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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
3
Community items from Diller Nebraska and nearby towns include fairs and events at the Nebraska State Fair and Jefferson County Fair, a county Sunday school picnic at Fairbury, and travel notes. Local business activity mentions Nye-Snyder-Jenks Co storing grain at Diller and piano for sale.
The bridge across Long Branch creek on the P-W-F highway, half a mile east of Diller cemetery, is completed with approaches graded and open to traffic.
Mercer B. Walker Dry Goods Co. Beatrice Nebraska advertises pleated accordion and box panel skirts at $1.50 a pattern with prompt service and return postage prepaid. Mention of Mr and Mrs Ed Shultz and son Harry of Polk Nebraska visiting Diller picnic and Ida Woods before leaving for home Thursday evening.
Mr and Mrs E G Limprecht and family leave Wednesday from Diller for Lincoln where he assumes the role of Supervisor of Industrial Education in the city schools. They will reside in Sheridan Park at 2954 Ryons St and friends express regret at their departure while offering congratulations.
Those who are run down notice catarrh worsens when health declines. The ad argues catarrh is local yet influenced by constitutional condition. It touts an ointment for quick local relief and an internal tonic to aid overall recovery.
A Good-enough sulky plow earns praise from Herman Saase as Gladstone leads Jefferson county league games. Frost in O Neill dropped to 37 degrees. Diller fell 7 to 4 to Harbine in county league action. C A Reinhart visited from Lincoln to check property in Diller. Mrs D V Fanders returned from Lincoln after summer school at the state university.
Mr and Mrs O J Mayborn and their son Richard arrived Wednesday morning returning from a trip to New York and other eastern cities.
Mrs Lulu Pearce, who had lived in Marysville and other places since before Christmas, returned to Diller on Tuesday.
Mrs Sam Diller left after visiting here with her sister Mrs L M Cavett during the picnic and returned Friday to her home in Wilber.
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Haover was celebrated last Sunday evening. A full report will appear in the Record next week.
Mr and Mrs W H Harris and three children from Danbury Nebraska spent a day or two this week with her sister Mrs A E Southwick and family.
Mrs. Flora Riddle and her children left the bedside of her ailing mother Mrs. Chas. Brandt and returned to their home in North Platte.
Mrs Church and her son Warren who attended the Willer picnic and visited the home of Mr and Mrs L H Finley returned to their Thompson home Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Tucker with daughter Mildred and son Frank returned last Thursday from a motor trip to Yellowstone National Park and reported a very enjoyable time.
A. T. Watson, Burling ton Agent at Hoag, transferred to Filley and moved his family to Beatrice last week. Paul Logan and family have relocated from Hoag to Beatrice. The Watsons and Logans formerly lived in Diller and nearby areas.
Bertrand Lachance age twenty three months of Lewiston Maine fell from a second story window to the ground and was unhurt in the incident.
A seven foot rattlesnake became lodged in a pipe line and stopped the pumping plant at the D. A. Beattle orange grove near Portersville Cal. The incident disrupted irrigation and required removal by workers. No injuries reported.
A 1922 report by the commissioner of public works notes Shanghai's continued growth. New constructions valued at 15 926 000 taels were erected, down from about 5 000 000 taels the previous year, with 5 487 structures built including 4 267 Chinese houses and 84 buildings for foreigners.
Home grown watermelons arrive at the Diller market priced at 24 cents per pound. Local growers promote fresh produce to shoppers seeking seasonal fruit.
The grain growers meeting will be in the city hall at o o clock this week. Construction starts soon on the new $200 000 high school building at Fairbury. Paul White will teach in Price Utah next year. Mrs Ruth Bowers of Diller telephone central is on vacation. Earl Pearce and family, who visited since before the picnic, returned to Moorehead Ia. I have 22 gauge corrugated iron war material for overseas use for sale.
Mrs John Gretzinger Jr and her children who had stayed here several weeks with relatives returned yesterday morning to their home in Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Skutt and children Irwin and Marcella traveled to Kansas City on Monday to place an order for holiday goods for their drug store. They also planned a visit with relatives in Meridan Kansas.
Willard Brandt hastened to his mother Mrs. Chas Brandt on learning of her illness then left Friday for Three Forks Montana where her condition had improved materially. Mrs Grace Gemeny and her niece Miss Bessie Copeland who had visited here and at Harbine about six weeks with relatives the Waggerers Bells and Copelands left Tuesday evening for Los Angeles California Mr Gemeny who came with them returned some time ago leaving them for a longer visit.
Eight thousand Nebraskans now living in California attended a Nebraska picnic at Long Beach on August 6. The event showcased Nebraska wealth and power as its soil funded the gathering of its retired sons, reflecting enduring state pride and presence beyond its borders.
An OCR fragment traces the name Clementina from ancient Rome through Clemens and Clemensae to Clementina in England and France. It links Clementina to St. Clementine legends, patron saint of sailors, and notes a legend that turquoise brings protection and luck when the moon is reflected.
Plymouth has withdrawn from the county league ball teams and her place has been taken over by a team from Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Fanders returned Monday from Guide Rock where they went to fetch their children who had visited there with their grandparents.
Pearly Miller and daughter Mary returned Friday to Pittsburg Kansas after several days visiting relatives and friends and attending the picnic.
John Hayworth a longtime resident of Diller now living in Nevis Minnesota is reported to be so ill with heart trouble that he cannot sit up any. His old friends here hope for his complete recovery.
Mr and Mrs S S Safford of Porterville California were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs E B G Limprecht from Friday until Sunday evening They have spent the summer visiting in Kentucky and are returning home where Mr Safford heads the Commercial Department in Porterville city schools.
Mrs George Mason, who attended the picnic as a guest of Mrs John Mathias, returned Friday to her home in Beattyville.
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