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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1928
Page
1
Mrs. H. M. Holle is on the sick list and Mrs. Cora Colman recovers from a severe attack. The editor and wife were county seat visitors Tuesday as warm weather prevails this week.
Henry Weaver notes a fair sized egg at their place measuring 8 inches long and 6 inches around. The discovery suggests an oversized specimen, with no mention of origin or breed.
Scede Wiemers bought the B. F. Henrichs 240 acre farm at referee's sale in Fairbury Monday for 27800 dollars. The property lies 23 miles south and one mile west of Ditler and is mostly cultivated with a fair set of farm buildings.
The Rock Creek pig club elected Max Logan P Irwin Fanders as vice president Harold Logan as secretary treasurer and Ray Stull as newspaper reporter. The next meeting is set for Wayne Henrichs with date to be announced in April.
Supt. L. H. Sickman purchased a Whippet car last week. Margarite Greider, six year old daughter of Mrs. Elmer Greider, is said to be ill. A severe wind storm swept through the area Tuesday with dirt filling the air. Will Fox, Burlington section foreman at Thompson, and his family were weekend guests of Odell and Diller relatives.
The first April shower arrived Wednesday night and is expected to benefit crops and gardens, providing needed moisture.
Mrs. E Colman and daughter Maxine of Lincoln visited until Friday at Mrs. R W Green's home with Mrs. Sarah Witty. Mrs Colman will depart with her husband, a C B Q station ticket clerk, for California for two weeks vacation.
A Woman’s Club meeting on April 11 at 2 30 p m featured quotes from John Jwey and discussions on what the wisest and best parent desires for a child and what the community should want for its children. Assistant hostess Mrs Frisbie chaired with C N Callander and Logan as topic leaders.
Cal Clark has leased E L Loock’s large store room in Diller and Habicht will open a general merchandise shop next week with stock from St. Joseph and Kansas City. Clark, a veteran merchant of S City and other towns for twenty five years, plans a April 21 opening under Charles Crinklow’s supervision.
A windstorm nearly set the Farmers Elevator at Diller and much of the east part of town on fire. After grain was unloaded, a truck exhaust ignited a fire in the driveway. John Steiner knocked it out but left two floor planks burned. The blaze could have spread to the business district.
Election results show for village trustees three seats filled with L L Cavett receiving 44 votes. School trustees two seats filled with W S Filley 77 votes, D V Fanders 64 votes, and S B Viers 63 votes.
Sam Thompson offers Black Bros just bite chick seeds flour shorts pigmeat oyster shells and brand. apples at 1 75 per bushel and Webster garden seeds in stock with prices. Cash paid for cream chickens and eggs. Mrs R W Green and Norma Frances plan a Lincoln visit during parents two week California trip.
A fragmentary report notes Ape and Brother Mar Ste Ashine performing at a hillside event with attendance on a Saturday and Sunday. The piece references their father Hill and other arena lathe activities. Details are limited and names appear incomplete.
Dr. O C Diehl records the birth of a 9 pound baby to Mr and Mrs Henry Arntt Reitz 14 miles south and one mile east of Diller on April 3. Charley Hisha on his farm northeast town raised and remedied. L M Cavett and crew of carpenters are redoing the job. Ib rh was born Abel to Mr ee hte le stant.
Partial note reports Mrs J Wetlinn indicating a person with flu is improving while others discuss Lingala and Steaua Dieh in a fragmented update. The text is garbled with missing details and unclear subjects.
Ruth Lucas and Mrs Paul A Go are listed as reported on the sick in the latest update. The brief notes mention their health status without details of diagnosis or treatment.
H. K. Shutt advertises Preserval insecticide for lice and mites at 85 cents per gallon.
Grandpa Pickard, who has been ill for some time, remains without improvement at this writing.
Mrs Jo Clark notes a sale of Easter apparel at 50 cents with a 10 day repress. Mrs E E Weigel is expected home today from Lincoln after visiting her son Dr W L Weigel.
The Light and Power Company of Jansen seeks authorization to build a transmission line spanning 24 miles to the east of the village, detailing route and impact.
An eight pound girl was born Sunday April 1 to Mr and Mrs John Bures in Habie. The birth notice lists the infant as healthy with no complications and records the family residence at 24 miles northeast of the habie area.
A 7% pound girl was delivered Friday March 30 to Mr and Mrs Edward Wolters Barone Powell. Mrs Sarah Warman is caring for mother and baby.
Beatrice residents voted down a 10 thousand dollar bond issue for an airport project and also defeated open cinema plans in the same election, curbing proposed local developments.
A new town named Lindbergh has been platted in Knox County Nebraska, marking its formal arrangement as a community. The placement suggests anticipated growth and local development plans within the county.
Nebraska begins the 1928 Agricultural Census with about 1500 precinct assessors collecting data on crop acreages, home conveniences, cow breeds, and farm outputs. The census, conducted by state and federal statistics divisions, is confidential and aims to provide a complete, reliable snapshot of agricultural activity.
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