Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1912 — Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Ditch Notice State of Indiana, County of Jasper, ss: In Jasper Circuit Court, September Term. 1912. IN THE MATTER OF THE DITCH PETITION OF JOHN P. RYAN, ET. AL. FOR DRAIN IN STARKE AND JASPER COUNTIES. Cause No. 104. Notice of the Filing of the Report of Drainage Commissioners and . . of the Hearing of Said Report, October 5, 1912.

Notice is hereby biven to the following named owners of lands in Jdsper county, Indiana, towit: Hall, Frank S., Barkley, William H. Barkley, Earl A. Hayes, John G. Oren F. Parker, Rowles, William. Hersfaman, James R. Harris, Joseph A. Christian P. Hermansen. Chester F. Hermanson, Hart, Samuel, Kfeys, Levi, Lowman, Ad el la M. Lowman, Alfred B. Lowman, George A. McDonald, T. B. Thompson, Ray D. Tanner, Louisa. Spriggs, David, heirs, Zahn, John A. Walker, Jesse, Spurgeon, William H., Eger, John, Marion, Francis E. Maddox, John W. Meyers, George F. Marrs, Gifford. Moore, James Price, John M. Peck. Laban C. Brown, Minnie Farris, William Freshour, George W. Fendig, B. S. Frank, Tillie Bishir, Lydia Bowen, William H. Cooper, John. Tillet, Cornelius. v Smiley, Joseph Vore, Ida M. Wagner, Henny s Akers. Henrietta S. Spitler. Maude E. Cooper, Nina Schwanke Gaary, Sarah Chase, Lewis S. Coppess,' Calvin Comer, Greeley Comer, Maudie Davis, Josie M. Davissons Grant Faris, John T. Staiger, John F Gordon, Carson B. Britt, James Britt, Grace A. Samuelson, Paul Turfler, Francis A. Smith, Frederick J. Smileys Minnie 'A a v ne, Blanche Wagner, Charles Meyer, W. Leßoy Coppess George W. Toombs, Silas

That the drainage commissioners in the above entitled cause, filed their report with the Jasper Circuit court, May 4. 1912, and that you and each of you have lands described in said report, assessed as benefitted, for the construction of said improvement and the expenses thereof, and that the court has fixed October sth 1912, as the day set for the 'hearing of said report and the petition as far as same affects your said lands and the assessments thereon. This proposed improvement, so far as the main ditch is concerned, begins sixty feet south of the south east corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 32, township 32 north, range 4 west in Starke county, Indiana, and runs from thence south, and southwesterly to near the center of section 28, township 31 north, range 5 west in Jasper County, Indiana, and from thence south and south westerly to the Pinkamink River and following said river or the line thereof, to a point where said river enters the Iroquois River near the city of Rensselaer, Indiana, reference being made to said report for a more specific description of hte route of said proposed improvement. And you are further notified that the drainage commissioners have reported a large nmmiber of laterals to said main improvement and known as follows, towit: Kays No. 1.; Luken No. 2; Clear Lake; Zick; Vaniatta; Berger Tile; Joseph Salrin; Ketchmark; Toyne; Rouse; Bouk; Stalbaum; Frank M. Hershman; Guild; Record; Prevd; Faris; Dong; Theodore Phillips; Rayburn; Parker; Barkley; A. K. Yeoman; William Hershman; and Lateral No. 77, and that your lands may be assessed for benefits bn said laterals; that said laterals enter the said mlain ditch from points southerly, easterly, and northerly of said Main Ditch, and reference may be had to the said report for more specific descriptions of the routes of said laterals. And this is to notify (you amid eacn of you of your assessments and of the filing and pendency of said report and the hearing thereof and if you have any objections, that you may place same on file as provided by the Statute, and the Jasper Circuit court has ordered these notices served on you and publication made as by law provided. Said petition in said cause was signed by the following named persons and land owners: John P. Ryan F. M. Hershman A; W. Prevo Louis Zick A. K. Yeoman . B. F. Rouse ' Frederick Schamk Joseph Eichelberger George Stalbaum J. J. Vanßuskirk Julius Hine / Joel F. Spriggs