Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1907 — The Marble Drainage Petition. [ARTICLE]

The Marble Drainage Petition.

The Horace Marble petition, to wideu and deepen the channel of the Kankakee river is again before the circuit court, the sufficiency of the remonstrance filed against the petition being considered by the court. For the petitioners A. Hal leek, of Rensselaer, is the leading counsel and arrayed against him are Attorney Bruce, of Crown Point; Grant Crum packer, of Valparaiso; George Gregg, of Hebron; and George A. Williams, of Rensselaer. Only one witness was examined Wednesday and the case is apt to continue over three or four days and a large number of land owners from the north end are on hand as witnesses. -*** -ff &e remonstrance is held insufficient to defeat the petition the opposition will then test the jurisdiction of the court based on the river frontage. It is going to be the -liveliest ditch battle ever fought out in the Jasner circuit court. * :■ ~