Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1920 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Tilegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many localities* OFFICIAL APPROVAL RECEIVED By Monticello as District Headquurttys of State Highways. The official approval of Monticello as headquarters for the northwestern district of Indiana reached Auditor Vinson and District Engineer E. B. Lockridge from the state (highway commission Monday, and Mr. Lockridge is now located in the room on the lower floor of the court house, which was formerly occupied -by William Paschen, township trustee, and which has been fitted up for an office. The work for the entire district, which is composed of the counties of Lake, Laporte, Porter, Starke, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski, Cass, White, Benton, Warren, Fountain and parts of Carroll, Montgomery, Howard, Tippecanoe, Parke and Putnam, will be directed by Mr. Lockridge from this city. The district has been divided into five sub-districts, each of which will have a superintendent. One of the superintendents will be located here and the other four will have headquarters at Crawfordsville, Crown Point, Oxford and Laporte. Mr. Lockridge is already busy with plans for the district work and hopes soon to have his organization actively at work. H. L. West of Lafayette has been assigned to this city as superintendent of this suib-district and has been here this week perfecting plans for his work. -—Monticello Herald.