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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1940
Page
8
A surrounding of reminiscences shows quarantines for Henry Ahrends family, Miss Aurel Tonnemaker’s 20 year party, and livestock shipments from the station. Swindlers selling cheap groceries alarm farmers, while weddings and anniversaries mark community milestones.
Forty years ago The Record noted Ab Cully drawing the pluck bean at the AOUW lodge and a February assessment paid by the lodge. Peter Jansen was named a Paris Exposition commissioner by President McKinley. Henry Kuster attended the Lensmeyer wedding. D R Kelley wed Miss Sadie Masterson of Rockport, Indiana. Reverend Chadwick performed the ceremony. The Record recalled Shivelys living at Diller fifty years ago.
Fifty years ago corn sold for 15 cents a bushel in Diller while Thayer had its only saloon at Hubbell. The Methodist ladies raised 28 dollars to buy a church site as B and M ran a daily stock train from Denver to Chicago. Nebraska stock reached Chicago in 24 to 26 hours. County prohibitionists met at Fairbury with Mrs. Sarah Bick chosen as delegate to the state convention. Wim DeLine built a new residence east of Roy Mansfield’s home. the buildings later removed. Reciters at the literary society included A L Tristman and others. a immigration debate aired the question of restricting immigration by law. The Methodists planned a church on two lots west of Jos Bixby on Castor Street owned by Peter.
The Diller School displays ten boys shop work from semester one including end tables book ends magazine racks and lathe projects all made with hand tools except lathe pieces. The article covers shop progress typing class results and a local declamatory contest with student awards and forthcoming county tournament details.
Henry Weaver’s residence area near Roy Geer’s hosts discuss a church relocation to the present Methodist site. Five GAR and WRC committees formed for the event with a soliciting group named including Emma Diller Carrie Waggoner Laura Wright Allie Gear Eva Moreland Anna Friday Jennie Blauser Horace Diller Frank Eick Jas Conniff Wallace Clark Willie Woods John Waggoner Clafis Blauser.
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