Farmers Begin Plowing for Oats and Alfalfa Seed Sale
Some farmers start plowing for oats as Leonard Richardson advertises alfalfa seed for ten dollars per bit.
11 Mar 1927
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
1
Some farmers start plowing for oats as Leonard Richardson advertises alfalfa seed for ten dollars per bit.
White Wyandotte eggs for hatching advertised by Mrs. M. J. Wolkens. Harness sold at Doherty's harness shop. Cornbelt Lumber tearing down coal sheds for rebuilding. Alfalfa and seed oats for sale on a Diller area farm owned by B. F. Henrichs. Lorenz Willems, a state university student, visited family in Fairbury, with O. J. Mayborn and Mrs. Mayborn in Lincoln for a bank meeting.
Mr and Mrs Will Fox and their little daughter were passing through Diller Wednesday evening en route to Odell to visit her parents. They stopped briefly here. Mr Fox is the Burlington section foreman at Thompson.
Fragmentary note from D. V. Fanders mentions last in and a peery to car batteries with a reference to owners otek and a radio. The legible items imply a classified or personal notice about automobile supplies.
For sale a good four year old molly mule. For barrel delivery of oil or gas call Diller Filling Station. Mrs Ollie Brooks of Superior visits sister Mrs Fred Starr. For sale Rhode Island Red eggs for setting with special mating. A marriage license issued in Washington Kansas to Geo H Furry of Picilbury Nebraska and Louise M Leaper of Diller Nebraska. Carl and Onke Franzen returned from DeRidder Louisiana where Onka owns a farm and Folley family reside.
A big town sale organized by Rex Green and auctioneer Col W F Schnette will feature a broad list of items. Free moving pictures for children under 14 at Rex theatre are sponsored by Diller merchants. Other notes include a Chevrolet coupe sighting and local property transactions by S F Clark selling two Diller residences to Diller State Bank.
John Hilder released about a half dozen pheasants on his farm east of town. The birds were part of a consignment sent to Gage county by the state game commission.
The primary to nominate two candidates for village trustees to serve two years and the school caucus to nominate four candidates for two seats on the school board for three years will be held at the city hall at 8:30 PM on Monday night March 21.
Mrs Sophie Mathias and her granddaughter Pearl Fasnacht from Diller visited relatives near Lanham. Also present were her son Roy Mathias and family along with her niece Mrs John Wilms and family on the Sunday gathering.
Mrs M Mitchell returned Tuesday to Beatrice after visiting her daughter in Sabetha Kansas who is severely ill in a Beatrice hospital and cannot be seen by her mother.
The Woman's Association of the Federated Church held its monthly Missionary meeting at Mrs R W Green's home with Green leading. An interesting discussion on missions in India followed and several attendees participated.
Mrs William L Weigel hosted a Diller Lincoln club gathering at her home on Van Dorn Street. Sixteen members answered roll call by inquiring about club plans and activities.
Mrs Donald Tincher and her young son Billie from Wymore are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs H A Bell.
Miss Virginia Cafferty, an employee of Beatrice Swan, was called to her home in Endicott due to the serious illness of her brother.
Mr and Mrs E L Dougherty of Bruning stopped Friday noon to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Grone. They were accompanied home by her sister Mrs Leonard Richardson and daughter Eleanor who are visiting this week with them.
Miss Mable Novotny of Diller and Mr Dan Schrieber of Fairbury wed at Baptist Parsonage Fairbury on March 2 1927. Immediately afterward Miss Anna Franzen of Odell and William Novotny of Diller also married by Rev William Park with witnesses. Post ceremony plans place the couples in Fairbury and on a farm near Gondicter and Mr Novotny’s sister and children noted in the fragment.
Rhberson oats for sale. Prairie hay available in barn. Contact H D Rippe at Diller, phone 104.
Next Saturday the Cornbelt Lumber Co offers White Seal house paint at 2.50 per gallon with guarantee. Red paint 1.68 and slate 1.65. Spring purchase encouraged for good value.
Marten Fanders of Beatrice closed a land deal with Will Geisler owner of a quarter section six miles south and two east of Diller. The trade involved Geisler’s land swapped last fall for Lang ham area property. Fanders exchanged his Beatrice town property for the Pluknett farm adjoining his south.
The Womans Club met Tuesday evening with Scott Miller leading the program on Favorite American Story-tellers. Mrs. W F Clark presented a Bible story Uncle Remus was dramatized by Mrs D V Fanders, and Mrs Miller read an Indian legend. Juvenile segment featured Mary Elizabeth Gill with tales of St Patrick's Birthday and Miss Dora Duck, plus Scott Fanders narrated The Little Red Hen.
Mary Agnes Beckwith and Elizabeth Green led a dramatized reading of Allen Miller with Betty Mae Thompson Scott Allen Miller and Miss Raymond praised. Rock Creek children under Mrs Gately performed folk dancing to applause. Refreshments served by Mesdames F Eirk W F Clark and H Frisbie to forty five guests. Four new members welcomed: Mrs Gately Mrs Albers W T Logan and John Gill. Look for Better Homes Contest.
Cliff Crooks former owner sues Mr and Mrs em for about 20000 dollars alleging loss of merchandise from the Jenkins Crooks store at Fairbury which later sold to a Council Bluffs firm. First Beatrice trial ended in a hung jury. A second Beatrice trial set for March 14. An attachment of 15000 on real estate of the couple was ordered by District Judge William J. The Austins deny embezzlement claims.
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