New Year Subscriptions and Local Holidays Note
Beatrice residents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cully visited Diller relatives for Christmas. The item invites readers to subscribe to the home paper for the new year.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
1
Beatrice residents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cully visited Diller relatives for Christmas. The item invites readers to subscribe to the home paper for the new year.
Mrs Verr Pickard of Fairbury visited her parents Mr and Mrs Geo Specht for Christmas. The item notes F A Moon and Son quality monuments based in Fairbury Nebraska established in 1886.
Mrs John Plager and her son Francis traveled to Humboldt on Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives, enjoying time away from home.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Greene and daughter Violet visited Sunday at the home of Mr Grone's sister Mrs Nippert near Alexander. Ted Brugh of the Steiner farm 24 miles east of Diller will quit farming and hold a public sale on February 14.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Nickeson and their children shared Christmas Day at the home of Mrs Nickeson’s parents, Mr and Mrs M F Thompson, enriching family gathering in their residence.
Mr and Mrs Will Egger who had visited a short time with her sister Mrs Frank Grabber and brothers Will Oscar and Frank Amos returned Monday to their home in Lincoln.
Mr and Mrs Frank Cully and Mr and Mrs Harley Moffit and family spent Christmas day at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Col Hiatt in Beatrice All of the children were present.
Miss Nellie Green spent Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs H E Green and left Tuesday evening aboard the Rock Island at Fairbury for Lincoln where she works as a stenographer in an insurance company office.
Jefferson County unloaded a car of bridge plank bought from Cornbelt Lumber Co. The material will be used in the county and hauled by county trucks.
The J N C The Jally Neighbors Club met at Miss Katherine Kreuzberg’s home on Wednesday December 19 with eight members present due to bad weather. The next meeting is planned with Mrs Emily Bures on January 2.
Mr and Mrs S C Hutchinson spent Christmas day with their son Harold in St Elizabeths hospital at Lincoln where he underwent another operation Saturday on a knee injured in a basketball game five years ago. They report Harold as getting along as well as could be expected.
The Record notes a promotional placement and mentions Fred Starr arriving from the western part of the state last Friday. It also reports Howard Stotts spending the Christmas holidays with relatives at Hubbel and Art Spitsnogle from the Odell vicinity losing a valuable horse to cornstalk disease.
One dark red Shorthorn bull coming two years old for sale. He leads well. H. F. Engelman advertises this livestock in the community notice. A note accompanies urging readers to subscribe to the Record for the new year if not already a subscriber.
Mrs. Harry Tincher wife of an Odell druggist died Wednesday night of last week. She is survived by her husband and three sons.
Lloyd Callander, a drug store employee in Osceola Nebraska, spent Christmas at his parents Mr and Mrs M Callander.
Guy Clancy rode a Burlington passenger Sunday to Idaho to visit relatives. He plans to see other parts of the western county on his return trip.
Mrs Harley Clark traveled to Filley in her new Chevrolet coupe to spend Christmas Day with M F Thompson.
Miss Helene Green a Clatonia public school teacher spends Christmas at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs H E Green.
Rhue Green left his parents home Saturday for Christmas vacation in Topeka Kansas and then Salt Lake City to attend chautauqua conventions.
Mr and Mrs V A Raymond and daughter Donna Jane visited their grandparents Mrs L P Raymond and Mr and Mrs H E Green for Christmas and returned to Courtland Kansas on Wednesday morning.
Thela Madden entertained several young friends at a Saturday afternoon birthday party held at her grandmother Mrs. Ida Woods home. Guests played games then enjoyed refreshments and wished Thela many more happy birthdays on departure.
Mr. J. H. Logan near Diller received a pleasant surprise dinner gathering last Sunday with his children Merle Lawrence Paul Vint Free and George plus Dr. Wm. Logan and Mrs. Gladys Wright absent two.
The M W A meets on the second and fourth Thursdays each month. C A Green traveled from western Kansas to spend Christmas with his children. Diller schools close for holidays and reopen Monday morning. Beulah Thompson visited Lincoln on December 16 for a day or two. Mr and Mrs E G Limprecht and children of Lincoln holiday with Diller relatives. All Diller teachers used the holiday vacation to spend Christmas at home.
