Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1908 — MONDAY, MAYBE, [ARTICLE]

MONDAY, MAYBE,

A Decision Will Be Rendered IN THE CARR DITCH MAHER. Judge Hanley Hopes to Get Case Figured Out So He Can Render Decision by That Time. Judge Hanley and Court stenographer Sigler were still wrestling with the names on the Carr ditch remonstrance Thursday, but hoped to get the thing figured out in time to render a decision Monday. There is a huge list of names to go over, and they are going over the full list of those affected by the ditch as shown by the report and the evidence, and also the list of remonstrators.

There are some cases, it is said, where the report shows only one , landowner affected, this report being compiled from the public records. But suppose this party is deceased and left a number of heirs? They are each one affected by the assessments and will go to swell the list of nonremonstrators. Those who are not legally entitled to remonstrate are being cut out and the whole list on each side is being carefully gone over. If there are a two-thirds of the number affected, as shown by the revised figures, to be on the remonstrance, then the present petition is defeated. Otherwise not. Should it be defeated, it is reporta new petition will be immediately gotten up and filed, for the petitioners feel that they must have relief from the floods of water that the dredging of the Iroquois has already thrown down upon them.