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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
3
Local notices list upcoming events with dates for the Nebraska State Fair from August 31 to September 5 and the Jefferson County Fair from September 16 to 19.
Local dealer S J Thompson urges buyers to consider Ford and Dodge models before making a car purchase. The note highlights selection and informal guidance for shoppers in the market for new or used vehicles.
John Plager drove to Humboldt yesterday following a recent visit there by his wife who had spent time with relatives in the area.
Mr and Mrs John Carico visited from Falls City and spent several days with longtime friends in Diller during the Thursday evening period.
A new serial story titled The Mystery Road will start on the Record's inside pages the week after next. Readers are urged to watch for the feature in upcoming editions.
A warning highlights every month as danger month at grade crossings and urges vigilance every minute. Officials urge drivers and pedestrians to slow down and heed signals to prevent collisions.
R L Oaks, who underwent a prior operation in a Kansas City hospital and then a second, more serious one, is now able to be up and walk around the hospital.
Carroll Diller, a student at State University Lincoln, earned a Master of Science last Friday marking the close of the second session of the summer school at the university.
Dr and Mrs Viers with their children joined by Mr and Mrs Frank Viers and children of Superior on an auto trip to Topeka Kansas visiting relatives from Friday to Monday. Miss Marguerite Viers, who had been visiting since before the Diller picnic, returned home with her parents.
Diller residents joined the Jansen picnic week. The local boys lost to Powell 14 to 2 on Tuesday. Plymouth beat Harbine 8 to 1 on Wednesday. Hubbell and Harbine girls’ teams posted a 80 to 4 Hubbell triumph.
An old remedy claims simple glycerine with buckthorn bark mixed in Adlerika guards against appendicitis. The product supposedly acts on both upper and lower bowel, removing gases and fecal matter.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Vieths spent Sunday with relatives in Clatunia. The short report notes their family visit and local hospitality.
The Farmers Shipping Association sent one car load of hogs to the St. Joseph market on Tuesday, representing a small but noted shipment in regional livestock trade.
Miss Evelyn Carpenter of Sabetha Kansas visited Miss Carrie Rand last week. Emil Hohn a Standard Oil man offered stable space for three horses to rent to school pupils.
Mr and Mrs Hadden of Fairbury were Sunday guests at the T C Read home in Diller. John Siefford of Rome Colo is visiting his brother Sam Seifford who lives 14 miles north of town.
Mrs Alice Line arrived Friday evening after a week long visit with Mrs Pearl Diller at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs H Z Diller in Exeter.
E L Williamson of the Western Newspaper Union and L J Koepff of the Plymouth News conversed with the Record office staff in Lincoln on Tuesday.
Miss Florence Jones a Home Economics teacher in Kansas City returned home Tuesday after spending several days visiting Miss Averil Fouts in Diller.
The NCSA Club of Diller entertained husbands and served supper in Finks park at Wymore last Friday. Former member Mrs John Carico and her husband were special guests of honor at the event.
Mr and Mrs Alf Mayborn and A J Mayborn and family attend the funeral at Beatrice Sunday for their nephew and cousin George Mayborn of Greely Colorado where his family had resided the past two years He was survived by his wife and two daughters His family had resided near Lanham and Mr Mayborn was traveling for a Beatrice implement house
At Chautauqua in Fredonia a man rose to adjust a pillow during a performance of It Ain t Gonna Rain No Mo. The audience stood, thinking the band played the national anthem, then learned the tune was different. Local observer quoted saying they should have known Yankee Doodle was not the piece.
Clarence Piveral moves his family back to Diller living at the J. I. Lamb property. Alva Cavett of Grand Island visited yesterday at his brother L. M. Cavett’s home.
Notice from the Board of Education states all pupils of Diller High School must register on Saturday September 6. R F Starr returned from Cheyenne Wells Colorado where he had been tending his share of the crop.
Miss Deva Armstrong of Auburn left Tuesday to visit at the Jessie Pierce home after visiting with Mr and Mrs Frank Frisbie.
