People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1894 — PARR. [ARTICLE]

PARR.

BY PARSON.

School has resumed after a week’s vacation with 30 pupils enrolled. Wood chopping is the order of Ihe day, with ditching a good second. Mr. Thompson will bring upon himself the wrath of the boys if he does not leave at least one pond for skating. Our milk men have been feeding starch factory feed with good results. S. P. hay barn is tilled with baled hay, and the presses are taking a vacation.

James McClanahan and Z. F. Warne shipped the first two loads of timothy hay sent from this place. There will be a big box social at Parr Friday evening. Jan. 12. Two presents will be given to the prettiest girls and one to the ugliest man. S. P. Thompson’s new machine for spreading fertilizers is the only one of its kind in the county.

Parr needs three or four good houses erected for renting purposes. There is quite a demand for houses at present. Frank Ro wen and his new bride,have commenced housekeeping on the Crysler farm. Mr. Crysler, the owner, will take a trip west in the early spring. Jim Babcock shipped a carload of cattle to Chicago, the first of the week. John L. Nichols and Charles Ptdlins were here the first of the week. The Literary and Debating S >ciety scored a success at the meeting last Monday evening. Mee'ing every two weeks. Everybody invited. It is reported th; t a livery will be erected here soon, ’""his certainly would be a good 1 cation.