This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Memories From 1896 Local Notes and Diller Baseball Recap
A July 1896 village column recalls births and deaths town life including a baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Line and a Beatrice drowning. It covers school board formation with names, a barber’s wife’s death, a flood aid note, and long anecdotes on crops and a corn field by J F Keller. It closes with Diller baseball victories over Odell and Hollenberg in July 1896 and a purse game score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Line
HL Hepperlin
D. H. Sloss
Hardbine
Diller
Willhoit
Chicago
R. V. Folkers
FE. L. .Loock
Jos Bixby
P.W. Price
Dana Sleeth
Rev. Sleeth
M. E
Beatrice
Chas. Fairbanks
J.F. Keller
Diller Baseball
Steele City
Odell
Hollenberg
Fred Smith
Z Diller
Wes Smith
Harry Hudson
Harry Ellis
Im Hayes
Joe Bendaick Hayes
Howard Jeffryes Shorty. Jones
Silas ‘Diller
Mike Benda
Herm Reernis
Orf
Ross Jeffryes
John Zook
Kliesman