Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1911 — MARVIN RENDERS DECISION IN DITCH ASSESSMENTS. [ARTICLE]

MARVIN RENDERS DECISION IN DITCH ASSESSMENTS.

Special Judge Makes Changes in Assessments With Aim at Equali-zation-Ditch Will Be Built. * The Marble ditch will be built. . Special Judge Marvin’s finding after the long and exhaustive summer session of the court is being rendered this afternoon. It is said that a number of changes are being made in the assessments that were contested with a view to equalization, but the reductions will not be sufficient to defeat- the drainage improvement. A more complete report of the finding will be given when the court has completed the docket entries in the case. The interested attorneys and a number of the contestants were in the court room when the decision was being given.. Harvey Dexter was in from Union township today and is walking with quite a little limp. He was feeding the corn shredder at his farm last week wlien it exploded and he was considerably bruised up. It was a fortunate thing that he was not seriously injured or even killed, for the machine ran wild when the governor belt flew off and apparently some part, of it came loose and it literally flew all to pieces. Harvey and Ira Meader owned the shredder in partnership bua they are dubious about having it repaired for fear the same thing might happen again with even more disastrous results. Considerable progress has >been made at,the new depot this week, but it is probable that it will not be occupied much before Nov. Ist. The heating plant 4s being installed, the windows have bfeen set, the tile flooring is being laid, the new furniture for the office is being set and the brick platform built. But there is a lot yet to do before it will be ready for occupancy. The office is being furnished with some fine new oak furniture and Agent Beam will have a handsome office. The depot will be a great credit to Rensselaer, and our people are grateful to President Fairfax of the Monon. for having harkened to the appeal which his various predecessors had passed over. r mkmm Temple Hammerton, who was working for Mason Kenton, near Mitchell, S. Dak., when called home by the death of his father, expects to remain here during the winter. He reports the Rensselaer people at Mitchell all in good health. This year’s crop was a great disappointment, owing to drouth. Mr. Kenton’s wheat was so poor that he did not put the binder in the field at all. The corn, which looked like it would make a fair the middle summer, did not mature very well and Temple says there will be a lot of corn out there that won’t make 25 bushels to the acre. It is the first time that anything like a crop failure has struck Mitchell, however, and all are confident that next year will be another good one.