Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1912 — Dyke Blown Up by Miscreant at Schneider. [ARTICLE]

Dyke Blown Up by Miscreant at Schneider.

Lowell. Ind., April 17 A gaping hole in the Williams dyke near Schneider on the Kankakee’ river, was dynamited last night shortly before midnight by some unknown Ikstbou or iiereons and Immense damage was done. The Williams dyke was Che first to go out iu the- recent spring floods and Its overflow inundated thousand! of acres of valuable land. Temporary repairs had been made in the dyke and it was ip the retired thirty feet section of the dyke that: the dynamite <vas placed and a hole blown. Officers have no clue to the outrage, but are investigating.