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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
2
A fatal Albion area accident killed William B. Johnson, a farmer, when his clothing caught in a threshing machine sprocket during adjustments. He was drawn into a shaft, sustaining severe injuries and dying moments later. A Kearney man later received injuries in a separate runaway incident.
Harry Stack of Kearney age twenty one was killed when a fractious horse bolted across a railroad crossing. Dragged head down for over a block his head struck wheels and crossings. He lived with his uncle Jerry Denny and left a mother and brother. His father died in a similar runaway fourteen years ago.
The John son & McLean sash and door factory at Sixth and Jones streets in Omaha was totally destroyed by fire. The blaze started before firefighters arrived, and the inflammable contents prevented saving any of the building or machinery. Loss runs about 15000 dollars, fully insured, with only charred walls remaining in the gutted main plant and offices.
Conductor Arthur A. Fusselman of the Northwestern Railway collapsed and died of heart failure on returning to Fremont from a run. He arrived at 11:30 pm and died at home in the sitting room. Fusselman, 30, had been recently promoted from brakeman and is survived by his young wife.
Charles Garner of near Bradshaw Nebraska suffered a severe accident while shelling corn for James Carlisle. He lost the second finger of his left hand after reaching toward gearing with the machine in motion. the finger was amputated just below the middle joint in town.
Adams county treasurer Babcock resigned his office effective April 1, saying only that he wished to relinquish duties for business reasons. He was a defeated candidate for state treasurer on the fusion ticket.
The five year old daughter of Fred Wittmus slipped near an old well in Springfield, falling about thirty feet. The well held only a few inches of water and the child escaped with minor bruises and no serious injuries.
Auburn Neb police court fined barber C Keller 35 dollars for operating a gambling room in his shop. Authorities say gambling runs at several city locations and will be stopped.
H L Gemble from near Glenville appeared before the board of insanity at Clay Center and was adjudged a fit subject for the asylum. He was taken to Lincoln by the sheriff.
Nebraska report notes sale of 1 700 John son county lands for 910 000 to John N Garvelf of Springfield Ohio. Proceeds fund gifts to Wittenberg College via M W Hamma D D president of the Lutheran church board. Three Gage county sections will pass to the college after the deaths of Dr and Mrs Hamma. Dr Hamma heads the board of home missions. Dr Luther P Ludden is general field secretary.
Bartie Nunn, assistant hostler, was crushed between a slowly moving engine and coal chutes at the Burlington roundhouse. He was dragged from the cab after his clothing tangled on a spike, then crushed as the engine moved, dying later at the sanitarium.
Glen Moffatt of Gordon Nebraska who vanished from a Chicago boarding house has been located in Louisiana. He wrote parents that nervous strain from overwork led to a decision to join a southern excursion. He plans to return to Chicago after recuperating to finish his musical studies.
Cecil Smith night clerk of the M. P. house at Auburn was brought from Nebraska City to answer a complaint of molesting a fifteen year old girl. He pleaded guilty to being drunk and disturbing the peace in police court. Judge Goff fined him twenty dollars plus costs and he was sent to jail for nonpayment.
The February 14 arrival at Stromsburg Nebraska marked the first carload of Hanna coal from the west via the new Union Pacific extension. Regular freight service not yet established. the line from Valparaiso may continue to Grand Island as the current plan.
A. B. Spencer, a Lincoln cowboy, shot himself accidentally while guiding a telephone man through the country. He died later after a period of improvement followed by great pain. Relatives in Rockford, Illinois report the body will be taken there.
The Geneva Nebraska school board is fitting a large basement room in the high school for manual training. The new space should be ready for the class around March 1. The district also opens a well equipped domestic science kitchen about March 1 and plans to run it through the school year.
Near Brock Nebraska farmer Daniel Kiechel was taken to town for care. Dr Lorance removed a cancer from the lower lip that developed after a horse kick a year earlier. The lip never healed after the injury.
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Donovan brings Edgar F. Goff to Nebraska City after arrest at release from penitentiary for robbing Missouri Pacific cars at Plattsmouth. Goff is wanted in Otoe county for the same crime and will be heard at the March district court term.
In New York on February 19 the Thaw case heard Harry K Thaw recount his motive to Dr Britton Evans saying he wanted to bring White to justice through court. The defense touted this as proving no wrongful act, while Jerome pressed to keep the evidence admissible as proof of intent.
Thaw's will and codicil, executed on his 1905 marriage night, are offered to show prior insanity as defense counsel battles to admit psychological testimony. District Attorney Jerome and Dr. Evans spar over whether Thaw was insane when the documents were drawn, with cross-examination intense and objections frequent.
Representative DeArmond of Missouri consented to run against John Sharp Williams for the minority leadership of the Sixtieth Congress. He told a delegation of Democratic congressmen that his name might be used, and an organization to promote his election was formed.
Alexander Fullerton secretary of the Theosophical Society reports the death of Henry Steel Olcott on Sunday at Adyar India Olcott co founded the society in this country with Mme Blavatsky and helped establish Theosophy in America.
The Salzer Seed Co announces a mammoth 148 catalog mailed free to buyers. Send 5 in stamps for a sample perfect balance r ation grass seed with plants clover and more. Mail to Box W La Crosse Wis.
A seven year old named Richard visiting a friend with parents at dinner refused cake. Asked to eat, he replied if it’s the kind they have at home he doesn’t want any. This sharp retort brings chagrin to the mother.
An old advertisement claims a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system remedy. It includes endorsements for F J Cheney and company Toledo Ohio, pricing, and other products.
An enterprising German patents a device to fit phonographs to doors. As customers enter shops, the voice will call out with trade prompts like Flour is cheaper today and new consignments of mince meat just received.
The advertisement touts Defiance starch as a starch product that prevents blotches and blisters, keeps ironing smooth, and protects fabrics from damage, claiming a clean finish and easy care.
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a mild herb laxative to purify the blood, eradicate disease, and promote good health. The copy also mentions a soubrette who laughs at a comedian who gets none.
The ad argues the pills treat anaemia by boosting blood quality and lists symptoms like paleness and breathlessness. It includes a testimonial from Louis L. Clark of Plainfield New Jersey about post appendectomy recovery and claims of curing rheumatism grip fevers and neuralgia. It advertises price 50 cents per box six for 2 50 and credits the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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