Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1914 — KANKAKEE CERTAIN TO BE DREDGED [ARTICLE]

KANKAKEE CERTAIN TO BE DREDGED

Notice- That Supreme Court Had Dismissed Pinney’s Appeal Bas Been Received. tAtorney A. Halleck has just received word from "the clerk of the supreme court stating that the appeal of William Pinney, of Porter county, in the Marble-Powers ditch case had been dismissed. This will probably he the last attack made oja the Kankakee river drainage proposition, which is known as the v Marble ditch, but of which W. F. Powers has been the chief leader since the death of Horace Marble, of Wheatfield. The original petition was filed in April, 1907, more than seven years ago. There had, however, been some efforts before that time, started in other counties. Mr. Marble had opposed the drainage plan for -some time, but when he came to realize that the drainage was certain to come he beaded the petition and was energetically interested in the plan up to the time of his death. W. F. Powers and Attorney Plotter, of Lafayette, continued to push the matter along and. they met very stubborn opposition from remonstrators north of the river, particularly the Browns and Mr. Pinney. The Case was heard in the Jasper circuit court during the summer of 1911 iby Special JudgC George F. Marvin, of, Monticello whose decision was generally favorable to the petitioners. Pinney and others appealed and the dismissal of the appeal leaves nothing in the way of letting the contract. -/ The drainage of the Kankakee river will reclaim thousands of acres of land in Northern Jasper and Newton counties and in southern Porter and Lake, and will establish a new era of agricultural possibility all along the river. The main ditch and the laterals will cost almost a half million dollars. It is probable that (the contract will be ict early in September and already dredge men are /beginning to make inquiry about it. • . A. Halleck has been the attorney for the ditch throughout its long

course and he was very much gratified to learn that the appeal had been dismissed, although he had felt certain that thi swould be the outcome.