27 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
1
Otis Babb went to Omaha Monday to spend Christmas with relatives. Roy Nelson assists in the Omaha post office during the holiday rush. Ernest Fisher visits his brother in Morehead Kansas for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McCoy visit their daughter Mrs. O. B. Hill for Christmas. One year old Duroc Jersey hog for sale.
A Kimball piano in fine condition offered at a bargain. Enquiries directed to the Record office. Mr and Mrs Harry Crallenger traveled Sunday to Oberlin Kansas to spend holidays with relatives.
Mill Fry came Tuesday from North Platte Nebraska to spend Christmas with his mother and other Diller relatives.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Stotts and their children from Hubbell arrived Monday to spend Christmas holidays with relatives and friends in Diller.
Mrs W N Sparks and her daughter fled over the Hock Island from Harbine on Christmas day to visit their daughter and sister Mrs Frank Miller and family at Maple Hill Kansas.
Mrs. G W Wheeler and two sons arrived Saturday from St Edwards Nebraska to spend Christmas and the holidays with her daughter Mrs H K Shutt. A public sale of hay and other items is planned with A Mabyorn conducting the sale.
The rural carriers request route patrons to supply stamps in advance and have mail stamped before delivery, noting the need to avoid delays.
Christmas greetings and holiday updates from Steele City residents. notes include visits to Orleans Nebraska and Herrington Kansas, relatives gathering, travel on No 16 to Elk Creek, and plans to examine Round Oak ranges. Obituary announces the death of infant Eine Clarence Helland with funeral details and burial at Steele City cemetery.
A reflective note compares life to a business and urges self examination of talents and gains from the past year. Readers are urged to use what they have learned to improve in the coming year and to strive toward greater achievements.
An assortment of aphorisms and local musings from Diller readers touch on credit temptations, wary optimism about war ending, and everyday questions like speed limits. The fragment reflects small town concerns and humor in a dated voice.
Arthur B. Wrigley and Miss Gladys A. Harvey wed at the Harvey home five miles northwest of Harbine on Christmas day 1912. Rev. W L Hadsell officiated before about sixty guests with Miss Bessie Nider at piano and Miss Vera Watson singing. The bride wore white chiffon with lace and bead trimming, carried a bouquet of bridal roses and white carnations. Afterward refreshments were served and the couple planned to reside on the groom’s father’s farm one mile south of Harbine.
About 18 to 20 musically inclined residents met at City Hall Friday evening to organize a band. Committees were formed and a Dec 27 meeting set to gather interested parties. Prof Watt agreed to teach for 20 dollars monthly with quarterly business support sought. Widow of W H Roulston dies near Diller. funeral in Steele City.
A playful verse lists resolutions for the coming year. The speaker vows not to drink unless very dry, to respect others' privacy, to obey superiors if present, to forgive enemies, to live in neighborly love, to subscribe and pay promptly, and to trade with distant merchants to recover money spent abroad.
The Jefferson County Good Roads Association pledges to condemn fast driving within county towns and to aid city and county officers in enforcing motor vehicle laws. Citizens who witness violations are urged to report to the county secretary, A A Weyer, secretary of the Fairbury Club, as recorded in the Fairbury Journal dated December 17, 1912.
Rev W L Hadsell will assist Rev Mills in Ellis Nebr for two weeks leading revivals. Sunday services at Diller include morning and evening sermons The Handgrip of Loyalty and The Voices of God are the sermons. The Christmas cantata Around the Manger drew a full house and the Sunday school thanks A H Colman for a generous candy gift.
Roy Diller his wife and children from Rockford arrive Monday to spend Christmas with Diller relatives while Mrs. Harry King of Franklin joins them for the holiday occasion.
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