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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1926
Page
5
Memorial Sunday services were held at the Diller Methodist church with Civil Spanish and World War veterans in reserved seats. Rev W F Clark spoke with patriotic tone. Music included Star Spangled Banner America the Beautiful and a solo by Mrs R E Colman.
Dr O C Diehl after twenty five years of practice will take a vacation with his two children Oliver and Eleanor starting Monday. They will travel in a Master Six Buick visiting Peoria Chicago Detroit Niagara Falls Albany New York Philadelphia Washington and return via Wheeling Columbus Indianapolis Springfield St Louis and Kansas City. They plan to camp if weather allows and tour Gettysburg as part of about four thousand miles. Doctor will leave the office in charge of Dr Hunt Omaha.
Miss Esther Gretzinger came home Friday of last week after visiting her brother Rev. Daniel Gretzinger and family in Bloomingdale Illinois.
Mrs. John Glathar and her daughter Emma served new potatoes from their own garden for dinner yesterday. The harvest produced good sized potatoes praised by the family.
Walter Leaper traveled from Medford Oregon on Sunday after receiving a telegram about his mother Mrs Albert Leaper who is reported improving from a serious illness.
Dr S A Casady a Beatrice Nebraska physician lists diagnosis and treatments using the Electronic Reaction of Abrams for chronic diseases and nonsurgical cancer therapy. A nurse is present at Office 4104 Court St Beatrice.
Mrs. Walter Williamson, 43, is severely injured and four others hurt after an automobile driven by her husband crashes through a railing on the Rock Island viaduct at Fairbury. They were returning from memorial services at Fairbury Cemetery when the accident occurred. Williamson blamed steering gear trouble for the loss of control.
Mr and Mrs Homer Brunk visited Beatrice Sunday. I have pie plan for sale. G M Place phone 108 27. Charley Hill may have been an incoming passenger on No 15 Wednesday evening. Miss Gladys Wolf of Lodge Pole Nebr visited Miss Helene Green.
An 1886 established Fairbury Nebraska monument business F A Moon & Son promotes quality stones at reasonable prices. The note mentions visitors Will Pickard of Norfolk and Harold Hutchington from Lincoln visiting Diller and Hutchinson family homes for Decoration Day. Subscribes praise the paper’s improvement reach readers of discernment.
Harry Strockey and his mother drove to Lincoln yesterday to see their sister and aunt, Mrs. Cole, who remains in a city hospital. C. W. Hagerman of Liberty spent the weekend with his family, representing his job buying grain for a Liberty elevator company.
Farmers are busy as they plow corn a good stand and begin cutting the first crop of alfalfa. The fieldwork reflects a strong start to the season with active planting and forage harvest underway.
If conditions stay clear the editor and his wife will head to Omaha today to see their son Earl and family. They expect to return early next week barring heavy rain or threats.
Mildred Tucker left on an early morning train Wednesday for a ten day visit with her brother Frank in Denver. He will join her for a short visit at Diller before returning to Menomonie Wisconsin to resume studies at the Tech school for the summer term.
Mrs Joan Plager her son Francois and niece May Moritz and Mrs Isabella Raymond and daughter Flossie motored to Fairbury yesterday where Francis played a violin solo at the eighth grade graduation He was accompanied at the piano by Miss Raymond.
Beatrice Sun reports farmer Charley Hood of the Ellis area sold 4,000 bushels of old wheat at 1.50 per bushel and later 2,000 bushels at 185 per bushel after storing 6,000 in an Ellis elevator. He planned to hold remaining grain awaiting higher prices and passed on selling at 1.85.
Mrs. R W Green and her daughter Norma with Mrs. Sarah Witty meet Mr and Mrs J O Jackson of Filer Idaho en route to Norway. Mrs Jackson, known as Miss Lola Brooks in Diller, is Witty’s niece and will sail from New York on June 12 for Norway.
Mr and Mrs J E Shanks took their daughter Geneva to University Place on Wednesday where she enrolled for the summer school at Wesleyan University.
