Local Notes From Diller Area And Nearby Towns
One week before Good Friday reports include A. L. Tivistman visiting Omaha on Tuesday while Histor Marvin of Beatrice was in Diller yesterday. Mrs J. Mayborn and children went to Lincoln Monday to visit relatives. Bert Etchison of Summerfield Kansas was buying mules near Diller. Also mentions new Model 83 Overland touring cars purchased last week and a Victor chick food promotion for young chicks.
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Histor Marvin
Beatrice In
Diller
J. Mayborn
Lincoln
Bert. Etchison
Summerfield
Kan
J. A. Cully
Fred Forsythe
Diller Guests View Birth of a Nation in Wymore
Diller residents have attended four showings of The Birth of a Nation at the moving picture theater in Wymore this week, enjoying the feature and related programming.
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Diller
Moving Picture Show
Wymore
Mrs Tristman Visits, Plans Omaha Trip
Mrs W G Tristman of the Diller vicinity visited in this city Monday evening and departed this morning for Omaha. Beatrice Express, 11th.
Beatrice Resident Improves At Son’s Home
kK W Steffen is ill at his son Dr E E Steffen’s Beatrice home but improving. He expects to return to his Diller area home by Saturday or Monday. Easter Sunday falls on April 23 as the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 20, with the moon occurring March 19.
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Kk. W. Steffen
E. E.steffen
Beatrice
Diller
Ice businessman ready to supply demand
Notice states the ice business has been bought and a car load received from Beat hce. Ice house open till 10 o'clock, only on Sundays. Signed V. A. Raymond.
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Beat_hce
V. A. Raymond
School entertainments draw large appreciative crowds
Large audiences greeted Friday and Saturday night performances in the opera house. The Friday operetta The Merry Milkmaids showcased the schools musical progress under Mrs. Watson. The Saturday Junior class play Farmer Larkins Boarders featured well performed student roles.
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Opera
Primary election next Tuesday and local notices
Primary selection set for next Tuesday from 8 to 8. Ed Woods and A Mayborn traveled to Omaha on cattle shipments Wednesday. S F Clark delivered nursery stock from Beatrice nurseries Tuesday. A newborn girl, 84 pounds, was born April 13, 1916 to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beckwith four miles south of Diller. Presbyterian missionary society event hosted by Mrs. Maude Grape with Mrs. Horace Diller leading on Saturday afternoon April 15.
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Herbert Beckwith
Diller
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Maude
Horace Diller
Starkey Family Returns to Louisville After Illness Death
Mr and Mrs W T Starkey and their son return Sunday to their home in Louisville Nebraska after the illness and death of his father W C Starkey.
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W. C. Starkey
Louisville
Nebr
For Sale A Shuttleworth Wilton Velvet Rug
Velvet rug nearly new offered by Mrs. C L E Blauser. It is too large for any room and available at a bargain.
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Shuttleworth Wilton
Highlanders Hold Regular Meeting At Secretary’s Home
The Royal Highlanders meet this Saturday at 8 o clock at Earl Pearce’s home. Full attendance requested as a candidate for initiation is considered. Refreshments will be served.
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Royal Highlanders
Earl Pearce
Rural teachers given seed prizes urge selling kids prizes
In the Diller area several rural teachers received garden seed parcels to distribute among pupils. Prizes will be offered to those who sell out the quickest, a scheme described as an attempt to commercialize public schools and called to be squelched.
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Diller
Gale
Extensive donation road grading in Dist 44
A large spring grading effort is underway with McCune Bros and John Steinmetz forming roads in Shea and the central approach. E F Oaks Ed McCune grade the north south mile past their properties, and multiple others add one mile or half mile segments. Dist 44 leads in county for extensive donation work.
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McCune Bros
John Steinmetz
Shea
E. F. Oaks
Ed. McCune
Vint Logan
A. F. Steffen
L. R Lambert
E. B. Deuchler
J. H. Logan
Wm. Barton
Fred deBoer
Diller Local Notices and Sales Bulletin
Community updates from Diller include second hand cart wanted and real estate moves, a touring car gift, poultry products, incubator and mule listings, and a shift of stock to St Joe. Local church Easter fair plans, orchestra donations to Diller High School, and delegate travel to Crete for a Woman's Foreign Missionary society convention are noted.
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F. Hartzel
Diller’ Shipping Association
St. Joe
Maal UF Hartzell
Charlotte Luveck
Crete
Nebr
Dilter
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
New Nebraska Primary Introduces Leftward Ballot Squares
The Nebraska primary adopts a ballot with cross marks on the left of each candidate's name and a left aligned write in line. Voters must place the cross in the correct spot to register a write in.
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Nebraska
Blair and Koons family mourn sudden heart disease death
J H Blair from Lincoln traveled Saturday to visit his wife before they returned to Beatrice after learning of the death of Louise Koons in Beatrice. Mrs Koons, 44, left a husband James Koons and four sisters and a brother Lewis Glebe. Funeral services were held Monday at Evergreen cemetery with the Degree of Honor in charge.
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Blair
Dewn
Lincoln
Beatrice
Louise Koons
South
Jansen
Evergreen Cemetery
Flora Warthen Returns From Washington Visit
Miss Flora Warthen returned Wednesday from Washington Kansas where she was called two weeks ago by the illness of her sister in law Mrs E Warthen.
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Flora Warthen
Washington, Kan
E. Warthen
Coal price listings from Colman and Diller dealer ad
A newspaper advertisement offers large coal stock with unit prices: Colorado Nut five dollars seventy five cents per ton, Colorado Lump seven dollars per ton, Wyoming Lump five dollars twenty five cents per ton, Ilinors five dollars twenty five cents per ton, Penn Hard Coal ten dollars seventy five cents per ton. Colman and Diller provide the sale details.
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Colorado Nut
Colorado
Wyoming
Penn
Colman & Diller
Diller Markets Corrected Every Thursday Grain Report
Market note from Diller lists weekly corrections for grain prices issued every Thursday. Wheat No 2 hard and Corn are noted within the reference, reflecting commodity trading updates for local traders and buyers.
Union Prayer Meeting at Methodist Church
Church notices announce a Wednesday night prayer meeting at 8 p.m. led by Rev. Dickson. Residents are invited to attend for devotions and communal prayer.
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Union Prayer Meeting
Methodist
Dickson
Church Services Announced for Sunday April 16
Services set for Sunday April 16 at 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m morning sermon theme A Foolish Exchange 7 p m Epworth League evening service lessons from the Good Samaritan 85 in Sunday school and more in preaching service at Rock Creek four baptisms seven joins church next quarterly conference in Diller April 29 at 8 p m
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Epworth League
Good Samaritan
Rock Creek
Diller
German Lutheran Church Services and Activities
The church schedules a Friday 10 a.m. Lenten service and a Sunday 10 a.m. confirmation of catechumens. An 2 p.m. Ladies Aid society meeting and 8 p.m. choir practice are also on the program.
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Catechumens
Ladies Aid Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizens State Bank
State of Nebraska
Savings Department
A. L
Victor
J. D. Fanders
Ed. Woods
A. Mayborn
Omaha
S. F. Clark
Beatrice Nurseries
Watson's Hardware
Don Tiridley
W. H. Hauver
Dr. Hess
Watson’s Hard
J. P. London
Amos
Chotice
Plymouth Bock
Ladies of the Christian Church
Hubbell
Neb
W.S. Drultinger
Diller Orchestra
Diller High School
M. Wright
John Glather
John Benttcher
Equity Exchange
Harbine
E. Weigel
Eastman Autographic Kodak
Shutt Drug CO
Diller Markets
Hart Schaffner
Alco
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