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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1925
Page
1
Straw hats came in Sunday and the autoists contributed liberally to the good road funds. The M. W. A. meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. FP Brown Leghorn hatching eggs are 50c a setting or $3.50 per hundred. Mrs. Roy McCune and C. E. Reinhardt, visiting from Lincoln, were noted with rental property concerns.
Easter Sunday sparked car fever as folks enjoyed the holiday. Everett Manley lists a farm location near Diller. J. H. Folkers family moves to a new residence while C. W. Hagerman family occupies the vacated Mills property.
Endicott Hatchery offers eggs for custom hatching at 4 dollars per hundred. Baby chicks come from strong flocks and leading bloodlines at popular prices. Leave orders early. Not an electric mammoth, U S Ellison proprietor.
Pupils and patrons at Blauser school threw a surprise birthday party for teacher Mrs Fanders on Friday afternoon April 10. Earlier, Miss Shuman Mr Ziettlow Mr Snyder and Prof Bert Cooper visited the school in a busy District 64 day.
A brief item notes that the Spring Caps B Colors are favored for a London fitting. The mention highlights preference among teams or suppliers for a specific color set ahead of an event or season.
R F Starr spent a day or two at home early in the week. Curtis Geer and family from Fairbury visited Diller relatives Sunday. Painting and auto body work listed by Ralph Beckman. J W Fouts and family from Tecumseh and Fairbury visited neighbors Sunday. Also alfalfa for sale with barn scales noted.
Mr and Mrs C E Carr from Fairbury spent Sunday with their Diller relatives. Charley has recently recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia.
New owner John Sreider asks for a continuance of Diller’s trading good will and invites further business. Soda fountain is now running.
Samuel A. Woods sold to Joseph Novotny the W4 of the NE and SE of the NE in Section 16 and the W of the SE in Section 9, Township 1, Range 4, for 14000 dollars.
Reverend W S McCallister traveled to Pawnee City Monday for the Beatrice district M E conference. Bishop Keeney of Omaha, succeeding Bishop Stuntz who died last year, was scheduled to address the opening night.
Notice from School Board Dist. No. 70 inviting bids for janitorial services at the schoolhouse for the 1925 6 year. Bids must be received by the secretary by 4 p.m. Monday April 20 1925. Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Jansen Lumber Co of Jansen Nebraska advertises a sale of used farm equipment including 1 two row Hater and 2 two row riding cultivators, 2 gang plows, a sulky plow and a sweep grinder. A complete line of new machinery is also available.
Land sale notice for a public auction at Spalle Melanoneothelle House, Beatrice Nebraska on April 21st 1925 at 2 PM. It describes the Northeast quarter of Section 23, Township 2 North, range 1 West, with location four miles north and 12 miles east of Diller and 12 miles west of Wymore.
Several showers are forecast this week as Diller notes a Saturday sale of household goods by Mrs. Holcomb. The Diller public library will move on May 1 to the front room over R. W. Green's restaurant, and stores will open Wednesday nights through the summer season.
A larger acreage of oats will be sown this year due to partial wheat crop failure, signaling a shift in farm planning and crop priorities for the season.
Chester Sparke sold out his Lincoln grocery business and spent several days this week visiting Diller relatives and friends. Mrs J Smith Diller returned Sunday from Omaha where she stayed with her father in a hospital there.
Government owns or controls business interests, raising concerns about efficiency and scope. Critics argue state management increases bureaucratic burden while supporters cite stability and public accountability in strategic sectors.
Roland Friday son of Mr and Mrs W P Friday former Diller residents now near Rush City Minnesota visited Sunday with his uncles Sam and Arthur Friday and Roy Geer and their families
Volney Raymond and his family relocated Saturday from Courtland Kansas to Diller and now occupy the O. B. Hill home on Castor street. Raymond is interested in stock remedy compounding and operates a factory at Fairbury.
Cornbelt Lumber Co advertises Arch Red Strand Field Fence and Barb wire in large shipments direct from the mill. They claim savings from avoiding profits and urge readers to check prices and see the ad in the paper.
Geo H Lemon of the Standard Chautauqua System visited Wednesday to organize a Diller Chautauqua committee. Rev W F Clark is president with 0 J Mayborn as secretary treasurer and plans include Marimbaphone Band De Marco & Co Louis Williams and speakers Mrs Taylor Z Marshall Clarence Aycelott and William Forkell. Citizens urged to buy season tickets and support the event.
Geo Ball and family moved early this week to Henry Nebraska where he has employment on a ranch. Grace Myers a Fairbury teacher spent spring vacation at her home in Diller.
Auto travel remains nearly at a standstill for a day or two due to muddy road conditions. The slick surfaces hindered movement, slowing commutes and transport in the area.
Mrs H E Green and daughter Bonnie with Mrs W A Raymond and Fern Raymond accompanied C E Waggoner on an auto trip to Lincoln Monday. Mrs Raymond may choose a bill of furniture she is buying from Waggoner Bros.
Friday evening April 10 at Rock Creek church hosted a community gathering with music and demonstrations in vitalized agriculture by nearby schools. Prof Bert Cooper of Maryville College delivered the address.
A miscellaneous shower for her approaching marriage featured guests entertained by games and music and a final mock wedding. Hostess Mrs Frank Murray served a two course lunch, per Harbine Cor. in Jansen News.
The Fairchild Bros H E C E and R P formerly of Diller shipped eleven carloads of freight from Endicott in one day last week. Four cars carried fat stock to Kansas City four with brick one with tile one gravel and one moulding clay. The load used four siding at the ranch which houses a major brick and tile plant. Orders exceed 160000 face brick and 10000 tile for southern Nebraska towns. Nearly 700 carloads of brick and tile were shipped in 1924.
Arnold A Novotny born June 11 1906 in Diller Nebraska died April 9 1926 at age 18 years 10 months after a two year illness. He leaves parents Joseph and Mrs Novotny three brothers and six sisters listed. Burial held Saturday after noon in Prairie Home cemetery at Iller.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Novotny and family express sincere thanks to friends for kindness during bereavement sorrow and death of their son and brother.
Local physician Dr. G H Newton announces a new eye ear nose and throat practice in Fairbury Nebraska serving patients with specialty in ENT and optical care.
A Black Thoroughbred Percheron will make the season of 1925 at my residence on the Strawhacker farm two miles south and eight west of Dilier, fourteen miles east and eight north of Steele City. A. E. Southwick.
Notice from a farm owner advertising a 1200 lb Percheron stallion named Dock and a 1200 lb Jack named Big Tom kept 23 miles north and 24 miles west of Diller. Asking prices are 10 dollars for the horse and 15 dollars for a new Geo Hudson.
Market notes list wheat at 1.25 per bushel and corn at 0.92 with mixed lots. Butter fat is quoted at 0.38 with dairy items and hog markets noted in rough figures.
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