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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1922
Page
1
Farmers report rain is needed for winter wheat and corn stands are developing. A cold north wind blew yesterday as Mrs. Mary Depue visits Fairbury and Mrs. Fred Lark. E. E. McCune begins repainting his Diller residence. For sale item appears among notices.
A Beatrice marriage united Chester Novotny and Abna Bures from Odell. Mrs. D. V. Folkers and twins visited relatives at Guide Rock. Volney Raymond sold his Fairbury drug store and moved to Rochester Minnesota where his wife is hospitalized. Dr Claude Ellis expected home from Lincoln after a dental meeting. Rhce Green returned from Rochester. Mrs. Sarah Warthen and Flora visited relatives in Hanover and attended a Lutheran church wedding. Isaac Saylor received a fish shipment from Otis Babb Minnesota and plans to order more.
A dance evening presented at F. H. Cease Arena showcases a twelve piece Ras Orchestra performing music for the dance set. Audience attention focuses on the ensemble's performance and the venue's atmosphere.
A fragment notes Charley and Cully involved in a quirky event this week as a rabbit chase escalates. Bet to drive a four leads to an unusual scene with rabbits prominent in the short report.
The shipping association sent a car load of cattle to market Tuesday. Diller Telephone Co received a supply of poles. H Z Diller went to Lincoln Sunday to serve on the federal grand jury. Curtis Geer and family visited from Fairbury to spend the day with relatives. Uncle Geo Mills is repainting the Diller rental property occupied by Henry Weaver. Plans have not been finalized or perfected yet.
A new bank opened in Steele City with a 40000 load of sand and gravel for a good road. E Willey is owner. The Record previously erred about a Seanas Set case claiming 500 dollars. the correct amount is 200. Goldie Lee invites those joining the class to submit their addresses and arrange details.
The dates July 29 to August 2 set the schedule for the local chautauqua event. Organizers invite attendance and note activities spanning multiple days in the town.
Mrs G Cy Blageet, who had been ill for several months, died at the family home just west of Ditler at ten o’clock Monday morning. The notice notes her long illness and passing, with no further details on survivors or services.
A store advertises a weekly event at 4 o clock every Saturday where customers guess the stack and win a free prize if correct or nearest. It invites readers to come in, submit their guess, and collect a ticket from W. A. Snyder.
The Diller track meet on August 18 1922 produced questionable times as wind affected hurdle results. Athletes such as Over Grassy and Nic Diehl posted fast marks amid disputed conditions with several performances noted as credible despite the breeze.
Stanton Nebraska May 8 Parents and pupils stirred by a planned act of vengeance against former Superintendent Rhue E. Green of the Pliger Schools. The board investigated alleged misconduct, revealing tensions that clouded progress this year and impacted the school administration.
A widow and two sons and two daughters mourn the death of a man living in America. He had two brothers. Funeral service held May 10 at St John’s Lutheran church Lanham. Body interred in Lutheran cemetery. May eternal light shine upon him.
Roy McCune was surprised on his 28th birthday when about twenty five newly married couples gathered at his parents home in Diller in the evening to celebrate. The event turned dramatic when Roy’s father fell critically ill prompting a late night phone call and a darkened house.
From the Fairbury Journal residents of Diller and vicinity back Westcott of Blue Hill for the office of state superintendent on the ticket. Westcott formerly served as principal at Diller in 1914 15 and 16 and was regarded as one of the district’s best teachers. He advocates curbing school expenses and criticized the public system.
Fragmentary death notice recalls a man from seven miles south of Diller who died on a Sunday morning in May 1922. It mentions a long life with years and months, a birth date, marriage and family connections, and a vague reference to a church or confirmation event and a spouse.
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