Paul S. Beckwith lists Thorobred Duroc Jersey male hogs. Diller, Lincoln visitor Mea J. Smith Diller stays over holidays. Contact Carrol Diller in Lincoln for details.
Cleve Hiatt formerly of the Diller area sold his farm near Morrowville Kansas and moved back to Reynolds.
Mrs. T. H. Waggoner came home Wednesday after several weeks with her daughters in Shanendoah Iowa and Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Maw and Mr. and Mrs. John Maw of McDonald Kansas are spending the holidays with Diller relatives and friends.
Clint Tristman suffered a fracture when his car started unexpectedly and the crank kicked, injuring his arm above the elbow on Sunday night.
Harry Greider received a birthday party last Sunday at his brother Roy Greider’s home. The gathering was a family affair with all relatives in attendance.
Fire caused $2,000 damage to the roof of Odell's only hotel early Christmas morning. Investigators blame a defective flue as the likely source of the blaze.
W F Myers and family of Havelock are visiting this week with Diller relatives. Billie, employed in the Burlington shop, was suspended during the holidays.
Geo Hiatt son of Col Hiatt and Mrs Hiatt of Beatrice married Lulu Hinds yesterday at the bride’s parents home in Odell with only immediate relatives present.
A two months old child of Mr and Mrs Arnold Beckman living between Diller and Odell was found dead in bed Monday morning. Officials believe heart failure caused the death.
Mr and Mrs John Gretzinger and relatives from Byron visited their son and brother Adam Gretzinger near Steele City for Christmas dinner. The party included Clint Tristman and two sons Allen and Dale, and Harry Gregory.
Mrs George Tjaden of Remsen Indiana and her sister Miss Kathrine Lottmann and a friend arrived at Mr and Mrs Onka Lotman home last Friday evening to spend Christmas with relatives. Mrs Tjaden will stay two weeks while Kathrine remains at home.
Lewis Carey, a former Jefferson county boy, was killed while felling a large tree near Alzada Montana. He was alone when the accident happened and the tree fell on him. He served in World War I as a cavalryman and in the aviation corps. He was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Catlin, formerly of Diller, and the brother of Miss Gertrude Carey who often visited there. His parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Carey now live at Ridge Montana.
Clarence Thompson a Diller High School graduate now at Peru Normal visited with Perry Hempill of Ellis and friends in Diller Tuesday.
S. F. Clark and wife, J. A. Pickard and Mrs. L. A. Pickard attended a family reunion at the home of Mrs. Chas. Gaisford in Ellis Christmas day. There were 72 present, all relatives.
Mesers and Meadames Cleve and Wilber Hiatt from Reynolds attended the Hiatt reunion at Beat Rice and stopped Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs and Mrs J L Hughes, the ladies parents.
Mr and Mrs Sam Thompson and family received a Christmas gift from her brother John A Zouk and wife a box of fine large naval oranges grown in their Fresno California door yard a generous sample reached the editor desk.
A comedian finishes his speech and a lawyer asks why a professional comedian is funny. The comedian retorts that it is unusual for a lawyer to have his hands in his pockets, prompting laughter.
In a playful exchange Mrs. Sabertooth and Mr. Skinpants discuss the long lineage of their cave dwelling family The portraits on the cave walls show the entire clan with tails highlighting their ancient ties and humorous self presentation.
The wife of John Lottman, residing 84 miles south of Diller, shows improvement after a severe kidney and liver illness that had left doctors with little hope for recovery.
Misses Isabelle and Averil Fouts of Winner South Dakota and Scottsbluff Nebraska are domestic science teachers visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fouts. Arnold Fouts of Blair, county agent for Washington county, is also visiting.
Miss Pearl Diller resumes her journey to Exeter Nebraska after a brief visit with relatives. She plans to enjoy Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs H Z Diller while continuing studies at the Horner Institute in Kansas City in voice culture and instrumental music. Her church sing Sunday morning pleased friends.
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