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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
1
The wheat and oats harvest will start here within a week or ten days. Earl Snyder and John Rahman left Wednesday for southern Kansas to work in the fields. Mr and Mrs John Plager visited relatives and friends at Humboldt on their car trip Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Blauser, long afflicted with sciatic rheumatism, was taken to Beat Rice hospital last Friday. Farmers anticipate large yields of wheat and oats and threshing crews prepare their machines for the upcoming harvest.
Joe Shorty Mann, a former Diller resident, arrived from Billings Montana for a visit with old acquaintances. He traveled with a team and made the trip leisurely, staying about six weeks on the road.
Mr and Mrs John Mayes arrived Monday evening from Lincoln their former home for a short visit with his brother in law J Smith Diller and family and left Wednesday for their home at Long Beach California having spent a month in traveling through the eastern states.
Mr and Mrs H Z Diller received a letter from daughters Gertrude Bradley and Pearl Diller stating they left for Oklahoma City last week but were delayed at Wichita by high water and were there during the cyclone with no injuries reported.
The Jansen school board asks the county commissioners to extend the district into six sections from another district. Law allows boundary extension when a district draws from under three sections. The hearing is in Fairbury on July 10.
The article notes farmers working well in corn fields. Co. L. E. Blauser from Lincoln visited Diller on Saturday. Wheat and oats crops around Diller are described as immense.
Misses Thelma Glenn and Hazel Witt of Fairbury spent the weekend with friend Lillian Wiemers. Henry Seibe a farmer near Jansen aged 47 died last Tuesday after eight weeks ill with sleeping sickness following flu. County jail in Fairbury holds Blizzard and Meriweather sentenced to fifteen and twenty years. they fear becoming permanent inmates as the penitentiary is too full.
Amos Colman of Seward Nebraska visited Monday with his sister Mrs. Henrietta Powell at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ora Hafer and other Diller relatives. Mrs Powell, long afflicted with rheumatism, was feeling much improved that day.
The funeral of Bobbie McCune, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCune, who died Tuesday night after an illness with spinal meningitis, was held Thursday afternoon at the family home near Shea. The services were outdoors and the family received community sympathy.
The Diller boys Hubert Filley Lyon Waggoner Graydon Habicht Frank Cavett and Alfred Mayboro spent a week at Camp Jefferson the Y M C A camp on the Little Blue river west of Endicott and returned Tuesday. Thirty five boys from across the county attended and enjoyed the time. R W Green of Diller led the commissary department and the group reports plenty to eat.
Everett A Blauser and Miss Opal E Blair both of Powell Nebraska secured a marriage license and were married Thursday of last week at Beatrice The couple spent Thursday night with the grooms parents in Diller and left for Kansas City in the grooms car on their wedding trip They visited with Leon Blaveer and wife before returning to Diller and plan to reside in Powell where Blauser is a mail carrier.
Capt. Andrews of Steele City was in Diller on Monday to handle business matters. E. F. Habicht traveled to Avoca Iowa on Wednesday for the funeral of a cousin once known as Miss Bertha Habicht. The article notes the longest day of the year with sunrise at 428 and sunset at 739, totaling 15 hours and 11 minutes of daylight.
The Methodist church will conduct Sunday school and church services in the Rex theatre building Sunday morning and evening, as the church building is not in shape for use.
Reverend Miss Lidia Heyrick, a National and State W C U worker, departed by train noon Tuesday after a week at the M E parsonage. Mr and Mrs Riddle returned from Grenola Kans where they visited a ill relative. a mail pouch stolen April 10 at Endicott was found June 13 near Superior with contents opened for valuables.
Mr and Mrs E A Folkers share sympathy from Diller friends after the day old daughter died last Friday afternoon following the mothers operation for appendicitis. The infant was laid to rest in Prairie Home cemetery Saturday morning.
Dr Leach of Fairbury Nebr clarifies hours to patients. The office is open every day except Sunday from eight to twelve and one to six. The note counters a belief that Wednesday afternoons are closed during hot weather.
Clarinda region report notes Gladstone defeated Harbine 6 to 3 on Sunday. Visitors Mr and Mrs Ted Mudrow and son Richard from Fairbury spent Saturday and Sunday with Franz Mudrow at their home.
Nearly new Kimball Piano offered for sale for the balance due. Interested buyers should write at once to E B Harbaugh 1513 Douglas St Omaha Nebraska for details and pricing.
The Lincoln state hospital holds 998 patients the largest in state history, with Hastings at 1,210, Norfolk 70, and Beatrice 774. All wards are crowded. new legislature funded buildings will ease the pressure somewhat.
The Reynolds and Diller game was postponed due to illness. The Jefferson County league schedule lists fixtures from June 24 through September 2, with a postponed trio including Steele City at Gladstone and several other matchups.
Dr. G. H. Newton serves as a specialist for eye ear nose and throat care in Fairbury Nebraska. He is noted for treating common ENT and vision issues for local residents.
Local eye care notice promotes A. D. Ackerman in Fairbury Nebraska offering specialist optometry services for corrective eyewear. The ad targets residents seeking professional eye examinations and glasses.
The report lists Wheat No 2 offering Corn No 8 shelled and New Oats offering with market terms shown for buyers and sellers.
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