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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
1
Mrs John Siebults relocated on Wednesday to a farm near Ellis, marking a residential change noted in local society. The move places the family in a rural setting close to the town of Ellis.
MULES and HORSES for sale twenty head. Mrs Anna M Willems moving into Harlan Hadley property. Food sale at Cullyestore Saturday for Diller Library benefit. Roscoe Colman moved to Mrs Frerida residence on Hilton street. About an inch of rain fell Sunday night frost out of ground soaked in. Alfalfa day noted. Lost, crank for Overland car Saturday afternoon between Isaac Saylor and Diller, Finder leave at Record office. Fifty Duroc gilts bred for late March and early April farrow sell Beatrice March 7. Write F Crocker Beatrice Neb.
The funeral for Dan Camp, killed Monday in a plane crash half a mile west of Ellis, was held Wednesday afternoon at the M. E. church in Ellis.
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On and after February 20 the undersigned will sell gasoline cash on delivery only to all in keeping with filling station rules. Fanders Robertson John Pulee Farmers Union Co op store Rev Mrs W F Clark attended the Sons of the American Revolution meeting at Linesin for the annual banquet at the Lincoln hotel. A splendid program followed with principal address by Judge Predrimend of Omaha. About one hundred were in attendance.
A fine girl baby was born last Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Johnson. Some A. No. 1 alfalfa hay for sale in hay shed on my farm by F. W. Steffen. At their last meeting the Jefferson County board of commissioners adjourned to meet Marchard.
Sheriff Tippin eyes the auto bombers in Diller as Moon and Son, a Fairbury monument dealer established in 1886, reports finding several pieces that appear a bit antiquated during a Saturday inspection.
Cornhelt Lumber Co lists coal lump at 11.50 and coal nut at 9.00 with phone contact 158.02 for orders and inquiries. Local hardware and fuel vendor offers bulk coal options and pricing in a compact catalog snippet.
Egg buyers offered eggs for custom hatching at four dollars per hundred and chicks from top flocks at popular prices. Real estate transfers include Mrs Lightner Mayborn residence to Herman Sasse for 1750, S A Woods 200 acre farm to Joseph Novotny for 24000, and F B Senior land along the Reservation Hine to H A Packer at 30 dollars per acre. Mr Fouts notes more cash buyers for land if priced competitively.
The document appears as an early 20th century financial note listing a company or exchange named Idea Equity Exchange. It includes unclear dates and scattered letters likely indicating a ledger entry or statement with references to seed, cash, and assets though content is largely unreadable.
A Beatrice area plane crash Sunday afternoon killed pilot Carol Lincoln Sherwood 22 and passenger Camp 45. The craft, after several Beatrice flights, crashed near the Camp home west of Ellis in rain, bursting into flames. Sherwood died after hospital treatment. Camp survived by his wife and six children.
Mr and Mrs Fred Clark visit their son Everett and family in Havelock while W L Filley station agent purchased the A L Tinetman residence in Diller. The deal was made through Jerden Sanman, an agent.
Mr and Mrs W G Robertson and Meridith enjoyed a cordial visit with Mr and Mrs Cloyd Cully and Lynn at R R Ruhnke’s residence in Jansen. Seede Wiemers, a prosperous farmer from four tiles west of Diller, plans a trip to Hanover Germany. He has already bought a ticket and departs March 3 from New York to Bremen for ten days by rail. This will be his first journey in 1889. His steamship ticket cost $175 and is valid for one person. He hopes for a companion for the trip.
Former Jefferson County official Alex d Endicott died last Friday at a Fairbury hospital after an operation. He was 62 and buried Sunday in Fairbury cemetery. He had lived in Jefferson County since age eight and was a son of early settlers. He served two terms as county commissioner.
Mrs. H. H. Greider of Diller offers tested Barred Rock hens aged one and two years for sale. A funeral for Mr. Camp in Ellis drew a large crowd Wednesday, with many from the Diller area in attendance.
For sale two Chester White sows with litters by their sides and one 16 inch sulky plow in good shape. Contact M. W. Henrichs. tf
The Pickrell gun club traveled to Diller for a 600 target contest and lost to the Diller shooters by 29 targets. It marked Pickrell’s first team-race defeat since organization. Diller’s E. B. Eagle led with 47 of 60, as Will Champ paced doubles with 19 of 12 pairs.
A quiet ceremony united Anna Novotny and Albert Bures on February 24, 1925, at the Novotny residence. The couple, from Odell Nebraska, traveled to Marysville Kansas for the knot tying with a small gathering. A late supper prepared by the bride’s parents followed, and a charivari greeted the newlyweds as they planned to reside about one and a half miles from Diller.
F C Flibt of Hazel Atlas Glass explains the Mason jar begins with common sand from West Virginia and includes soda from Ohio lime stone from Michigan feldspar from North Carolina and other minerals from multiple regions. He notes a zinc cap and porcelain liner and hints at the complex fusion and blowing process.
Fragmentary notice shows a repair offer and commission sales language with names incomplete. It mentions bringing a harness for repairs and oil and references a person named Harry W ie in an unclear context. The readable content is limited and fragmented.
Wheat prices for No 1 grade show limited activity on Thursday with notes of kite and yellow varieties in high demand. Market observers report steady demand among local buyers as traders monitor futures movement and weather impacts.
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