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Newspaper

The Diller Record

Location

Diller, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1921

Page

3

Record Vol XXXV No 12 Update Missing

A brief notice notes the Record issue remains Vo XXXV No 12 and that volume aid numbers on the first page do not show a change from last week.

See Miss Ballard's new ic0 goods and at home pupils

A short notice states Mrs. W. G. Robertson offers music lessons at her home. The snippet adds a quip about a “gay world” and does not provide additional context or names.

Miss Ballard W. G. Robertson

Campfire meeting scheduled at Bernadette Freytag’s home

A campfire meeting is set for June 14 at 7 30 p m at the home of Bernadette Freytag. In Auburn Illinois at 6 15 a m on June 1 a girl named Virginia Jane was born to Rev and Mrs C W F King formerly of Diller. Both mother and child are doing nicely.

Bernadette Freytag C. W. F. King Diller Auburn Ill Virginia Jane

Wesleyan Student to Spend Summer with Innes Family

Miss Esther Innis a Wesleyan University student arrives Wednesday and will spend the summer at the home of her parents Revs. C. F. and Iva M. Innes.

Esther Innis Wesleyan University Revs. C. F. and Iva M. Innes

Departure of Art Etchison on No 17 Wednesday evening

Art Etchison left the area on the 17th via the evening train. He had visited with his mother Mrs. Etchison at the home of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs S C Moser.

Art Etchison

Missionary Society Meeting Set at Federated Community Church

The Missionary Society of Federated Community Church will meet Thursday June 9 with Mrs H K Shutt hosting and Mr Carrie Calandar leading. The group will discuss the West Indies topic.

The Missionary Society of the Federated Community Church H. K. Shutt Carrie Calandar Indies

Dr O C Diehl Recovering From Typhoid Illness

Friends of Dr O C Diehl of Diller report he is recovering after a serious illness of typhoid fever. He is receiving treatment at Fulls sanitarium.

O. C. Diehl Diller Full Heatrice Express

Will Clark Family Return Home From California Trip

Mr and Mrs Will Clark and their Boulder Colorado family travel from San Diego and Ocean Park California where they spent the winter. They left May 24 and are en route home via their automobile with many relatives and friends in Diller and vicinity.

Will Clark Boulder Galo Diller San Diego Ocean Park Calif

Ford and Dodge Car Price Cuts Announced This Week

Ford offers a touring model without a self starter at 415 dollars in Detroit while Dodge touring car sells for 985 dollars, a reduction of 300 dollars. Ford’s lowest prior price was 360 dollars in 1917 for the touring car.

Ford Dodge Detroit

Petition for administration of Hubka estate filed

A county court Saturday morning heard a petition for the appointment of Mrs. Anna Hubka as administratrix of the estate of her husband Frank Hubka who died May 25. Rentals from real estate amount to about $3 000 and the personal property was estimated at $10 000 Beatrice Express.

Anna Hubka Frank Hubka Beatrice Express

Wesenberg Family Returns From Lemars Funeral Trip

Mr F W Wesenberg and his daughter Mrs O Lottman and daughter Jennie went to Lemars Iowa to attend a relative funeral and returned home Saturday. They also visited their cousin and daughter Mr and Mrs George T at Remsen Jr Mr Wesenberg stayed longer for a visit.

F. W. Wesenberg O. Lottman Jennie Lemars Iowa Con- Toe George T Remsen, Jr Wesenberg

Needle etched vases at Miss Ballard's visit

Mrs Bernice Creekmar visited from Fairbury to see her friend Mrs Violet Fry and other Diller acquaintances, while the note muses on how some people seem brainy or hairbrainy.

Miss Bernice Creekmar Fairbury Violet Fry Diller

Grand Island College advertises tuition refund policy

Mrs Frances Starkey and her son George moved into the Asa Colman home after remodeling repairs and repainting. The notice mentions a policy offering a tuition refund if a graduate does not find a position within 30 days of graduation or after sending for the catalogue from Grand Island Business College Nebraska.

