Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1907 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

west quarter of the northeast quarter of section four (4), township thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, to Intersect with the main drain herein 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 ft. bottom, 6 ft. cut, 16 ft. top. Said branch to be constructed by means of teams and scrapers. Also a branch to said Main ditdh, to be known as the Zuch branch, commencing at a post marked "0” at the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of section nine (9), township thirty-one (31), north, range three (3) west, thence west 2600 feet to the Whelan ditch, No. 2. thence down and along the said Whelan ditch No. 2, to the Whelan ditch No. I, thence down and along said Whelan ditch No. 1, to the Monon ditch at the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section eight (8), township thirtyone (31) north, range three (3) west, and there ending. Said Zuch branch to be six (6) feet I wide on the bottom and have an average width at top of eighteen (18) feet, and an average depth of seven (7) fee't. Said branch ditch to be constructed by means of a floating steam dredge. Also a lateral branch thereto, known as the Little Monon ditch, commencing at a post marked “0”, bearing south 68 degrees east 100 feet from the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville railroad bridge in the northwest quarter of section four (4), township thirty (30) north, range four (4) west, in the Little Monon ditch, th< nee down, along and with the meandering of said Little Monon ditch, to widen, deepen and straighten the same to the outlet of said Little Monon ditch In the main ditch herein petitioned for, at the most practical point in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section twentytwo (22), township thirty (30) north, range four (4) west, and there ending. Said branch ditch to be and have an average width of top and bottom and

depth of cut as follows, to-wlt: Width Depth of Width of bottom cut. of top. First % mile ...,10 ft. 10 ft. 39 ft. Second 2(4 mi1e5....12 ft. 12 ft. 40 ft. Said branch to be constructed by means of floating steam dredge. Also a branch or lateral to the main ditch herein petitioned for, to be known as the E. P. Thompson branch, commencing at a post marked "0” bearing north five (5) degrees west 465 feet from the northeast corner of the southeast' quarter of the northeast quarter of section twenty-five (25), township thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, in the E. P. Thompson ditch, thence down, along, and with the meandering of said E. P. Thompson ditch, to deepen the same where practicable or necessary, to the outlet of said E. P. Thompson ditch in the main ditch herein petitioned for, in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said section thirty-two (32), township thirtyone (31) north, range three (3) west, and there ending. Said branch to have an average width of top and bottom and depth of cut as follows, to-wlt: Width Depth of Width of bottom cut. of top. First 1 mile 8 ft. 10 ft. 32 ft. Second 2 miles ~..10ft. 12 ft. 35 ft. Third 2% miles ....12 ft. 14 ft, 40 ft. Said branch to be constructed by means of a floating steam dredge. Also- a branch or lateral ditch to the E. P. Thompson Branch to be known as the “Hunter Branch,” commencing at the most practical point in the Hunter branch to the E. P. Thompson ditch, in the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty-two (32), township thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, thence down, along and with the meandering of said Hunter branch, to deepen and widen the same to the outlet of said Hunter Branch in the said E. P. Thompson ditch in the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty-six (36), township thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, and there ending. Said branch ditch to have an average width of top and bottom, and depth of cut as follows, to-wit: Width of bottom. 8 feet; depth of cut, 8 feet; width of top, 24 feet. Said branch to be constructed by means of a floating steam dredge. Also a branch or lateral to said E. P. Thompson branch to be known as the “Agnew Branch” commencing at the most practical point in the Agnew branch to the E. P. Thompson ditch, in the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section six (6), township thlrtv (30) north, range two (2) west, thence down, along and with the meandering of said Agnew branch, to deepen and widen the same to the outlet of said Agnew branch in the southwest quarter of section thirty-six (36), township thir-ty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, and there ending. Said branch ditch to have an average width of top and bottom, and depth of cut as follows, to-wit: Width Depth of Width of bottom cut. of top. First 1 mile 2 ft. S ft. 20 ft. Second 1 mile ...,4 ft. 8 ft. 25 ft. Third 54 mile 6 ft. 9 ft. 27 ft. Said branch ditch to be completed by means of teams and scrapers. Also a branch or lateral to said E. P. Thompson branch to be known as the Blasser branch, commencing at the most practical point In the Blasser branch ditch to the E. P. Thompson ditch in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section twen-ty-five (25), township thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, thence down, along and with the meanderings of said Blasser branch, to deepen and widen the same to the outlet of said Blasser branch tn the E. P, Thompson branch near the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of section thirty-six (36), townshin thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, and there ending. Said branch to have an average depth of cut and width of top and bottom as follows, to-wlt:

Wldth Depth of Width K ,, . of bottom cut. of top. First 14 mile 2 ft. 7 ft. 20 ft. Second 14 mile .... 4 ft. 8 ft, 25 ft. Third 1 mile 6 ft. 9 ft. 35 ft Said branch ditch first mile to be constructed by means of teams and scrapers; second mile to be constructed by means of floating steam dredge. Also a branch or lateral to said E. P. Thompson branch t'o be known as the Franks branch, commencing at the most practical point- fn the Franks branch ditch In the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section eleven (11). township thirty (30) north, range three (3) west, thence down, along and with the meanderlngs of said Franks branch ditch, to deepen and widen the same where practicable to the outlet of the said Franks branch ditch In the E. P. Thompson ditch In the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-five (35), township thirty-one (31) north, range three (3) west, and there ending’. Said branch to have an average width of top and bottom and depth of cut as follows, to-wlt: Width Depth of Width „ • of bottom cut. of top. First 114 mile .... 4 ft. 9 ft. 30 ft. Second 14 mile .... 6 ft. 10 ft. 35 ft. Said branch ditch to be constructed by means of teams and scrapers. A, n d a 'leglng that lands owned by you will be affected thereby. -,X OU , ar « further notified that said petition is now pending and the same will be heard on • Monday, the 11th Day of February, 1907. the same being the first judicial day oY the February term of the Pulaski Circuit Court, to be holden In the court room of the said Pulaski Circuit Court. In the court house In Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana. TONY D. KETMAN, Et Al. Winamac, Ind., Dec. 26, 1906. ’ Spangler A Son, Winamac, Oscar B. Smith, Knox, Caleb W. Barker, Francesville. Attorneys for Petitioners. Calling Cards:*—loo engraved cards with plate for only 11.25 at The Democrat office. Call and see samples.