Christmas Visits Across Nearby Towns
Carl Tarnow spent Christmas visiting relatives in Steele City. George Miller returned home Tuesday from Beatrice for a family visit. Herb Stotts and family came back from Hubbell after Christmas with her mother. Nellie Lightner traveled from Odell to view fire damage at her home. Minnie Boxwell returned from Beatrice where she visited relatives since before Christmas. Veron Specht, after Christmas with her parents, headed back to Lincoln. Will Fox came home from Tecumseh after weeks with his brother in law and sister Myron Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Tarnow
Steele City
George Miller
Beatrice
Herb Stotts
Hubbell
Minnie Boxwell
Will Fox
Tecumseh
Myron Patton
Rural Carrier Salary Schedule Details and Holiday Notices
A rural carrier on a 24 mile daily route earns 1800 dollars per year with 30 dollars more per mile for any distance over 24 miles. A social gathering honored Esther Innis a Wesleyan student visiting her parents the Revs Innis. John Steiner planned to visit Chicago and his father I D Steiner with hopes to spend Christmas at Robert Steiner’s home. RAT-SNAP rat poison ad promises refunds if claims fail, including cremation claims and guaranteed effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steiner
Chicago
I. D. Steiner
Pennsylvania
Robert Steiner
Soil and rock carried by U S rivers to ocean yearly
The United States Geological Survey reports an average of 95 tons per square mile per year of soil pebbles and loose rock are carried by rivers into the ocean, totaling across the 3,088,500 square mile U S surface to illustrate the vast magnitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Ite
Awout omAgas visit counted
Fragmentary text notes a visit by unfamiliar names and places. The readable bits mention a weekday plan and a test pane near a western area. Entities are unclear, but the fragment implies a local reporting note about an event and attendance.
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Cance
Hollenbergers Visit Filleys and Local Lyceum Next Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Chas Hollenber ger of Kansas City visit Mr and Mrs Filley this week Mrs Orvil Edwards and daughter of Fairbury visit her sister Mrs Frank Cole The Orchestrial Entertainers sponsor the Diller Lyceum Course at Diller opera house next Tuesday night Jan 4th
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Chas. Hollenberger
Kansas City
Mrs. Filley
Orvil Edwards
Fairbury
Frank Cole
Diller Lyceum
Diller Opera House
Illness in Diller area and Christmas visit noted
Mrs John Steinmetz living five miles west of Diller is critically ill with a blood infection starting from a foot infection. Miss Della Clark and Clark Miller of Fairbury were Christmas guests at the home of his mother Mrs Mary Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steinmetz
Diller
Della Clark
Clark Miller
Fairbury
Mary Miller
Miss Mary Edgington Holiday Visit With Edgingtons
Miss Mary Edgington a mathematics teacher in Fairbury schools is spending the holidays at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs R H Edgington southwest of town local note from the community column
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Edgington
Fairbury
R. H. Edgington
Cora Wright
Lincoln City
Mrs. C. H. Wright
Local Notices and Home Visits Highlight Week
Atty John J. Reinhardt of Aurora Nebr counts Hamilton County visits at his parents home before Christmas and returns to Aurora. Mr and Mrs F E Warren and Rev and Mrs C W F King head homeward from Knoxville Iowa to Perry Iowa. An advertisement features RAT-SNAP with quotes from Fred White about rats and potato storage, offered in three sizes and guaranteed by H K Shutt and Waggoner Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Shutt and
Waggoner Bro’s
John J. Reinhardt
Aurora
Nebr
Hamilton County
C. E. Reinhardt
Fred White
Mr. White
H. K. Shutt
Waggoner Bros
Jansen Equity Meeting in Bartel's Hall
Jansen Equity Exchange stockholders and officers met in Bartel's hall on Friday afternoon. Non members were excluded and few details escaped to outsiders. A committee may seek loans to pay obligations and fund future operations. Private parties reportedly considered buying the elevator, but the plan lacked majority support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jansen Equity Exchange
Bartel’s
Equity
Jansen News
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Poorly legible testimonial asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine internally treats mucous surfaces. It credits W. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo with the remedy's tonic and blood-purifying ingredients and a free sample offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T . Hall
Hall
W. J. Cheney & Props
Toledo
Diller Dinner Guest at Odell Family Home
Dr. W. S. Diller, a dentist with an Odell office, attended a dinner at his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. Z. Diller’s home. The article notes the family’s residence is in the local area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Diller
