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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1907
Page
1
Reports from Fairbury, Beatrice and surrounding areas include prices on livestock and farm equipment, personnel changes, business moves, and upcoming sales. Ed Henrichs and local bankers visited, assessors and Bradstreets representative in town, Shown stock shipments from Steele City, barber shifts, and a cement crossing completed near Bell hotel corner.
Notice to Tax Payers of Jefferson County cites the May 1 delinquency date for 1906 real estate tax. The message, signed by County Treasurer Jongh Simpson, instructs compliance. Also announces Chas Talley planning a public sale April 30 with farm implements, stock, and household goods, conducted by Col. J. B. Wright auctioneer.
Musser in Juda Wis praises the Record double Easter number and shares it with Wisconsin friends. A Los Angeles reader named Mrs Pear Kendrick Davis notes a youthful likeness in the paper’s picture, regrets not speaking to Miss Ballard, and laments not buying a new hat.
William J. McGowan an elderly farmer about 63 was found dead in bed at his farm five miles northeast of Diller Gage county likely from heart failure. Coroner J Q Reed Beatrice examined the body but did not order an inquest. Funeral plans awaited word from relatives. Local hotel Colman opened with a well attended dinner and praised service. Park Koons traveled to Seattle to visit his sister. Mrs Thompson added a four foot extension to her east side home. Maude Marstellar returned to McCook Nebr from visiting J A Marstellar family.
Alfalfa hay remains for sale at W Line. J. E. Clark bought a piano from White Piano Co of Fairbury. Clark shipped a carload of cattle Monday via Rock Island from Harbine. Colman sells ladies and gents watches at reduced rates. Damaged fruit from spring freeze likely exaggerated. A D Stotts under doctor care with typhoid symptoms. Neeley’s Pharmacy wallpaper saves labor in house cleaning.
The Fairbury Journal reports Henry Birkmann, an 8 ft 1 in, 200 pound Black man arrives from Chicago on Wednesday to join Campbell Brothers side snow. At 23 years old he draws notable attention on Fairbury streets as he grows.
A 1907 act requires all gasoline and benzine sold in quantities under carload lots to be delivered in barrels casks or cans painted Vermilion red with the words gasoline or benzine. Coal oil must not be sold in red stamped packages. Users must keep supplies in red painted cans or casks if over one quart. Penalty is a fine up to 50 dollars and up to 30 days in jail.
The note lists April 8 services with Sunday school at 10 00 preaching at 11 00 Epworth League at 7 80 and evening preaching at 8 00 It notes Dr Gettys presiding elder directing the 8th quarterly meeting on May 11 with a conference the same day The pastor will be away for the District Ministerial Institute in DeWitt Monday through Wednesday The China famine fund has collected 30 36 and donations are requested The Parker meeting is planned after Sunday school on the 24th All members are urged to attend Cane and millet seed offered by J D Fanders P B Miller’s father died in Dillsburg Pa aged 81 funeral held Wednesday
John Washington of Bosqueville recounts suffering blood poisoning from a spider bite that would have cost his leg were it not for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He says the first application relieved and four boxes healed the sores. Also notes John L. Henrichs returning from Phoenix after months for bronchitis with improvement and added weight.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York credits Electric Bitters with curing his indigestion nervousness and debility and restoring him to business. He reports steady daily gains and endorses the tonic as the best medicine on earth guaranteed by Spear Drug Co. 50c
The Prairie Gem area reports warmer weather. Alvena Steffen shopped in Fairbury on Tuesday. Tulley plans a public sale of the Dan Gantt farm next Tuesday due to poor health. Henry Steffen and family visited the Morehead family last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Mornasmith and sons Merl and Clair attended Steele City church. Henry Steffen sold fat cattle to John Clark last Thursday.
The notice urges reliance on Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure amid calls for labeling of poisons in cough medicines. It claims Shoop's is safe with no poison marks and urges mothers to demand it, warning other remedies may be unsafe. Sold by Spear Drug Co.
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