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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
8
Miss Louise Upson and Miss Adelaide Upson of the State University Lincoln are spending vacation week visiting their aunt Mrs. Ruth Bowers and other relatives near Diller and Odell.
The general supper planned in City Hall by the Presbyterian church ladies was postponed to Saturday, April 1, due to bad weather. It will be served at 5 30 p m in the north storeroom of Mrs Diller's building and all are invited to attend.
Rev. F A Carmony pastor of Diller M E church drives to Crete for Fairbury District Ministerial Association meeting. He is listed for an address on The Place of the Sunday School in Evangelism Thursday afternoon. He travels with family and Mrs Martha Diller as far as Wilber for visits, returning Friday.
In Shea on March 22 neighbors hosted a supper and free entertainment at the hall. More than 100 shared a bountiful meal and a program of songs dialogues tableaux instrumental music and readings by local talent. The hall was crowded beyond capacity and attendees left upbeat about the event and its benefit to all.
William Colton of York Nebraska a Progressive Republican and two term mayor who has served in the 1911 state legislature was elected with 808 votes out of 857 to represent Fourth District Nebraska at the National Republican Convention in Chicago on June 7 1916. He has resided in Nebraska since 1883 and previously held legislative influence supporting meritorious measures.
A note recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds in epidemic seasons and shares a brief household tip. W. A. Cherry and Mrs. John Cherry returned from Sabetha Kansas where he underwent hernia surgery and has since suffered pleura pneumonia but shows slight improvement.
Farmers are urged to call at local banks to sign a petition asking the Free Government Hog Cholera Work be extended to the South Half of Gage County and nearby border protection. The report also notes a stroke patient, W. C. Starkey, of Diller, with limited recovery prospects and nearby sons Frank and Will Starkey.
Beef steers are lower while cows and heifers show steady to lower trends. Hog and lamb markets are described with quoted bid ranges and top prices. receipts included 328 loads of cattle and 219 cars of hogs and 48 cars of sheep. Local market details from Union Stock Yards Omaha Nebraska emphasize price shifts and notable sales across beef, hog, and lamb categories.
Nebraska Republicans urge voters to write in Hughes in the presidential race. The article explains using the blank line on the ballot to indicate Hughes as the preferred nominee and to mark the corresponding square.
The piece argues Audubon Society goals rest on utilitarian grounds supported by North Dakota Agricultural College findings. It notes wrens eat about 600 insects daily, robins consume 165 to 75 cutworms, robins’ stomachs show 43 percent animal matter and 47 percent fruit, a chickadee had 454 plant lice, and a cedar waxwing stomach is described.
Notice of Sheriff's sale under a 1916 order in Jefferson county Nebraska for foreclosure of mortgage on real estate in Diller. The Beatrice Building and Association vs Jammer A Bodell Oliver Farrow and Farrow seeks sale of Lot 4 and adjacent NE quarter in Section 26 Township 2 Range 4. Sale at Fairbury Court House on May 7 at 1 p.m. to satisfy $915.70 plus 10 percent interest and $4786 costs.
In Jefferson County Nebraska at Fairbury the County Court set April 22 1916 at 9 am for hearing J W Madden petition to prove last will of Henry Madden deceased executor to be certified J Smith Diller hearing notice published in Diller Record Also creditor claims against Maria A Blauser estate due by August 1 1916 must be filed by August 1 1916 four weeks publication confirms notice issued March 1 1916 Diller Record county judge seal
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