People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — Local Events at Mt. Ayr. [ARTICLE]

Local Events at Mt. Ayr.

Correspondence of People’s Pilot. Weather cooler. Rev. Austin was called away to preach a funeral sermon Friday, but returned this week to continue his meetings. George Royster of Morocco was on our streets the fore part of the week. N. C. Pumphrey spent Saturday and Sunday in Rensselaer. L. C. Lyons made a trip to the Hub Saturday. A crokinole party at Miss Gertrude Parks, Tuesday evening, Jan., 28. Supt. W. W. Pfrimmer was among some of his teachers in Jackson township last week. He found thfe schools in good condition. Rensselaer is howling for a new court house, but does not look at the sad condition of the hitch racks around the square. There are a’ -great many things needed before a court house. The farmers come into town and either have to put their teams in a livery barn or stand their horses on their heads in water and mud. A little time and money would make a great deal more comfort. Even our little town is weil supplied with hitching racks. People will leave your town and go where they can secure better accomidations to do their trading.