Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1917 — Famous Pittsburg Roadhouse Is Burned By Night Raiders. [ARTICLE]

Famous Pittsburg Roadhouse Is Burned By Night Raiders.

Owners of the famous roadhouse, known as the “Mule’s Ear,” admitted Tuesday that they understood the place was burned down - by women “night riders,” who attacked it with torches early Sunday morning while revelry, wais at its height. More than a few members of Pittsburg’s exclusive barely escaped with their lives.