Do It Now Leap Year Charms Prompt Sale Bills
Leap Year prompts women to act. Record office offers prompt sale bills. M. W. A. meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Diller Filling Station handles oil gas barrel deliveries. Dr G H Newton eye ear nose throat Beatrice eye exams. Dr Adams successor to Dr Garland Beatrice 1114 N 6th St. F A Moon & Son monuments Fairbury Est 1886. Miller Paine Lincoln claims largest plate glass window. Dr Ellis new Xray for medical dental. State Game Warden O'Connell cites 25,000,000 black bass in Nebraska. Harness repair and oiling available by Gus Dressen. tf.
Beatrice plans filling station at four miles west of Blue Springs
J. L. Lamb notes continued demand for cream poultry and eggs. Beatrice parties plan erection of a filling station and lunch counter at the Cornhusker highway turn four miles west of Blue Springs at junction of roads from Diller Odell and Fairbury. Wiemers Bro sale at Fairbury Jan 31 showed 56 head averaged $58 with top $80. 45 catalogued sons averaged $60. Goats to Minnesota South Dakota Kansas Nebraska. High average for hog prices noted.
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Beatrice
Cornhusker
Blue Springs
Diller
Odell
Fairbury
Wiemers Bro
Minnesota
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Burlington County Rail Mileage and Tax Figures for 1927
Official figures show 37.79 miles in Burlington County with an assessed per mile of 43 597 dollars. Total assessment reaches 1 647 538 dollars and total tax 24 212 32 dollars. Terminal tax is 1 135 19 dollars and total taxes paid 25 347 51 dollars, or 67 00 dollars per mile.
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Burlington
Jefferson County
Subscriptions Sought for Inter-Church Messenger by Fairbury Man
D J Wood of Fairbury visited town yesterday seeking subscriptions to the Inter Church Messenger. A Nebraskan survey notes nearly one in nine residents hunts or fishes. Nebraska issued about 150 000 licenses in 1927.
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Fairbury
Nebraska
Farm sale listing near Diller with 64 acres
Good house barn outbuildings and 64 acres of land. Good terms immediate possession given. Diller State Bank. John J Novotny, previously farming west of Diller, has moved back to Odell and resides at the Commercial hotel per the Odell Oracle.
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Diller State Bank
John J. Novotny
Diller
Odell
Commercial Hotel
Odell Oracle
Lincoln paper halts for 1 minute at editor Jones funeral
Nebraska State Journal offices paused for a minute at 2 30 p m Tuesday during the funeral of Will Owen Jones editor in chief who served the paper over 40 years and died Sunday morning during church service. Red Top steel posts unloaded offer frost resistant fencing. Corn Belt Lumber Co Diller Nebraska C L Geer Manager offers pew posts as replacements for broken ones.
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Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln
Will Owen Jones
Cornbelt Lbr. Co
Diller, Nebr
C. L. Geer Mgr
Womans Club Program and Injury Report
The minutes describe an Orodo club meeting with topics on club history federation and vacation camps. A dramatic incident notes Fred Garrels of Diller losing finger parts and near major injury after a buzz saw accident at his home last Saturday due to jacket entanglement.
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Fred Garrels
Diller
Nebraska hardware meeting trips headline
Mr and Mrs Cal Waggoner of Diller and Mr and Mrs Van Marter of Fairbury traveled to Omaha on Wednesday to attend a state meeting of the Nebraska Hardware Dealers Association.
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Cal Waggoner
Diller
van Marter
Fairbury
Omaha
Nebraska Hardware Dealers Association
N R C Members Host Rocking Evening at Amos Home
N R C members and guests, including Mr. and Mrs. Will Amos, enjoyed a rock event Friday evening. Mrs. E E Hill won high score with Frank Grone second. refreshments followed. Next meeting planned with Mr. and Mrs. John Senior. Groundhog tradition predicts six more weeks of winter.
