People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 27-25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — POPULATION. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POPULATION.

Rensselaer through its recent accession of territory and the

marvelous growth of the past year has nearly or quite 2,500 souls within its boundaries and another year of equal developeinent will see it crowd the 3000 mark closely. It lias sufficient population to entitle it to a city charter and the same will soon be asked for.

USHERING IN THE NEW YEAR.