Grace Johnson Returns From Wymore Visit
Grace Johnson returned Sunday from Wymore where she visited relatives.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
5
Grace Johnson returned Sunday from Wymore where she visited relatives.
The first crop of alfalfa was gathered in a bumper cutting, stacking up as of Saturday night. Strong yields indicated by the sizable harvest.
Liss Belle Sparks returned Monday from Lincoln where she had visited friends for a few days.
Ira London and In have purchased Oliver Farrow’s threshing rig for use this season. The deal secures the equipment for moving harvest work and signals continued farming operations in the area.
The person traveled to Wymore to visit his sons and their families and to Beatrice, returning home on Wednesday.
T. Mills offers ample rhubarb for canning. Orders can be placed with Mrs. Onka Franzen at phone 50 or with G. M. Place.
Mr and Mrs S R Merrill and Mr and Mrs F L Rain of Fairbury spent part of Sunday with Mrs Obolman and others, a fragmentary social note from a local page.
Mrs John Lottman, after a month visiting relatives and friends at Reynolds and Diller, returned yesterday to her home at Twin Brooks South Dakota.
Robert Eastwood his wife and their young daughter came home Tuesday from Liberty Nebraska after visiting his mother and other relatives since Saturday.
A 240 acre farm near Humboldt, within fifty miles of Willer, sold last week for 50000 dollars, equating to more than 208 dollars per acre. The deal highlights rising agricultural land values in the region.
Mrs. Dr. R W Fouts and children who visited here with Mr and Mrs J W Fouts and family for several days last week returned Saturday to their home in Dawson Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wrigley and daughter Edythe visited relatives and friends near Diller and will return Sunday in their car to Lincoln.
Lor Watson filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Lincoln County Court. The petition states the hardware store in Diller has been closed since the 8th. A creditors meeting is scheduled for the 23rd inst.
Improvements are underway at the Diller Farmers Grain elevator with removal of old hopper scales and cleaner and installation of a man lift elevator second elevator shaft and automatic weigher. Mr and Mrs Thomas Cox and Miss Giladys Viers of Topeka Kans visited with Dr S B Viers family and left to visit relatives at Superior and Lebanon. E F McCune and Chas Fisher attended AOUW lodge in Parbury and witnessed several initiations with Alexandria drill team and a banquet after. Grand Master Fr Anderson and staff were present.
The editor's son Earl Pearce, foreman at Regard, leaves for Hyannis Nebraska to become local editor and foreman of the Tribune. He cites higher pay and is soon moving his family. Earl writes he is pleased with Hyannis and his new job and plans relocation in a few weeks.
Miss Marie Stotts assisted in producing this issue of the Record and is acknowledged for her support in this publication.
W. H. Hauver sold a southeast farm to Teatrice parties securing an irrigated 80 acre parcel in Colorado as part of the deal.
Mrs. John Hayworth, who stayed at her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Otis Babb for a few days, returned Saturday to her home in Omaha.
County Superintendent Abrams outlines teacher examination dates June 23 and 24 and July 28 and 29. A Teachers Institute is set for August 21 to 25.
Mrs. Otte Gans of Zanesville Ohio says four years of stomach trouble left her weak and nearly hopeless but after using Chamberlain's Tablets twice she became well again. Obtainable everywhere.
A daughter was born on the fourth to Prof and Mrs Jas A Eastwood formerly of Diller now living at Waverly Neb where Mr Eastwood has led schools since leaving Diller. Farmers nearby report weevil in wheat bins and are selling grain quickly while others with old bins should inspect. Weevil larvae consume grain interiors leaving near worthless kernels.
A sizable crowd of farmers gathered Saturday evening to subscribe enough shares to convert from a capitalist stock company to a cooperative patronage dividend stock company under the new state law. The change had been contemplated for some time.
