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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
1
Local notes show sales activity with Fouts surpassing half a million in value and ads for coats at Loock & Habicht. Mentions Beatrice residents Fern Raymond Elsie Lamb visiting Omaha, and Clarence Long returning to McDonald Kansas. Ford car dealer ads appear via Diller and Steele City territory.
About 14 or 15 tons of first cut alfalfa offered for sale at 12 dollars per ton in the stack. Ebe Roelfs listed as contact or seller.
Fanders & Robertson advertise 10 percent off through February 1 on Hagsler shock absorbers priced at $18.00, down from $20.00, with a guarantee of top performance and full satisfaction.
The Farmers Union Co Operative Store promotes Careyized Stock Tonic Brick and Block as a health stock tonic. It lists ingredients such as bi carbonate of soda iron sulphate quassia gentian root charcoal sulphur carbonized peat pure dairy salt and offers a 60 days trial under satisfaction guarantee.
A shipment of ladies misses and children's one and two buckled overshoes arrives at the Union Co-Operative Store. The store notes they now have sizes available to fit customers.
J A Cully delivered twenty seven hogs nine months old averaging 304 pounds each to the St. Joe market via the Diller Shipping Association. They sold at 14.25 dollars per hundred. Sam Friday shipped thirty hogs of similar name age and size at the same price.
Advertisement style notice noting price emphasis on ladies coats from Loock and Habicht and a sale of velvet beaver and plush hats at L. O. Ballaras. Also advertises a new shipment of hats and a sale of several tons of good bright alfalfa from J. W. Foats.
Notice lists Installation of officers for M. W. of A with refreshments to be served. Auction items include a 4 winter calves, a 2 yearling heifers, a 22 year old gelding, 1400 lb horse, and 8 to 10 tons of alfalfa. Contact Lee Calkins, Diller, phone 116.56. Also notes Mrs Witty and granddaughter Maxine Colman returning to Lincoln after holidays with Mr and Mrs Ray Colman.
A brief theater item notes a three act drama scheduled for Friday January 16 1920. Details are fragmentary but indicate an evening performance at a local venue with likely cast and admission notes.
Tickets are on sale at H K Shutt's Drug Store for an upcoming local event. Customers can purchase entry ahead of time from the pharmacy counter and at the door while supplies last.
J W Fouts sold the Fred Hicken property now held by Geo Legget to Dr Claude Ellis for 1450 dollars. Mrs Filley dies in Portland at 81 after life of hardship. She and Lucius B Filley, her husband, were early Nebraska settlers. Remains bound for Auburn for burial.
Ray Green leads a program removing every other tree in front of his home to enhance curb appeal and allow remaining trees to grow. He urges neighbors, especially on the south side, to join in so sunlight dries muddy streets and aids occasional dragging and maintenance.
The Rev L W Scott of Plattsmouth will preach at the Christian church in Diller at 11 a m Sunday January 11 with a view to locating there and serving churches at Diller and Odell. Members and others are invited. a social meal followed. Gathered prayers and singing closed the year’s gathering.
Sunday January 11 1920 reports good church attendance. Pastor to be at Rock Creek next Sunday for 11am service and will start a sermon series on The New Life in the evening with The New Birth as the topic. Miss Miller to lead Epworth League. Sunday school at 10am 6 20 pm league 7 30 pm service.
A Fairbury Presbyterian invites members to Wednesday 7:30 and Sunday 10 11 services with themes Everything O K Gods Righteousness and Ours. C E Society meets 6:30 led by Flossie Raymond. Watch Night service draws about sixty with Rev P A Davies outlining church plans for the New Era Movement.
Diller Markets reports weekly Thursday grain prices with Wheat No 2 hard at 2.65 dollars per bushel Corn No 3 shelled at 1.47 dollars per bushel and New Oats offered at unspecified price.
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