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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1923
Page
3
Tuesday and Wednesday were two of the hottest days of the season. Mr. and Mrs L A Blauser and two children moved to Belville Kansas on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs W E Mudge drove to Beatrice in their new Chevrolet on Tuesday.
Miss Adelia Hayes, who spent a week in Norfolk, has returned to her home near Diller. Mrs. Alma Heiley and her two boys from Yuma Colo. are visiting Aunt A. U. Richardson and family.
Light rain yesterday morning halted threshing briefly yet aided the corn crop significantly. The moisture lifted soil and encouraged better ear development as farmers reported improved conditions for growth.
The Ellis and Diller junior ball teams played Saturday on the local diamond with the visitors defeating the home team 8 to 7.
Mrs John Folkers came back from a trip to her former home in Peoria Illinois last week and was joined by her daughter Elizabeth who had spent several months there.
Mr A O Richardson expresses gratitude to H Z Diller who sent a den of fresh huckleberries from Olden Missouri. He says they are the first fresh berries he has tasted since boyhood and they truly taste as he remembers.
Miss Mary Innis travels Saturday to Carleton Nebraska to assist the central office while a operator on vacation. The Innes family formerly resided in Carleton and she previously worked as a telephone operator.
W. C. Riley was captured by Sheriff Tippin at Newton and sentenced by Judge Colby in Fairbury to three years in the state reformator y for his crimes at a short district court session held Monday.
Wheat in the Diller area was mostly shocked by Saturday night. Farmers have spent the week cutting oats and plowing corn, fields growing quickly enough to notice the rapid crop development.
The Burlington Route receives the first batch of sixty Baldwin built locomotives designed for high speed freight yet adaptable to slow freight and heavy passenger service. Each engine costs about $65,000 totaling $3,300,000, with boilers containing over a mile of tubes and features like exhaust steam heating and automatic coal handling to ease operation.
The Diller Chautauqua runs from July 30 to August 38 inclusive. Credible statements from both Diller banks are published elsewhere in this issue. Mrs. Arthur Wieths traveled to Beaver City Nebraska last Thursday for her sister Mrs. Thos Kinsman's funeral.
Mrs Elsie Piveral of Crete is visiting her father Mr J L Lamb. Mr Piveral has gone to Hebron on a business trip.
The state law requiring a ten day waiting period before granting marriage licenses becomes effective August 3. It mandates the waiting period for all applications submitted thereafter.
Harve Pittenger and his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred McAtee drove from Lincoln to the Pittenger farm early in the week to inspect how the harvest was coming along.
Threshing began Wednesday with Charley bringing in the season’s initial wheat. The sample weighed 600 pounds to the bushel and was sold to the farmers elevator company for 76 cents.
Sheriff Tippin has a warrant to arrest Ray Warman for a no funds check for 120 dollars at the Ford garage in Fairbury. The young man drove into Fairbury Tuesday in a blue racing car.
The year and a half old daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Krebs burned both hands severely Tuesday forenoon after touching a hot coal oil stove. She was brought to Dr Diehl's office for treatment and is doing nicely.
Dr and Mrs Ellis and daughter Ethel returned Tuesday from a visit to relatives in Laramie Wyoming They were joined by their son and brother Dr Cecil Ellis of Cozad Nebraska The trip included Cheyenne Fort Collins and visits with Mr and Mrs and Ed Epley and family and Colby Kansas
Mrs. Marie Kelly spent the 4th with relatives in Edgar. Mert Murray and Fred Egert spent the 4th in Hebron. A picnic supper in the woods on the 4th included Irene Kreeteching Dorothy Kreeteching Gladys Lottman Gertrude Buller and Hilda Arnold. Mr and Mrs Steckman returned to Wisconsin after visiting their daughter Mrs Hubert Englemsan. Rev Greih returned from the east after visiting relatives Dorothy and Iva Kroeteching. Janeen resident visited last week at the G P Oes home.
Charley With reports threshing wheat at about twenty two bushels per acre as new steel lock boxes arrive for the post office.
Emigration from Northern Ireland to the United States increased in the first quarter. For the three months ended March 31, 1,612 emigrants bound for America had their visas issued at the Belfast consulate, up from 552 in the same period last year.
A rumor mentions an ice trust operating between Beatrice and Diller. The speaker questions how anyone could haul ice on a Wednesday or prior day and sell it for under one dollar per hundred.
A small shop advertises bee keeping charms and basic farm necessities. It sells merchandise for beekeepers and farmers, including gear and essentials for everyday agricultural needs.
Miss Eleanor Diemi spent the summer with grandparents Mr and Mrs J L Rhodes at Beatrice and returned Saturday from Omaha before visiting her parents Dr and Mrs O C Diehl in Diller for a few days.
G H Phillips returned Sunday from Ceresco and Wahoo Nebraska where he had started the first blacksmith shop over fifty years ago. He noted the county has advanced greatly since those pioneer days.
The Methodist church reports on services with Sunday school at 10 a m. Morning preaching at 11 a m. Union evening service at Federated church 8 o clock. Choir praised for last Sunday's song and Miss Green's solo. Wishes for more male voices next week. Doris and Willa Dunn attended Sunday school rejoicing. Mrs Geer hospitalized in Beatrice for examination and treatment. Vern Pickard ill at his aunt Mrs Fred Clark's home. Prayers asked for all, Sunday to praise God. Morning sermon Thou Art an Offence and evening The Mystery of the Keys.
The Federated Community Church announces regular Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Union services at 6 p.m. Rev Mrs Innis preaches at Federated Church. Members urged to read the treasurer's report and be ready for questions during the canvass this coming Sunday.
A local association asks members not on the teams to remain at home until the committee calls to avoid extra trips. The canvass aims for full completion, with a meeting at Mrs. Scott Miller on July 19. Names Henry Riddle Missionary Heroes Cora Wright Grace Myers Rev. W. F. Clark plus music by Mrs. A. F. Steffen and Robert Diller are listed among participants.
A poem recounts a night when a modern electric switch failed causing darkness and danger. An aunt offers an old kerosene lamp whose green shade leaks odor and kerosene. The speaker recalls a hazardous explosion and laments modern reliance while counting blessings from a simple coal oil lamp.
Officials of the Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association urge July plowing for wheat fields to boost yields. Early cultivation helps destroy weeds, preserves moisture, and allows soil to settle for a firm seedbed. Disking or packing after plowing also improves germination and profit, with August or September work possible if time limits prevent early plowing.
The article stresses that thorough ground preparation, including early plowing or fallowing, leaves soil in good condition to plant a new crop by stubble-in with little additional labor. It emphasizes timing to ensure soil settles properly before seeding the next crop.
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