County Commission Meeting Set for September 7
Mrs Geo Cunningham visited Akron Ohio for a few weeks. Loock Habicht reported the largest dress goods shipment ever seen in Diller. Ira Place traveled to Atwood Kansas to visit his uncle Billy Mills and planned to return early next week. J Lee Hughes came to town after an earlier fall from a grain load that broke rib(s).
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Diller
Loock & Habicht
Ira Place
Billy Mills
Atwood
Kan
J. Lee Hughes
Visit to Diller and Chicago Relatives Ends in Boulder Return
Mrs. W. N. Clark and her three children, after visiting Diller and Chicago relatives for several weeks, returned Sunday to their Boulder Colorado home.
Special Deputy Alice Platt Tanner Assists Royal Highlanders Initiation
Lincoln official Alice Platt Tanner travels to aid local Royal Highlanders members in preparing for a class initiation and organizing the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice — Platt Tanner
Lincoln
Royal Highlanders
Calkins Returns to Blue Springs After Rainy Drive
D. K. Calkins came back to Blue Springs on Tuesday after driving from his home to visit his son Lee Calkins. He left his Ford due to rain that fell Monday evening, delaying his return.
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D. K. Calkins
Blue Springs
Lee Calkins
Fifth Annual Meeting of State Automobile Association Held at Beatrice
The fifth annual meeting of the state automobile association convened in Beatrice on Tuesday. Speeches were delivered by Gov. Morehead, Congressman Sloan, D. S. Dalbey, and other leaders. The group announced that the next gathering will take place in Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Automobile Association
Beatrice
Morehead
Sloan
D. S. Dalbey
Femont
Local Visits Reported Across Nebraska and Colorado
Mrs E S Dunn visited friends in Wymore on Tuesday. Jack Heinlein returned from relatives visits in McCovak Nebraska and Yuma Colorado. Mrs L Bausch has a cement sidewalk laid in front of her Hilton street residence.
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Jack Heinlein
McCovak
Nebr
Yuma
Colo
Many Littles Make a Much in Editorial Life
A column humorously explains how small unpaid accounts in a country editor’s shop add up to large sums and affect vendor relations. The piece ends with brief local notes: S. J. Clark’s trip to Virginia Nebraska and visits by A. D. Stotts, Ada Payne Cully, Robert, and Marjorie to Odell.
Local Notice of Plows Sale and Visit Anecdotes
Notice announces a few bleached gang and sulky plows to be sold at reduced prices. J. D. Fanders. Miss Nancy Trauernicht, who visited with her sister Mrs. Ed Wolken, left for Wymore on Tuesday after a picnic visit.
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J. D. Fanders
Nancy. Trauernicht
Ed. Wolken
Wymore
Irene Stewart Returns Home After Visit
Miss Irene Stewart visited her cousin Supt. C. L. Westcott for a couple of days and returned Wednesday to her home in St. Joseph Missouri.
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Irene Stewart
Supt
C. L. Westcott
St. Joseph, Mo
Ladies Missionary Society Meeting At Mrs Grape Home
The Presbyterian church ladies missionary society will meet at Mrs Grape's home on Saturday afternoon August 21. Miss Fannie Diller, the leader, will conduct the session and a quarterly offering will be taken.
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Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Destructive Texas Hurricane Strikes Galveston Coast
A tropical hurricane lashed Galveston and nearby Texas towns Tuesday with winds near ninety miles per hour. Authorities report up to five hundred bodies washed ashore in Houston and widespread property losses across the region.
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Galveston
Texas
Houston
Mrs. L Greenwood Returns From Helping Son in Nebraska Move
Mrs L Greenwood returned Monday from assisting her son Walter Greenwood and his wife in locating their new home at Waverly Nebraska.
Beckman Family Return From Burr Nebraska Visit
Mr and Mrs Gus Beckman and children and Miss Mary Patton visited Diller relatives and friends since before the picnic and returned yesterday to Burr Nebraska.
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Gus. Beckman
Mary. Patton
Diller
Burr, Nebr
Dr Ellis and Family Return From Pacific Coast Trip
Dr Ellis and family returned Tuesday from a multi state tour along the Pacific coast. They visited San Diego and San Francisco expositions, viewed Glacier National Park and called on relatives in Los Angeles California La Grande Oregon and Sheridan Wyoming.
