Iowa
Old Press
The Red Oak Sun
Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa
May 2, 1902
The Tabor Telephone Co., which began business about six years ago
with less than -- 'phones and two miles of wire, has developed a
system having 1200 'phones and reaching every town in Fremont and
Mills County.
A jeweler in Malvern has a clock that has run 400 days with one
winding. It ticks about eight times a minute, while an ordinary
ticks 150 times per minute. Its pendulum vibrates instead of
clanging. The clock was made in Switzerland.
--arl Garman, the 19-year-old boy who shot his father, a miller
in Glenwood several days ago, claims he did so because his father
was about to sell the house, leave his mother and go away with
another woman. The man was shot in the back of the head. It is
now believed that he will recover.
SHIPPED A WHEEL TO THE KLONDIKE.
W. L. Wilson last Tuesday shipped a cycle to Albert T. Smith, at
Dawson City, Canada. The price of the wheel was $?5.50 and the
freght charges will bring the cost to near $300. Mr. Smith
formerly lived in Shenandoah, going to the Yukon country in 1898
and being an old chum of Mr. Wilson concluded to send to Red Oak
for a wheel which he cited can be used as nicely there as it can
anywhere in the world. He is foreman in an iron foundry in
Dawson, his wages being $12.50 per day. He made the first piece
of iron casting ever produced in the Klondike. The letter
ordering the wheel was dated April 6, its quick ship being due to
the
rapidity of the stage -- west Dawson and the White Horse --pide
is going 894 miles in four days.
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The best smoker on earth for fie cents, Scottish Rite.
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DEATH OF JOHN SHAFER
John Shafer for 45 years a respected resident of Red Oak, died at
his home here last Saturday, in his 75th year. He was born in
Richland county, O., Oct 31, 1827. Mrs. Shafer and one son and
three daughters survive him. The son, Wm. Shafer, resides in
California and could not get here to attend the funeral. The
daughters are Mrs. J. I. Freer of Lead, S. Dak., Mrs. W. S.
Harding of Deadwood, S. Dak., and Mrs. J. C. Kretchmer of Red
Oak. Mrs. Freer and Mrs. Harding came a few days before their
father's death. Mr. Shafer was a soldier in the Mexican war and
was severely wounded. He came to this county in 1859, when
Frankfort was the county seat. He was justice of the peace a
number of years and served as sheriff and deputy sheriff
for eight years. He was a carpenter and built the first school
house in Frankfort. For a number of years he carried on
the house moving business in Red Oak. He was conscientious in all
his dealings and was held in high esteem. He had been a member of
the M. E. church more than 50 years. The funeral services were
held at the home on Monday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev.
W. G. Hohanshelt, Mr. Shafer's pastor, and Rev. W. W. Merritt, a
friend of many years. There was a large attendance of friends and
many beautiful floral tributes were received.
GRADUATING EXERCISES AT STANTON.
Stanton, May 2 -- The graduating exercises of the Stanton high
school were held Wednesday evening, April 30, in the Lutheran
church. There were three graduates, Marie A. Liljequist, Emma M.
Julian and Clarence Peterson. Each gave creditable orations,
Clarence Peterson on "The Growth of the Republic,"
Marie Liljequist on "The Reign of Victoria" and Emma
Julian on "Famous Warriors." There was class history
and prophecy by Henry Ossian. The valedictory was by Marie
Liljequist. The address to the class was by Edward Mills of Red
Oak. Class day exercises were held on Tuesday afternoon, in the
high school room. The sermon to the class was given by Rev. D.
Martin, of the M. E. church, last Sunday evening.
[transcribed by C.D., July 2005]