Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1917 — RYAN DITCH NOW BEFORE THIS COURT [ARTICLE]

RYAN DITCH NOW BEFORE THIS COURT

Improvement of Great Magnitude Before Court For Second Time— Attempt Compromise. The Ryan ditch. oneof the largest drainage improvements ever proposed in tl.is county, is now being considered in the Jasper circuit court. Attorney George F. Marvin, of Monticello, occupies the bench and each side of the improvement is represented by a large number of attorneys. The automies for the improvement are George A. Williams and Frank Foltz, of Rensselaer, and Emery Sellers, of Monticello. Against the improvement are Attorneys Moses Leopold', John A. Dunlap, W. H. Parkinson, S. C. Irwin, A. H. Hopkins, Abraham Halleck, E. P. Honan, of Rensselaer, W. A. Guthrie, of Monticello, and George Hershman, of Ciown Point. A motion was made today for a ciiauge from Judge Marvin. This motion was overruled. Court then adjourned until 9 o’clock Thursday morning. It is understood that there is a movement under way to try to effect a compromise so that the improvement can be ordered established. The improvement affects a great area of land in this county and if adequate drainage could be provided it would be worth thousands of dol-> lars to this county.