Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1915 — SPECIAL JUDGE RULES TO RESTORE [ARTICLE]

SPECIAL JUDGE RULES TO RESTORE

George Marvin, of Monticello, Sustains Cause of Plaintiffs In the Ryan Ditch Case.

The ditch case which has been one of the most intensely interesting of the many ditch cases in this county, came up again this Friday morning when Special Judge George Marvin, of Monticello, came here to rule on a motion of the petitioners. When the case was in court two years ago Judge Hanley ordered a change in the original report of the viewers and when the action was tried a part of the original report was lost. It was necessary to have this restored or substituted for the petitioners to get back into court and it vas upon a motion for this restoration that Judge Marvin ruled, sustained the petitioners’ motion. The petitioners are represented by Attorneys Williams and Foltz. Judge Marvin after ruling that the petition be restored in it® original form ordered that the case be set for hearing oni the first day of the November term of court. Drainage is badly needed over the section of county through which the ditch is to be constructed and it will be necessary that drainage be provided or the section about Newland and far into Barkley and Gillam townships will never be valuable as farming land.