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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1927
Page
5
Coming events list regional fairs in Jeff. Co and Gage county with dates from Aug 30 to Sept 30. Medical and eye care providers in Fairbury and Beatrice advertise services and monuments. Alvin Hirsch and Clarence Piveral families noted at local gatherings and moves within Kansas and Nebraska.
Miss Anna Koester, who had stayed at her aunt Mrs. Matilda Casper's home, returned to her residence in Deshier Sunday.
A Plymouth band performed several selections on Diller's main street last Friday to boost interest in the Plymouth picnic held yesterday and today.
Henry Stuteross a Fairbury contractor died Monday after a short illness. His funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Christian church with brief services and burial following.
Mrs Elizabeth Fouts and her daughter Averil visited relatives in Seward Nebraska and Gayville South Dakota and returned home on Thursday of last week.
Mr and Mrs Will Gaisford and family returned Monday evening from visiting relatives at Beaver City Nebraska. Mrs Gaisford s mother accompanied them to stay for a visit.
On September 1 roughly 2000 physicians and surgeons in Nebraska practice within the state as a regional medical gathering gathers attendance and professional presence.
Opal Hill returned Friday from Peru where she attended a six week term at the state normal. She will teach next school year in the Moffitt district located four miles east of and three miles east of I- hope.
To rid a home of rats and mice, seal all openings they could enter. Store supplies properly and follow package directions. Mix barium carbonate with foods rats and mice commonly consume and place where it will be eaten.
The J. N. C. will meet with Mrs. James Hays in two weeks on September 7. The war to end war lingers as a century's echo. Miss Averil Fouts departs for Spokane Washington to take a city school position. Mr. John Senior suffered a painful left thumb cut last week with a corn knife.
Miss Pearl Caldwell visits her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Weyer at Fairbury while John H. Sahohoff promotes the New Idea and New Nisco farming spreads.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Mayborn and their sons Alfred and Richard began a Monday auto trip to the Black Hills. Also in town last week were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Packer and son Ray of Bellville Kansas who visited Diller relatives and old friends during their stay for a picnic.
The Andrews family reports their young son Bobbie ran a long sliver into his foot on Monday. A doctor removed the sliver and saved the child from serious harm.
Fairbury announces the Jefferson County Fair from August 30 to September 2 in Fairbury. Residents are urged to bring shoes for repairs, with Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop located corner north of Bunham theatre and contact W. F. Mathis for details.
Mrs. Wilber Hiatt and children of Daykin and Mrs. Cleve Hiatt and daughter of Hebron visited their mother Mrs. S. M. Hughes and attended a local picnic last week.
Floyd Hadley of Lincoln and his wife, recent newlyweds, began their journey in a car to California at the start of the week, planning to establish their home there.
Nebraska has produced two cabinet members: J Sterling Morton served as Secretary of Agriculture during Grover Cleveland’s second term and William J Bryan served as Secretary of State under part of Woodrow Wilson’s first administration.
Mrs Isabella Raymond has purchased and disposed of the building and keeps the lot for lawn and garden purposes, enhancing the desirability of her home.
Miss Lyda Devitee and her sister Mrs Ludwick, who lives with her, are named in city social notes and discussed in a brief society paragraph.
The wife of W. J. Lamb of Cab Creek was taken to a hospital where she is said to be improving. She is a brother of J. L. satory.
The Diller schools will open Tuesday September 6. The piece notes a citizen’s liberty conflict and mentions Wiemers Bros exhibiting Chester White hogs at Deshler’s Thayer county fair this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Frerichs and family, after visiting sister-in-law Mrs. Matilda Casper and family, returned to their Auburn home Friday of last week.
An observant visitor notes in Florida that much of the high grade 1925 business frontage has reverted to dense, tangled wildwood, returning the area to a more natural state.
A wry saying contrasts the ease of parting fools from cash with the puzzling path by which fools gain wealth. It suggests skepticism about origins of fortune and the people who prosper through folly. The remark echoes common caution about financial naivety and unscrupulous schemes.
Earl Snyder came back to his home in Alliance Nebraska on Saturday after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs W A Snyder since before the picnic stating he enjoyed the trip and now resumes his daily routine.
Seward Alaska residents rushed to sea thinking a bear skin hung from a returning hunting party was a distress signal. Investigations showed it was a large Kodimk bear pelt drying, mistaken after a three day voyage.
Mrs Verna Howard of Los Angeles arrived Friday noon to visit her father A H Howard of Jansen and to see her friend Mrs Scott Miller along with other friends.
The Barneston hydroelectric plant, constructed years ago by Beatrice capital, has been sold to Chicago interests for 487 500 dollars. It stands as the largest development in the southern part of the state.
V A Raymond stayed Wednesday night with his mother Mrs Isabella Raymond and left Thursday morning with his daughter Donna Jane who had visited Diller relatives since Sunday.
The text questions the motives behind dangerous ocean air crossings while noting the thrill of achievement is not worth the risk. It then lists many autumn apple preparations and dishes from pie and dumplings to cobbler, fritters, and baked apples.
Harley Means and two young women were in a car that collided with a motorcycle driven by Harry May five miles south of Beatrice while en route to the Diller picnic. Means suffered two broken ribs and other injuries. May had facial cuts and a damaged arm. the two girls escaped with severe bruises.
AH students should attend Diller High School next year with registration by grade: Seniors 9 to 10, Juniors 10 to 11:30, Sophomores 1:15 to 2:30, Freshmen 2:30 to 3:30. Sophomores and Freshmen go to Mr Yost on the second floor. others to Miss Conger or Mr Siekmann. Grade children arrive Sept 6. classes start then. Out of town students may come later in the day.
Letter describes a two day valley picnic with two near perfect days, good management by Charlie, speeches by Judge Messmore on the Constitution and County Attorney Denney on citizenship, ample refreshments and amusements, and about 2000 cars per evening without any accidents.
A letter extols the Diller picnic as a bright spot in community life for nearly thirty years, inviting visitors to experience its spirit and sense of common purpose at the event.
The Lincoln fair runs September 4 to 8 with a Sunday program featuring Bible classes and vocal and instrumental selections. Gates open 6:30 to 9 PM, shows by Ogtham's and Thaviu teams, cat shows, auto displays, vaudeville between races, and a clinic for defective boys and club work in Agricultural Hall.
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