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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
1
Dr. C C Diehl anticipated a visit from his brother W E Diehl of Chicago yesterday. A daughter of Mr and Mrs Rey Roelfs dislocated a shoulder last week. Misa Albrecht a Beatrice nurse arrived Wednesday to care for Mrs Charley Brandt.
Mabel E. Zook files for divorce in Beatrice district court from Earl J. Zook a former Diller man alleging extreme cruelty. The couple wed in Lincoln in November 1919.
In a district court session at Fairbury the State Savings and Loan Association of Beatrice won a foreclosure against Walter S. Patton for 1151.25. The Diller property was ordered sold to satisfy the debt.
Pursuant to Post Office Department orders the Diller post office will be open weekdays 7:00 a m to 7:00 p m. Sundays hours are 8:00 to 9:00 a m and 4:00 to 5:30 p m. Vernon D Hill Postmaster.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Wright and their two children Lucile and Gerald from Wayne Nebraska visited Diller Tuesday night while returning from a western Nebraska eastern Colorado and northern Kansas auto trip. They stayed with Mrs. Frank T. Pearce and family and left Wednesday morning in their Essex sedan hoping to reach home by dinnertime.
Mr and Mrs L L Tristman and children Dale and Allen depart Wednesday for a two week motor trip to Scotts Bluff Neb to visit her brother and family then likely extend into Wyoming and Colorado Max Bell will run Nye Snyder Jenks elevator during Mr Tinstmans absence and Colman hotel will be efficiently managed by Mrs Gretzinger Sr during his absence
S J Thompson reports sweet corn for sale per ear. L R Lambert rents a farm near Guide Rock for next year.
A daughter of Carl Miller living southeast of Diller sprained her wrist badly while cranking a car in town yesterday.
Mr and Mrs Chas Armstrong of Mahaska Kansas Mrs Caroline Frantis of Fairview Illinois and Mrs Philip Utzsinger of Canton Illinois spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs L H Findling.
Miss Florence Arbogast of Carleton returns home Tuesday after a brief visit to Rev. C. F. Innis. She is accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Innis and David Innis who spent a few days with friends in Carleton.
The Springdale Arkansas news copy mentions fruit growing progress, with emphasis on grape cultivation, attributed to Ben Hicken formerly of ODiller who discussed similar developments during a prior visit.
Class No. 3 of M. E. Sunday school under Mrs. S. F. Clark hosted a measuring party yesterday afternoon at Miss Eleanor Filley's residence. Invitations invited guests to measure themselves against a wall for five cents per foot and extra cents per inch, with music, recitation, and pleasure planned for the gathering.
The narrator and son Earl traveled Friday through Fairbury Hebron and Deshler to Superior. They toured a large cement plant and the rebuilt dam on the Republican river fueling Superior and surrounding towns. They saw abundant wheat and corn crops and met Dr. L A Powell who will serve as physician at Grand Island soldiers home starting August 25.
Glara Myers and Grace traveled to Havelock to visit relatives over Sunday. Ruth Myers and children Roberta and Velva visited Diller relatives last week and attended the picnic. LaVera returned from Kansas City with her children to Pueblo Colorado to help care for her ill mother Mrs. Chas Brandt.
Mr and Mrs Cloyd Cully and Mr and Mrs W G Robertson hosted a 6 o'clock dinner at the Robertson home last Thursday for Mr and Mrs Neal Diller who were departing for Chicago on Saturday. Twelve covers were set with guests including Mr and Mrs Hayes and family, Cecil Ellis and family, Ethel Ellis, Lillian Wohlfarth, Ruth Kurtz, Minnie Edgington, Adelia, Ross and Keith Hayes.
Vivian Lenore Sandman born July 2 1921 in Beatrice Nebraska died August 12 1923 at Fairbury. Funeral service held August 13 at home conducted by Rev H M Wyrick with burial in Harbine cemetery. The piece also mentions a recent Diller picnic with crowds despite bad weather and local musical performances.
Mrs. Mart McCullough and her son Robert traveled from Lancaster Kansas to join the Diller picnic. They planned a brief call on their sister and aunt Mrs. Ida Woods during the visit.
William Whipple Bennett and Martha Leavitt Clark wed at three with Rev. and Mrs W F Clark officiating. Guests include John N Bennett and J H Whipple, with a reception on the lawn and a brief honeymoon in Estes Park. They will reside in New York City where Bennett teaches at NYU.
A Seward delegation and numerous residents from Lincoln Chancelor Council Bluffs Chicago Beatrice Friend and Douglas are listed as attending a regional gathering. Attendees include Paul Taylor Mrs C O Carlson Prof A B Fairchild Mr and Mrs A V Matthews Mr and Mrs M B Osterhout Mr and Mrs Blue Neal Anderson Evylin and William Ellis Alice Anderson Myrna Jones and Ruth Dennison and Sarah Marshal.
Local market notes list wheat No 2 offering and new oats offerings. Details are sparse with partial OCR indicating price or range and potential supplier names not readable.
A brief, fragmented listing from Farmers Union Store shows butter, eggs, and poultry items with pricing marks including a 320 count and values like 20 17 18 07 38, suggesting a shop catalog or market notice.
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