Local notes and sports events from Jefferson County
A collection of brief items includes Byron Holcomb moving his family to John Lamb’s residence, Charley Brandt visiting Beatrice, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Piveral visiting with J. L. Lamb. One hundred coyotes were captured in Jefferson County this month with a $3 bounty each. Ouke Lottman underwent surgery in a Lincoln hospital and is improving. Jefferson County baseball league opens May 4 with eight teams and a schedule across eighteen Sundays including Endicott at Harbine and others. Mrs. W. F. Clark attended Montague Chapter D.A.R. meeting with 57 members. she acted as recording secretary and prepared ancestral records for binding, receiving thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Baseball League
Endicott
Harbine
Steele City
Reynolds
Powell
Fairbury Gladstone
Diller
W. F. Clark
Montague
D.A. R
Beatrice
Beatrice Couple Wed In Beatrice Nebraska Beatrice
Carolyn Clausen daughter of Mr and Mrs C J Hiatt exchanged vows with Alfred Clausen in Beatrice Nebraska on Wednesday Apr 30 1924 The ceremony at the Hiatt home featured songs by Mrs Frank Cully a Mendelssohn wedding march and a pink and white color scheme The couple left for a short wedding trip and will reside in Beatrice with sixty guests in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Hiatt
High St
Beatrice, Nebr
Carolyn
Alfred Clausen
Beatrice
Frank Cully
John Rosecrans
Udell
Mrs. Clausen
Sudan Grass Seed for Sale by Geo Logan
Sudan grass seed offered for sale by Geo Logan. Includes mention of quantity and contact details for interested buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Notice to Breeders and Republican Convention Actions
Notice lists Wilson Brandt offering Shellbark breeding for 1924 with fees and liability limits. Also reports 21 Jefferson county Republicans passing a convention resolution opposing the current primary law and instructing delegates to press repeal, naming several attendees for the state convention.
Contents Unknown Junior Class Play Delights Diller High
The Diller High School junior class staged Contents Unknown in the opera house last Friday. Despite bad weather the audience was large and the performance praised as clever and creditable with a detailed cast list and three acts featuring a locked box smuggled pearls and a mysterious message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller High School
Cynthia Sayre
Boece Stent
Cece
Ruth Eick
Sidney Stanton
Romeo
Keith Hays
Claudia van Buren
Mildred Richardson
Sally Gordon Stanton
Pearl Thompson
Kenneth Gordon
Archie Trout
Judith Shelby
Machiavelli
Elizabeth Starr Craig Rutherford
Robert Diller
Carol King
Martha Folkers
Meredith Marshall
the Messenger
Veeeeevesss Assess Ss
Eleanor Diehl Keith Winthrop
The
Customs
Rutherford’s
Meredith
Diller town notes and local concerns at a glance
The community discusses sewerage changes and calls for a wigwag signal at the Burlington crossing after a near-miss. Oliver Farrow has been guiding drivers to avoid collisions at foot of Main Street. Miss Frances Eick’s school in Dist 89 near Diller closed last week.
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Frances Eick
Schooul In
Dist
Diller
Burlington Railroad
Main Street
Oliver Farrow
Burlington
Oliver
Logan Boy Injured In Wagon Hit By Train Near Jansen
The twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Logan of near Jansen sustained fractures of both legs when a Rock Island passenger train crashed into his grain wagon Thursday evening. He jumped free before impact and was struck by debris. He was hauling grain to market.
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Lawrence Logan
Near
Jansen
Rock Island
Woman's Club Domestic Science Class Seeks Members
The Woman's Club will hold a Household Hints Program on Tuesday at 2 30 PM at the high school. Miss Erickson and her class conduct the program followed by a short business session. officers must be present and notify if unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erickson
Editor and Family Acquire Odell Greenhouse Title
The editor and family with Miss Fern Raymond traveled to Odell Wednesday evening and secured title to a substantial part of the greenhouse there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Raymond
Odell
Green House
Wood for Sale and Stock Shipment to St Joe Market
Wood for sale includes dry seasoned furnace and cook stove wood at 5.00 per load delivered 3.45 on the place with straight oak and walnut at 6.00 and seasoned oak and walnut posts two for 25c. May 1st. J M Hiatt. Nine car loads of stock shipped from Diller this week listing buyers and stock types including hogs cattle and mixed loads to the St Joe market accompanied by several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hiatt
Diller
F. Hartzel
Shipping Assn
Theo. Henrichs
Clarence Renz
John Fulkers
Ira Place
Fred Lottman
Coony Arntt
St. Joe
Bankers Form County Organization in Jefferson County
Eleven of fourteen Jefferson county banks sent representatives to Fairbury last Saturday night to form a county bankers association. R S Wilfley of Steele City was chairman and O J Mayborn of Diller secretary. A committee was named to draft by laws and the meeting adjourned pending the chairman’s call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Country
Fairbury
Rosemary
Commercial Club
R.S. Wilfley
Steele City
O. J. Mayborn
Diller
State Banking Bureau
State Bankers Association
Fairbury Journal
Imported Black Percheron Stallion Offered For Season
A Black Percheron stallion will stand for the season one mile south and 14 east of Diller. Colt to stand and suck eight dollars. Mares bred or foal will incur the service fee immediately. Not liable for accidents. Henry Arntt Jr. announces contact at phone 11156 2.
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Henry Watson
Wilson Brandt
Diller
Henry Arntt, Jr
Voice transmission distance affects clarity and pitch
Tests show clear transmission requires the speaker’s mouth near the transmitter. Speaking four inches away is like lengthening the line by over 200 miles. two inches equals 128 miles. Lower pitches transmit better than higher pitches.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diller State Bank
Jane
Boston Transcript
Byron Holcomb
John Lamb
Charley Brandt
C. E. Piveral of
J. L. Lamb
Ouke Lottman
Lincoln
Clausen-Hiatt
Charles Thompson
Louis Jarchow
R. W. Murray
J. W. Fouts
al Cross
H. J. Evans
C. S. Clark
Henry
Yosemite Trail
Austin Farnum
REX Theatre
Opera House
Express
Sun
Cornbelt Lumber CO
Nebr
C. L. Geer
Mgr
Womans Club
Fredrick G. Johnson
Diller Opera House
Lenhart’s Orchestra
Shutt’s Drug Store
Bankers
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
McLeran
N. 6Th Street
DE Laval
Iing Kovarev
Fanders & Robertson
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