Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1912 — Don’t Walk Across Corner Of Lawns—It’s Trespassing. [ARTICLE]

Don’t Walk Across Corner Of Lawns—It’s Trespassing.

It is a common habit with some peopld- to walk across the corner of lawns in order to save time. The practice is very objectionable and no thoughtful person will be guilty of it. It will take only a little more time to turn square corners and you may get to your destination then sooner than you are wanted. The matter of keeping a lawn- in attractive condition is no small task and- the person who makes, an effort to do’ it should not bq hampered by having people wear a path across the corner of an otherwise beautiful lawn. A walk about Rensselaer Sunday afternoon shows the town to be generally in a clean condition. Lawns are starting out beautifully, perennial, plants are starting to leaf and many people have trimmed these and- put them into condition for blooming. Once in awhile some one has neglected to remove an ash heap or to comply with the order of the city board of health.and clean up rubbish, but the city marshal will probably see that all get busy along this line. If every one will take pride with their homes, growing flowers, tend--ing, lawns and doing everything that suggests itself for the beautifying of the homes, Rensselaer can be made very attractive this year and now is e time to get busy. No matter wheth er your home is a cottage or a mansion, it can be made beautiful by putting in a few moments each day in the culture of flowers, etc. , To start with, every bit of rubbish that is unsightly and unhealthful should be removed. This is vital not only to appearance but as a guard against disease and must be looked after in the interest of public health. Don’t put it off; today is the time to do it.