Edgar Henrichs, a relative of Fred Henrichs, suffers an infected ankle after picking a small pimple with a jack knife, causing medical concern and treatment.
Conrad Kuppel, longtime Diller area resident, now living in Illinois, drove in Wednesday evening to visit with old friends in the region.
The Co. League game Sunday at St Diller saw the home Gladstone team defeat Diller 9 to 8 in a tight clash that kept fans on edge.
Mrs Will Berghouse and her sons Carl and Marten from Chapin Illinois travelled Thursday evening of last week for a two week visit at the home of her sister Mrs Ben Roelfs and other Diller relatives.
Mr and Mrs Saylor entertain his nephew Grover Warren and his three sons from Arapahoe Nebraska and Miss Amy Warren of Fairbury who arrived Wednesday for a short visit. The Saylors express happiness at their friends visiting.
R Frank Tucker returned home Monday from Menomonies Wisconsin where he attended Stout Institute and will continue to Kearney on business before taking a drafting instructor position in Denver public schools.
The federal bureau reports U.S. wheat farmers may net 100 to 200 million dollars more this year than in 1923 if sales exceed 500 million bushels. Earlier estimates had suggested a one billion dollar advance, but even the smaller gain promises substantial debt payoff and farm purchases.
The Lincoln Star installs the state’s largest printing press capable of printing and folding 64 page papers. It can print and deliver complete 16 page papers at 80 000 per hour and invites the public to inspect the new plant in Lincoln with guided tours.
E. F. Habicht plans to go to the market early next week to purchase new goods. The move aims to refresh inventory and attract customers with fresh offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Miller of Lincoln were guests of Diller friends and relatives on Wednesday.
Miss Grace Griffen, who had been visiting Beatrice and Wymore the past week, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs Dora Wohlfurth suffered a light paralytic stroke last Friday and is now making a good recovery.
An eight year old boy, son of Charley Carpenter, was badly cut when a finger was pinched in machinery on the family farm northeast of Diller on Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carico toured their Bethel-area farm and met old friends, expressing satisfaction with current crop prospects and the year’s potential.
Mr and Mrs True Thompson and their son Harold left Thursday for Mason City Iowa after a week long visit with relatives. They were joined by Lucile Sparks of Lincoln.
The best wheat yield reported at this office came from the Mike Mitchel farm southwest of town. Harvey Koetcher cultivated ten acres producing 400 bushels, sold at Steele City for $1.08 per bushel.
Herman Sexel and family of the northwest Diller neighborhood departed last Saturday for a weeklong trip to Colorado. Mr and Mrs Henry Schnuelle of Heatrice will tend the farm in their absence.
Mrs. J. W. Hayworth of Nevis Minnesota sent a fine bunch of fish to Mr and Mrs Isaac Saylor. The timely delivery made a birthday meal special and the Saylors thanked her and invited a return visit.
L. M. Cavett is remodeling and repainting the John Wrigley home located north of town.
Sunday guests at the home of Mrs Isabelle Ermoed were Mr and Mrs Joe Rothmeir and a person named Alexander.
The Department of Agriculture urges farmers to reserve some old corn as seed in case a late frost destroys the new crop before it matures. This precautionary measure aims to protect upcoming yields and ensure planting resilience statewide.
J W Fouts needs a walking stick this week to aid mobility as he gradually recovers from a back crick. He is improving though still relying on the stick for help.
Ab Bristol a linesman for Diller Telephone Co departs Sunday morning with his family and Mrs Mary Green to visit relatives in Modoc Kansas for a two week vacation.
Richard Phelps and daughter Elsie and Miss Mollie Hays of Johnson and Tecumseh visited the families of Asa Richardson and Chas Hays and left for home Wednesday.
The western ponies known as mustangs originate from southwestern breeds with Moorish roots. They arrived via Mexico and were brought by Spaniards. The term bronco applies to many of these small horses, many crossbred with trotter, thoroughbred, or Arabian stock and used for herding.
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