Memories From Diller Area Happenings And Hats Off To The Past
Local notes recall H S Tomemaker losing a lightning struck horse on his northeast Diller farm. Miss Bessie Cherry visits Diller from Beatrice. Rev F D Knauer receives Doctor of Divinity at Hastings College. Funeral for Mrs Wm Drullinger held in Diller and buried in Oberlin Kansas. The Price family heads to the Pacific coast for three months via southern and northern routes. The Record recalls 25 years ago forecasts of US neutrality and potential wartime unrest. A 1878 cottonwood near Ben Behrende’s home measured eleven feet in circumference with branches 75 feet wide. Diller High School class of 1915 nine graduates teach next year across several districts. Edythe Wrigley did not teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos Price
Velma
Pacific Coast
Ben Behrende
Geo. Place
Diller High School
Thressa Sandmann
Diller Celebrates Fourth of July 1900 Record
Forty years ago in Diller Elm township families welcomed a son born to Mr and Mrs Frank Hale on June 19 1900 wheat oats corn hogs butter prices were recorded. John Boettcher harvested the first wheat field in the area while a Welsh band from Wymore prepared to play for the Fourth. A Presbyterian wedding for Ira C Rowland and Fannie Ellison occurred June 20 1900 with local guests listed. The village warned residents to observe ordinances on the holiday and avoid fireworks noise and intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hale
Elm Township
Diller
Charley Waggoner
Lincoln
Business College
John Boettcher
Wymore
R J Lockhart
Ira C Rowland
Fannie Ellison
Chase Madden
Margaret Ilison
Albert Ellison
Henry Madden
Frank Wieths
J Smith Diller
Jesse Fouts
Clyde Hutchinson
John Greider
Fifty Years Ago in Diller Life and Work Facts
Fifty years ago Henry Henrichs faced a lung fever attack as 100 teams crowded Diller streets. Tim Grogan built a 65 foot granary on FitzGerald’s ranch west of town. The Pleasant Hill Farmers Alliance met in Diller, near Joe Sadle’s building. Bridges north and south of town were condemned or under repair. dray licenses rose to 12 dollars to cover hauling various goods. Birth announcements noted several June 1890 births by the Greens and Bells, with local families celebrating. A foreman and crew were pictured on a hand car at the depot, with neighbors visible nearby. A Russia trip by local youths ended with an amusing rumored wedding and dinner at the Jansen hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A H Walker
Mr Walker
Frank Hateman
Frank Novotny
Arch Shultz
Henry Eaton
John Allen
Scott Merrill
John Zook
Russia
Jack Madden
Lot Moss
Sid Ward
Charley Wright
J W Fouts
F E Hale
H Packer
Lydia Sears
Mollie Wright
Rose Lepper
Rona Ward
Libbie Madden
Dora Hood
Carrie Packer
J O Blauser
Jansen Hotel
Also Mentioned on This Page
H S Tomemaker
Bessie Cherry
Beatrice
Wm Cherry
Hastings College
F D Knauer
Diller Presbyterian Church
Wm Drullinger
Beatrice Hospital
Methodist Church
Oberlin
Kans
Henry Henrichs
Diller Streets
Tim Grogan
Fitzgerald
Max Logan
Pleasant Hill Farmers Alliance
Joe Sadle
Indian Creek
Pearce
Sam Green
Sam
Lena
Harry
Carrie Green
Alex Bell
Billy Green
Cornhusker
Blackbird
Indiana
Miller’s
P&g
Prunes
Santa Clara
Presse Cofeee
ALLEN
Allen’s Store
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