Compiled by Summit Daily Staff
As reported in the Dec. 25, 1920 edition of The Summit County Journal: Old negro folk, who were slaves in the South before the Civil War, are cared for by the government at Blue Plains home near Washington D.C. There they find rest and comfort. Many of them are past the age of 90.
Image from Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
This week in history as reported by The Summit County Journal the week of Dec. 25, 1920.
Arthur Ramsey is the target of hold-up
Last Saturday evening Arthur Ramsey was held up in his home and ordered to throw up his hands as he looked down the barrel of a six-shooter. It seems he cashed a check that afternoon, but instead of taking the money home as the would-be burglar thought, he took it to the bank.