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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
8
North Platte marks its first dry period in four decades. Mr and Mrs G Blauser returned Tuesday from Lincoln where they had visited since Sunday. Diller Shipping Association led by F E Hale sent mixed stock to market Monday and again Wednesday.
Mrs. Clyde Zook and Miss Alma Zook visited Sid Thompson family and their Piller relatives and have gone home to Linen after visits on Sunday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Dr. J. G. Neely of Win side Nebraska arrived Wednesday evening to attend the funeral of her father P. B. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Diller of Pittsburg Kansas were expected last evening, and Miss Adaline Miller of San Bernardino is expected today.
There are now two operating saloons in Gage county at Barneston and Pickrell. Two applications were filed at Barneston but one was held up due to the bend-fered. The Pickrell saloon pays a $2,000 license. Jefferson county lists three saloons in Plymouth Jansen and Daykin.
Editor H C Bailey of Carolina News Chepin South Carolina reports severe indigestion and liver trouble for years. After a two day confinement he tried Chamberlain's Tablets and felt greatly improved the next day describing himself as a new man. Obtainable everywhere.
Public School Administration promotes Rural High Schools as a tool to cut school taxes. Over the past year dozens of such schools have formed, with many more planned. Superintendent Thomas warns the Nebraska system to ease tax burdens, noting 1915 state tax allocations highest for University and Normal school purposes.
A medical ad states catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It explains inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes rumbling and hearing loss, claims catarrh affects mucous surfaces, and promises a $100 reward for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Circulare free from T J Chen Co Toledo Ohio.
Paul Beckwith returns from Onsatia on Miéunday evening. Prof. W. E. Chatelain arrives to map next year’s work for Diller public schools. The J. A. Bodell property will be sold at sheriff's sale in Fairbury Saturday under mortgage foreclosure by Beatrice Building and Loan Association.
Jacob P. Lichty received a telegram Monday announcing the death of his brother Samuel Lichty at his Orchard Nebraska home. Samuel, aged 68, had visited the area several times and will be remembered by many local residents.
Mrs So F Grimes of Crooksville Ohio recalls her daughter’s severe whooping cough with a lung hemorrhage. She used Chamberlains Cough Remedy after heavy urging and saw immediate relief, then full recovery before finishing the bottle. The testimonial notes the remedy’s wide availability.
Mrs Mary Bowser and her party including J Wand B F Mathias and sisters Mrs W E Mudge and Mrs Isaac Saylor with families return to Jefferson Beatrice and Celo after visits. Niece Miss Elsie Mathias goes home with them. Miss Gladys Mathias returns to Beatrice.
Reported by engineers the formula calls for one part cement two parts sand three quarters of a pound of dry powdered alum per cubic foot of sand and water containing three quarters of a pound of soap per gallon. The mixture is mixed dried and added to make a strong impervious cement that does not effervesce.
Funeral services for Gilbert Glathar five year old son of Mr and Mrs Wm Glathar were held Tuesday afternoon at St Pauls German Lutheran Church with Rev Hl A Teckhaus officiating Interment followed at Prairie Home cemetery Attending distant relatives and friends included L Durst Fred Durst C H Durst and wives Mrs R Oventon Mrs E Bicknell Elm Creek John Durst John Glathar Beaver City Julius Glathar Henry Glathar and Fadwin Glathar Humboldt Dick Kuhlman Table Rock and Mrs A Glathar Marion Nebr
The Senior class of Piller High School presents Esmeralda a four act comedy drama with special numbers between acts at the Diller opera house in New York City on Saturday night May 13th. The cast has been chosen for suitability and a large advance ticket sale is expected at the local drug store.
The new village board was sworn in at the last April meeting and organized with R. F. Starr as chair man and Chas Reinhart as clerk. They met again Wednesday night and paid a few bills while deferring the election of treasurer street commissioner marshal fire chief and water commissioner until a future time. Old officers hold over until successors are chosen. The board will inspect streets alleys culverts and sidewalks next Wednesday morning.
