Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1911 — Interurban Construction Force Transferred to Thayer. [ARTICLE]

Interurban Construction Force Transferred to Thayer.

Engineer Slybach, of the Indiana Northwestern traction Co., transferred his operations today from south of town to Thayer. He took with him the gang of Roumanians who have been working here. The company has secured several miles of right-of-way between Thayer and Mt. Ayr, and it is said that operations will be conducted along that part of the line until the matter of right-of-way is cleared up here, which will probably not be until September, when the circuit court meets. It is also hoped by that time to hold subsidy elections in Newton, Jordan and Carpenter townships. Yesterday a load of cement and also of stone was taken out to the Howe ditch to be used in making the abutments to the bridge for the interurban and the sudden stoppage of. the work came as a surprise to the people. Every day the prospects for the early building of the road look brighter and every one should go to boosting the road and help Mr. Purtelle to overcome the many difficulties he is encountering in securing right-of-way, etc..