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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1935
Page
5
The corrected market note lists No 1.88 for wheat and mixed corn at No 2. Corn varieties include white and yellow, with oats at 62. The fragment documents price levels and commodity codes observed at Diller Markets.
Editor Clark of the Odell Oracle visited the Record Office last Friday afternoon seeking archival material and local item records for the paper.
Henry Wolters came over from Plymouth Friday to look after his interests in the highway contract north of town.
Mr and Mrs Frank Grabber and Betty accompanied Dr Diehl to Lincoln Tuesday and spent the evening with relatives.
Marvin London of Fairbury visited last Saturday forenoon. He works in the implement business with his father and joined local residents during the trip.
Mrs. Carrie Green came back to her home Friday after about three weeks visiting Fre mont and Lincoln with her children grandchildren and sons in law.
Mr and Mrs Onka-Franzen visited Diller on Friday from Steele City. They were greeted by Miss Verba Web ber and Miss Aby Sutton, who remained at the place.
Mr and Mrs John Sailing of Odell have rented the Greenwood house in the town’s northwest section and will occupy it after March 1. Mr Sailing may represent S F Baker.
In a brief note a local source states Winkey did not have the measles and left sick one evening, but is back on the job at the Beaver restaurant. Official records name him Wendell Flanders.
Eyres owns eight shares in town and stock in the Farmers store causing two trips to Diller last week. Residents gathered Friday for the road issue and the Farmers special meeting was held Saturday. He resides near Harbine.
Lee Calkins reports the loss of a work horse during compaction work conducted this week. The incident occurred on a day within the past seven days. No injuries are mentioned and no further details are provided.
For sale or trade a yearling horse colt and a gentle Shetland pony. Seller E N Crocker. Contact details not provided.
Station agent W S Filley departed Burlington for Chicago yesterday to consult a medical specialist regarding his condition.
Mr and Mrs A E Southwick attended the Farmers store meeting at City Hall last Saturday. They reside near Endicott.
Norman Wolff traveled from Sterling Nebraska to spend the weekend with his brother the Rev Wolff pastor of St Pauls Lutheran church south of town.
H E Green returned home from Lincoln after a visit with his children and a stay at the state house. The legislature appeared to be the main event of the trip.
Mr and Mrs Robert Beckwith traveled from Carleton on Sunday to visit relatives at this place and stayed part of the day. They returned home early as the storm intensified limiting travel later.
Have an appealing offer for a dependable man with a car to sell our required products in Jefferson County. No investment demanded. Contact S. F. Baker & Co., Keokuk, Iowa. 41
Mr. August Engleman met with county commissioners last Friday to discuss a contract for ground north of town to be used for the highway passing several of his farms.
Mrs Lizzie Shoemaker and her son L L Shoemaker traveled from Salina Kansas to visit her sister Mrs Emma Fry. Mr Shoemaker will go to Omaha on his return trip and then bring his mother home.
Graydon Habicht came Sunday to escort his grandmother Mrs. Robertson to the home of her daughter Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Habicht in Worthington Minnesota where she will stay several weeks. They chose the travel day in light of the storm.
Mrs. L. H. Findling and children Cecil Findling Mrs. Foreman Fielder and baby of Ellis and Mr and Mrs Clarence Findling of Ellis returned last Friday from Fairview Illinois where they attended the funeral of Mrs Phil lip Wsinger sister of Mrs Findling.
Dr. Darrell E. Trump of the U Bureau of Animal Industry has tested sixteen herds in Jefferson county this past week. Additional applications are filed at the agricultural agent’s office. Appraisals match current market values and owners receiving prices for their infected stock.
Mr and Mrs Ed Hughes from Steele City visited Saturday evening to see their son and daughter at the Hughes store.
Guidance notes the best route to Beatrice from Steele City via Mrs. Greider’s place and PWF, with directions to turn north one mile east of Steele City. The item provides local navigation details for reaching the county seat.
Mrs Leonard Richardson and her little son Lawrence Dale were brought from Odell hospital to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Grone in Diller on Sunday.
Over the past ten days Cornbelt Lumber received two cars of lumber, one white pine and one possibly firewood grade. The writer notes new lumber arrivals prompt attention and awareness of local timber quality.
William Tyler Page recalls how over fifty years in Congress members wore long coats stiff bosomed shirts high collars and stovepipe hats. He notes that today some members wear skirts signaling a change in style and formal dress.
Aimed at Antioch once a wartime potash hub, H Roll 141 and Rep Strong push a bill to sell all real estate in villages after incorporation ends. Antioch grew quickly, then emptied as 3100 residents moved to Alliance after the war, leaving derelict buildings and land sale plans for cow pasture use.
A Beekeepers meeting in the county court room at Fairbury is set for Monday March 4 1935 at 1 30 PM with a pest control session at 7 30 PM Extension Entomologist Andreas O S Bare of the Nebraska College of Agriculture will speak and show film strips on beekeeping and pest control Topics include honey production and the value of bees in pollination and pest prevention Measures to control chinch bugs and other pests will be illustrated Both sessions welcome discussion An organized bee keepers association may form if interest persists All invited to attend.
Two snow plows went through Diller Monday over the Burlington, both coming from the west.
Director Wood had some difficulty getting to Diller from Wymore on Monday. He failed to arrive for classes but came in time to conduct the evening band rehearsal.
On Monday a postal route faced delays as Scott Miller’s Cadillac bogged down in drifting, and Rex Green’s Chevrolet suffered a clutch failure. Both vehicles needed pulling to clear the way.
Dr. Diehl and Harley Clark visited relatives in Lincoln on Sunday and returned home after midnight on Tuesday. They said many cars were stalled along the highway near Beat Rice as they reached Mr. Rhodes plate west of Beat Rice and stayed there until morning.
Dr. and Mrs. Ellis visited Blue Springs on Sunday to take Mrs Ellis sister home. They stopped with Ross Hays for the afternoon and faced a raging blizzard. Their Sicily Creek farm sits timber protected and they battled snow drifts sand piles and deep ditches on the way home arriving in the middle of the night. The doctor notes this was his first real blizzard experience.
Bill Tinstman and Mrs. Herbert Beckwith traveled to Hastings via Beatrice to see family, encountering a severe dust storm near Fairfield and a combined snowstorm later. En route home they battled weather, a malfunctioning engine, and a flat tire as the party pressed on toward Beatrice and Hastings.
A family traveling during a severe snowstorm loses their way and faces blocked roads. They find refuge at Claus Mickel’s farm near Hastings, share a hospitable stay, then proceed home via Lincoln and Beatrice. They pass watching weather and traffic as snow swirls and accidents occur.
A retrospective notes Andrew Jackson's presidency and a shot at him in the Capitol, Martin Van Buren's 1836 nomination, and Blane born for free silver. It recalls Texas independence, Colt’s revolver, Morse’s telegraph, and a major New York fire worth two million dollars. It contrasts 1835 with later eras and hints at public memory.
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