Memories Of The Past In Wreepe And Surrounds
A retrospective column recalls events from 25 to 40 years ago in Wreepe Diller and nearby towns. Highlights include local prices for medical goods, travel to Beatrice and Los Angeles, floods, a notable lightning strike on a mail carrier’s Ford, fishing and shooting feats, farm activity, and community figures. It notes past public safety efforts against fire crackers, a violent bull incident near Sidney, church leadership changes, and Odell’s early band reorganizations and 1891 4th of July plans.
Diller News Recalls Farm Sale and Route Vote
Forty years ago John Bixby sold his 80 acre farm near town to William Gerner for 2800 dollars. A petition circulated at Diller backed a third rural mail route that was later established. Lottie Miller joined Beatrice Episcopal church, her childhood parish. Town board voted four to one against a saloon license in Diller, ending that issue for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bixby
Wm Gerner
Diller
Lottie Miller
Episcopal Church
Beatrice
Booklover's Club Meets at Mrs Fanders Home
Mrs Fanders hosted the Booklover's Club on Friday afternoon June 6 with guests Mrs Hutchinson Mrs Callander Mrs Ellis Mrs Casper and Mrs Seaman. Mrs Charles Smith reviewed Ramen Always by Dan Patch, a timely tale of a young Jewish boy’s travels from America to Palestine. Dainty refreshments followed prepared by Mrs Fanders and her daughter Gretchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fanders
Booklover’s Club
Hutchinson
C. Callander
C. Ellis
Ira Casper
C. Seaman
Charles Smith
Dan Patch
America
Palestine
Mud Car Built by Plymouth Rural Carrier Everett Blauser
Everett Blauser, rural mail carrier on two Plymouth routes, uses a mud car made from a Model A Ford with a truck rear end and airplane tires. Lloyd Metcalf engineered the wheels and modifications to handle mud and snow, as shown with Blauser and Metcalf beside the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett A. Blauser
Plymouth
Mr. Blauser
Lloyd Metcalf
Plymouth News
Frog Captured in Powell Flood Waters
Ted Schwisow waded through flood waters near Powell and captured a large frog. He put the animal in his car, but the frog escaped when two young women entered, signaling a bid for freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Schwisow
Powell
Daykin Herald
Fifty Years Ago in Jackson Minnesota and Nearby
Fifty years ago Sam Clark Jr served as pastor of a Jackson Methodist church. The Plymouth post office had been re established after a period of closure. D R Kelley and A E Trowbridge received six dollar monthly civil war pensions. J M Allen and Miss Maggie Wagenaar wed at Fairbury on Monday June 16, 1891, with Allen serving as depot night operator. Nellie Merrell returned to New Boston Illinois after nearly a year at the Merrell depot. The annual meeting debated turning Diller school into a high school for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Clark Jr
Jackson
Minnesota
J M Allen
Maggie Wagenaar
Fairbury
Mr Allen
Nellie Merrell
New Boston, Ill
S R Merrell
Diller
Fifty Years Ago in Town Board Actions and Valuation
The article recalls property values in school district 70 declining from over 1 000 000 to about half that amount today. It notes a 50 year old town board meeting rejecting Aug Bachman’s saloon license, licensing billiard balls, and ordering a new sidewalk from Joe Price to Dan Bishops corner Rev Wolff’s residence to Isaac Saylor’s residence. It also quotes Mr Pearce on a 50 year ago job printing output of over 9000 impressions and the author’s playful reflection on operating a Gordon jobber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aug Bachman
Joe Price
Dan Bishops
Rev. Wolff
Isaac Saylor
Pearce
Gordon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wreepe
Borstate
George Renzingtet
Traina
Banguesa
Los Angeles
Hilder
Wymore
Mrs . Weigel
Ruby
Main Street
Will Walcott
Reynolds
Welcott
US Mail
Cal Waggoner
Marysville
Kansas
Cal
Hastings
J T Carmichael
Harold
Alvin
Hugh
Wayne
St Francis
Jasper Long
Chester
Garmichaels
Lawrence Madden
Sidney
Joe Madden
Reed
United Brethren Church
Blue Springs
Methodist
Alva Cavett
Oklahoma
Grand Island
Nebraska
H Colman
Peter Jansen
Jansen
Henry Ahbrends
Gilmore
Ham Clapp
Diller Silver Cornet
John Sharp
Odell
Prof Mason
Thos Nelson
J Smith Diller
Kodaks and Films
Elko Finishing Agency
Frog
Bonham Theatre
Fairbury, Nebraska
Frank Morgan
Washington
George Montgomery
Mary Beth Hughes
and News
Ray Milland
Brain Donlevy 'N
T Wanted Wings
Veronica Lake
Constance Moore
William Holden
Wayne Morris
Cartoon
Gary. Cooper
Woalier Bren
Neo
John Doe
Thin Holt
Alan Jones
Majestic Theatre
Loretta Young
Robert Preston
Lady
Cheyenne
Mrs Grey
D R Kelley
A E Trowbridge
Holle
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