Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1913 — COURT AND LAWYERS LOOK OYER DITCH [ARTICLE]

COURT AND LAWYERS LOOK OYER DITCH

Special Judge Cunningham Resumes Hearing and Decides to Visit Ryan Ditch Route. X ii ■ ■■ ■ Special Judge T. B. Cunningham, of Kentland, resumed the Ryan ditch hearing Monday morning, after a vacation of frfro weeks. One more witness was called Monday, it being John C. Vanatta, a banker from Brookston, who has 511 acres of land near the Asphaltum townsite in Gillam township, and also a large farm in Hanging Grove township. He complained that his assessment was too high. This Tuesday morning Judge Cunningham and Attorneys Chapman, Leopold, Halleck, Foltz and Dunlap and Court Reporter Shippe started on a two days’ trip over the route of the proposed ditch, the court believing that he can best an idea of the correctness ofv the assessments by personally viewing the land. . It is expected that argument by the attorneys will start Thursday.