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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1904
Page
4
The Diller Record published weekly in Diller Nebraska by Frank T Pearce. Subscription rates are listed and terms explained. the paper notes mailing to subscribers until a definite stop order is received and all arrears paid.
A July 1 1904 column notes the presidential race with Roosevelt and Fairbanks. It mentions a Beatrice eel capture, land valuations in Gage county, a B and M depot fire, a judge ruling against drums, storm damage near Holmesville, and speculation on the Democratic Convention in St. Louis. It also covers livestock transport for Nebraska State Fair exhibitors, eye health observations, and crop pest damage costing millions annually.
West rural residents petition the post office to vary carrier routes monthly to even out mail delivery times. They note that when routes are traveled in the same order daily, those at the end of the route receive mail late. With rural routes heavily covered, the order of the day matters less, but rotation would balance arrivals.
A prince seeking two lost brothers confronts a dragon guarding a lake. Disguised as a shepherd, he wins aid from the emperor’s daughter who kisses him, breaking the dragon and freeing his brothers. The tale from The Crimson Fairy Book ends with a royal wedding and the brothers’ restoration.
The famed Civil War era singer Jules Lumbard, at 64, is admitted to the Nebraska bar and plans an Omaha office. In 1862 Chicago crowds of 6,000 cheered as Lumbard, urged by George Root, performed The Battle Cry of Freedom to rousing recruits.
Mrs. Ferguson notes the new girl lacks experience but believes she will adjust. A crash from the kitchen interrupts as Mr. Ferguson offers cautious optimism about her progress. Chicago Tribune reports the scene in a domestic setting.
A country schoolteacher asks pupils to name objects after a lesson. A confident six-year-old volunteers. He names a worm and then adds another worm, impressing the teacher who notes only the child understood the lesson.
Bishop C B Galloway of Jackson Mississippi one of the Souths leading churchmen will deliver the commencement sermon at Tuskegee Institute on May 22.
A Washington Star anecdote recounts Senator Joe Blackburn as a young lawyer defending a Black defendant sentenced to death. In a dramatic moment on the scaffold Blackburn urged the condemned to speak, then improvised a speech about the value of words, only to be interrupted by the sheriff's rope tug as the crowd listened.
A humorous piece describes a comic artist who fears deadly disease and tests a doctor's certainty. He visits the doctor in a hurry but is told he has no illness. He bets ten dollars on the diagnosis, then plays a club draw game to see if the prediction holds.
The article recounts Senator Quay narrating a Pennsylvania story in the Senate. An old Dutch farmer elected to the Legislature quietly saved enough cash to buy property worth $30,000 after the session, explaining he saved while in Harrisburg because his wife did not employ a hired girl. He earned $3 a day, yet saved $20,000 in three months by frugal living.
A Bervian regiment uses a two wheeled cart drawn by a trained dog to bear the large drum. The drummer stands behind the cart and plays as the dog pulls it along on long marches. W T Stead travels to South Africa for rest from his London daily paper. Dr Emmet, Robert Emmet’s grandnephew, marks his Golden Wedding in New York with Germany, whose Indian interests are minor compared with England’s.
State and Jefferson County issue a notice for creditors to meet the administrator in Jefferson County Court to examine and file claims. The six month limit begins June 3 1904 and claims not filed by December 23 1904 will be forever barred. Notice published in the Diller Tribune for four weeks. C C Borty County Judge.
A county road commissioner's report favors establishing two roads in township two north range four east. One runs three miles south from the northeast quarter of section six to the southeast quarter of section eighteen. The other runs east two miles from the southeast corner of section six to the southwest corner of section three. Damages claims must be filed with the county clerk by noon August 22. A Hoveton, County Clerk.
At a June 1904 meeting the village board estimated necessary expenditures for officers salaries bear bridge work printing and street lights for the year starting May 1 1904 totaling 700 and ordered it spread on records and published. The total revenue for fiscal 1903 was 336.25. Anex Bev chairman Vidage Board of Trustees Henry Eaton village clerk.
Notice of incorporation for Spears Drag Company by Charles M Crancleton Frank J Spear and Pearl W Spear to operate in Diller Nebraska. Articles set the business to manufacture purchase and sell drugs medicines paints oils wallpaper and related goods with real estate and building needs. Authorized capital 5000 shares of 100 each with 3500 paid on filing and 1500 to follow. operation starts June 10 1904 for 20 years. officers a president vice president and secretary treasurer with a board. Notary J W W Fouts verifies signatures in Jefferson County Nebraska June 1904.
The country has 109 slate quarries 84 marble quarries and 293 clay quarries with combined product value totaling 12,000,009 dollars.
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