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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
1
A Nebraska bank promotes friendly service and mutual aid with the statement that community prosperity benefits the bank and depositors. It highlights depositor protection by the State Fund and offers interest on time deposits and savings accounts.
George Miller has purchased Harvey Clark's dray line and assumes possession on January 1. Misses Reka and Katherine Lottman travel to Elmwood Nebraska for a two week visit with relatives. Joseph Grabber, longtime Gage county resident, dies at his daughter Mrs. Charles Wibie's home at age 80 early yesterday.
Mr and Mrs Dick Ross from Colorado visit more than a week with their son in law Clyde Hutchinson’s family and stay at their home during the trip.
The Diller branch of Jefferson county Red Cross will present a report in the Record next week detailing what it has achieved since its organization.
W I Filley of Bennett joins the Burlington station as relief agent and plans to move his family here soon. Relief agent A T Watson has left for Liberty for a period.
A special meeting of the Royal Neighbors of America will be held in their lodge room Saturday afternoon January 5th 1318 at which time important lodge business will be considered Eva Carr Oracle Clara J Myers Recorder?
The Diller Masonic lodge subscribed for 600 dollars of baby bonds. H J Pittenger visited Diller relatives then returned to Beatrice. Miss Beulah Thompson stayed with Harry Thompson at Shea over the holiday. Henry Wiemershag offered a bred sow at Smith’s sales pavilion in Fairbury on January 17. Rhode Island Red roosters offered by W E Epley. Ethel Pickard returned home from Beatrice after a week with her parents. A New Year’s Eve watch party gathered at Everett Clark’s home attended by several youths.
The Diller post office banks and part of the business houses observed New Year as a holding and were closed a good part of the day.
Oliver and Elenor Diehl returned home Monday after spending part of the holidays with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rhodes at Beatrice.
Will S. Diller finished holiday visit with his parents Mr and Mrs H Z Diller and returned Tuesday to Kansas City to attend a dental college.
Word reached her family that Mrs. Nancy Clark is seriously ill with pneumonia at the home of her daughter Mrs. E G Limprecht in Bisbee Arizona. She had visited the area about weeks ago.
Murdock and Miss Eland of Arapahoe Nebraska spent New Year’s afternoon returning from Funston where they visited Ralph Murdock the son who works as a truck driver at the camp.
Miss Marie Stotts, who spent the holiday vacation with her parents, returned Sunday to DeWitt accompanied by Miss Schenck, principal of DeWitt schools, where Miss Stotts had been teaching, after visiting here recently.
Yeoman W. H. Line left Diller yesterday to return to San Francisco where he is attending to Meade. The article also mentions the Goat Island Naval training school with about six more days of schooling remaining.
Fragmentary report notes a Christmas greeting and homecoming scene with mentions of Dale and Steele, a naval training element, and Chicago in a loose, noisy transcription. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR text.
A reader reports New Year celebrations at Diller with church bells tolling near the local clerk’s residence, describing the scene as a quiet, reflective town moment.
The baby bond committee reports Pleasant precinct coming through in fine shape with subscriptions for the war savings stamps and certificates.
The January thaw arrived quickly this year with a sharp melt of lingering snow from New Year’s Day, followed by fresh snowfall the next day, altering forecasts and local traffic plans.
D. R. Kelley, local registrar of statistics, reports 51 births and 10 deaths in Diller and vicinity for 1917. Of the births, 28 were male and 23 female.
L M Cavett secured a contract this week to erect another farm residence for Seede Wiemers on a farm west of Diller. The bid beat an eastern firm and covers all materials and labor.
County treasurer mails notices to automobile and motorcycle owners about license expiration on December 31, 1917. To retain current license numbers, owners must renew in January or the secretary of state may assign their numbers to others.
The village board arranged Jobman and Albers for a temporary erection of three Sonela lights on Main Street. Current will be furnished from their plant at the garage. J Fanders could also supply some pans from his garage, while noting he is a town board member.
Monday evening twenty five to thirty young people gathered at Walter Leaper's home one mile east and three miles north of Diller. They spent cheerful hours with him while chaperoned by Mrs. Harry Davis and Mr and Mrs Ross. Light refreshments followed.
The Prairie Home Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at city hall on Saturday January 5 1918 at 2 o clock to consider any business before the meeting. All lot owners are members and urged to attend. Paul Beckwith home on furlough from Boston Massachusetts Technical Institute aviation course returns to resume training and likely to be sent to France for active duty soon.
The village board defends its stance on Red Cross sewers use of city hall arguing no deliberate discourtesy, clarifying that while the room is available and coal is provided, no formal obligation to build fires exists. They suggest ladies heat the room themselves or find another venue, asserting local opinion supports town ladies for the purpose.
A. Mayborn traveled to Omaha on Tuesday night to buy cattle for parties in the Sand Hill country. The move signals preparations for upcoming gatherings and reflects regional livestock trading activity.
Mr Henry Atwood pastor of the Christian church attended the State University at Lincoln and spent the holidays visiting among church members evidenced by his attendance and engagement with the congregation during the season.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Diller Farmers Grain Co. will be at City Hall Diller Nebraska on Thursday January 10 1918 at 2 o clock PM to elect five directors discuss amendment to Sec 8 Art 18 of the By Laws and transact other business. E H Sherwood of Chicago will speak on Co operation. All neighbors invited. J D Fanders Secretary
Regular services announced for the next Sabbath. At morning service the ordinance of the Lord's Supper will be observed. all members urged to attend if possible.
Christmas offerings from Rock Creek and Diller Sunday schools totaled 54 dollars for Armenian and Syrian relief. Funds were sent to Dr. Edgar Blake in Chicago to forward to the Palestine relief committee. The Sunday school board met December 23 and elected officers for 1918 as the pastor reports the year ahead.
In a New Year message the pastor cites Paul, urging focus on the high calling. The official board plans a Sunday meeting after morning service to discuss winter union Sunday evening services for conserving light and fuel, seeking full board representation.
Diller Public Schools host a literary program January 11 at 8 o'clock in the schoolhouse. Debate considers whether the country should issue two hundred sixty six dollars in Baby Bonds and Thrift Stamps were sold. School will be held Saturday to make up for Monday. Mrs Myrtle Smith visits with her husband.
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