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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
3
A conjuror and two company members rode a streetcar and staged a coin finding trick. The conductor ordered the twelve 25 cent pieces returned as lost property and the performer, unable to resist, handed over the coins to avoid police involvement.
In a Western aside, Three Fingered Sam jokes about the Hindenburg line while Broncho Bob estimates its appearance as a lariat shaped by a tenderfoot, reflecting Wild West humor and rugged dialogue.
A humorous brief notes a speaker apologizing for not catching the name of a person addressed, while the other admits the name is not yet captured. The exchange highlights a light moment of miscommunication and a cooperative tone.
A large assembly formed a committee to oversee conservation efforts as resolutions were adopted to conserve the supply. The meeting emphasized practical steps and appointed members to monitor progress and report to the group.
Annual Encampment Nebraska G A R Ladies of G A R Women s Relief Corps Span ish War Veterans and Lone of Veterans Columbus May 16 17 18 State Sportsmen s Association Annual Tournament Fremont May 22 25 Annual Meeting State Association of Commercial Clubs Alliance May 24 25 State Dental Society Meeting Omaha June 4 to 7 Joint Meeting Nebraska and Iowa Funeral Directors June 5 to
At Lincoln a mix of stock growers commission men and college professors reported a serious meat animal shortage. They discussed production increases and adopted resolutions urging breeding sow and ewe retention and preventing slaughter to bolster future livestock on farms.
Fremont-Harry Hauser, president of the Nebraska Firemen's Volunteer association, says York cannot host the state firemen annual meeting next January due to lacking hotel facilities. The new York hotel won’t be finished in time. York had won the convention over Fremont at the Auburn gathering. Fremont is likely to host the next convention.
Officers of the State Press association met in Omaha and framed a tentative program for the Nebraska editors convention to be held in the city June 18 to 20.
William Miller, 30, was shot and killed last Sunday night during a street car strike disturbance. Police report Miller was killed after an altercation with nonunion workers brought in to assist.
The Union Pacific plan to cultivate spare land along its right of way has succeeded greatly with about 26 000 acres slated for cultivation in 1917. The extended right of way totals nearly 37 000 miles and the campaign could yield a 100 foot wide strip 2200 miles long if unified. Much land has been leased at nominal rates to neighboring farm owners, and President Wilson's call for higher farm output has boosted the program.
Judges awarded prizes for best editor stories describing the Nebraska excursion route. First prize went to Mrs. Weekes of the Norfolk Press for a Sept 7 story, second to F. C. Edgecombe of the Geneva Signal for Aug 31, and third to W. C. Israel of the Havelock Post for Aug 24.
Rev. Frank W. Burleigh pastor of the First Congregationalist church at Cortland has passed the physical and been accepted for attendance at the Fort Snelling Minnesota officers training camp. He is the son of J W Burleigh editor and publisher of the Crawford Nebraska Courier. Burleigh has six years military training in coast artillery and infantry and may enter either branch. He has been granted a church leave.
Thirty four local young men answer the call to arms with twenty nine joining the National Guard and five entering the U S Navy. Officers training and other volunteers join in war work as Callaway women organize the Surgical Dressings Society and Red Cross activities.
Madison county farmers form a Fight the Gopher movement under a county demonstrator. Seventy six sections are represented with companies and captains coordinating poison distribution. The 150 farmers in the demonstration association aim to grow to 300 as the campaign continues.
Beatrice residents welcome word that the Kansas State Charter Board issued a charter to the Kansas City Northwestern Railroad to build a line from Kansas City Missouri to Beatrice. The move fuels hopes for a direct Beatrice Kansas City rail link and improved regional connections.
Fed lambs have advanced in price by 2 dollars per hundredweight over the past two weeks in South Omaha. Pops sold for 17.85 dollars per hundred pounds last week.
The city orders all dogs at large to be killed after a mongrel bit a child and many dogs. The head of the killed dog was sent to Chicago for rabies testing. Chief Peterson and his men are shooting dogs on the streets while the child is taken to Chicago for Pasteur Institute treatment.
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