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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
1
The notice lists local chatter on gas lighting and electric plant questions in Diller Nebraska. It mentions opinions on city ownership of power, franchise issues, and potential bonds for an electric plant. Also notes births, visits, bankruptcy filing, and a high school debate judge.
The snippet reports Nina Pearce, Earl Pearce's daughter, is seriously ill with pneumonia. It also mentions a question about ease of voting electricity versus gas, and social updates including Mrs. Carmony visiting her father J. O. Boggs in Fairbury and Bert Ewers visiting relatives in Diller from Fairbury.
Mervyn Hutchinson of Allerton Iowa arrived Tuesday to visit his brothers A J S C and Clyde Hutchinson at their homes, reuniting family members.
Geo Henrichs received 90 head of 700 pound cattle in two car loads from Kansas City on Wednesday to feed on his farm just south of town. Question raised about whether gas plumbed houses should switch to electricity now amid current conditions. E L Loock attended the Wm DeLine 80 acre sale near Diller at Fairbury Tuesday and then went to Gilead for a bank meeting, returning Wednesday.
True Thompson traveled to Barnes yesterday with five head of mules purchased by Mr. Etchison. He struggled to fit the animals into the car and then shipped them from the station on Wednesday.
The Hillman Ideal Stock Co staged three night shows and a matinee in the Diller opera house last week. The company, comprised of real stage artists, presented a strong repertoire. The Saturday matinee was funded by Diller business men.
Classified item notes a house for rent with inquiry at the office. Also reports Armsted was a Burlington passenger for Tecumseh Tuesday and Veda Cavett recovering from tonsillitis. The Diller State bank raised its surplus by 1000 to 7000, and a lighting question remarks gas should not be provided below cost.
A stray hog is taken up at 31 Ben Albers. The owner may recover by proving ownership, paying damages, and settling the ad costs.
Residents discuss adding more private lighting plants in Diller to push toward municipal electric lights. The proposal imagines several privately owned plants supplying power as talks continue about a future city grid.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Dixon visited the home of her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. E Wrigley and returned Wednesday to their home at Wymore.
A harsh cold wave grips Nebraska with temperatures near eight below zero and five inches of sleet and snow accumulated since early week. Officials warn of further frosty conditions as the melt ends.
Jacob Fauver of Austin Minnesota and his sister Mrs Raephal and child of North Dakota visited here with their brother in law Victor Anderson and family from Tuesday noon until Wednesday evening before returning to Fairbury to visit their mother Mrs Ableman
Village board ends months of stalemate by submitting the municipal acetylene gas lighting issue to a public vote. Voters weighed continuing operation and gas sales at two dollar and fifty cents? two dollars? or four dollars? per hundred feet versus ceasing operation.
A fragmented OCR item notes ballot details and a plan to address a crossing vote. Names and places are unclear, but the piece references an election process and potential candidate or issue across a district.
Mrs L Bausch goes back to the Savannah Missouri hospital for treatment of a cancer that is troubling her again. She is accompanied by her daughter Miss Lulu Bausch.
Renfrew Castle No 391 Royal Highlanders urge members to attend a 7 30 pm Saturday meeting at the Masonic Hall in Diller for business of great importance. F J Lohmeyer I P Earl Pearce Secy.
The writer argues whether Diller should wait before pursuing an electric lighting plan, given water power prospects, costly materials, city debt, and public sentiment after the gas plant shutdown.
A divorce was granted yesterday in district court by Judge L M Pemberton to Celia Hudson from her husband Henry on grounds of cruelty drunkenness and non support. The plaintiff was awarded custody of the children and the court ordered eight dollars per month for child support. The couple had been residing in Odell.
Community mourns the death of Eleanor Mayborn age 2 years 3 months from pneumonia. Funeral services were held at 1:30 PM Saturday at the Christian church conducted by Pastor L P Bush with burial in Prairie Home cemetery. Attending were Mrs A Jackson and Misses Mayme and Mabel Jackson of Lincoln.
The note questions whether the gas plant should have continued operating until conditions favored a clearer path to better outcomes, anticipating broader support for electricity adoption. It reflects debate over timing and energy strategy.
A total solar eclipse is expected February 8 around 8 30 a m lasting about two hours. In many areas it will be a partial eclipse with roughly one sixth of the sun obscured for Nebraskans.
Mrs John Trobridge and two boys from Stellar Alberta Canada visited her parents Mr and Mrs Perry Tate in Missouri, her brothers in Oklahoma, and sister-in-law in Kansas. They spent a day with old acquaintances before leaving Wednesday evening for Colorado. The Trobridges and Tates were early Diller settlers who moved twenty-one years ago and have prospered in Canada since.
The report compares thirty six voters with combined taxes of 77.21 to thirty six women taxpayers on real estate totaling 1192.61, noting most heavy taxpayers favored gas despite church and home implications and invoking a biblical condemnation about light.
A church group meets at Mrs. Raymonds home on Wednesday February 2 at 7 30 pm to study the miracles of Christ. Members discuss what a miracle is why Jesus performed miracles their impact then and now and review key passages from John 4 46 54 5 1 16 Luke 7 11 16 Mark 4 35 41 Luke 8 26 39 and John 11 1 46 for examples.
The article notes Bro. L. M. Cavett is in a Kansas City hospital and his Sunday school superintendent role was filled by Assistant Everett Green. It praises strong attendance at the evening service and invites continued participation with a sermon titled Prayer on Sunday evening January 30 at 7 30.
Grain market snippet lists Wheat No 2 hard, Corn, Oats with new price $1.12, updated each Thursday. The brief notes a corrected price for Diller Market grain items.
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