Grand Island Business College Nebraska Frances Starkey George Asa Colman

Cattle Sales Hit Good Price at St. Joe Market

Charley Barber led three truckloads of well fed cattle from his feed lots to the St. Joe market Monday. Cattle sold for 7.45 dollars per hundredweight, a good price for the day as the market was off 25.

Charley Barber St. Joe

Railroads Move to Stop Gambling on Trains

Officials from the Northwestern, Burlington and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroads pledge to halt gambling on trains. Conductors will have arrest powers to enforce the new policy.

Northwestern Burlington Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul

Barneston Dam Rise Sparks Wymore Energy Hope

Wymore businessmen press for Barneston dam completion to obtain hydro electric power for transmission to Wymore’s municipal plant. Barneston project expected finished early in 1922 per Beatrice Express. Mrs. Jessie Morrison Spillios, after attending her mother's burial in town, returns to Ocean Park California as grandmother of an 83 pound boy born June 3 to Chester A Morrison and his wife.

Wymore Barneston Beatrice Express Jessie Morrison Spillios Mary Miller Ocean Park Calif Chester A. Morrison

Brandt couple told daughters safe after deadly Pueblo flood

Mr and Mrs Chas Brandt received a telegram from their daughters in Pueblo stating all are safe following a cloudburst flood that devastated the city last Friday. About 500 people were reported killed and property losses reached 20 million dollars.

Chas. Brandt Pueblo

Phone subscribers urged to prevent outside use

The notice directs Diller telephone subscribers to follow clause twelve prohibiting outsiders using their line without paying the necessary charges. It calls subscribers to govern themselves and enforce the contract terms.

Diller Telephones

Rats Shot Sparks Neighboring Town Comparison

After shelling corn at Henry Wessel's, Wessel Shipper Ed Shipper Arch Carmichael Dewey Snowman and Roy Diller killed 314 rats in the last week. They report 199 in three to four hours, plus 75 and 40 on prior days, suggesting others imitate the effort.

Henry Wessel Mr. Wessel Wessel Shipper Ed Shipper Arch Carmichael Dewey Snowman Roy Diller Mr. Wessel’s

Early cabbage plants offered at 25 cents per 100

A short ad notes cabbage plants for sale at the Methodist parsonage priced at a quarter per hundred. The rest of the text consists of humorous aphorisms about common sense lies and money, with no clear news event.

Methodist

Fine country home of ex-co. Rohrbaugh near Fairbury

Jansen News editor and John A. Bartel tour the Rohrbaugh farm seven miles from Fairbury. They describe a 540 acre property with timber and prime pasture, noting the largest and most modern farm residence in the area with independent electric lighting, a wood furnace, abundant timber and spring water for stock. Dairying and 17 cows milked daily are mentioned, with milk hauled to Fairbury each morning. The Blue River and timbered landscape frame a villa-like farmstead praised as superior to city life.

Fast Jansen News C. W. Rohrbaugh John A. Bartel Blue River C. W Rohrbaugh Fairbury Rohrmys Roorbaugh Robrbaugh

California Prune Crop Inches Higher as Autos Flood Roads

California’s prune harvest reached 200 million pounds last year and is forecast to hit the same level again. The piece humorously notes heavy traffic from over nine million autos clogging streets as a backdrop to the fruit boom.

California Skeedadlin

Old crank case oil touted as vermin spray

The piece argues that used crank case oil from cars or tractors can serve as an effective, inexpensive vermin spray for hennery use. It suggests draining the oil regularly and replacing it with fresh oil, claiming the refuse oil kills vermin while caring for machinery.

Eye Doctor Ad Promotes Eyewear in Fairbury

Dr. G H Newton of Fairbury Nebraska advertises eye ear nose and throat services. A D M Ackerman of Fairbury Nebraska invites readers to remember them for glasses and optometry specialists.

Fairbury, Nebr A. DM. Ackerman Fairbury Nebr

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Diller ‘State Bank Ex-Co A. D. Acker Man Fairbury C. E. Leach S.C Rhode Island G.ww. Acton, Harkien Vol. I Diller Auto Co No 15 Automobile Owners of Diller and Vicinity Diller Auto Company E. Glimprecht V. B. Bell Land of Wonders Yellowstone Park Een Stone Niagara America W. L Filley
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