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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1923
Page
1
Spring began Wednesday as eight car loads of stock were shipped from Diller on Tuesday. The ad notes keep your heavy coats on awhile and promotes sales by C. C. Andrews of Steele City Nebraska offering nice young horses for sale.
Short sale notice from Fred Sasse offering two good milk cows fresh in a short time. Also a shoe repair reminder for Harlan Hadley west of the school house ready any time. Announcement that the county basketball tournament at Diller is now scheduled for tomorrow in the city hall afternoon and night.
Personal ad by C. C. Andrews of Steele City Nebraska offering land and a home for rent to start a chicken business. The record also notes the death of the two or three months old baby of Mr and Mrs Clarence Mann near Diller after a short illness.
We received a car load of woven wire fencing barb wire and nails. If you need any of this material please call on us at Cornbelt Lumber.
At the village primary held in city hall last Thursday night S J Thompson W B Bell John Clausson and E Diller were nominated for village trustees two to be elected. The committee fill vacancies consists of S Fy Clark C L Waggoner and Dr S B Viers.
B F Mathias, longtime Diller vicinity resident and pioneer of Jefferson county, is visiting this week with relatives and old friends at Diller Ellis and Steele City. He is now staying at Lamar Colorado near a large tract he owns and cleared a section last year.
Herm Fairchilds of Fairchilds Clay Products Co. described the Endicott plant’s start and growth at a Fairbury Chamber meeting. Incorporated two years ago with 125000 capital stock, the shop produced 4,000,000 brick in year one for about fifteen workers and now employs over fifty, making 12,000,000 bricks annually.
Good Friday approaches as the week moves forward. E G Limprecht returns from a Lincoln business trip, and L O D Calkins advertises a six foot cypress water tank for sale. Mrs Frank Grabber visits relatives in Lincoln and returns home Friday.
The Ladies of the Federated Church announce a supper on April 7 replacing the planned March date. Proceeds support church activities and missions.
Rev. Mrs. Innis traveled yesterday on business between Burling ton and Lincoln and University Place, appearing as a passenger on the outing.
A nine pound girl was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Henneberg at the Geo Pitts farm located three miles south and one mile east of Diller.
Mrs John Hargis of Odell is reported in a serious condition while receiving treatment at Falls sanitarium to Beatrice, according to family updates.
Owing to the blizzard no church services were held in Diller last Sunday.
The cemetery endowment committee has no report due to bad weather. Lew London heard radio warnings of the state blizzard last Saturday. A correction notes Archie Carpenter, not Archie Carmichael, moved onto the farm northeast of Diller formerly vacated by Al Hutchinson.
A Palmer Co of Beatrice Nebraska advertises storage in a fire proof warehouse to protect household goods autos and merchandise of all kinds calling for inquiries about safe storage solutions.
A historic blizzard dumped snow and fierce winds from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. Temperatures fell from 60 degrees above to six below zero as wagon roads and rail lines froze. The Wymore division opened 660 miles of track with five snow plows serving Concordia, Superior, Holdrege, Nebraska City and Fairmont. one plow failed at DeWitt and another was marooned at Tobias.
Advertisement notes a Thoroughbred Chester White sow with four pigs for sale and directs inquiries to Geo. Ball. The blurb also contains a proverb about bright boys turning crooks later in life.
First Jefferson County High School basketball tournament announced with admission prices of 15 and 25 cents. Organizers promote a community event featuring local teams and junior players competing for the inaugural title.
Observers remark on humans mimicking a monkey’s behavior while noting the irony of those who imitate animals. The remark highlights playful curiosity about imitation and human quirks.
A Beatrice man placed a Sun want ad to recover his dog. The next day a caller from Marysville said he saw the dog traveling south with a can tied to its tall Wymorean.
The Womans Club met at Mrs. Harry Thompson's home for officer elections. The Literary Dept. gathered March 18 with minutes, current events, a school and town board straw vote, and papers on Colonial Homes and The House of Seven Gables. An antiques display ranged from 1808 to 160 years old, with bayberry candles and Civil War bullets among items. Eighteen members attended with several guests present.
S J Thompson agent reports the sale of a two ton white truck to Stevens Wholesale House at Beatrice this week. The deal total was 3710 dollars.
Rev Mrs Innis attended a meeting of the Methodist ladies aid society at the home of Mother Hinds in Odell on Wednesday where a delicious luncheon was served.
The Standard Bearers held a luncheon last Saturday night postponed due to bad weather. Despite conditions the event raised 29.35 in receipts and thanks are extended to contributors and attendees.
Mr and Mrs Gus Waldo of Fairbury were snowbound on a blizzard night returning from Marysville Kansas Their Ford coupe stalled in a snow drift on the P WF highway near Elmer Greiders residence a mile and a half north and two east of Diller They stayed in the car until nine Sunday morning when Greider sheltered them warmed them and helped dig out the car Both occupants suffered little exposure despite subzero temperatures
Theodore Henrichs John Plager Seede Wiemers and John Lottman accompanied an eight car hog shipment to the St. Joe market Tuesday from this station. The consignments included Henrichs three cattle and one hog Plager two hogs Wiemers one hog and Farmers Shipping Association one hog. The shipment was described as fine and some hogs neared topping the market.
A brief market note lists Wheat No. 2, Corn No. 8 shelled, and New Oats offering as current price terms. The entry reads as a plain commodity quote typical of a market page.
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