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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
5
Corn plowing has begun and rains have fallen in the Dilfer vicinity. Blauser's offers a full line of fresh garden seeds in bulk. Mrs. J. W. Mathias is recovering from a severe appendicitis attack.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Zook of Lincoln arrived yesterday to visit Clyde Zook's sister Mrs. S J Thompson and her family.
Winter wheat in the Diller area is heading out well with large nearby fields boosting optimism for a sizeable harvest. Early prospects suggest favorable conditions for a robust yield this season.
In need of a mower contact J. D. Fanders and view the New Dain model before placing an order.
This week two youths, Ard Swaney aged ten from Hebron and Fred Messenger a junior from Fairbury, were drowned in the Little Blue River. Authorities and residents mourn the loss as rescue efforts continue.
The Department of Agriculture reports nearly 36 million acres planted with winter wheat, with favorable conditions boosting expectations for a record crop this year.
A six boy scout party arrived Thursday from Stockham Nebru after a four day country hike. They will visit Beatrice and Lincoln then return home after a stay with Rhue E. Green who accompanied them.
Lincoln Beachley demonstrated aero gymnastics in Chicago last week giving the Beatids a preview of the state fair fall events. He covered eight miles in five minutes in straight flight aboard his new bi plane above the downtown district.
C L E Blauser of this locality is named as a prospective candidate for either county judge or representative on the Democratic ticket. He has many supporters across the county who would vote for him for either office regardless of party.
A Ohio woman touts Dr. King's New Discovery as curing a three year persistent cough. The ad urges readers with stubborn coughs to buy a 50 cent bottle, promising relief or money back, and mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salve for pimples.
A Sunday ball game 44 miles north of Odell in Frank Vitoshites pasture drew a large crowd. Elm Center faced Odell High School with Elm Center batteries Guy Clancy and Willie Vitosh against Odell’s Vajoraska boys and Lee Long. Elm Center won 14 to 3 with Umpire Chester Novotny and score keeper Frank Vitosh.
Misses Irene Blauser and Adah Clark returned Monday from visiting relatives and friends at Beat Rice.
The Diller High School baseball team extended its perfect season by defeating Beatrice K. K's 2 to 1 on Friday. The nine has won every game played so far this season.
Mrs. S. C. Moser and her mother Mrs. Etchinson have been visiting relatives in Kansas for a couple of weeks and are not expected home for a week or two longer.
Advert says Chamberlain's Tablets cure stomach disorders and avoid stomach pain. Claims many remarkable cures and notes sale by Shutt Drug Co.
Arthur E. Price assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Diller returned Wednesday from Lincoln where he attended a meeting of the bankers of southeastern Nebraska.
The Shea baseball team opened the season by beating the German Blues 14 to 6. Pitchers were Logan and Ford for Shea, with Weimers Garrels and Lott man for the Blues.
E G Limprecht and wife Elma Clark of Bisbee Arizona arrived Wednesday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs J E Clark and other Diller relatives. Limprecht heads the Bisbee city schools manual training department.
Mr and Mrs O J Mayborn and their children drove to Lincoln on Sunday to visit Mrs Mayborns mother and relatives while Mr Mayborn attended a meeting of the Southeastern Nebraska Bankers association. They expected to return Wednesday but a three inch rain delayed them.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a fast, lasting cure for colds. It claims relief without harm, aids lung function, eases expectoration, and restores natural health. Sold by Shutt Drug Co.
On Wednesday evening May 20 1914 Henry Bloom and Miss Katherina Bier of Lincoln Nebraska were married at the Presbyterian parsonage. They drove from Harbine with friends Mr and Mrs D F Bartel. The couple planned a brief visit with friends before settling into married life and duty.
The State Conservation and Public Welfare Commission will hold a meeting in Fairbury city park auditorium June 5 at 7 P M. Dr Gov E Condra and W R Mellor will explain 6000 feet of Nebraska made motion pictures on soil conservation crops stock poultry and more. Fairbury Band will provide music. pictures at 8 P M. no charge. Also notices about a Kensington event and local social mentions.
A local physician operated Wednesday on Mias Hazel Cherry daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Cherry to remove adenoids and a diseased tonsil, detailing the procedure performed and patient condition.
A school girl submits a 250 word essay about an automobile. She notes her uncle bought the car and was riding in the country when it busted going up a hill. She adds the remaining words are his unrecorded remarks, which she declines to write.
The Nebraska College of Agriculture advises timing alfalfa cuts by bloom stage. When about one tenth of the plants are in blossom the hay is most desirable for cattle and hogs. Second cuttings often bloom early due to harvest rush, and are best for work horses when fully in bloom.
District No 88 notes for the month ending May 19 1914 Ruth Bugbee teacher enrollment 16. No tardies 0 No absences 0. Students neither absent nor tardy Mary Lampe Arthur Lampe Mildred Kiskall Fern Kiskall Harry Kunecke Arthur Kunecke Alice Specht Gertrude Specht Inez Specht Donald Bugbee Bertha Bugbee Clara Bugbee. Those neither absent nor tardy for the year Bertha Bugbee Clara Bugbee Mildred Kiskalt Alice Specht. Fern Kiskalt went home one day sick Donald Buggee absent half day.
The text explains grass blades as laboratories where soil and air elements combine to form growth. It notes that pasturing grass very closely limits leaf area and feed production. Experiments show closely cropped pastures yield less forage per acre than those kept slightly ahead.
A May 24 gathering near Diller six miles south marked Mrs. Cassel’s 59th birthday with relatives and friends filling baskets for a noon dinner. Perry Cassel Jr. photographed the crowd in the front yard. 26 attendees joined the celebration and gifts.
Mrs. W. N. Sparks went to Reynolds Monday evening to meet her grandson Kieth Miller who will visit while his mother Mrs. Frank Miller seeks medical treatment in Chicago.
A Newton Iowa resident recounts giving Chamberlain's Liniment to a sister’s husband who suffered an arm rheumatism attack. He applied it and the next morning the pain vanished, praising the product for chronic muscular rheumatism. Sold by Shutt Drug Co.
Fragmentary extract shows financial figures including banking house and fixtures 186 274 09 663 65 6 000 00, due from national and state banks 28 687 60, checks and items of exchange 406 21, plus scattered unreadable text. The document appears to be a bank report copy with signatures and attestations from an official, noting a May report to authorities.
Miss Irene Hildebrand, who assisted the editor's wife during a serious appendicitis attack, returned on Monday to Beatrice after aiding at the hospital.
Will S Diller Dale Reinhart Claude Dunn and Paul Beckwith attended the county track meet at Fairbury last Saturday and collected forty points. They competed in the unli sng class and did not enter the limited class.
A spring tonic claim that Electric Bitters increases appetite and cures indigestion. It purports to cleanse the system and aid liver kidney and stomach troubles. Cites Mr. T. D. Peeble's stomach improvement and advertises 50 cents at druggists.
Probate notice from Jefferson County Nebraska for the estate of George Roelfs deceased. John Roelfs filed a instrument in 1914 seeking administration and Garret Roelfs named executor. Hearing set for June 1, 1914 at 1 PM in county court. publication in Diller Record for three weeks prior to hearing.
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