Miss Oral Tonnemaker daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Toannemaker formerly of Diller won first prize in a contest on The Child of God Essays were written after a movie visit and prizes were offered for best papers The entries drew strong interest among high school scholars.
Jefferson County dry forces convene to contest state senator nominations from Jefferson and Thayer counties. They deem Greuther and Lahners unsatisfactory and plan to nominate either a dry Democrat or a dry Republican by petition. Decision delayed as Thayer County dry forces review.
Miss Beulah Thompson and Master Everett Clark hosted a class party for the Eighth grade at the Thomp son home. The parlor featured pink and green decor and games with prizes won by Fern Cavett. A two course luncheon followed served by Mrs Clyde Zook and Miss Alma Zook of Lincoln. Florence Mann attended as a guest of honor.
The author argues country youths should remain farming, noting city life offers limited wages and crowded trades. He claims city clerks often earn little despite polished appearances and urges young men to stick to farming for national prosperity.
100000 acres of Mondell lands near Douglas are offered for entry. The area lies 1 to 10 miles from Douglas and the Burlington Centre Wyoming Main Line. Mondell 320 acre farms near a growing town with 2500 population and neighbors. Government lands folder covers Converse and nine counties in Wyoming offering 320 acre homesteads.
A fragment reports on corn suckers or ear stalks, noting farmers once remove them but Wallace’s Farmer cites Nebraska experiments showing undisturbed plants with suckers yielded as well as those with them removed. Leaves absorb nutrients aiding the ear on the main stalk. Also a note on the diamond’s brittleness under pressure.
A fragment from the Christian Herald describes the island of Artu near the Aleutians and a travelogue from Seattle to Skagway through the Aleutian archipelago. It highlights vast lands, seas, lakes, rivers, many islands, and large lowland plains with dense vegetation.
Rev. Fuller Mills recalls a 1960s Welsh shop near Abertillery where boxer Tick Stevens bought gunpowder. Stevens admitted mixing it into his gravy to blunt injuries from fights, claiming it prevented flesh from puffing under blows and aided healing.
A mother uses a rule at home to elicit smiles from her first two children. The younger, called the smiling baby, develops a sunny disposition as she grows. The piece suggests heredity can be overcome by habit and cheerfulness.
Comic exchange from a New York scene features a man asking if someone will be at home and a witty reply from a girl denying the need to stay in, capturing light banter of urban life.
A humorous remark identifies the landlady’s daughter’s music as a musical hash. The old boarder notes she plays a mixture of airs from a set of old operas. It captures a light scene from a Louis Post-Dispatch column.
Buffalo News reports a visiting lady in a quiet town facing rising bills and neighborly tensions. The piece notes her frequent mood swings and the host’s bemused replies as the visit wears on.
First published April 14. Creditors of Wils C Starkey deceased must present claims to the administrator before the Jefferson County Nebraska county judge at the county court room on June 2 and October 11 1914 at nine o clock AM. Six months from April 11 1916 are allowed for claim filing. All claims not filed by October 11 1916 will be barred. Notice published in the Diller Record for four weeks. By order of the Court. April 1 1916. Louis J Nutzman County Judge. Attorney for Estate.
Notice of sale issued March 27 1916 by Jefferson County Nebraska District Court to satisfy mortgage decree. The Beatrice Building and Loan Association of Beatrice Nebraska and defendants Bodell Farrow and Lottie Farrow face foreclosure. Sale of described Lot 1 Block 10 First Addition Diller at 1 PM May 6 1918 at Fairbury courthouse. Edward Hughes Sheriff.
Executor presents claims for examination at the county court on June 22 1916 and October 23 1914. Creditors have six months from April 22 1916 to file demands against the estate. Demands not filed by October 23 1916 will be forever barred. Dated April. Louis [Seal] Judge. F L Rain Attorney for Estate.
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