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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1923
Page
1
The note describes a village election scheduled for April 3rd, mentions Harold Bowers ill with flu, and reports bonfires around town as yards are cleaned. It also records wild geese and ducks moving north and that Harry Weddle was pleased with a Tuesday sale.
For sale two mares and one gelding inquire of Wm Behrends. A birth is noted for Mr and Mrs Will Vitosh living 14 miles north and 7 east of Diller a 63 pound girl born February 27 1863.
Mrs A J Hutchinson offers barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching at 50 cents per setting. Milton Shelly and Ed Bettin are named as maintainers of the highway in the east part of Jefferson County starting March first. A mixed carload of wire fencing barb wire and nails will arrive soon with competitive cart prices from Cornbelt Lumber Co.
One yearling Durham bull about 900 pounds. extra good stock. Barred Rock eggs for hatching prize winners of Jefferson County Fair. $1.00 for 15, $6.00 100. Mrs. J B McCreight Fairbury phone 9221 Fairbury.
The Federated church ladies announce an Easter Bazaar and supper to be held on March 31. All church women are asked to donate fancy work or wearing apparel to support the event.
Fred DeBoer relocates from near Fairbury to Capt. Andrews land west of town as Sam Thompson trades his old truck for a newer model.
Seed barley and white seed corn are noted among items, with Geo. Logan and the Cullys visiting Diller relatives. Sam Friday plans move from Endicott area to his mother’s farm, while Arthur Friday relocates elsewhere. A meeting is set at the city hall at 8 p.m. March 14 to nominate two members of the school board.
Jefferson County basketball tournament is set for Saturday with games at 1:00 pm and 7:30 pm in Diller Nebraska. Admission 25 cents and 16 cents. D A Bugbee plans to move next week to a 160 acre farm located one mile west and north of Rock Creek Church, bought at a referee sale from the Wagner estate last fall. His son in law Joe Miller will farm the W A Cherry place, vacated by Mr Bugbee, which he still owns.
The engagement of Viola Gertrude Kerr to Alvin Burst is announced by E Kerr and family. Both are former University of Nebraska students. Burst is in the civil engineering department and a member of Vikineax and Lamia Chi Alpha. The wedding is planned for early April.
The article lists subscribers to the Prairie Home Cemetery endowment including Alfred Winer Est. $50.00 R. C. Highland $25.00 Emma J. Pierce ac. Weible lets $12.50 and many others with varied amounts. It also describes a county basketball tournament hosted by the county YMCAs to be held in Diller with games between Diller Plymouth Endicott Daykin Steele City Reynolds and a plan for finals and trophy cups.
The M. W. A. held a Thursday meeting on March 8 with a grandly successful session and high spirits. Members under Chas. Waggoner formed a hunting expedition, but safety concerns arose about stair conditions that were later reviewed for safety.
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