Odell
H. Z. Diller
Local Obituaries and Holiday Visits Report
Funeral services were held for Mrs. S R Merrell in Fairbury with Mr and Mrs F Hartzel and Mr and Mrs E L Loock in attendance. Christmas guests were Roy and Harry Patton of Colon Nebraska visiting Diller relatives Mel Patton and family. Miss Cora Wright, a Lincoln teacher, holidaying with her parents Mr and Mrs C H Wright. Martin Anderson and young son left for Arkansas City Kansas after a brief visit with his brother W E Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Patton
Colon, Nebr
Diller
Roy and
Harry Patton
Lincoln woman Mary Patton weds Ted Sick in Sterling Neb
Miss Mary Patton of Lincoln, a former Diller girl, married Christmas day to Mr. Ted Sick of Sterling Neb. They will reside in Lincoln after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Patton
Lincoln
Diller
Sterling
Nebr
Ted Sick
Miss Esther Beall Visits Beall Family For Holidays
Miss Esther Beall a Guide Rock teacher spent Friday visiting her parents Prof and Mrs T P Beall during the holiday vacation at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Beall
Guide Rock City
T. P. Beall
Kennedy Family Shares Christmas Dinner in Diller
Mr and Mrs Will Kennedy and their son Will from north of Fairbury visited Mrs Mary Miller in Diller for Christmas dinner at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Kennedy
Will
Fairbury
Mary Miller
Diller
Miss Jennie Woods Returns to Beat Rice for Nursing
Miss Jennie Woods ends Christmas visit with Diller relatives and returns to Beat Rice to resume nursing an elderly patient. An invoice of bankrupt Shearer Co. stock is being processed this week by receiver Roy Riley with assistance from C. E. Waggoner Arlie Sollenberger and E. F. Habicht. Pearl Bell a Peru normal student and Benford Bell a Hebron teacher visit their parents for the holidays. William Brandt of Warrensburg Mo. returns home after Christmas with relatives Chas Brandt and family before continuing westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie .Woods
Beatrice
Shearer. Co
Roy Riley
C. E. Waggoner
Arlie Sollenberger
E. F. Habicht
Waggoners Visit Then Depart for Eastern Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Grover Waggoner of Alliance Nebraska who had visited here with his parents Mr and Mrs T H Waggoner left Monday noon to visit relatives in the eastern part of the state Mrs J A Kirkpatrick and daughter Miss Florence Kirkpatrick of Pawnee City sister and niece of Mrs E J Cattlett who had visited here since Tuesday returned home yesterday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Warren
C. W. F. King
Knoxville
Perry
Wm. Brandt
Warrensburg
Chas. Brandt
Grover Waggoner
Alliance
Nebr
T. H. Waggoner
J. A. Kirkpatrick
Florence Kirkpatrick
Pawnee City
E. J. Cattlett
Byron residents share Christmas with Gretzin gers and Diller kin
Mr and Mrs Harry Gregory of Byron visited Mrs Gretzinger and other Diller relatives for Christmas returning Sunday. A fire at Mrs Nellie Lightner’s home caused heavy damage but volunteer firemen saved the building with water streams. Losses, including household goods, are insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gregory
Byron
John Gretzinger
Mr. Gregory
Nellie Lightner
Clint Tustman
Tristman
Town Sentiment Ties to Personal Regard
A reflective adage notes that a man who neglects his town is likely met with a lack of esteem from the town in return. The saying links civic regard with individual effort and mutual respect within a community.
Hastings native visits family in town this week
Lloyd Callander of Hastings spent a day or two at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs M Callandar earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Callander
Hastings
Mrs. M. Callandar
Oil Drilling Planned Near Jansen by Jefferson County Firm
Jansen ben Johnson of the Jefferson County Oil Project Development Company and Richard Tuttle of Colorado announced plans to drill near the Rock Island yards west of Jansen. They contracted Jansen Lumber Co for derrick materials and will ship modern drilling equipment from Denver to reach substantial depths. Work to begin soon with a public glimpse of drilling anticipated and optimism for an oil field in Jefferson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Johnson
Jefferson County Oil Project Development Company
Fairbury
Richard Tuttle
Colorado
Jansen
Jansen Lumber Co
Wm. Germer
Rock Island
Ben Joohnson
News Office
Tuttle
Denver
Johnson
Jefferson County
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Diller State Bank
Veron Specht
John Specht
E. S. Dunn
Esther Innis
Wesleyan University
Revs. Innis
Jansen Equity Meeting
Fifth Street
Calkins Bros
Beatrice, Nebr
Martin Anderson
Little Son
W. E. Anderson
Arkansas City
Kan
New York
Fanders & Robertson
The
Diller Auto. Co
Limprecht & Bell
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