Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1901 — Library for Lafayeţe, Ind. [ARTICLE]

Library for Lafayeţe, Ind.

The two daughters of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds/who died recently in Paris, Mrs. Robert R. Hitt, wife of the Illinois congressman, and Mrs. L. Diaz Abertini, have presented the commodious building and grounds occupying a block near the center of the city to Lafayette, Ind., for a public library. The property donated is valued at $15,000. Mrs. Reynolds’ estate is estimated at $600,000, chiefly in government bonds and securities.