Desert land rules and local community notes from Keota
Denver Land Office desert land rules explain required eight dollar per acre expenditures for relief and good standing for entry. Pawnee district Sunday School convention planned in Keota June 12 and 18 with Rev W T Sly and other leaders. Local items include travel to homesteads, hair weaving services, trading livestock, fishing brag, train times, and visitors from Nebraska and Iowa.
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Denver Land Office
Pawnee
Keota
W. T. Sly
Young Peoples
J. W. Wilcox
Ottawa
Kansas
Colorado
Fidelity Phenix
Springfield
Schoonover and Son
Sam Taylor
Earl Philp
Lafayette
Keota Reminiscences Recall Early Settlement Scene
Fred Hamilton of Wiggins Colorado visited Keota last week, recalling life in the first settlement era. He notes sparse population, dry farming hardships, the Hamilton store, a small depot, and old land claims. He recalls a Sunday School picnic and early Raymer school events and visits the Wise place to see old wells. Three quarter sections lay near the railway with few settlers. He moved away to Orchard and Longmont where his father died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hamilton
Wiggins
Colo
Crescent Mill and Elevator Co
Denver
Keota
A. C. Hamilton
W. R. Stewart
Hamilton
Grover
Raymer
Hamilton Jr
Ed Wise Place
Wild Horse Springs
Orchard
Cole
Longmont
Wise Place
Pawnee Buttes
Davis
Church Announcements for Sunday Services
Church services listed for Sunday June 6 includes Children's Day exercises at 10 a m with a sermon on Children s Day at 11 a m Epworth League led by Mr Currie on The Prom ises of Guidance at 7 30 p m and a final sermon The Christian Warfare at 8 p m. Pastor J R Jones invites attendance.
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Epworth League
Mr. Currie
J. R. Jones
Keota News items and local notices lot of family visits
Keota News lists various social visits and notices including Max Waxham in Sterling, Mrs. Waxham en route to Fleming Colorado, Carl and Joe Young visiting Sterling, Ed Stacey and family with the Short families, reminders to subscribers, hair switches advertised by May L. Affolter Boulder, Rosa Wolfe and sister visiting Keota, laundry service to Sterling, W. 8. Tyler at Keota depot, local hail insurance offered by Schoonover and Son, A D Hite of Lafayette visiting, Bernice Keasling from Cheyenne, Esther Steiger visiting Olgallala Ranch, Dr N D Wells on business trip to Omaha, and a prompt to trade with News advertisers.
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L. Affolter
Fifth St
Boulder
Colo
D. McMillan
John Null
Sidney
Nebr
Hightower
Cole
Willie Stewart
George Schoonover
Fred Hollembaek
Jackson’s Lake
Simon Fox
Little Hennie
Henry Rothe
Keota
Sterling
Cheyenne
E. McIntosh
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Hugh
Council Bluffs Homestead
Pawnee Buttes
Bruce Fox
Max Waxhaw
Buckingham
Jerry Caldwell
Broken Bow
Charles Jobbins
Ruby Northup
Oliver Northup
Arapahoe
H. H. Northup
Max Waxham
May L. Affolter
Rosa Wolfe
Cliff Hall
Loveland
Tyler
Schoonover and Son
A. D. Hite
Lafayette
D. W. Schoonover
Bernice Keasling
Esther Steiger
Olgallala Ranch
N. D. Wells
Omaha
Fortner
Igo Grange grows with new members and social events
Igo Valley Igo Grange reports three new members and two applications acted upon last Friday. The evening featured readings recitations and music followed by ice cream and cake. Members praised Grange for social benefits and Glen continues to grow. Rev Jones and wife stayed at Fred Ashdown's. church canceled due to rain.
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Igo Grange
Grange
Afi
W. B. Sears
Colorado
Special election called for School District No 92 Weld Colorado
Notice declares a special election for qualified electors who paid school tax in 1914 to be held June 2 1915 at Kedta Keota School House. Voters decide on a $2500 bonded debt for a new building and moving the Kedta school to Section 16 Township 7 North Range 61 West. Ballots issued by the district secretary. polls open 1 PM close 4 PM. Secretary KK Bowles signs June 1915 notices. publication dates June 4 11 18 26.
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Weld
Colorado
Keota
Board of Directors
Kedta
KK. Bowles
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. A. Painter
Keota, Colo
Currie’s Hardware
Keota News
Keota Lumber CO
Igo Valley
Lester Snyder
Roby’s
Bessie Lewis
Lee Roby
Frank Fey
Mrs. Folck
Mrs. Roby
Ferry’s
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