Local Items and Notices From Steele City Area
A miscellany of notes from the region reports Smith Ditler’s business trip to Lincoln on the Burlington line yesterday. Colman couple plan Los Angeles stay. A vaudeville show The Price of Ifiedardon at Diller Opera House tonight. Shorthorn bulls for sale and farm goods moved to Colorado. Gage county agricultural meeting expenditures listed, including a debt from prior year. Furniture and cattle movements noted along with ill neighbor improvements. A House of Lies runs in New York and appears at Diller Opera House Friday night. Warrensburg family illness prompts visit. Roelf neighbors husk corn amid lumbago report. Steele City Press.
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House of Lies
Wadsworth Theatre
New York City
Hillman Co
Diller Opera House
Mrs Clint Tristman Arrives From Harlot Mt on Stock Island
Mrs Clint Tristman of Harloton Mt arrived Friday night aboard the Stock Island via Harbine to receive word about her mother Mrs John Gretzinger.
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Dan
Bewis
Warrensburg
John Gretzinger
Clint Tristman
Harlowton
Stock Island
Harbine
Jianse
Fanders and Conley File for Local Republican Nominations
A note of local political filings shows J. D. Fanders and J. B. E. Conley of Fairbury have entered the race for the Republican nomination for state representative from the 9th district. Conley, who won election in 1914 by a 469 vote majority, seeks to succeed himself.
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J. BE. Conley
Fairbury
Ith
Gage
Jefferson
Thayer
Mr. Conley
Woman Sees Health Gains From Cham berlains Tablets
Woman notes that sedentary life leads to constipation and indigestion and says Cham berlain's Tablets are highly beneficial. She says they are easier than a long daily walk and better than leaving bowels constipated, noting they are easy to take and widely available.
Dist. 64 youth form J Y PP society led by Long family
Young residents of Dist 64 organize a J Y PP society with Lawrence Lauser as president Florence Long as vice president Blanche Hudson as secretary treasurer and Clarence Long as press correspondent Seven members plan a forthcoming play Proxy's Proxy watch the papers for the date
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Dist. 64
Y. PP
Lawrence Lauser
Florence Long
Blanche Hudson
Clarence Long
Subscribe to the Vomopolitan Magazine in installments
Readers can join the Vomopolitan family of 1,000,000 subscribers by paying 50 cents per month for 12 months totaling 1.50. The ad claims over 180,000 dollars was paid to contributors last year and invites readers to see Ear Pearce today to subscribe.
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Vomopolitan
America
Ear
Pearce
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
How's This offer One Hundred Dollars Reward in case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Its medicine has been used by catarrh sufferers for thirty five years and is promoted as the most reliable remedy. The advertisement claims the medicine works through the blood to purify it and heal affected tissues. It urges readers to start taking it now and send for testimonials.
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Hall
J. Cheney
Toledo
Ohio
Blauser Seeks Reelection as Jefferson County Legislator
Hon. L. E. Blauser of Diller visited Fairbury on Tuesday to conduct business and discuss politics. He plans to run again to succeed himself as legislator representing Jefferson County, per the Fairbury News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Blauser
Diller
Fairbury
Blauser
Jefferson County
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Gowanda Woman
Mrs Martha Wilcox of Gowanda New York writes that Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured a long cold and persistent cough in a few days and she has recommended it to many friends who also praise the medicine as highly effective. Obtainable everywhere.
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Martha Wilcox
Gowanda
N. Y
True Thompson’s Team Upsets Buggy Carrying Miss Stotts
True Thompson’s team ran away Sunday evening, detaching from the buggy carrying Miss Marie Stotts near a cement culvert south of town. The buggy overturned and the pair were uninjured after freeing themselves and walking back to town.
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True Thompson
Marie Stotts
Eva Witty to Graduate in Peru State Normal School
Miss Eva Witty of Diller plans to finish her course and obtain a life certificate at Peru State Normal School. With school board consent she resigns from Gilea and will resume studies on the 25th, graduating late July. Her mother, Mrs. Sarah Witty, will stay with her son Fred in Viiets, Kansas, until a new teaching position is secured.
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Eva Witty
Diller
Peru State Normal
Nexr
Peru
Gilea
Sarah Witty
Fred
Viiets
Kan
Miss Witty
Dividend Approved by Diller Farmers' Grain Co Stockholders
At the annual meeting of the Diller Farmers' Grain Co stockholders a 10 percent dividend was voted for 1915. The manager was instructed to pay 1 cent per bushel on all grain sold to the company and 15 cents per ton on all coal bought. Dividends and rebates will be paid at the company office by Manager F. E. Hale and directors C. L. Blauser J. D. Fanders I. D. Steiner J. T. Henrichs F. W. Steffen.
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Diller Farmers’ Grain Co
F. E. Hale
C. L. E. Blauser
J.D. Fanders
Nebraska School Notes and Activities Highlight Week
Misa Raymond missed part of the week with a touch of la grippe trainers covered classes Gilbert Bauguess returns to school. Fifth grade studied Alaska and made booklets while sixth grade works on decimals and Sheldon’s History Nebraska. Seventh grade did physiology experiments. Senior class hosted by Everette Green and Delmar Hale with skating and oyster luncheon chaperoned by Cleo Dixon. Patrons meeting set for Jan 25 with program directed by Mrs. Watson and various musical performances listed.
