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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
3
A list of regional activities spans August events across Fremont Omaha Central City Silver Creek Hastings Grand Island Lincoln and Seward. Highlights include Tractor Week in Fremont August 7 11 Frontier Days Silver Creek August 9 12 and the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln September 4 7.
Commercial clubs across Nebraska launch a campaign to secure state action for the $106,770 federal good roads grant. The announcement follows Washington’s release of the allotment from the $5,000,000 federal road fund with four more yearly portions.
John Wickham waded the Nemaha River and hooked a fifty-five pound catfish. He rammed his hand into the fish’s throat and was severely lacerated. The fish retreated to a hole under the bank and three men helped land Wickham and the fish ashore.
Former organizations unite with the Department of Education to improve rural schools. A general committee will meet in Lincoln on September 6 and 7 during fair week to adopt plans and recommendations for presentation at a mass meeting in the state fair auditorium at 3 p m for ratification or critique.
Republican and Democratic leaders gathered July 25 in Lincoln and Hastings with delegates from most counties to map the campaign. The GOP chose C. C. McNish as state central chair and endorsed a platform calling for primary election law amendments, better roads, and railroad regulation. Democratic leaders named L. F. Langhorst to head the state committee and endorsed the national platform, support for the St Louis program, nonpartisan school elections, irrigation rights for Platte Valley, and re election of Hitchcock, Stephens, Shallenberger and Lobeck.
The weekly crop report from the Northwestern Railroad company for the week ending July 22 says Nebraska has the greatest wheat crop in history and that oats and corn show similar promise. The company covers a large wheat and corn belt and gathers data weekly via its agents.
Blair Judge Begley of Papillion recent decision in the Herman saloon case affirms the Herman village board grant of a saloon license to an applicant on May 1 amid remonstrance from opponents.
In a recent special election Snyder voters approved a $9,000 bond issue for a public school addition by a substantial majority. Many women attended and supported the measure, and construction will be rushed as fast as feasible.
Rev. W. W. Whitman, pastor of the Methodist church, has installed a moving picture machine to illustrate his sermons. Officials believe this is the first church in the state equipped with moving picture apparatus.
Douglas County is valued at 257,735,810 for taxation in a new quadrennial assessment by the County Assessor. The total rises 17,211,390 over last year, with farmland at 17,399,550 for 1916 vs 16,943,386 in 1915 and city property at 167,396,545 for 1916 vs 161,981,420 in 1916. Personal property totals edge up from 72,599,616 to 72,836,715 despite bank mergers and closures.
The Lexington Mill and Elevator company, which recently took over the Cozad light plant, will extend its line to Elmcreek and Overton. They also have a contract to supply Eddyville with juice and plan further expansions to other towns in a few months.
Central City reports a movement to submit to Merrick county voters at the general election the question of returning to the commission form of county government instead of the present system of seven supervisors.
A charity baseball game at Athletic Park raises funds for Company C Fifth Regiment. Two city teams competed to support soldiers, with proceeds aiding relief efforts.
Twelve applications for the charge have been made by Nebraska boys at Camp Liano. State savings banks report nearly 4 000 000 in deposits. Nebraska troops on the border practice daily marches at four miles per hour. Secretary Mellor estimates one auto for every thirteen Nebraskans.
Frank Dean agricultural editor for the University of Nebraska resigns to accept a similar post with the University of Ohio extension service. The move takes effect September 1.
Captain Henry Jess of the signal corps in Nebraska is named press censor for Camp Llano. The appointment is unlikely to face trouble unless troops cross the border.
Numerous members of the Fourth and Fifth regiments at Camp Llano have applied for discharge following the president’s recommendation aimed at militiamen who are family supporters.
Montie Lum, captain of the Lincoln company of guardsmen on the border, acknowledges receipt of a mess fund donated to Lincoln citizens in a letter to Clinton Brown who is active in mobilizing the fund.
A rumor that the two Nebraska regiments would soon be sent to San Diego has enlivened interest at Camp Llano. There is some foundation for the rumor, but at present it is merely a rumor.
Attorney General Reed upholds Major Robert G. Douglas of Osceola as eligible candidate for the legislature after a request from Adjutant General P L Hall. Douglas is with the Nebraska national guard on the Texas border.
Lieut. G. E. Gardner of Omaha, a former railway mail clerk, will assist Captain Paul in organizing the machine gun squad of the Fifth regiment on the border and will be offered the rank of lieutenant. The state railway commission ordered Union Pacific and Burlington to remove a tariff prohibition on peddling from cars after months of hearings.
Assessment figures from all counties except Gage show an 18 million dollar rise in Nebraska property values for the year. The total statewide increase reaches 90 million dollars, roughly double the initial estimate used by the state tax board.
The state board of irrigation refuses to overrule State Engineer Johnson and allows North Platte valley irrigators to use water from the Platte river despite Kearney Power Co. protest which holds a prior claim.
Rev. Father M. J. Grupa of Omaha will be officially designated chaplain of the Fourth Nebraska regiment by the war department within the next few days. He will succeed Lieutenant Joseph Leidy of Omaha, who has been assigned to recruiting service in Nebraska.
More than one hundred men from the Fourth Nebraska regiment at Camp Liano have applied for discharge per President Wilson's recommendation for militiamen with dependents. Each request requires affidavits from three witnesses, and final action will take at least ten days. The Fifth regiment faces fewer discharges, but some men will still be released.
The tenth annual summer school commencement at the University of Nebraska was held Friday evening. Ninety four degrees were conferred on as many seniors and graduates. Teachers' certificates were granted to a large number of them.
Commissioner Harman declares enforcement of gasolines labeling rule. Dealers must ensure each container shows the proper specific gravity under the new law.
A historical survey of cup and saucer evolution from sixteenth century bowls to modern teacups. It notes tea’s appearance, the Chinese method, John Bull’s saucer habit, Stuart era sizes, and the shift to small cups with larger saucers in the nineteenth century, plus the origin of the teacup handle.
Sugar cane is being raised in Arizona for the first time on about 1 200 acres in the Salt River valley. Next season the area is expected to rise to 5 000 acres. The innovation could start a regional industry as valley lands in Arizona and New Mexico are seen as well suited for cane cultivation.
A Philadelphia taxidermist and naturalist notes that eye expression in mounted animals has been neglected. He plans to have a portrait painter study eyes at the Philadelphia zoo to craft glass eyes true to each species. He argues animal eyes vary in expression as humans do.
A columnist notes readers ask why the first year of marriage is toughest. The answer: the wife learns the husband does not control all finances and the husband accepts his wife’s temper and its occasional flare ups.
Laura Spencer Porter argues that a father's steady presence is more vital than breadth of activity. A child's trust and feeling understood by his father drives growth, while untrustworthy or distant fathers push children toward their toys. When fathers join in simple moments, it fulfills deep needs and rewards parental duties.
A bookkeeper asks his employer to convert two weeks of vacation into three, explaining he has saved more money than usual and fears not spending it all in two weeks. The employer asks for a reason, and the bookkeeper states the request.
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