Wm. Niesg of A. H. Colman’s farm four miles northeast of Diller was injured when a four horse team bolted as a boy drove it. Niesg tried to halt the team, was knocked down, sustaining head gashes and body bruises. Physician said no bones broken and prognosis is recovery in a few days.
Meetings at the home of Rev August F W Kollman twelve miles north of Fairbury move toward a lighting proposition for Daykin Wesern and Plymouth. Rev Mr Kollman a Jefferson county capitalist will head a stock company to supply light, capitalized at 25000 dollars with 250 shares at 100 dollars each. Stock sold on condition franchises are granted. otherwise the plan may be dropped.
The Nebraska State Board of Agriculture bought 239 Merino sheep on April 27 and placed them on the State Fair grounds to study grass and weed control. By May 8th and 9th the flock was shorn yielding about 2000 pounds of wool. the flock now numbers over 880. The board may show the sheep at the State Fair September 4th to 8th and perhaps auction part or all of the flock then.
Col Roosevelt remains decisive while others show varied priorities. Mrs. Amy Pelser traveled from Endicott to help with a new baby at Jas. Cherry's. Harrison Line visits Lincoln for vacation with parents Mr. and Mrs. W C Line. Mrs. Mary Miller receives a $2000 draft tied to her late husband P B Miller in Modern Woodmen affairs. Jack Heinlein, en route from Yuma to Lincoln, visits Diller friends. formerly with S C Hutchinson's Implement House. C L Waggoner heads to Omaha for the Inter State Trapshooting Tournament, joined by Mrs Waggoner and daughter Vivian to Lincoln. John Wiese, old Harbine resident, visits from Hastings with neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Gretzinger, then stays with son J Wiese in Meadow Grove.
A promotional note extols a remedy as thoroughly reliable for summer pain and suffering, urging families to keep it on hand for immediate relief. It claims wide acceptance and effectiveness, noting that anyone who has used it found it objectionable to be without.
The Kansas City commercial club paid Willer a brief Saturday visit and local business men met with longtime wholesale partners. A band accompanied their special train but heavy dew caused them to stay in their cars, so they did not come into town.
Locomotives cost more now with a 37,000 price last year rising to a minimum of 45,000. Steel costs chase orders and deliveries are not guaranteed until next year as manufacturers expand to handle booming foreign and domestic demand.
Rains hinder alfalfa harvest as residents note ongoing farm chores. Several families visited relatives in Odell and Chester Sparks moved to the Ellis neighborhood. An ice cream social at the church Friday invites all, and the Ladies Aid met midweek. Social Circle postpones due to the event. Sunday school expected next week with hoped for better turnout.
There is much catarrh in this region and doctors once deemed it incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is advertised as a constitutional remedy taken internally and affecting mucous surfaces through the blood. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with circulars and testimonials available.
The Presbyterian Missionary society will hold a meeting Saturday afternoon June 17. Mrs. Sam Hutchinson will host the gathering and Mrs. Addie Woods is named leader.
Mrs Florence Slife of Wabash Indiana says she used Chamberlains Liniment for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains and received great benefit. She recommends it in the highest terms and notes prompt relief is assured for rheumatic pains. Obtainable everywhere.
A Iowa Falls man, J. B. Parmelee, explains how he makes reinforced cement fenceposts at home. He uses a ten-post form, mixes one part cement two parts gravel three parts sharp sand, adds wires, soaps the mold, and cures three days in the form before stacking. Posts are set 30 to 36 inches deep after three months.
An ad explains bilious attacks strain the liver and cause constipation and stomach fermentation. It claims Chamberlain's Tablets will tone the liver, cleanse the stomach, and restore health at a cost of a quarter, available everywhere.
Rural High Schools Superintendent Thomas advocates building six acre districts to place a school within two miles of every home. The plan funds a school and teacher residence with garden space and livestock. Eastern Nebraska districts would average valuations of one to two million dollars with levies of six to eight mills, benefiting farmers and keeping grown children closer for education.
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