Reduction on lap robes and local notes
Mrs. Raymond related a reduction on lap robes. Three members of the G. C. Blauser family are reported as victims of influenza. A. Mayborn traveled to Omaha this week to source cattle for two parties near Diver. Harry Lohr returned from Camp Funston after being mustered out of service. Mrs. Diehl of Fairbury visited Dr. O. C. Diehl’s home. Sam Friday went to Akron to visit brothers Arthur and Henry and their families. Mrs. Cedric Fanders and son Wendel visited Guide Rock due to her mother’s illness. Cleve Hiatt and wife departed for Hemingford to start a new home. The Record will follow Diller happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedric Fanders
Wendel
Guide Rock
Cleve Hiatt
Hemingford
Nebr
Family land transfer and local notices in Lincoln area
Raymond J. W. Fouts reports sale of 160 acres of D A Bugbee land to John Wertz for 12000 dollars, with 80 acres leased 65 years. Claude and Ethel Woods return to Lincoln from illness in the family, as business college and state university attendances resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Fouts
John Wertz
John
Wolf Family Leaves Nebraska for Reedley California Home
H. H. Wolf his wife and two daughters depart from Diller station to Reedley California to establish a new home. Mrs Wolf is sister of Mrs Jon Boettcher who lives south of Diller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Wolf
Lanham
Diller
Reedley
Calif
Mrs. Wolf
Jon Boettcher
Funeral for Clint Cole Shared by Family Near Wymore
Frank Cole reports Mrs. H A Bell and Mrs. C A Green attended Clint Cole’s funeral at his parents home near Wymore. He died in a Texas training camp of pneumonia after influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cole
H. A. Bell
C. A. Green
Clint Cole
Joe Cole
Wymore
Texas
Fire destroys Roulsten farm house in Steele City
The house on the Roulsten farm in Steele City owned by B F Mathias burned Tuesday night last week. The loss to Mathias is about 2500 with 1200 insurance. Roulsten's personal property loss is about 400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roulsten
Eheutr Steele City
B. F. Mathias
Mathias
Stock Gluten Corn Feed Available
J D Fanders notes the store carries gluten corn feed. A separate line mentions Mrs J H Specht being called to Lincoln on Monday due to her daughter's illness while she attends school there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Fanders
J. H. Specht
Lincoln
Doctor Lynch and visitors in Fairbury passage
Dr. A. Lynch, surgeon at Fairbury Hospital on 612 5th St., Fairbury Neb, treated patients in town. Jf. Walter Wiley, who had stayed a few days with his uncles Ott and Will Fox, returned Wednesday to his home in Lead South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lynch
Fairbury Hospital
5Th St
Fairbury, Nebr
Walter Wiley
Ott
Will Fox
Lead
Dak
Health Board Bans Public Gatherings Over Flu Recurrence
The board of health ordered Monday that public gatherings including church services be suspended until further notice to curb the flu recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Flu Grips District Promptly Near Diller
The flu took a fresh hold on the community early in the week and by Wednesday about thirty cases were reported in the surrounding area near Diller, with none in the town itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Stotts Attends Funeral of Matt Brooks in Almena Kans
H. C. Stotts rode the early Wednesday train to Almena Kansas for the funeral of his uncle Matt Brooks a former Odell resident and frequent visitor to Viller.
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H. C. Stotts
Almena
Kans
Matt Brooks
Odell
Viller
Mrs. Renelda Stafford Visits Thanksgiving Week Family
Mrs. Renelda Stafford returned Saturday evening to her Fairbury home after spending Thanksgiving week in Diller with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J OD Fanders.
McDonald Man Returns After Lincoln Visit
Gus Kelley of McDonald Kansas traveled to Lincoln to see his daughter studying there and visited his father D R Kelley before boarding the early Saturday morning train home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Kelley
McDonald, Kan
Lincoln
D. R. Kelley
Mrs Volney Raymond and Donna Jane Move to Lincoln
Mrs Volney Raymond and her daughter Donna Jane took an early Friday train to join her husband in Lincoln where he works as a prescription clerk in a drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volney Raymond
Donna Jane
Lincoln
Raymond
Opera House Lyceum Club Show Postponed by Flu Quarantine
Last night’s Lyceum Club entertainment was indefinitely postponed due to a flu quarantine. The M K Society supper also delayed. if the ban lifts, the supper is rescheduled for December 14 with expected contributions from solicited guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Lyceum Club
M. EK. Society
Hog sale and local notices from Mayberry area
Duroc Jersey boars offered by F W Steffen & Son. Raymonds sells lap robes as Christmas gifts. Herb Barber injured eye while chopping wood. Mrs Mary Miller returned from Fairbury visiting daughter Adline Kennedy. An 8 pound boy born to J Frank Brown and Pearl Fagnacht near Ellis at George Grabber home. Home Guard play at the opera house drew a good crowd and netted over $50.
