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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
5
idwin Reinhart visits Crete for the week while trains run late due to heavy rains and washouts on the westbound line. Mrs Esther Highley and two children from Tecumseh Nebr visit aunt Mrs O A Richardson. Miss Lucile Deputy injured in a runaway near Diller picnic.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Blauser returned Sunday to their Lincoln home after attending a picnic and visiting Diller relatives prior to that time.
For ten days the Oxford and Slipper Stock will be sold at a 33 1-3 percent discount. Summer items including wash goods sport shirts straw hats and summer underwear are discounted 25 percent. Diller Merc. Co.
Earl Atkinson and his wife Belle Sparks returned from Lincoln on Tuesday and left Thursday morning for the funeral of his uncle in Omaha. After the services they plan to settle in White Bear Lake Minnesota.
S. F. Clark and W. E. Anderson with wives and several youths from Diller returned Monday from Endicott where they had fished. Heavy rains caused a two foot rise in the river forcing an early departure.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Sanmann were in Eden Illinois Tuesday traveling by auto. They have since visited with his brother William Sanmann and family and will leave today to visit another brother and family in Lawton Oklahoma.
Two years ago I suffered a severe diarrhoea attack lasting over a week. I grew weak and could not stand upright. A druggist recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose helped, and in two days I was back to full health. Many druggists recommend it for its reliability. Obtainable everywhere.
A would be killer fired through an open window at Jimmy Delk and his wife at midnight. Two .44 caliber bullets missed Delk’s head by inches, with lace curtain and pillow powder burned. A tall man who had asked for Delk’s address suspected.
The article notes I D Steiner was aboard the Burlingien as it carried passengers for Lincoln on Monday. It also mentions Aura Zenok of Lincoln, visiting with her sister Mrs S J Thompson, returning home yesterday after the picnic.
Mr and Mrs Horace Fay and two sons finish a ten day visit then return to Lincoln with Mr and Mrs Fred McAfee. Misses Lorrie Lavanne and Louise Osborn return to Lincoln after visiting Diller friends. Christ Keitsmeier ships goods to Milwaukee to resume wagon making. Charley Kaden from Iowa visits old friends with brother Martin nearby. Mrs H K Shutt Irwin return from St Edwards due to mother's illness while Mr Shutt travels to Lincoln.
Miss Dora Drengenberg who had visited here since picnic day with Mrs. Fred McAtee returned yesterday to her home at Johnson Nebraska and was accompanied as far as Wymore by Mrs. McAtee.
A testimonial from Sidney Simmons of Fair Avenue praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says their seven year old was cured in infancy and since then the family has used it with good satisfaction, endorsing its merits as an effective remedy. Obtainable locally.
Among the former Diller residents here last week Thursday to attend the picnic were Mrs. Emerson, A. A. Ballard and family, W. A. Boggs and wife, H. S. Townemaker and S. Phillips, all of Beatrice. Also present were Mrs. Conniff of Lincoln, Mrs. A. Friday of Fairbury, Mrs. Al. Taylor of Wymore, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Warthen of Washington, Kansas.
Mr and Mrs William Pearson visited the Fairchilds northwest of Steele City where the Fairchild brothers finished piping and ditching for irrigation. They currently irrigate 25 to 30 acres from Rose Creek with plans to cover most of the farm. Water enters fields from the main ditch through smaller outlets and crops appear promising.
A group of Diller youths camped on the Little Blue River south bank near Rose Creek by the Fairchild bungalow enjoying fishing bathing and meals at a single long table. The list includes Mrs. A T Watson Gretchen Wohlfarth Averil Fouts Flossie Raymond Marie Stotts Gertrude Diller Eunice Diller Bernice Dickson Grace Myers Pearl Bell and others. The party plans to return home in Willer today or tomorrow.
Several heavy rains have fallen in the area over the past week, moistening soil and aiding fall plowing while preserving much of the corn crop.
Advice favors daily outdoor activity to keep bowels regular and drinking a full glass of water before breakfast. Emphasizes high fruit and vegetable intake and establishing a daily bowel movement. If medicine is needed, Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended as pleasant and mild, widely available.
The annual Teachers Institute will be held at Fairbury High School Auditorium during August 21 to 25. All teachers are urged to attend and those interested in education are invited. The program begins Monday at 8 a.m. Special teachers examination on Saturday, August 19. Henry Abrams, Co. Supt.
Minnie Clary fifteen daughter of Mr and Mrs George Clary living eight miles west of Diller was severely burned by a gasoline iron explosion during ironing on a farm. She bent to turn off a lit jet when the gasoline heater ignited her clothing caught fire and Mrs Clary tried to smother the flames.
A reader reports liver trouble relief after using Chamberlains Tablets and notes quick relief. Mr and Mrs Nelson Howe and Mrs Frank Beckwith visit Council Bluffs and Topeka before returning to McDonough New York. Beckwiths accompany them home from Diller returning Tuesday evening.
Harry Hald a former Diller jeweler now with Morse Sales Co resident of Lincoln visited Diller acquaintances between trains yesterday. He recalled twenty years since leaving Diller and noted improvements in streets residences and business houses. He remembered the tall steps on the west side of Main Street vanished after the street grade was lowered.
A partially legible bank ledger item lists loans and discounts totaling 172283.68 dollars and overdrafts both secured and unsecured, plus a banking house and fixtures value. It mentions an exchange item including silver and coins and shows other uncertain figures toward 217, 7386,032.31.
H. H. Green visited with friends at Beatrice Monday and the item raises a debate over whether holding a woman incommunicado is possible, prompting reflection on limits of personal freedom.
Master Bryan and Miss Hallie Tatman of Cuba Kansas attended the picnic and remained to visit with their Diller friends for several days.
Mr and Mrs O J Mayborn left Wednesday in their new Saxon six to spend four or five weeks in Colorado while Mr Mayborn recuperates from his recent illness.
Mr and Mrs Will Egger who visited with Mr and Mrs Frank Grabber Mr and Mrs Will Amos and other Diller relatives since Saturday returned Monday to their home in Lincoln.
Beadridge area weed clearance urged by County Commissioner Jarchow in a call to farmers. Cutting before seeding saves future weed stock and improves sightlines at road intersections, reducing accidents. If not cut by August 15 the oka boss will cut and charge the property.
The United Doctors licensed by Nebraska offer free consultation examination and advice this visit only. They claim to treat deformities and chronic diseases without operation or injections, promising bloodless surgery and analysis of urine samples for kidney or bladder issues. Married women should come with husbands and minors with parents for this free offer.
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