People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1897 — Pens Asinorum. [ARTICLE]

Pens Asinorum.

, Although Burk’s bridge is said to be the longest in Indiana, yet Monday morning* it was found to be just a few rods over one half mile too short. In reaching either end of it, the water rose into the wagon beds. Many teams that had crossed it, were seen here on the streets with icicles frozen on their sides. The commissioners at their next meeting will probably let the contract for another half mile extension of this famous “Pons asinorum. ” A half mile addition will be sufficient until Giffofd finihhes up the big laterals he is now digging and then the bridge will, in all probability, be abandoned and the county will put in a huge steam ferry boat.