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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1924
Page
1
The M W A. meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month in Fairbury Nebraska. F A Moon and Son advertise quality monuments at reasonable prices since 1886. Mr and Mrs Everett Clark left for Norfolk Nebraska where Everett will work in railroading.
Notice states Prof Swenk from the agricultural college will speak at Diller City Hall on Wednesday evening August 6 about the Hessian Fly life history and control. Also reports visits by Mr and Mrs J L Kizer and son Wilson of Lincoln and Jennie Rudolph of Veaver to the M Callander home. Mrs Kizer is a cousin of Mrs Callender.
Albert Lukas of Crab Orchard a former Diller resident and father of Charley and Lodger Lukas was stricken with paralysis Saturday a week ago and hospitalized in Beatrice where his condition is listed as serious.
Rev. E. E. Pengelly with family left Monday for a ministers conference in Beatrice that afternoon then planned visits with Sprague relatives and Epworth Assembly in Lincoln, remaining away for more than a week across two Sundays.
E. H. Dunaway of Lincoln from the Veteran's Vocational Training Bureau arranged with Gus Dressen in Diller to give Frank Frisbie vocational training in his shoe and harness shop. The program lasts 23 months until Frisbie learns the trade and can run his own business.
Mrs. S. J. Friday lists pickling cucumbers for sale. Mrs. Clara Myers and daughter Grace travel to Liberty Nebraska to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Briggs and family on Tuesday.
C. D. Brasel of St. Joseph Missouri left town Monday following a several day stay with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs T H Waggoner.
Mrs. John F. Plager with her son Francis and Miss Sadie Johnson traveled Wednesday to Lincoln and University Place to visit relatives and friends for several days.
Sheriff F M Tippin urges strict enforcement of auto lighting laws. Motorists are warned to equip vehicles with both tail lights and at least one headlight to avoid penalties and save cost and trouble.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hiatt hosted last week Mr and Mrs Harry Deck and family of Oskaloosa Iowa and Mr and Mrs Ralph Deck of Grinnell. Both Deck men are brothers of Mrs Hiatt. They traveled by car and reported the corn along the route as the best they saw.
About 350 stockholders and families attended the city hall reception for retiring manager F E Hale hosted by Diller Farmers Grain Co. President F W Steffen led the event, J W Fouts spoke for stockholders and presented Hale a $25 rocking chair. Hale, manager for 17 years, left for Colorado early Wednesday. music by a Zion Lutheran church 22 piece band accompanied the gathering.
Henry Weers suffered a bad finger laceration in a threshing machine on Monday. Diller picnic ads for August 13 and 14 are being prepared at the office. Mrs. Sarah Witty of Viiets Kansas arrived Monday to visit her daughter Mrs. Ray Green for a month or two.
Miss Beulah Thompson and her nephew Boi Zook, who visited the former's parents, returned Sunday to Lincoln.
Eat Weaver of the Standard Bridge Co. suffered a severe shin bruise Saturday when a block thrown by a machine struck him. The accident occurred on a county bridge project about ten miles north of Diller. authorities reported no other injuries.
Community Club announces a lecture by Prof. Swenk of the Agricultural College state Entomologist on Hessian Fly life history and control. Farmers are urged to attend to learn best methods to combat destructive insects.
De Wayne K Calkins born April 22 1842 in Brownsville Jefferson County Kentucky moved to Stillman Valley Illinois at age nine. He served in the 34th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War was captured at Stone River and held in Libby Prison six months wounded at Resaca. He later lived in Wyoming Iowa Nebraska and Missouri working in mercantile business and serving as sheriff and state senator before moving to Diller and finally Blue Springs. He married Adelaide Aldred February 27 1866 and had eight children. He passed away after a long career as a merchant and public official.
F E Hale returned Sunday from a two day visit with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Walter Greenwood and family at Waverly. J W Sutton a former Diller business man died at his home in Douthat Oklahoma Thursday of last week. Roy Nelson who had visited here with his parents left yesterday for Washington DC where he has a clerical position in the income tax department.
Fay Diller six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Diller was bitten on the upper lip possibly by a bull snake while playing in the field Tuesday evening Dr Diehl arrived promptly and reports the child is progressing well.
Mrs. Mary Green sues for 1500 in damages claiming property harm from a sewer outlet once privately owned and used by Diller citizens and the village. Defendants include A H Colman J Smith Geo Riddle E S Dunn Dr Claude Ellis Farmers Union Co-op Store and the Village of Diller. Attorneys Hartigan and Fouts. Answers due August 6. The village recently purchased the sewer system and adjoining land from private owners.
A brief note from F. E. Haleit thanks friends for goodwill. He says their Colorado home has an extra long latch string on the outside door with the inscription Wel come to all our friends.
Dr. G H Newton offers ear nose and throat services in Fairbury Nebraska introducing his practice to area patients with a focus on otolaryngology care.
Dry seasoned furnace heater and cook stove wood five dollars a load delivered three dollars forty five cents on site. Straight oak and walnut six dollars. Seasoned oak and walnut posts two for twenty five cents. Availability around May first. J M Hiatt.
Wheat No 1 Corn Oats table butter packing butter and eggs springs roosters butter fat price listed as 1 07 and 45 2stesso.
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