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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
5
J.C. McClay made four business trips to Beatrice and Fairbury on Monday. Dr. Claude Ellis the dentist will be out of town Thursday and Friday. A son was born Friday May 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Jens Harvey living north of Harbine. Potatoes advertised at 50 cents per bushel at Joy's table. Enquiries about Beckwith's orange spoon deal.
Lpock's Hall hosted a lively evening of fun and laughter. Joy's advertised dry goods shoes and clothing cheaper than anywhere in the state. Miss Gertrude Babers of District 60 visited DeWitt for summer break. Mrs Ella Pickard recovering, nurse Mies G Penner returned to Beatrice. Mrs Stella Reynolds of Steele City returned home after visiting H. T. F. Davis's family near Ellie.
Local ad notes C C Amos offers a new five room house and barn in Diller with a fine high location. J W Fours endorses Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets praised for liver and bowel troubles and other ailments. Washington Marble and Granite Works advertisement claims largest stock of monuments in the region with a recent establishment photo.
Trustees plan to shut off grass and weeds at Prairie Home Cemetery on Tuesday then have trees trimmed and other improvements completed as soon as a contractor is found. The cemetery should look neat and attractive within a couple of weeks.
School Notes urges districts to follow the library law requiring yearly expenditure on library books. Many districts notify the office of funds set aside yet neglect to act, risking losses of twenty to fifty dollars due to oversight.
Congressman Norris argues the danger lies in the concentrated power of the Speaker to thwart the will of Congress and the country, not in any individual person. He calls for removing that power from the Speaker role to prevent abuse.
Community notes from Diller Nebraska recount business trips and purchases. O J Mayborn travels to Cheater for a trip. Beulah Hud son visits with grandma Mrs hor Copeland while relatives gather for a funeral in Cres well Oregon and Omaha attendees. Beatrice Express notes funeral attendance and cemetery upkeep in Prairie Home.
The article notes few see Halley’s comet at dawn. Venus, brighter and rising just after the comet, leads early risers to mistake it for Halley. Halley’s is actually north and higher than Venus when spotted.
Grace Isabelle Cavett died in Diller Nebraska in 1910 at age two years seven months and sixteen days. She was survived by husband Lewis M Cavett, five children Claude Fern Veda Frank and Grace Charlotte, her parents Frank T. and Charlotte Pearce, brother Earl, and other relatives. Funeral services were at the Methodist Church in Diller with the Degree of Honor Auxiliary assisting at interment in Prairie Home Cemetery.
Buggy, double driving harness and carriage for sale. Mrs. Fred Beach of Endicott visited her sister Mrs. Maggie Savage and family. Rev. C S McClure received a framed picture of 29 Methodist bishops. A local remark condemns wife and horse abuse as a sign of lacking manhood.
The sixth grade completed two final exams while some students were absent for work. Various students and staff visited rooms, a Botany field trip occurred, and seniors prepared theses. The county athletic meet at Fairbury drew many entries as classes hosted a banquet and reception at Colman House and Miss Sylvia Miller’s home.
Resolutions of Condolence express sorrow at Grace Cavett's passing and honor her as devoted wife mother and member of Pleasant Lodge No 96 Com Degree of Honor A O U W The lodge mourns thirty days and records will be sent to her family Mary Miller Maky Nipa and Louise Cherry join in the tribute noting a vacant place in the home and fading voice of a beloved sister
Miss Stella Hilder of Odell rides in on No. 15 and a flour ad promotes white Dove at the RACKET for 1.50 per sack. Ruby Colman and Clara Oberst journeyed to Wymore for eighth grade exams. Del Wright, former Northwestern station agent from Hadar, Neb, visits relatives in Diller and Beatrice after taking a layoff to rest his eyes.
I E Beach of Endicott traveled through Diller between trains yesterday. Edith Wallace of Beatrice visited nearby this week with friends near Diller. Lloyd Brown of Hollenberg and his sister Les of Sioux City were there on business yesterday. Mrs Hannah Ross returned home from Fairbury after attending the funeral of Mrs Grace Cavett. J C Clark delivered two carloads of cattle he fed at his home west of town. Mrs John Hilder went home to Odell after visiting son Geo Hilder and wife. Census enumerator W F Myers will complete Pleasant precinct enumeration today. Mrs S M Henderson of Hollenberg visited brother J E Kerr and family between trains Tuesday.
Notice requests payment of colts debts at Diller State Bank. Aimed at town youths smoking cigarettes, decrying the sight. Endorses Chamberlain’s Colic remedy as universally sold by dealers.
The note cites towns facing large fines for dilapidated sidewalks. A broken board costs one town 2500 dollars, warning readers that legal consequences loom for unsafe public walkways.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for illness and death support and floral offerings. A daughter named Alice Elizabeth Miller was born on the 8th to Mr and Mrs Harry Miller of Horsefoot Nebr. Mrs Miller is Ethel Jeffryes, daughter of Dr W T Jeffryes formerly of this place.
An archival snippet describes a comical set of steps for a barn dance including caressing the partner, mooing, three pivot steps toward a water trough, nibbling bran with hops, a chicken walk, a band spring, a horse kick, and a wide smile, concluding with a second dance attempt.
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