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J. Frank Brown
Pearl Fagnacht
Mayberry
Nebr
George Grabber
Ellis
Opera House
Fouts Family Notified of Illness at State University
Mrs. J. W. Fouts was summoned to Lincoln last Saturday due to the serious illness of her daughter Miss Averil Fouts, a student at the state university, caused by influenza.
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J. W. Fouts
Lincoln
Averil Fouts
the State University
Oscar Mathias Dies Overseas with Insurance Totals
Oscar Mathias died of pneumonia in a Red Cross hospital abroad. He carried ten thousand dollars in government insurance and one thousand dollars in fraternal insurance through the Modern Woodmen of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Mathias
Red Cross
Woodmen of America
Reichwald Cousin Attends Matt Brooks Funeral in Almena
Mrs F K Reichwald of Odell accompanied H C Stotts to Almena Kansas for the funeral of Matt Brooks, a relative, after traveling with A OD and H C Stotts, they left Odell Tuesday and went on Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. K. Reichwald
Odell
A. OD
H. C. Stotts
Matt Brooks
Almena
Kan
Red Cross Notes Quilt Gift and Sock Drive
Red Cross meetings continue despite a general ban on gatherings. Members finish hospital robes and refugee garments, with a quilt donated by Mrs Etchinson to be quilted and sold for Red Cross funds. A quilt from the Home Guards play sold for 138.50 to Mrs Moulton. Mrs Reinhardt reports ready to send 30 pairs of socks to Fairbury for the month, and yarn on hand for sweaters.
Diller Public Schools Notes and Absences
Diller Public Schools report visits by Rhue Green and others to the grammar and high school rooms. Lila and Gladys Miller leave Diller High School as parents move to Hemingford Nebraska. Beulah and Hazel Ines and Margarite Green are absent due to illness. Freshmen and Sophomores enjoyed a party at Bert and Mrs. Miller's home. The Friday basketball game against Odell is postponed due to flu. Sam Stull resumes high school studies citing easier school work.
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Rhue .E. Green
H. S
Lila
Gladys Miller
Diller High School
Hemingford
Nebr
Habicht
Chuas Waggoner
Bert Miller
Diller
Odell
Beulah
Hazel Ines
Margarite Green
Sam Stull
Local Lumber and Coal Offer From Avery Lib Co Mgr Geer
Let Avery Lumber Company handle your bill with guaranteed satisfaction. They carry Colorado coal and coke, with the coke rated first class for base burners. Manager C. L. Geer oversees the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Lib.Co
C. L. Geer
Mgr
Obituary Oscar L Mathias of Diller Dies in France at 22
Oscar Lewis Mathias born December 9 1895 in Jefferson County Nebraska died October 31 1918 in France of pneumonia at age 22 years 10 months and 22 days He was the son of John W and Sophia Mathias raised on a Nebraskafarm He joined the American Expeditionary Forces with Co K 355th Infantry 89th Division and died a hero for liberty He leaves a mother a brother a sister and many relatives and friends in memory of his sacrifice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Lewis Mathias
Jefferson Co
France
John. W
Sophia Mathias
Diller
Nebr
Europe
Camp Funston
Long Island
New York
Red Crosse
la Grippe
Mathias
Co. K. 355Th Infantry
Woodmen of America
Local Harbine Notes and Thanksgiving Activities
Harbine weekly items note visits by Beatrice residents and relatives, a Thanksgiving dinner gathering at the Arnold home, and multiple social calls. Reports mention influenza illness affecting Bowman household, Oltman purchasing an Oakland from Harbine Auto Co, and several Harbine residents visiting Fairbury Crab Orchard and Beatrice. Three carloads of stock shipped. John Thomas in France reportedly gassed and hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Arnold
Fairbury
Joseph Ellis
Beatrice
Frank Sankey
Harbine Automobile Co
Oakland
Oltman
H. W. Parker
Beulah
Josephine Ommen
Fairbury and
Reynolds
Harlen Weaver
Miss Thompson
Odell
Harbine
Gerturde Mudrow
Anna Arnold
Beatrice High School
Otto Schnuelle
Lennard
Ellis
Equity
John Thomas
France
Pat Murray
Belva Kinneman
Also Mentioned on This Page
State of
Nebraska
Savings Department
Citizens State Bank
Diller, Nebraska
G.C. Blauser
A. Mayborn
Omaha
Diver
Harry Lohr
Sam
Akron
Arthur and
Henry
Mie
Claude
Ethel Woods
Busines College
State University
W. L. Woods
Steffen & Son
Raymonds
Herb Barber
Red
Eva Stotts
Diller Public Schools
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