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Misa Raymond
Gilbert Bauguess
Alaska
Everette Green
Delmar Hale
Henrichs
Esther Green
Cleo Dixon
Watson
Chorus
Glee Club
Aunt Margery
Musical Museum
Cookery Maid
Opportunity and quarrel on the peace ship in Beatrice
Macage Wright conducted business in Beatrice on Saturday and returned Sunday. From their quarrel on the peace ship it may be inferred that Ford had a minor blowout.
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Macage Wright
Beatrice
Ford
Chamberlain's Tablets Promote Constipation Relief
Eugene S. Knight of Wilmington North Carolina says Chamberlain's Tablets are the best for constipation and indigestion and that his wife also benefited from their use. Obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Eugene S. Knight
Wilmington
N. C
Who Wouldn’t Be a Farmer in Modern Times
The passage argues many would like to move to the countryside and farm, but learning to farm takes two to twenty years and can lead to repeated bankruptcies. Still, all can admire the hardworking farmer, seen as the bulwark of the nation and the salt of the earth.
Githens Sentenced for Parole Violation and Forgery
Clarence Githens, a Beatrice area man arrested in Washington Kansas, was sentenced in district court to an indeterminate term of one to twenty years in the Nebraska penitentiary for forging an $8.60 check and violating parole. He admitted passing forged checks and fled after release, prompting Sheriff Acton’s pursuit.
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Beatrice Express
Clarence Githens
Washington, Kan
Gage
Jefferson
L. M. Pemberton
Nebraska
Githens
John Collins
Holmenville
R. J. Harris
Holmesville
Blue Springs
Beatrice
Frank Acton
Plymouth
Washington
Acton
Pemberton
Lincoln
Beatrice Express 17th: Clarence Githens Named in Forgery Case
Clarence Githens, sentenced to an indeterminate term for forging John Collens’s name on an $8.60 check, is sought in Jefferson County for forgery and grand larceny. Sheriff Hughes and Bonham of Fairbury identify him as involved in selling $250 of stolen cattle to Bonham, cattle stolen from near Diller, with a Plymouth check forgery also pursued.
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Beatrice Express
Clarence Githens
John Collens
Holmesville
Jefferson County
Hughes
Bonham
Fairbury
Beatrice
Githens
Diller
Plymouth
Hanover
Woman chases husband often brags little of catch
A traditional saying notes a woman who pursues a husband until she catches one rarely boasts about the capture.
Woman Trades Winter Hat For Spring Bonnet
A woman adjusts her winter hat as the season shifts and prepares to switch to a spring bonnet, signaling the change in wardrobe from cold to warmer weather.
A J Hill Attends Lincoln Insurance Meeting
A J Hill returned Wednesday from Lincoln where he attended the annual meeting of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. of Lincoln, for which he has served as agent for more than twenty years.
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A. J. Hill
Lincoln
Farmers Mutual Ins. Co
Chamberlains Cough Liniment Praised by Weatherby Reader
A Weatherby Missouri resident credits Chamberlains Cough Liniment with a rapid recovery from a severe cold last December. The user reports taking two bottles and being restored to health in a few days. The note urges others to learn its value from any user and notes availability everywhere.
Pioneer J B McDowell Dies in Fairbury at Ninety
J B McDowell known as Uncle Joe and Fairbury’s oldest resident died at his home last Friday morning from la grippe. A Nebraska pioneer he bought an interest in the Fairbury mill about forty years ago and kept ownership through numerous managerial changes. He leaves six sons and three daughters.
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J.B. McDowell
Nebraska
Fairbury
la Grippe
Joe
K K K Club Meeting At Mrs Robertson’s Home
Mrs Robertson entertained the K K K Society on Wednesday afternoon January 19 with eight members present including Mrs Waggoner Stotts Hartzell Shutt Westcott Blauser Lightner and Martha Diller Guests Mrs Bauguess and Will Robertson attended A letter from Mrs Tennemaker was read An afternoon luncheon was served by the hostess and Mrs Waggoner
Cost of Carrying Water On Farms
The University Farm’s Department of Agricultural Engineering notes daily farm water use averages 25 gallons but should be 150. Carrying 25 gallons involves five trips, and uphill treks 12 feet high equal the work of digging and walling a 4 foot diameter, 12 foot deep well. A 160 pound man would expend similar effort over 25 days, enough to build a well. in ten years this leads to 30 wasted wells with no well achieved.
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Department of Agricultural Engineering
University Farm
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Steffen Studio
Ckle
Smith Ditler
Lincon
Burlington
A. H. Colman
Los Angeles
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Martin Fanders
Alj. Thompson
J. L. Latut
Yeaterday
Horton, Kan
Ay Wighland
Flilis Wiphborhood
Colorado
Gage County Agriculural
J. LD. Fanders
Geo. Henrichsen
Hartzell
Soc Omaha
Kelley
W Ho
AG. Roelf
Just
J. D. Fanders
State Penitentiary
Diller, Nebr
Wm. DeLine Place
Orie A. Pool
J. E. Jenkins
A. Mayborn
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