Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1911 — Bought More Ground and Making Improvements at Weston Cemetery. [ARTICLE]

Bought More Ground and Making Improvements at Weston Cemetery.

Weston cemetery, which by nature Ib beautifully located, and has many natural atAantages as a burial ground, is being still further beautified by the leveling of the ground recently purchased of H. J. Dexter, which was located between the original cemetery plot ahd the new river channel. There was about an acre of this and the rock from the river bed had been thrown over on the cemetery side of the river. This rock is now being removed and used for a roadbed within the cemetery. When the newly acquired ground is leveled off to the river and covered with grass it will make the cemetery one of the most beautiful in the state. Sexton Swim has about completed the raking and is getting everything in shape for the summer. He is receiving many orders from lot owners to have the lots put Into condition, stones straightened, graves filled and other improvements made. It is only about six weeks until Decoration Day and all should try to have- their lots put in condition by that time. The sexton would sooner that flowers brought out for the summer were set out in the ground instead of in cans and pots. They will thrive better in the ground and many of the pots get tipped over and ofttiraes the flowers suffer for want of water when placed in cans and so often the plants are left to die in the fall and the cans have to be cleaned away in the spring. Many fine monuments have been erected in Weston cemetery during the past few years and the west or new part has received many of these. A visit to the 'cemetery will prove very interesting and each should do their part toward putting it in the best condition as early as possible. With the completion of the tilling and leveling of the south side purchase it will be one of the finest cemeteries in the state.