11 Aug 1911
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
1
A fragmented rural page notes a bank promise of safety and assistance, praising savings and a strong, reliable institution. Mentions community figures, local events, and a political note about a new campaign rule limiting vehicle polling transport.
A large turnout from Beatrice Fairbury and nearby towns attended the fifteenth annual fraternal picnic at Diller. Highlights included a Fairbury band overture invocation addresses by dignitaries Miss May J. Palzber readings, a ball game Odell vs Diller with 22 to 7 victory, vaudeville acts, and a lively midday dinner on the grass. One minor accident noted a boy bruised knee. otherwise orderly behavior and strong attendance.
Gertrude Lambert of Guidd Rock spent several days this week visiting her sister Mrs Cedric Fanders and other relatives in Fairbury.
A local notice notes the Fairbury chautauqua begins tomorrow with special orders on cue and instruments. The report mentions a successful picnic attended by many candidates and visits from Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ogden and Al Taylor.
The Diller movement emphasizes practical road improvements. In two years the town spent about a thousand dollars on road construction, building seven miles of roads within a five and a half mile radius. A neat postcard folder has been issued by the town.
A rainy Sunday produced minor incidents as three auto-speeders paid fines in Police Judge Riley's court at Fairbury. Local visits included Miss Clara Waters and Mrs Hartzwell. Congressman Berger advocated a pension of four dollars weekly for seniors over sixty. Various residents, travels and local repairs are summarized in this page fragment.
An early report notes a church or preaching event at Rock Creek with a referenced Exodus passage and a build activity completed during the prior week. Details are fragmentary but indicate construction or gathering at the Rock Creek site.
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