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Dr. Ellis
Pacific Coast
San Diego
San Francisco
Glaizer National Park
Los Angeles
Cal
LaGrande
Ore
Sheridan
Wyo
Nurse Miss Bessie Cherry Back From Fall Sanitarium
Miss Bessie Cherry nurse at the Fall sanitarium Beatrice returned home to visit her uncle and aunt LeGrande and Mrs. Cherry then fell seriously ill and was taken back to hospital to undergo appendicitis surgery tomorrow morning near Diller.
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Bessie Cherry
Beatrice
LeGrande Cherry
Washington
W. A. Cherry
Diller
Short Term Grain Insurance Offered by J W Fouts
J W Fouts offers short term grain insurance to cover wheat against fire and lightning. Rates shown include 1000 coverage for two months at 3 dollars and three months at 4 dollars, or 30 to 40 cents per 100 depending on term. Road boxes excluded from short term plans.
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Hazzard
J. W. Fouts
Diller News Roundup Highlights Travel and Local Updates
Wageoner Bros. Harrison Line sought lodging in Lincoln for winter as the state university term begins. Mrs. J. M. Young of Franciis Tears and sister Mrs. A. T. Watson depart for Lincoln. Geo. Henrichs returns from Kansas City after selling hogs and buying cattle. Blanche Conniff and Mariel Steinhorse visit Odell relatives before returning to Lincoln. Diller school repairs ongoing and Saturday moving pictures at Electric Theatre. Farm for sale at 60 dollars per acre no agent. Diller and nearby country schools set September reopening. Mrs. Rigdon returns from Fairbury with Frank Tincher and family in a new Hudson.
Return of Miss Louise Sturdevant to Grand Island
Miss Louise Sturdevant former principal of Diller High School returns to Grand Island where she has taught since leaving Diller and has contracted for another year.
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Louise Sturdevant
Diller High School
Grand Island
Diller
Mob hangs Leo M. Frank near Mary Phagan home
Leo M. Frank, whose death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan had been commuted to life, was taken from Milledgeville prison farm by a mob Tuesday night and hanged to a tree near the victim’s former home in Atlanta.
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Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Atlanta, Ga
Milledgeville
Burlington Exposition Trip Affects Diller Station Coverage
Burlington agent F. W. Black his wife and daughter Wana planned a rail and car journey to the California exposition with a Maxwell left in Belvidere. They would be away three or four weeks while relief agent A. H. Allgeier supervises Diller station duties during the trip.
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Burlington
F. W. Black
Wana
Lincoln
Belvidere
Nebr
California Exposition
Pacific Coast
A. H. Allgeier
Diller
Mrs Mertz and daughter visit relatives in Stella Nebraska
Mrs. Gus Mertz and her daughter from Stella Nebraska stop in on Tuesday while returning from western Nebraska to visit her brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. John Plager and other relatives.
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Gus. Mertz
Stella, Nebr
John Plager
Ladies of KK K K Spend Pleasant Afternoon
On Wednesday August first the KK K K ladies visited Miss Fannie Diller’s home. Ten ladies joined in social conversation and needlework. Mrs. Martha Diller and Miss Averil Fouts helped serve a two course luncheon. Guests included Mrs. J. S. Diller, Mrs. Fouts and Miss Averil Fouts.
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KK. K. K
Fannie Diller
Martha Diller
Averil Fouts
J. S. Diller
Fouts
Presbyterian Church Preaches Sunday Services at 11
The Presbyterian church announces preaching services at eleven o clock Sunday forenoon with a regular morning sermon and accompanying prayers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizens State Bank
State of
Nebraska
S. J. Clark
Virginia
W. Raymond
A. D. Stotts
Omaha
Arthur Price
Ada Payne Cully
Robert
Marjorie
Odell
the New Way Store
Shutt Drug Company
Wageoner Bros
Harrison Line
The
State University
Geo. Henrichs
Kansas City
Blanche Conniff
Mariel Steinhorse
C. E
C. L. Waggoner
Mel. Carpenter
Moving Pictures
Electric Theatre
Joe Wow
Calkin
Diller Markets
O. F. Rigdon
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