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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
3
British forces on a new front struck near Messines Ridge and forced a German retreat after a night of devastating artillery and mine explosions. Observers reported heavy bombardment, gas shells, and successful infantry advances with minimal British casualties.
A Lancaster County company imposes a hold on grain awaiting market direction as prices advance. Farmers note the pause favors speculative traders and raises concern over storage costs and supply timing.
List of gatherings and fairs across Nebraska with dates in June July August and September. Includes Nebraska State Holiness Association camp meeting Lincoln June 15 24 State Press Association Meeting Omaha June 18 20 National Red Cross Week June 18 24 State Pharmaceutical Association Meeting North Platte June 19 State Sunday School Convention Omaha June 19 20 International Association Railway Special Agents and Police Meeting Omaha June 25 27 North Platte Semi Centennial Celebration June 26 29 State Tennis Tournament Superior July 22 28 Tractor Week Fremont August 6 State Fair Lincoln September 3 7.
In Raymond area, a rural cooperative elevator with sixty members and $6000 stock posted a net profit of 19000 after a year. Wheat was bought at 1 per bushel and grain dividends plus a surplus share were issued to stockholders. Martin Nissen led with 1595 bushels of wheat and 4235 bushels of corn, receiving 677.31 in grain dividends plus stock and extra share incentives.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Wilber flour mill and its contents. Loss about 45000 with 35000 insured. Flour, wheat, rye and corn burned. Mill idle for a week due to high water. Owners John Zwonecek and Joe Askmit puzzled by the blaze. An automobile seen leaving town at high speed just before the fire, prompting speculation of possible foul play by alien enemies.
The Commercial club of Lincoln adopted a resolution urging use of convict labor on state roads and advocating state manufacture of brick or similar material for highways. It notes other states successfully employ prisoners on road work and calls on authorities to act.
Omaha Frederick L. Temple of Lexington was elected grand master of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nebraska at the 60th annual convocation. The order will spend 10,000 dollars to finish the Fremont Children's Home and improve its grounds.
City council approves creating a paying district along Fourth Street in O'Neill. Merchants will be taxed to cover street improvements. The town has long struggled to pave the sandy roads as rains continue to wash away the friable earth.
Registration data reported to Governor Neville shows 118125 people registered in Nebraska on June 5. About 39 percent of the state’s 802008 vote is registered, with breakdowns by race and status and 63774 as potential exemption cases under the conscription act. County figures follow, excluding Hooker and Wheeler.
Five main street buildings in Trumbull were destroyed by a Friday morning fire. The butcher shop hotel drug store general store and bank burned with estimates at 25 000 and half insured. It marks the third major fire in eighteen months, all starting at night within fifteen minutes of the same hour.
Twelve Nebraskans of prominence were arrested in various parts of the state for attempting to hinder the draft registration. United States District Attorney Allen announced. The twelve have been released on bail pending government investigation. He said three young men, two in Omaha and one in Sarpy county, are jailed for failure to register.
Citizens backing the Big Chief well project in Red Cloud will incorporate and proceed with drilling after state officials refused to permit stock until a geologist investigation. Prospects are said to be favorable for discovering oil in the area.
The new $30,000 German Lutheran church in Hanover Township near Beatrice will be dedicated on August 5. Prominent ministers from across the state will join the program as a new pipe organ is installed.
North Platte residents Harry Bradley and his wife were arrested in Deer Creek precinct for beating 4 year old Dorothy Bratt. They were fined $100 and costs in county court.
Omaha grows to a 214 000 population as two more suburbs are incorporated expanding the Nebraska metropolis.
Police records show May 1916 saw 1,233 arrests with 302 for drunkenness. This May the number dropped to 856 arrests with eighty charged with drunkenness.
William mer living near Morse Bint reports corn crop yields with 11 000 bushels hauled in. The note reflects local farming activity and crop output.
A health conservation board modeled on the general munitions board is urged to oversee health in government plants and coordinate with state boards for private plants under contract. Dr. Frederick Martin is named as a qualified head, and experts would approve any labor-law relaxations. The aim is to set minimum hours wages and shop standards as part of munition contracts to prevent fatigue and incapacity in wartime labor.
A fragment shows a speaker planning to remove high school boys before apples ripen, seeking to get his money’s worth and rid of them. The dialogue hints at a coercive motive tied to agricultural timing and harvest.
A speaker rejects war rhetoric, insisting on peace yet ready to act. He vows to address a toothache by taking practical steps, including a dentist visit, to restore calm and stability. The exchange highlights personal restraint and commitment to constructive action.
A humorous reflection notes graduates who dream big quickly learn the world is watched by many fire engines on duty, specifically 19 vehicles.
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