Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1919 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Tilegraphlc Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matter® of Minor Mention From Many Localities. DRAINAGE PROJECT IS UPHELD Michigan City, Oct. 9.—Robert VanAtta, sitting as special judge in the superior court, yesterday ruled in favor of the petitioners in the Tuesberg ditch case. The court held the law to be with the petitioners and ordered the ditch built. The ditch will cost >1,000,000 and is said to be the largest drainage project ever undertaken in the state. The case has been fought in the courts for four years. It is understood the remonstrators will appeal to the state supreme court.