Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1910 — CEMETERY BOARD BUYS MORE LAND. [ARTICLE]

CEMETERY BOARD BUYS MORE LAND.

The board of trustees,of Weston cemetery have bought ol John Werner the strip of land on the north side of the present channel of the river and the south of the. cemetery, which contains some where between one and two acres of ground. The price paid was SIOO. It is the intention to level off the rock and dirt throwm up by the dredge, perhaps using considerable of the rock for the driveways in the cemetery, and clean it up thoroughly and beautify it. Lots in both the old and new parts to the old cernetery are fast becoming exhausted and less than 75 good, bad and indifferent. remaim unsold. Most all the more desirable lots, on the higher ground, have been disposed qf but it is thought quite a number of nice lots can be made but of the new tract of ground just purchased. Iff past years, before the river was dredged, this ground and a part of the south side of the cemetery used to be covered with water at flood stages. Now. however, it is not thoughts the w ater will get up over the ditch banks, and iF not this will make a very pretty part of the cemetery. The board has upwards of $2,100 in cash on hands after buying this strip of ground, and is read)' to add more ground to the cemetery when occasion offers.