Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1901 — New Government Building. [ARTICLE]

New Government Building.

The United States senate Saturday passed the house bill, authorizing toe construe tion of a §125 000 public building in Hammond. In this building will be held the United States district court, and all cases from northern Indiana heretofore taken to Indianapolis can be tried in Hammond. Non residents from Chicago and elsewhere can bring their castes before the court there and be saved the long trip to Indianapolis. All the maritime litigation coming from Lake Michigan and tried in Indiana United States district court will be held there. Being a government building it will also be used as a postofficte.