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Will Amos
E. E. Hill
Frank Grone
John Senior
Caldwell Family Attends Birthday in Diller Area
Mrs. C. E. Caldwell and her son Elza traveled from Garden City Kansas to attend Lawrence Caldwell's birthday near Diller. They arrived at 4 p.m. after a twelve hour drive averaging 32 miles an hour. They plan to visit old friends and neighbors in the Beatrice area.
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C. E. Caldwell
Elza
Garden City
Kan
Lawrence Caldwell
Diller
Beatrice
Birthday Surprise for Mr Lawrence Caldwell
About thirty friends gathered Friday evening January 27 to celebrate Mr Lawrence Caldwell's birthday with a rock giveaway, prizes won by Alfred Malchow and Caldwell, and gifts including extra large socks. Guests included Mrs C E Caldwell and Elza of Garden City Kansas. Mrs William Freitag and son Carl. Mr and Mrs George Specht and Alice. Mr and Mrs Roy Diller and daughter Faye. Mr and Mrs Wessel Shipper and twins. Mr and Mrs Alvin Stahl and Eleanor. Mr and Mrs Henry Wessels and family. Mrs Christ Malchow and Wanda Lee Pickard.
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Lawrence Caldwell
Alfred Malchow
Caldwell
C. E. Caldwell
Elza
Garden City
Kansas
William Freitag
Carl
George Specht
Alice
Roy Diller
Faye
Wessel Shipper
Alvin Stahl
Eleanor
Henry Wessels
Christ Malchow
Wanda Lee Pickard
Balance Sheet of Diller Farmer's Grain Co 1927
Diller Nebraska balance sheet as of December 31 1927 lists current assets 11537.80, fixed assets 6708.58 and total assets 17248.38. Liabilities show notes payable 3000.00 and accrued interest 73.00 plus capital stock 6487.50 and contingent reserve 5871.83 totaling 17243.38. Statement dated January 11 1928 signed by W W Wood public accountant.
Diller Church Items
Rev. R M Harris served at Diller church with Sunday School at 10 A M, preaching at 11, Epworth League at 7, evening worship at 7 30. Prayer meeting Friday 7 30 P M at the Waggoners home. He returned from a Rocky Mountains trip and praised church members for kindness.
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Epworth League
Chas. Waggoner
Rocky Mts
Henry Wiemers Renews for the Record Ground Hog Day
Henry Wiemers has renewed his commitment to the Record ground hog day event. The renewal confirms continued participation in the annual celebration and related activities.
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Henry Wiemers
Auto Race With Pheasant Dr Diehl Describes Bird Stunt
Dr Diehl told the editor about a race with a male pheasant on a country road. The bird flew straight for over a quarter mile, with the car reaching fifty miles per hour, staying within thirty feet of the car before landing in a draw. He praised the bird’s beauty and wing movement.
Notable quips on politics and nature from a hazy column
The writer jokes about Democrats and Houston heat, Dr. Cook serving his term, Will Rogers and President Coolidge, and a Scientific American notion of evenly distributed sea water making everyone a sea creature. The piece ties playful satire to public figures and a tongue in cheek ocean metaphor.
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Scientific American
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Record Office
Diller Filling Station
G. H. Newton
Fairbury, Neb
Adams
Garland
N. 6Th St
F. A Moon & Son
Nebr
United States
Miller & Paine Store
Frank O’connell
Gus Dressen
J. L. Lamb
Womans Club
Orodododol
O. J. Mayborn
J. Masbo
S. A. ‘Miller
J.’Gill
Carrico
Farmers Union Co-Operative Insurance Co
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Diller Farmer’s Grain Co
Diller, Nebraska
Real Coeur and Building
W.W. Wood
Methodist
R. M. Harris
Heaven
Federated Community Church
Houston
Dr. Cook
Doc
North Pole
Will Rogers
President Coolidge
Hampshire Sons
Fanders
Sharp
Miss Perfection
St Jr. Yearling
Hampshires
Kansas City
Denver
Chicago International
Henrichs Bros
Thos. E. Deem
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