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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
5
Local report notes The Diller public schools opened Tuesday morning after a ten day holiday vacation. Community updates include visits from Mrs. Chas Lukas and Mr. J C White to relatives, with ongoing health concerns as Hugo Grape returns to Green Gables hospital Lincoln for treatment.
Lew Starkey of Fort Collins Colp visits with his mother Mrs. W. C. Starkey and other Diller and Steele City relatives.
B Wixon of Farmers Mills New York credits Chamberlains Tablets with years of relief for stomach and liver disorders. He says the medicine is the best he has ever used and declares it obtainable everywhere.
R H Leonard will sell all farm machinery and stock at auction at his farm one half mile north of Rock Creek Church on Monday January 16. Eleven head of horses and mules, 43 head of cattle, 50 hogs offered. My farm for rent. R H Leonard.
In Steele City last week Uncle Billy Crane pursued a coyote that had escaped a trap after breaking the wire from a stump. The chase covered five miles through fields and fences until Crane finally knocked the animal down with a shot, ending the pursuit.
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Mrs Ernest Shoebotham of Reynolds visited Diller relatives on Monday. Mr and Mrs Me Patton came Friday to see brother Roy and family. Miss Fear Beil returned to Peru to attend the state normal school. C K Critchfield came back from Lincoln after the death of his sister.
Mrs F A Carmony and her son Arthur return from visiting friends in Waterloo Nebraska their former home True Thompson returns to his work in Monett Missouri after a Christmas visit with his mother and others
G. M. Porter and his wife, after visiting with her brother C. K. Critchfield and family for a day or two, returned last Friday to their Lincoln home.
Harrison Line, who had spent part of the holiday visiting his parents Mr and Mrs W C Line, returned Tuesday to resume the study of law at the Nebraska State University.
Will Smith, once a local resident, traveled from Kansas City with apples, visited J. A. and Charley Cully and other old friends, and left Saturday for his home in Tappnish Washington.
A fragmented excerpt discusses meal timing and digestion noting meals after eight o clock may cause indigestion and urging spacing between meals. It mentions five functions and carey with unclear context and incomplete guidance.
Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kechley of Long Island Kansas visit Ditter with sister Mrs. R F Starr. They attended the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs Melcher Kechley in Odell. The couple married January 1 1867 in Tiffin Ohio. They have fourteen children eight boys six girls all living. Eight of the children were present including Wil Kechley now in Billings Montana. Mr. and Mrs Kechley are ages 74 and 69, with 82 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Frank Pearce remains under a doctor's care with a threatened pneumonia attack. The editor and wife spent Saturday night with their son Earl Pearce and family in Beatrice. Mrs. Gear returned from Red Cloud after visiting her son Curtis. Otto Bruchachen and wife left for Newton Wisconsin due to his father's death. Edwin Reinhardt returned to Crete to teach after holiday visit with his Diller family.
Mayborn visited Canha last week and lit cattle for parties near Diller, then returned yesterday to buy for events near Fairbury.
W A Cherry came back Tuesday from Beatrice where he accompanied his daughter Margaret who enrolled in a six month course at Northwestern Business College.
J R Moore of Lost Valley Georgia writes that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured his hacking cough after taking multiple bottles. He reports the remedy is most effective and obtainable everywhere.
The stockholders of the Diller Farmer's Grain Company meet at City Hall in Dilley Nebraska on Thursday January 11 1917 at 2 o clock pm to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact other business. C L Blancer president J D Fanders secretary.
Beatrice Sun reports promoters of a switch to a three commissioner government in Atcountys will wait on legislative action. A manager plan similar to city governance may be introduced but petitions will not rush. the issue could not reach voters until 1918 general election. If a manager system proves superior to the current free commission model, supporters may push for adoption in the county.
Frank in Riddle born June 28 1871 Macoupin County Illinois died at home near Diller January 1 1917 He moved with parents to Diller October 8 1889 in Shick vicinity Married Flora Brandt January 28 1895 four children Fre ome Helen and Johnie survive him Charles A Riddle Meridian Idaho A Riddle Gage burial details incomplete in damaged text
Prof. John Bell returns to Phillips Nebraska after holiday visits with his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bell. He resumes teaching in the city schools.
Vital Statistics Esq. D R Kelley records 1916 births 29 males 34 females total 63. Deaths 13. For 1915 there were 62 births 26 males 36 females and 62 deaths. Comparison shows a gain of 21 births with one more birth and twenty fewer deaths.
The piece mentions cold weather dress of young women and county elections with new officers taking office next Thursday. Sheriff Hughes is replaced by John G. Raches. Frank Tippin named deputy. E A Wunder becomes county attorney, moving offices. F L Rain leaves as county attorney. Chas Hughes becomes district court clerk. Heiliger named commissioner and to sit with current board next week.
A brief health notice urges breaking the habit of catching cold and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure. It suggests taking a hot drink with the medicine for faster relief, presenting a simple home remedy tip.
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