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Newspaper
Keota News
Location
Keota, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
1
Community notes recount visits by Mrs. J Q Williams and family from Chicago and Denver, stays with Keota residents, and plans for summer travel. Mentions include Mr Murphy’s antelope remark, L A Jackson’s Kentucky trip, Mrs Bow’s Ames trip with her son, Rev John Oliver’s return from missionary work, and local family updates plus teachers college plans.
L. A. Jackson travels from Keota to Boreas Pass near Breckenridge Colorado to stay until he finds ore or income from Hard Scrabble Ranch, planning to build a log house at the mine if successful. He previously visited the site with friendly notes of promising indications and stopped in Greeley for Union Colony anniversary events, recounting past ventures and buffalo hide trades. He once helped form Greeley’s Poudre Valley Hook and Ladder Team No. 1, which won a world championship in Chicago 1886 before fire squads faded.
M E Church Sunday School starts at ten o clock sharp this Sunday morning. Mrs Shields invites all children who attend the Methodist Sunday School to gather next Sunday in the church basement at ten o clock for a story and activities. Dr Frank R Hollenback will speak Monday night June 21. Quarterly Conference for all official members at 8 pm. Buckingham Sunday School will present its Children's Day program Sunday evening June 20. Mid week prayer service studies The Meaning of Prayer by Harry Emerson Fosdick. Weld County Sunday School Convention June 22 all day in Greeley. It is the longest day of the year and an invitation to attend.
I. E. Hartman will be at Buckingham between westbound trains Wednesday and Thursday June 23 and 3 percent. At Keota Hotel Thursday and Friday June and 26. Eighty percent of all you comes thru your eyes. Don't neglect them. Stop the headache. Clear your vision. The latest and best in optical goods. 73-4 winner, Photographer, Sterling, Colo.
William O. Young, a Keota district pioneer, died Monday evening June 14 at Greeley hospital after an internal rupture tied to an old horse kick. Born September 16, 1840 in Ladora Iowa, he moved to Keota in 1900 and left a wife deceased in 1896. He is survived by daughter Elsie Woodmaney of Minneapolis and two sons Albert of Seattle and Oral of Keota and Witten. The funeral was held at the Keota Methodist church with Pawnee Lodge I O O F. Interment followed in Macedonia Iowa.
Keota hosts a big day on June 19 with a Buckingham vs Keota baseball game in the afternoon and a image show and dance in the evening. Tom Mix western drama Fighting for Gold and Matt and Jeff ee see are on the bill. Admission 20c children 3c adults for the show and 1.10 per couple for the dance. Keota’s team lost 5 to 10 at Stoneham on Sunday.
Notice of a beautiful high grade piano offered near Keota. A substantial cash price will be paid for immediate purchase. Interested parties should write to The Denver Music Co. in Denver Colorado for terms and details.
A brief item from Keota News notes figuring pads for school or office use priced at ten cents per pound. The short notice lists no additional details or dates.
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