Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1915 — Judge and Attorneys Went Over Williams Ditch Route. [ARTICLE]

Judge and Attorneys Went Over Williams Ditch Route.

Judge Elmore Barce, who is the special judge in the trial of the Williams ditch case in Newton county, accompanied by Attorney Halleck, attorney for the petitioners, and Judge Darroch, one of the attorneys for the remonstrators, went over the Kankakee river Wednesday and Thursday, in order that the judge might get information of the lay of the ditch that might aid him in determining the case. They went first to Schneider and then in launches to Durton’s Camp, which is near the outlet of the Marble-Powers ditch, now being constructed. They then returned to Schneider and thence to the state line, where the outlet of the proposed ditch is to be. They visited the Linger Longer Gamp and foqnd it a very pleasant place. The proposed ditch is about 7 miles in length. Attorney Halleck represents the petitioners single handed, while a number of lawyers are engaged by remonstrators and Judge Darroch in making the trip over the ditch route represented the clients of all the attorneys for the remonstrance.