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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
4
The text notes Nebraska's per capita wealth around 3000 dollars and total taxable wealth near four billion dollars. It also highlights Nebraska leading alfalfa production with about 2.528 million tons produced. It adds a platitude about true friendship.
The Women’s Club will hold its first 1920 meeting Tuesday evening January 13 at Mrs Eva Green’s home. The social and music committee will run the program and members are urged to attend with husbands. The December 1919 weather summary notes record cold spells with 20 below zero, 11 clear days, 15 cloudy days, and 0.73 inches of precipitation for the month, plus a 4.79 inch yearly excess.
Mrs. Wesley Ireland undergoing surgery in Beatrice for appendicitis. Harlan Weaver from Butte Montana plans to reside with his uncle and attend school locally. Mrs. Cornelia Lottman returned from vacation with sister Mrs. Scott Miller of Diller. Mr and Mrs Otto Schutte headed to Scotland South Dakota after holidays. Local residents including Mrs. Henry Weaver Florence Mann Carrie Thompson and Fremont Logan were Beatrice shoppers last week.
Chris Remmers longtime county resident died Friday evening from injuries after a fall on slippery ground the previous Sunday at his daughter Mrs Archie Petersons home. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Peterson home and Lutheran church in Hanover with Rev J B Reents. Remmers born April 19 1848 in Westfalen Germany emigrated to America at 16, settled in Illinois then moved to Hanover township Nebraska where he lived 14 years. He married Sophia Smith in 1877 and had eight children, two died in infancy, with 15 grandchildren surviving. His wife died January 2 1914. Two sons Henry and Thomas J served overseas in the recent war.
Paralytic stroke ends the life of a local farmer who died with all but one of his children at his bedside. He leaves two brothers, Thomas of Beatrice and John of Lincoln. A heavy contributor to the Hanover church, he had lived on his Hooker township farm, 28 years in residence near Filley.
Dorothy Jane Slaight born near Freeport Illinois September 14 1849 died in Diller Nebraska December 30 1919 aged 70 years 3 months and 16 days. She moved with family to Iowa then Kansas and Nebraska and lived in Diller most of her later life. She was a member of the U B church and mother of four. Funeral service was held at the Methodist church with Rev J R Smith officiating and burial in Prairie Home cemetery.
The family expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors who assisted during their bereavement in the death and burial of their mother Mrs. J. P. London.
A New York statement from the Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders' Association says American yards have over 550000 gross tons of shipping under construction. Despite contracted work, nearly 1000000 gross tons of ocean going vessels are pending hand orders nationwide.
The Farmers Mercantile Co of Shea Nebraska is incorporated to transact general agricultural business for twenty years from April 10 1918 with capital stock of 20000 dollars of which 2000 is paid in at the start The company may not incur indebtedness exceeding two thirds of paid in capital and affairs shall be conducted by a five member board.
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