Iowa
Old Press
The Red Oak Express
Red Oak, Montgomery Co. Iowa
May 1904
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
The memorial day services in Red Oak on May 30 will be held in
the forenoon at the Armory commencing at 9:30 o'clock. The G. A.
R. post and the Women's Relief corps will meet at the Odd Fellows
hall at 9 o'clock and march to the Armory Besides the principal
address, which will be given by Judge Smith the McPherson, the
program will include: Prayer, Rev. Silas Cooke, chaplain; song,
"New Hail Columbis," chorus under direction of Miss
Mayme Frank; Lincoln's Gettysburg address, C. C. Platter; song by
chorus, "O, Stern Old Laud"; "America" by the
chorus and audience. Following the services at the Armory the
organizations assembled will form a procession to the cemetery
where the ritual memorial services will be given. Earlier in the
day the soldiers graves will have been decorated by 15 young
ladies of the city schools, divided into squads of five and under
the supervision of old soldiers. All business men are requested
to close their places of business from 9 until 12 and all old
soldiers, Co. M and civic organizations are requested to
participate in the exercise.
RECOVERING AND STRUCK OIL
L. J. Sandell, who moved to Coffey county, Kas, some time ago,
has been seriously ill for several weeks, but is now recovering.
His daughter, Mrs. E. D. Holly, of Elliott, who went there lately
to visit him, returned Wednesday with Mr. Holly who went there a
few days ago. Mr. Holly brought back the news that oil had been
struck Tuesday on Mr. Sandell's farm at a depth of 960 feet. The
drill had penetrated the oil-bearing sand to a depth of 40 feet.
How much deeper the oil strata will prove is not known, but in
most places in the locality it ranges from 20 to 30 feet. It is
thought Mr. Sandell will have the best oil well in that section.
BOUGHT NAZARENUS LOT
The business lot at the southeast corner of the public square
known as the Nazarenus corner has been bought by Mrs. Aroella
Reifel from J. O. Pleak, of Mills county, living near Henderson,
who bought it from A. B. Shriver, of Winterset, several months
ago. The consideration named in the deed is $6000.00. Mrs. Reifel
purposes building on the lot this summer, erecting a brick
business building extending to the alley. It will be either a two
story or a three story building, with handsome front.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EVENTS
The 23rd class from the Red Oak high school, 32 in number, will
graduate next week. The class day exercises will be held in the
Armory on Tuesday evening, May 31. The graduating exercises will
be in two parts. Part 1 will be at the high school Wednesday
afternoon, June 1, beginning at 2:30 o'clock. Part 2 will be at
the Armory Wednesday evening. A feature of the latter will be an
address to the class by Prof. Wm. C. Wilcox, of the University of
Iowa, on "America, an Opportunity." Admission to the
class night and graduation exercises will be by ticket. Tickets
will be on sale at Platt's store after 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, at 25 cents for one as for all.
[transcribed by C.D., Sept. 2004]