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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1931
Page
5
Short classifieds list items for sale including hogs by Fred DeBoer, monuments by F A Moon & Son in Fairbury Nebr, farm equipment like Dempster stacker and hay sweeps by Paul Kuper, tomato plants by Mrs Fasnacht, and hay stacker plus John Deere equipment by V T Logan. Includes hedging and miscellaneous farm goods from multiple local names.
Tomatoe Beefsteak and Stone plants sold by John Baer with sweet potato plants later. Mrs Roy Diller notes plant offerings. Mrs Geo Strockey receives notice of a sister’s death in Missouri, brother in law Hackenberg and his wife visiting to attend funeral.
Mrs Clarence Hiatt hosted a J N C gathering on Wednesday May 6 with eleven members and nine children present. Guests included Mrs Sam Rutherford Mrs Chas Day Mrs Orville Richardson and Miss Ethel Hiatt. They visited and worked on the club quilt and planned refreshments for the next meeting at Mrs Frank Robison's home.
Mrs. Howard Peters is homebound with flu relapse. Thos Hand returns to Diller after a week with relatives near Wymore. George Specht and daughter Alice visit from near Washington Kansas. Stark and Ware shipped hogs to Kansas City via Diller Farmers Grain Co. Donald Tincher and Billie visit Wymore and stay with H A Bell family. Robert Bell visits from Lexington with a friend for Mother's Day at the Bells.
Wanted Hogs I will be at Diller every Thursday to take all kinds of hogs at highest market prices. Liet your hogs with Diller Farmers Grain Co Paul Stark. Merlyn Lottman eleven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Lottman living two miles west of Diller scalded the calf of her left leg severely Tuesday when she upset a kettle of hot water.
High grade piano offered for sale due to unsettled circumstances. Write Sam H. Horner at 711 Court Street Beatrice Nebraska for prices terms and location.
John Greider who broke his leg weeks ago while helping to pull an automobile from a ditch near Washington Kansas returned home to Diller on Tuesday. He is recovering and plans to use crutches soon. The Diller Senior class of twenty plus sponsor Supt Nelson enjoyed a post practice treat of White House ice cream in green and black colors at the Green cafe.
S. C. Mosers dog Jeff died early this week after apparently ingesting rat poison. Jeff was prized as the towns clever dog performing tricks in the barber shop for waiting customers.
The N C S A club met Wednesday afternoon May 6 with 13 members present. The home looked lovely with pansies and tulips and a pastel May pole centerpiece. The program covered birds and their characteristics with pictures of twenty species. prizes included a bird shaped needle case and china gifts. Ray Eick joined as a new member and Miss Leila Robertson attended as a guest. Mrs Carico to host next luncheon and line party. A pleasant social afternoon ended with a minature May pole favor and a luncheon served by the hostess and her mother.
The temperature fell to 42 degrees Tuesday night. Chas Mudge and John Specht from Ellis were business callers in Diller Tuesday. C R Moon of Moon & Son Marble Works in Fairbury visited Diller on Wednesday.
F L Raymond, the compositor, suffered an infected knee from a fall while running and now states she does not choose to run again. Mesdames W E Anderson, S B Viers, Carrie Green and C H Cally traveled to Lincoln for the 56th annual Grand Chapter O E S session at the Scottish Rite Temple May 12 13 and 14. On opening night they were guests at the Seastris Temple country club.
The Fairbury News reports progress on a new county park east of Endicott. A picket fence will enclose a rock feature, and grading of the park road will start once county road work completes.
Mrs. Sarah Brady of Chicago visits her sister Mrs. H. A. Bell and other Diller relatives and friends.
The N R C group met with Mrs A Grone on May 7 due to bad weather and road conditions. Fourteen members and four children attended with Mrs Florence Nippert as guest. The afternoon included visiting and cutting quilt blocks for an upcoming project. A lunch of four delicious courses was served.
The N. R. C. ladies gathered Tuesday afternoon May 12 at Mrs. Asa Richardson’s with eleven members five children and one visitor present. After business a Mannish cost test was solved with winners Mrs. Albers and Mrs. Ralph Frisbie receiving glass dish prizes. A luncheon followed and a note on bringing baby pictures for roll call for the May 26 meeting at Mrs. Orville Richardson’s.
A well known citizen staged a garden ruse to hide money. He pretended to dig with his wife watching, then showed coins from the dirt and pocketed them. He repeated the act, bragging he could rest. The wife later spaded the entire plot and found no coin. The man had salted the “mine.”
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