Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1915 — Recalls When Tenderloin Was Worth 1 Cent a Pound. [ARTICLE]

Recalls When Tenderloin Was Worth 1 Cent a Pound.

Frankfort, Ind., Feb. 18.—Alfred A. Uayleßs, a pioneer of this city, yesterday observed his ninetieth birthday anniversary. Assisting at the reception last night were his wife and two daughters, Miss Laura Bay> less, of this city, and Mrs. C. B. Sines of Indianapolis. Mr. Bay less was born in Butler county, Ohio, Feb. 17,1825. In 1833 be came overland to Lafayette. The family settled on a farm seven miles from Lafayette, the edler Bayless buying eighty acres of land for $250. Alfred Bayless Worked at the carpenter trade. During the winter he worked at a porkhouso in Lafayette, heading barrels and for his day’s work he had liis choice of $1 cash or 100 pounds of pork tenderloin. Cork tenderloins now sell for 35 emits a pound in the cities, lie left Lafayette ami lived at Dayton a few years, then moved to (fans county, operating a aw mill. Later he moved to Logansport and began contracting, lie came here in 1877, this first contract luting the Coulter Hotel. lie also built the Coulter opera -house and the Third Ward school building. He is a master Mason and the oldest member of the Frankfort lodge, lie hns. attended Sunday school since ho was eleven years old and during that time has seldommissed, a Sunday.