M W A Meetings and Local Notices
The M W A meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. Eyes are examined by Dr Adams at 1114 N 6th St Beatrice. F A Moon & Son advertise monuments at reasonable prices from Fairbury Est 1886. News notes a carload of incubator kerosene at Clark's store Diller. Cassell Oil Cards found auto plate No 33 1473 owners may claim at Record office for 25c notice. For sale two bull calves 12 months and 4 months old Kirchhoff 3 miles north west of Diller.
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Kirchhoff
Diller
Man Sues Baseball Firm Over Injury at Game
A spectator sued a baseball company after being injured while watching a game. He alleges a fall from a tree caused the harm.
Notable line about sale of repair items and shoe shop ad
A fragment notes many binders mowers and odds and ends of repairs to be sold at discount. It mentions Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop and Shining Parlor near Bonham Theatre and promises quality work and leather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Sae
Fairbury
Bonham Theatre
Young woman resents cheek pat nuisance in Concordia
A Concordia Kansas woman objects to strangers patting her cheek as she goes about her day. She complains people assume she has nothing to do but resurface her face, highlighting a trivial social burden in local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia
Kas
Blade
Diller Masonic Officers Elected and Local Stock Sale
At a Masonic meeting in Diller officers for the upcoming term were elected: W M Harry Baker S W Paul Kuper J W David Kuper Treas Cal Waggoner Secy H K Shutt. Forest Hartzel sold about 100 stockers shipped to Roy Mathias and moved to a farm near Ellis. Earlier columns noted his fat cattle shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Bodge
Diller
W.M
Harry Baker S. W
Paul Kuper J. W
David Kuper
Treas
Cal
Forest Hartzel
Town
Roy Mathias
Ellis
Local notes on residents and a holiday closure
Miss Bunnie Green travels to Lincoln to spend a month with relatives. Clint Tristman of the Iowa Nebraska Light and Power in Beatrice spent Decoration Day with family in Diller. Mr and Mrs John Carrice move into town into Prof Siekmann’s former home. Banks and post office closed yesterday due to legal holiday and no rural mail deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Tristman
Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co
Beatrice
Decoration Day
Diller
John Carrice
Prof
Siekmann
Grain and Produce Prices Listed from Yesterday
The list shows yesterday’s market quotes for grain and produce with wheat at 0.78, corn 0.66 to 0.70, oats 0.40, cream 0.43, eggs 0.24, heavy hens 0.23, springs 0. c, and roosters 0.12.
Koenigs Visit Wrights. Mrs Koenig Stays For Visit
Mr and Mrs A A Koenig and their son Warren from Lincoln visited the Wrights for Sunday. Mr Koenig returned that evening while Mrs Koenig and Warren remained for a longer visit with her parents Mr and Mrs C H Wright.
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A. A. Koenig
Warren
Lincoln
Mrs Lena Dill Returns Home After 9000 Mile Farewell
Lena Dill formerly Lena Wilcox arrived at Steele City this week to bury her husband Isaac Dill in the town graveyard after a 9000 mile journey. The couple married twenty years ago and lived in New Zealand where he worked as a contractor until his death. They had no children. An excursion to Omaha with Fairbury Kiwanis Club departs at 6:45 am next Wednesday, round trip 4.30, plus 0.35 for Aksarben races, with pickups at Jansen and Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Dill
Steele City
Fairbury Kiwanis Club
Omaha
Fairbury
Jansen
Plymouth
Velte Family Plans Midwest Trip for College Visit
Rev. Wm R Velte and daughter Marguerite left early Wednesday in their new Ford coupe for Corder Missouri, former pastorate, and a visit at Central Wesleyan College Warrenton Missouri for commencement. They also plan a short stop at Bethel Missouri to see grandchildren. They will be away over Sunday and hope to catch Cardinals or St. Louis Browns in action on the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm.r. Velte
Marguerite
Corder
Central Wesleyan College
Warrenton
Bethel
Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
Winter wheat crop promises good but notes and obituaries
The report highlights a thriving winter wheat crop with fields heading out. Kenneth Fouts and family observed Decoration day at Diller with his mother Mrs J W Fouts hosting. Bernard Hudson a former Diller resident dies in Beatrice from heart trouble. Dr Claude Ellis and wife visited western Kansas for land interests and returned midweek. Reynolds general store suffers a several thousand dollar fire loss with help from Fairbury fire department preventing spread. A quip on singing asserts only two percent can sing while others will try when needed.
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Kenneth Fouts
Diller
J. W. Fouts
Bernard Hudson
Beatrice
Mothers and Daughters Banquet Held at Congregational Church
The Diller Woman's Club sponsored a Mothers and Daughters Banquet on May 24 1929 at the Congregational church parlor. About 100 reservations were sold and nearly as many attended. The program featured toasts, music, dancing, living pictures, and a menu including chicken with sides. The event drew praise and many called for it to become an annual affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller Woman’s ‘Club
Mothers’ and
Congregational Church
Ethel Woods
Mildred Mayborn
Lincoln
Miss Crouse
B. Callaway
F. W
Fairbury
Womans’ Club
N R C Club Enjoys May Meeting with Guests
The N R C Club met at Mrs. Arthur Grone s home on May 28 with eleven members and four children present. Visitors named. after officer elections two guessing contests were held with Mrs Arthur Wieths and Mrs Henry Frisbie taking top prizes. A luncheon followed, hosted by Mrs Grone and daughters. Next gathering set for June 4 with Mrs Herman Albers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R.C
Arthur Grone
W. A. Snyder
Sophia Mathias
Arthur Kunecke
Velma Amos
Pearl Fasnacht
Helen Frisbie
Arthur Wieths
Henry Frisbie
Kunecke
Frank Grone
Herman Albers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diller State Bank
M. W. A. Aneets
Adams
Garland
N. 6Th St
F. A Moon & Son
Nebr
Clark’s
Cassell
The
RED Top Steel Post
WLS
WCCO
WOW
Cornbelt Lumber Co
Diller, Nebr
Claude Ellis
Kansas
Reynolds
D. V. Fanders
Rupert Andrews
Irma Franzen
Claude Woode
C. H. Cully
J. Mayborn
Mayee
Scott Miller
C. B. Callaway
Shipping Assa
St. Joe
Wm. Wieters
Lanham
Martha Jean Summer
Clark’s Store
Diller, Neb
N. R. C. Club
Frank A. Houston
Bonded Abstracter
Fairbury, Nebr
O.Q. Diehl
Callas
Jefferson County Abstract Office
Russell A. Davis
Jefferson Co. Assessment Assn
Carl Schnelle
Sec’s, Diller
S.C. Hutchinson
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