News Notes of the Day in Keota and Surrounding
Mrs Burgess traveled to Loveland for grandchildren’s measles and a tricycle accident involving Roy. she returned with a violin for her husband who now plans to furnish music for dances. Various locals depart or visit family in nearby towns, with car sales by Max Waxham and local shopping notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. McGlenn
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Mary Bowman
Keyhole Ranch
Loveland
Colo
Residents visit Palisade friends during Friday trip
Ray Butler and Guy Elson returned Friday from Palisade Nebraska where they went to visit friends. Reuben Martinson and Miss Baker attended Orchard Sunday Children's Day exercises. Miss Lola Simms received a photo of a large Sterling residence under construction. Seven rooms should accommodate many guests in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Butler
Guy Elson
Palisade
Nebr
Reuben Martinson
Miss Baker
Orchard
Lola Simms
Sterling
Gray Currie Nuptials In Outdoor Country Wedding
Lillian Clarissa Gray married Andrew Harold Currie of Keota Colorado in a June 14 ceremony at the Gray home. Rev Mitchell Wright officiated the double ring rite as guests and out of town relatives gathered for the evening event with reception and post ceremony visits planned in Hersman Illinois and Tarkio Missouri before a new home in Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Gray
Lillian Clarissa
Andrew Harold Currie
Keota
Colo
Mendelsohn
Lizzie Patterson Saunders
Mitchell Wright
Gertrude
Lillian Gray
Helen Currier
University Place
Neb
Ralph Currie
Tarkio
The
Baptist Church
E. D. Currier
R. C. Ames
Man, Ill
Etta Gray Means
Mr. Currie
Cedar Rapids
Old Soldiers Honor John Griffin Birthday and Anniversary
Tuesday June 20 marked John Griffin’s 78th birthday and the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ira S. Griffin. An anniversary dinner was held at the Griffin home five miles southwest of Keota with many veterans and friends attending. Notable guests included J. A. Judd, W. E. Stone, G. N. Philips, and Herbert Waxham, plus family members and Rev. J. R. Jones. Two veterans, Stone and Philips, met again for the first time since the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Smith
Henry Folck
Wichita
Kans
George Schoonover
Harlan Humphry
Hugh Irwin
John Hobbs
Mae Rhoadarmer
Ed Rhoadarmer
Woodward
Ben Moore
Max Waxham
Buick
John Owens
Eaton Ranch
Henry Bayles
Sligo
J. W. Davis
Stratton
Nebr
Sterling
John Griffin
Ira S. Griffin
Griffin
Keota
11Th
Wisconsin Infantry
J. A. Judd
Briggsdale
13Th
Illinois Infantry
W. E. Stone
96Th Illinois Infantry
3Rd
Illinois Cavalry
G. N. Philips
96Th
Herbert Waxhaw
128Th
Indiana Infantry
Capt. Jones
Grover
A. A. Welch
Stone
Earl Philips
Waxham
G. W. Parker
W. F. Shelton
Maurine
George Sutton
O. N. Ernst
Richard
J. R. Jones
Phillipene Guenther
Donald A. Cameron
la Crosse
Wis
Strong For County Division Moves On At Keota Meeting
The old executive committee in Keota voted 28 to 5 to renew the campaign to create a new county from Weld dry land. The body agreed to broaden township representation, reelected C. R. Graves and C. L. Stanley, and formed a data committee led by Dr. Stewart, Dodder, and Louis Allen to craft arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Weld
C. R. Graves
C. L. Stanley
H. H. Northup
George Adams
John F. Vivian
Burlington
Stewart
C. O. Dodder
Louis Allen
Kauffman
Gault
Avalo
Sligo
Hereford
Grover
The Front Street Store Ad by Simon W. Fox
Five years of Keota store operation by Simon W. Fox emphasizes full value for customers. He notes that many early customers still give much of their patronage and promises equally good treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Simon W. Fox
Front Street
U. S. Commissioner and Keota News Offices Closed
The Keota News Office and U. S. Commissioner Stanley's office will be closed from June 30 to July 6. Readers should expect a gap of about a week between the issues surrounding these dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Commissioner
Keota
Mass Meeting in Keota School House Next Tuesday
A public meeting on county division roads and other important matters will be held at Keota school house next Tuesday evening June 27. Residents urged to attend if interested in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Card of Thanks from the Hutchins Family
We thank our friends and neighbors for kindness shown during our recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hutchins and family.
Baby Girl Maxine Lillian Born to Waxham Family
Born to Mr and Mrs Max Waxham on Friday June 16 a baby girl weighing six pounds The newborn has been named Maxine Lillian in a small family birth notice typical of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Waxham
Maxine Lillian
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Keola
Albert Parker
George Rockwell
Farmer, S. Oak
Gladys Parker
Rockwell
Monmouth
Oregon
Rachel Odoms
Joseph Odoms
Gibbon, Nebr
Eee
W. R. Stewart
S. W. Fox
William J. Simms
Frank Stone and
Missouri
W. E. Scott
Sidney Baker
Holbrook
Leigh Merriman
Cheyenne
Earl J. Boyd
Denver
Hightower
Stanley’s
America
Weldona
the Farmers State Bank
Mass
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