Mrs J R Koser of Salem Oregon visits with sister Mrs T H Waggoner and husband from Sunday to Tuesday. They plan to attend a reunion at Forrest City Missouri. A brother Oscar Basel of Fairbury also visits during the stay.
The J N C met with Mrs Margaret Packer on June 2 in a gathering of eight members four visitors and two children. An afternoon of visiting was followed by a business meeting and a luncheon hosted by Mrs Packer. The group postponed the next meeting until after chautauqua beginning June 23 at Mrs Georgia Hays home.
Miss Mattie Henricha will teach in Dist. 60 and Miss Bernice Calkins in the Weigel district as they travel to Wesleyan University in University Place for summer school. Miss Lucile Packer plans study at the State University four miles east of Ellis while Miss Dorothy Hutchinson will teach Friendship School seven miles east of Diller and Miss Pearl Thompson in 66, the county, attends summer sessions.
A large group of Club ladies met on Wednesday afternoon May 26 at Mrs W I Filley’s home for a musical program with piano and Saxophone solos by Erma Franzen Rachael Viers and Eleanor Filley. A summer picnic was voted and Mesdames Moser Filley Thompson were named to plan time place and menu. Luncheon followed. Mrs Fooders and others assisted. meeting adjourned awaiting September.
Mrs Ida Wood conducted business in Fairbury last Friday. Orlo Geer departed for Sabetha Kansas for work. A chautauqua tent is set up ahead of the event starting Sunday afternoon. J W Fouts and Rex A Green traveled from Burlington to St Joseph on the early Monday train. Mrs A A Eick and daughter Ruth attended Miss Ida Palmberg's wedding at Aurora Nebraska on the 19th.
Steele City resident Guy Cassell has purchased the Diller filling station from Mr. Schroeder and plans to hire an operator to run it.
Virgil Geer concluded a visit at his sister Mrs. Chester Weaver’s home in Sabetha Kansas and returned to his residence in Diller on Tuesday night.
Mrs. E R Clark of Nebraska City spent the first of the week here with her sister in law Mrs Arthur Grone and the Dille relatives and family.
Miss May Moritz, a teacher at Araphoe, Nebraska, stopped en route to her home in Stella to visit her aunt and family, Mrs. John Plager.
Birt Miller a former Diller resident and family from Hemingford Nebraska were in town yesterday en route to Oklahoma to visit relatives traveling overland by auto.
Miss Lavina Hood, who visited over Sunday at the home of her father Chas Hood, returned Monday to Lincoln where she has a good position as stenographer.
Mr and Mrs Will Egger and Mr and Mrs Robert Mosholder of Lincoln visited here Sunday and Monday with Mrs Egger s brothers and sister Will Oscar and Frank Amos and Mrs Frank Grabber and their families
J A Marshall and his daughter Mrs Northup host family guests this week including Mrs Fanny Ratzlaf of Southerland Nebraska Mrs Ann Nelson of Rosette Wyoming and sons Oscar and Lee They plan a Sunday reunion at sister Mrs Jane Brennis home near Hollenburg Kansas.
The N R C Club met at Mrs Henry Frisbie's home on Tuesday June 1 with 12 members 8 visitors and 4 children present. Mrs Arthur Vieths won the guessing contest and hosted luncheon. Next meeting June 15 with Mrs Arthur Vieths. officers elected include President Mrs Frank Grone and Reporter Mrs Ben Siebolts.
The May 28 Alumni gathering at Diller High School drew many families including Beckwith Frisbie and Diller clans. A city hall program followed with a one year officer slate led by Paul Beckwith and Effie Diller. A penny drill raised 350 for mailing costs and organizers thanked Hartzel and the Town Board.
Mr and Mrs Bill Lee visit Mrs L ee s parents in town. Mrs Roy McCune visits Hastings. Shea needs rain. John Gill builds a barn west of town with foundation in place. Jim and Billy Novotny shell corn Tuesday. Andy sertly eats Sunday at neighbor God of Auburn, ebr. Mr and Mrs Alonzo S travel to Virginia Nebraska on business. Roy Weane enlarges his dance hall.
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