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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
2
The state wins against express companies, overruing abatement. The court orders show cause by March 17 for a temporary injunction to enforce the Sibley rate law, a landmark ruling expanding state power to compel public carriers to obey rate regulations pending adjudication.
A railroad bridge west of Neligh burned after a passenger train crossed it. A freight train halted near the stream as the bridge failed, leaving the engineer with a badly injured foot. The Long Pine passenger halted nearby and returned to Clearwater until repairs are finished.
The Democratic state convention met in Omaha last Thursday amid discord and mixed optimism. The Bryan Volunteer organization, led by Secretary Gruenthal, recruited many members, raising the total to about 600. Delegates at large included Frank W. Brown, Dan Stevens, E G Dunn, and F J Hale.
The Humboldt Commercial Club started agitation to establish a small packing house financed jointly by farmers and businessmen. They believe it could resolve meat price issues and provide cheaper hog meat, benefiting all parties involved.
Fred Hedde aged eighty nine died March 4 after a long career as one of Hall County Nebraska’s early leaders. A German immigrant and lawyer, he helped establish Grand Island and served as first county judge and Territorial legislator. Survived by his wife Louisa Spethmann and several nephews, he left a lasting impact on local government and education.
George P. Marvin editor of the Beatrice Daily Sun and Weekly Democrat died at his Beatrice home after several days of pneumonia. A pioneer Nebraska newspaperman, Marvin began in the trade at twelve and worked in Brownville Falls City and Beatrice since 1859. He edited Morning Sun at his death after long Democratic political activity and friendship with J Sterling Morton.
Lee Grier, once a clerk of the police court in Omaha, was convicted of misappropriating city funds and later secured a reversal from the state supreme court. The court ruled that time served under the statute was not a mere form and identified trial errors in the lower court as the basis for reversing the decision.
Charles M. Chamberlain, convicted in Nemaha county district court for embezzling funds from Chamberlain Banking Company of Tecumseh in 1902 and given a five year sentence, has been granted a new trial by the Nebraska Supreme Court which reversed the verdict and remanded the case to the lower court.
Ashland city council let a contract to Canton Bridge Co for a 180 foot steel approach to the Silver street bridge over Salt creek at 2 573 40 dollars. Five bidders competed with Canton the lowest bid.
The Nebraska Beine Columbus, one of the state's oldest German newspapers, was purchased from the Beine family and will operate as an independent paper hereafter after its prior Democratic alignment.
A Salem man recalls severe back pain and kidney trouble lasting years. After trying many remedies, Doan's Kidney Pills gradually improved his condition. he reports being a well man at 81 and enjoys life again. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo supplied.
Barneo reports new automobiles likely to attract more wild men, predicting a rise in their numbers as technology spreads.
A woman recounts her brother’s eczema cure with Cuticura Ointment after three summers of outbreaks. She also cites a Indiana mother whose child was saved from severe eczema by Cuticura, with dates noted as 1907. A brief music lesson ends with a quip about fractions and a stray line about giving money to goldfinches.
President J G Schurman of Cornell argues freshmen and sophomores are too young to select their courses. He cites immaturity and error prone judgment comparing to an old man in Freetown who economized on gravestones. The excerpt ends with a humorous exchange about a neighborly feud and a cat.
A comic strip shows Jack asking what a strait is and his father answering that it is a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water as he reads the paper.
From October to May colds are named as a frequent headache cause and a claim is made that a laxative product removes the cause. Grevre discusses actors who must restart after being egged off stage while noting the average woman’s vanity in believing she is not.
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