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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
3
A bank claims strict state-law organization and approval by authorities. Directors and officers have at least fifteen years of official bank experience and sound business judgment. Funds are invested in conservative securities to insure absolute safety to depositors and skilled officers discern good loans from bad.
Priller picnic on August 12 and the Beatrice Chautauqua opening today are mentioned. The item notes social visits and travel by local residents including Mrs W J Frisbie returning from Wymore and Averil Fouts visiting Attorney Henry W Fouts in Fairbury. Clint Tristman and family traveled to Byron for a weekend visit. Mrs Wilber Hiatt and two children from Reynolds visited between trains with the Hughes family.
The editor and his family attended Yankee Robinson's show at Beat Rice Monday and then visited the families of Mrs. Lottie Miller and Arch Shultz, former residents of Diller.
John P. Thiesen of Jansen and former Jefferson county representative in the Nebraska legislature is very ill with heart trouble at Mennonite hospital in Beatrice.
Notice to all residents of Diller to cut weeds and clean up around their premises prior to the August 12 picnic. Issued by the Village Board of Trustees with H. K. Shutt as chairman and A. Reinhardt as clerk.
Miss Grace Bugbee vacationed in Lincoln on No. 16 Wednesday while Miss Lela Hadley and Veda Cavett spent Tuesday afternoon in Wymore. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Jno Masek east of Diller on July 29. Mrs Elias Hadley and Miss Flora Warthen were in Odell Thursday. J D Steiner visited Lincoln Sunday and attended the Yankee Robinson circus in Beatrice. Diller lost to Ellis 7 to 10 at home as Hubka pitched for Diller and Giddings for Ellis.
Mr and Mrs Jasper Long of McDonald Kansas and John S Long of Sunnyside Washington attended the funeral of their brother James E Long on Wednesday. Ackerman Optical advertises in Fairbury Nebraska noting specialists in optometry for eyes.
J T Henrichs received a Nash coupe last week and he and Mrs. Henrichs are out enjoying the fine weather and good roads on frequent trips.
Mrs Mary Green reports an acre of potatoes yielded strong returns this season by selling in Fairbury. The crop brought nearly 350 dollars after careful tending and marketing.
Contractor L. M. Cavett closed a contract Saturday to erect a modern bungalow for Harry Zierenberg on his farm seven miles west of Diller and to rebuild the residence on Fred Henrich’s farm.
Lawrence Novotny, seven, son of Mr and Mrs El Novotny, five miles east of Diller on the P W F highway, had his right leg broken last Friday when an automobile ran over him. Doctors Diehl and Powell set the fracture, and he is reported doing nicely.
A wedding took place last Friday night July 10 1820 at the Diller home of Editor and Mrs Frank T Pearce. Rev F A Carmony officiated uniting Raymond E Trump and Estella Pear Culeman both of Blue Springs Nebr. The couple will honeymoon in Colorado after the ring ceremony witnessed by the bride’s parents.
The committee reports everything in readiness for the picnic next Thursday. Elmo Hadley moved his family to Endicott on Wednesday where they are operating a restaurant. C. J. Hiatt and family moved back from St. Joseph to Odell to live again. Max Bell, local manager for Central Granaries Co., recently purchased a new Ford coupe.
Rev. Smith and family and Mr and Mrs L M Cavett attend Epworth Assembly at Lincoln this week. Frank Hale of Rock Creek precinct has sold his 80 acre farm and will move to Washington state.
Mrs M E Musser returned Sunday from visiting her son Fisher Musser and his wife at their home in Fairbury.
Mr and Mrs W E Anderson returned Monday from a vacation trip during which they visited relatives in Kansas.
Mrs. Jackson along with her daughter Mrs. O. J. Mayborn and family visited here and returned Sunday to their home in Lincoln.
Mrs T H Waggoner and her daughter Flora came back Saturday after a month visiting relatives in Missouri Iowa and eastern Nebraska.
Mrs. Ira London suffered a painful injury Tuesday when her left thumb was drawn into a power washer wringer and the surrounding flesh badly lacerated.
Ex-county Commissioner C. W. Rohrbaugh exchanged his 160 acre Rock Creek precinct home place for a north of Fairbury tract and plans to move there.
J A Brandt of the I D Steiner farm four miles south and twenty four east of Diller will quit farming and conduct a large public sale next Tuesday August 10. See advertisement in this paper for details.
Beatrice Nebraska ad announces a carload sale featuring free oven ware with every cabinet. August 31 start date implied, seller A Palmer invites customers to join in.
Local reports note grasshoppers are more numerous than usual and may damage fall wheat. A poigun, effective in the west, is recommended. The recipe calls for 25 pounds bran, one pound Paris Green, three citrus fruits, and half a gallon of cheap syrup mixed with water into a dough, spread on damaged fields.
The Venerable Consul of the Universe records the passing of James Ek Long, a valued neighbor and member of the Camp. The society laments his loss, honors his character, and extends sympathy to his family. The charter will be draped for thirty days and resolutions published in the Diller Record.
Misses Fern Hayes Lillian Woblfarth and Grace Johnson returned Friday after attending summer school at Peru Norma.
Figures released by the National Marine League show the American merchant marine expanding from four ships in deep sea commerce before the war to a fleet of 9773.00 tons in ocean service, highlighting a significant postwar growth.
South Afghan gold mines experiment with blasting by electricity to minimize dust. Review aims to reduce phthisis by cutting fine dust exposure among miners.
Mrs W J Filley and her daughter were passengers from Burlington to Kansas City on Wednesday.
Next Monday and Tuesday mark Republican and Democratic days at the Beatrice chautauqua with planned programs and speakers. Citizens are invited to attend sessions featuring party platforms and speakers addressing local civic concerns.
Coe of Ohio Toledo Lucas County and Frank J Cheney sworn that he is senior partner of F J Cheney Co and that from the sum of one hundred dollars there is a claim regarding catarrh and the remedy Hall's Catarrh Cure is cited. The affidavit is sworn and sealed in Toledo Ohio.
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