Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1912 — JUDGE ESTABLISHES NEWTON TOWNSHIP ROADS. [ARTICLE]

JUDGE ESTABLISHES NEWTON TOWNSHIP ROADS.

Halstead and Yeoman Reads, Which Were Attacked by Remonstrance, - Established by Sellers. Attorney 'Emory Sellers, at Monticello, as special judge, occupied the bench in Jasper county this Thursday morning when the remonstrance cases against the Halstead and. Yeoman roads in Newton twonßhip were called. Jay W. Stockton and others had remonstrated against the improvements. Judge Sellers did not go very far into the cases until he called a halt in the proceedings, said that he did not care to bear any further evidence and. made bis. ruling establishing the roads. Mr. Stockton for the remonstrators gave notice of appeal. 1 ;