Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1907 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Ketman Ditch Notice State of Indiana, County of Pulaski, as. In Circuit Court, November Term, 1906. In the Matter of Petition for a Drainage by Tony L. Ketman et al. Notice of filing, pendency, and hearing of Commissioners’ preliminary report: To William H. Bunge, Henry Bush, W. E. Beggs, A. C. Beggs, John W. Conrad, Nancy Conrad, James W. Conrad, Abel Claypool, John Rogers, William N. Clark, Jerry Clark, Sarah E. Clark, Anin. Cerveny, John Cerveny, Frank C, Dusheck, Joseph Dusheck, Joseph A. Engle, M. A. Dimon, Mahala Franks, Edward Frits, Michael Falvey, Nancy P. Farr, Albert Gilmore, C. B. Gordon, Martha A. Goldsbury, Nancy C. Gasper. Anna Hanson, Judson J. Hunt, Frederick Hermanson, William Kane, Henry Kroft, Thomas G. Kissinger, Walter S Kissinger, Mary E. Kopke, •Frank Kaezmark, Swanz Kazmark, H. W. Lincoln, Wallace B. Leonard, Luna Leonard, John Manning, Maria Malta, John Marek, Samuel R. Nichols, Ole P. Olson, John Puckett, Willilim D. Pattison, Alva Pecoy, Sarah E. Prewett, Daniel V. Prewett, Joseph Pelsey, Frank Pullens, Henry C, Roney, Peter Roney, Frank Zeberadlce, M. L. and A. J. Roberts, Thomas H. Robinson, Joseph Rozhon, David Rathfon, John Smart, Anna Smart Anna Soustrieznick, Elizabeth E. Sparks, Charles Shultz, John W. Selmer, Louis Selmer, James Stevens, Susan Smith, Dennis Vhl, J. Sindclar, Francis M. Wagner, Edgar A. Wallace, Martin Williams, John Wendt, Charles Zulick, Julius Zimmerman, Wilhelmina Zimmerman. Mathias Zimmer, Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad right of way, John W. Eakins, Jacob Jackim, W. M. Bunge, Jacob Jackin and wife, Hilda C. Nelson, Joseph S. Johnson, Jerry D. Swisher, Charles Frith, Avery F Lambert, Mary M. Fisher, Godfrey Fritz, Charles Franks. Wm. Lockemour, B. F. Penn, Jno. C, Darst, Emanuel Marks, A. L. Simpson, Jacob Fritz, Lewis Dutton. A. F. Beaver. Mathias Kunn, Chas. H. Wilder, Fred Weltzin, John Manning, A. C. Prevo, Jno. W. and Nancy Conrad, Frank Pullins, John W. and Lewis Selmer, Judson J. Hunt, David Rathom, Edgar S. Blaze, Sarah H. Rockwell, Thos. H. Robinson, Jno. Rogers, Chas. Odom and Anna D. Mitchell, James Stevens, Frances M. Wagner, Sarah E. Prewett and Martin E. Clark, Wm. N. and Sarah E. Clark, Nancy C. Gasper, Frederick Hermanson, Martha A. Goldsberry, Wallace B. and Luna Leonard.

You are each hereby notified that the drainage commissioners herein have filed in the Pulaski Circuit Court of Indiana, their preliminary report for drainage of lands in the matter of a petition for drainage in Pulaski, White and Starke counties, Indiana, by means of an open ditch over the following described route, towit: Commencing twenty feet south of the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section twenty-nine (29), township thirty-two (32) north, range three (3) west, thence westerly along the most practical route to a point in the Burbank ditch in the northwest quarter of said section twenty nine (29), thence down along and with the meanderings of the said Burbank ditch, to widen, deepen and straighten the same to a point in the northeast quarter, of section six (6). tqwnshlp thir-ty-one (3D north, range three (3) west, thence in a southerly direction along the most practical route to stake “0” in the Monon ditch at a point bearing south thirty (30) degrees east, 1336 feet from the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section six (6), township thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, thence down, along and with the meanderings of said Monon ditch, to widen, deepen and straighten the same to the most practical point in said Monon ditch in the southeast quarter of section thirty-six (36). township twentynine (29) north, range four (4) west, and thence in a southeasterly direction along the most practical route to the most practical point In the Floyd ditch near the northeast corner of the northeast quarter of section twenty (20) township twenty-eight (28) north, range three (3) west, thence down, along and with the meanderings of said Floyd ditch as far as practical, to widen, deepen and straighten the same to the Tippecanoe river at the outlet of the said Floyd ditch in the northeast quarter of section twenty (20)., township twen-ty-eight (2S) north, range three (3) west and there ending. Said ditch to have an average width at top and bottom, and depth of cut

aa follows, to-wlt: Width Depth of Width of bottom cut. of top. First 2 miles 6 ft. 1 ft. 20 ft. Second 2 miles .... 7 ft. 7 ft. 25 ft. Third 2 miles 10 ft. 8 ft. 28 ft. Fourth 3 miles ....12 ft. 12 ft. 35 ft. Fifth 3% miles ..20 ft. 14 ft. 48 ft. Sixth 4 miles ....25 ft. 14 ft. 55 ft. Seventh 2 miles ..30 ft. 14 ft. 60 ft. Eighth 3 miles ...,35 ft. 12 ft. 60 ft. Ninth 3 miles ....40 ft. 12 ft. 65 ft. Tenth 3 miles ....50ft. 14 ft. 75 ft. Eleventh 3 miles ..60 ft. 15 ft. 90 ft. Twelfth 4 miles ..50 ft. 18 ft. 86 ft. Said main ditch to be constructed by a floating steam dredge. Also commencing at a post marked “0” bearing south 200 feet and west 430 feet from the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section four (4), township thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, thence In a northwesterly direction to quarter section line, thence west to section line of sections four (41 and five (5), thence in a northwesterly direction to the county line, thence west on county line to main ditch In the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-one <3l), township thirty-two (32) north, range three (3) west; Also commencing at above described point, thence in a northeasterly direction to the Lucas ditch in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section thirty-five (35), township thirtyone (31) north, range three (3) west, and there ending. Said branch ditch to have an average width at top and bottom, and depth of cut as follows, towit: 6 foot bottom, 8 foot cut, 25 foot top.

Said ditch to be constructed by means of a floating steam dredge. Also a lateral or branch thereto commencing at a post marked “0” bearing south 500 feet, and 20 feet west from the northeast corner of section thirty-two (32), township thirty-two (32) north, range three (3) west, thence in a southerly direction along the most practical route to a point near the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-two (32), township thirty-two (82) north, range three (3) west, thence in a westerly direction along the most practical route to a point near the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-two (32), township thirty-two (32) north, range three (3) west, thence In a southerly direction along the mbst practical route to a point the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-two (32) township thirty-two (32) north, range three (3) west, to Intersect with the main drain above petitioned for, and there ending; Said branch ditch to have an average width of top and bottom and depth of cut as ‘follows, to-wit: 4 foot bottom, 6 foot cut. 16 foot top. Said branch ditch to be constructed by means of teams and scrapers. Also a lateral or branch to the main drain herein petitioned for. commencing at a post marked "0" bearing west 4'K) feet from the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section thirty-three, (33) township thirty-two (32) north, range three (3) west, thence In an easterly direction along the most practical routg to B. point in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-three (33), township thirty-two (32) north, range three (3) west, thence tn a southerly direction along the most practical route to a point in the south-