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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
1
Five wolves were killed Wednesday in a circle hunt south of Endicott. Other items note Carl Tarnow working in Clark's store at Steel City and various local social events.
Avery Lumber Co advertises Moffit coal as a high quality product with a satisfaction guarantee and invites customers to call with orders.
Mrs Griffin traveled from Beatrice on Saturday to stay several days with her mother Mrs Harlan Hadley who has been ill for several weeks.
Elmor Hadley from Endicott visited his mother Mrs Harlan Hadley on Sunday and found her improving.
Bert Frisbie returned Tuesday from a trip to Grant and Ogalalla, traveling via Wood River where he visited his brothers in law Will, Julius and James Packer and their families.
Clint Tristman visited downtown for the first time in three weeks as he continues to recover from throat and lung injuries suffered after inhaling smoke in a home fire.
Mr and Mrs Cal Herwig started Sunday for their Hum bolat home but a wheel broke about ten miles out and they towed the car into town for repairs. They then stayed with Diller friends they had visited, returning home on No 16 the next day.
Mrs. George Placé has been very ill for about a week. A quantity of fluid was removed from her chest cavity near the right side and she has since rested and felt better, with improvement in her condition.
The Jansen Equity exchange elevator will be sold at public auction February 5. A meeting of the D. of H. will be held with Mrs. S. J. Thompson on February 12. Mrs. Mary Green and her daughter Nora left Sunday for Denver to visit their son and brother, Vern Green.
A seven pound girl was born January 26 to Mr and Mrs Ed Hereth who reside five miles east and two miles south of Diller.
Mrs. John Gretzinger returned Sunday from a visit with her daughter Mrs. Harry Gregory in Byron. Rex Logan, age seven, underwent an appendectomy Thursday in a Fairbury hospital for appendicitis.
Louis and Ada Wohlers who had visited here with Ben Roelfs family and other relatives returned Saturday to their Chapin Illinois home.
A Literary and box supper is planned for Thursday evening February 3 at Blauser school District 64. Everyone invited and a good time assured.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McCune and family attended the funeral for Mrs. Jacob Bowers held Monday in Odell. Bowers had died in a Lincoln hospital.
Tom Lowe of Goodland Kansas a former Diller boy is reported recovering from a gunshot wound mentioned elsewhere in this issue of the Record.
The Press reports Rev. Knauer of Hastings is likely to receive a call to lead the Presbyterian church there. He previously served as pastor of the Presbyterian church Ciller.
Two wolves were killed during a hunt west and north of town on Wednesday and five escaped. One wolf shot by several men and not claimed was sold at auction to Ben Rhoelts’s boy for six dollars. The roundup occurred in Joan Wagoner’s pasture. Bills are issued for another hunt next Wednesday February 2 in the same territory.
Moving to a smaller place offers a Percheron stallion eight years old and sound at about 1800 pounds, a six year old Sahnisoths jack around 1200 pounds, a Fordson tractor with plow, a Brinkeroff Player piano with MRT VL attachment. See 8S for fifteen prices and terms. contact J. vende Diller by phone.
Mrs. Ella Powell bought Joe Bodell property from Joseph E. Line for $600. David Kaper, 16, broke his right arm last Saturday while cranking a car. Arcadia visitors Mrs. Seth Crist and her mother Mrs. Urlan Hadley stop to rest as Kansas folks joke about blue sky agents. Eastwood family from Oran and Diller neighbors visit. Steele City merchant C. F. Clark records farm payouts for eggs poultry butter and other dairy products totaling $30,084.91 and urges better cow housing and feed.
Moral Welfare Service hosts a 7:30 PM union service led by Dr. Garrison under Nebraska Hygiene and Welfare Association auspices. His talk on Child Welfare emphasizes community involvement and timely attendance, with all church singers invited to participate in the music.
F V Lowe received news that his brother Tom Lowe of Goodland Kansas was accidentally shot while returning from a squirrel hunt near Kirwin. The rifle discharge struck Lowe in the back passing through a kidney and he was taken to Norton hospital in serious condition with hope for recovery if he survived the initial 72 hours. Tom Lowe, a well known local, had lived near Diller before moving to Steele City area.
J S Myers of six miles southwest Diller has been very ill with pneumonia but is now recovering.
A two year old child of Mr. and Mrs A J Hutchinson swallowed a softer pin yesterday. The pin was closed and no ill effects are expected.
He Waggoner a Burlington section foreman at this station was called to Wymore yesterday with other section foremen from this division to take the companys regular examinations.
The senior class elected Leigh Reinhardt as president for the second semester. Domestic Science girls showed baking skill, and the Woman's Club aims to host an Art Exhibit in Diller. Students study civics and bookkeeping, with new courses in botany, pedagogy, and mechanical drawing. The boys’ basketball game vs Reynolds is tonight, with a girls’ game to follow. The Diller teams lost to Dewitt on January 21, 1921.
Dewitt defeated Diller 52 to 13 after a contest where Dewitt held a stronger lead, despite Diller’s earlier 40 28 score in the sea son clash. The Dewitt team, though less tall, played well. a celebratory roller skating party followed.
The brief lists market quotes for Wheat No 2 Hard and Coro No 8 Shelled with oats near term pricing. A line notes produce offerings around 1.45 dollars per unit.
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