winterbotham and John Winterbotham, owners of the old Mondtunih farm near Jackson, which Comprises about 1,!hh) acres, and a half dozen smaller property owners. In their petition filed in the federal court they allege that the entire drainage plan is ul fault, that the proposed ditch will be unable to carry ntf the waters. The principal contention is that the water from the hills in that section will be curried into Jack-on lake, which will Hot be able to take care of it with the result that land in that section will be constantly flooded at certain seasons. It als. i- pointed out in the petition that the overtlowing of the lake cannot be prevented, us it hu?
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Dakota City County Herald
Dakota City, Nebraska, US
Thu, Apr 20, 1916
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