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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1923
Page
3
Denatured alcohol is received and priced low by H. K. Shutt. Arthur Grone offers 50 tons of alfalfa hay for sale. The town of Jansen has contracted a chautauqua for next season.
The entire faculty of the Diller Schools is attending the state teachers meeting in Lincoln this week. Mrs. R. F. Star and daughter Elizabeth were Burlington passengers on No. 15 Wednesday morning. Mrs. Hannah Morris returned from Fairbury Tuesday to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Frank T. Pearce. Dr Helzel offers dental services with reasonable prices in Fairbury phone 105.
Mr and Mrs R D Hoover and Mr and Mrs Frank Hafner of Marysville Kansas were seen shopping in town yesterday.
LaVern Pickard, who has been breaking out of Fairbury on the R I railroad, has been transferred to a regular run at Bellville Kansas.
The M. Kk. church group in the basement hosted Monday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs Delmar Ha e who plan to move to Colorado. A pleasant gathering followed by dainty refreshments.
Mrs Alfred Oaks and her father Mr Carter formerly of the Shea neighborhood and later of Fairbury left last Monday for Limon Colorado where they will make their future home Mr Oaks is employed in Limon on the Rock Island line
About 2 000 carloads each carrying 450 standard cases of Nebraska eggs leave the state yearly. Department of Poultry Husbandry reports show total annual egg production valued at more than 22 million dollars.
George Champ, living 24 miles north, was bitten in a hand Saturday by an unconscious boar while repairing a fence. The wound was serious but under Dr. Diehl’s care the danger of blood poisoning is considered past.
Mr Schenk of Fairbury has been secured as manager and moved his family to Diller Wednesday occupying the Nancy Clark residence. He began working in the store yesterday and will replace Delmar Hale as manager about the 15th inst.
Mrs. Malinda Deardorf died Tuesday at her Beatrice home and was buried in Evergreen Home cemetery Thursday. Rev. Bode of Plymouth officiated. She was 77 and survived by seven grown children. Her husband had died several years ago.
Dr and Mrs S B Viera with children left Wednesday in their car for Superior to visit relatives. John Pulec has rented the Reinhardt property and will move to Diller soon after his sale.
John Lamb, Jesse Colman and Cedric Fanders motored to Exeter Sunday for a visit with C. E. Piveral and family.
A fragment speaks of harsh season by freezing finances and scarce fuel as coal and wood burn through earnings, reflecting wartime or postwar austerity. The tone hints at economic strain and rising costs affecting households.
Frank Beckwith and his daughter Mrs. Guy Cassell of Steele City are visiting the former’s boyhood home in New York state.
The first real snow storm of the season fell Monday with light coverage and near zero temperatures. some of the snow remains as frigid conditions persist.
Last week two Woodmen of the World radio programs featured Nebraska authors with all program numbers and readings composed by state writers. The Monday and Saturday broadcasts highlighted local talent during Nebraska Authors' Week.
Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Clark returned Wednesday from Springdale Mass where he attended the National Council of Congregational Churches as a delegate from the Nebraska State Conference. They also visited their son in law and daughter in New York City.
Mrs. E. J. Catlett was taken to Falls hospital at Beatrice Friday and operated upon yesterday for gall stones. Dr. O C Diehl reports the operation very successful with several gall stones removed and the patient recovering satisfactorily.
Neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Richardson enjoyed an evening at their home on Wednesday. They played games of Rock and were served pumpkin pie, doughnuts, and coffee for about thirty two guests.
A Fort Collins Express Courier write up describes the Starkey Gas and Oil Co with Lew Starkey as president and E S Dunn as general manager. The article will appear in full next week.
On Wednesday evening, Oct. Slat, about thirty friends and neighbors gathered at the Barton home three miles southeast of Diller to surprise the couple. The gathering included games and social conversation followed by a delicious luncheon.
Mrs John Mathias and Mrs Ruth Bowers entertained Sunday at dinner with telephone operators from Blue Springs and Odell. Guests included Mrs Kranbue and grandchildren of Blue Springs Mrs Emma Preston and son of Odell Mr and Mrs John Fasnacht of Blue Springs Mr and Mrs Ray Mathias and family of Ellis Mr Harold and William Bowers and Miss L Q Ballard. The dinner was enjoyed by all.
Arthur Grone and F. W. Frisbie came back Sunday after visiting friends and relatives in Colorado. They reported an enjoyable visit and plan to resume normal duties.
Harry Weddle announces delivery times for good quality milk at 7 30 a m 4 m and 5 30 p m with a meat market supply option. He emphasizes regular availability for both milk and meat market customers.
Mrs. Harry Gregory traveled from Byron to spend time with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Gretzinger and other relatives during a midweek visit.
Hubert and Eleanor Filley hosted a Friday night gathering with many young guests. They served light refreshments after a lively evening of games and entertainment celebrating the cow hog and hen in a jovial toast.
Mr and Mrs T C Rand attended the 65th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs G C Conger at Beatrice. The Congers, both 85, are long time county residents who have lived in Beatrice for 43 years.
Wm Glathar delivered the first new corn to the Farmers Elevator Co on Wednesday. He shelled twenty loads yielding 1088 bushels and received 60 cents per bushel. He reports yellow corn at about 8 dollars per acre and white corn at about 45 bushels per acre.
The Diller boys limited their activities to Mayor Moser's barber shop and John Steiner's home. Front doors were blocked with old vehicles, crates, benches, and other debris. No one was harmed and most items were returned to their original places.
Program committee lists entertainment for the Woodman lodge meeting on November 8 inviting members to attend. Acts include a four man three legged race a boxing bout an eating contest and a male quartet.
Last Sunday relatives gave Mr William Robertson and Meredith a birthday surprise after church. Each family brought a full basket and the dining room table was spread with good things. A pleasant day was spent and all invited them to return with such well filled baskets.
The M. E. church junior choir held a Halloween party in the church basement on Tuesday night with 36 attendees, most masked. Miss Inez Specht served as fortune teller predicting past records and mysteries to come. Chaperones included Mrs Chase, Mrs Waggoner, Mrs Filley, Mrs Moser, Mrs Star, Mrs Northup, and S. F. Clark. A feast of sandwiches fried chicken pickles salads pumpkin pie doughnuts cake popcorn balls and apples followed. Everyone enjoyed the event.
Mrs. Spencer visited her daughter's home in Gridley and family. The Mothers and Daughters club met with Mrs. Frank Bedell. comforters and quilts were made. An outing featured dinner with C. K. Steffen and others, followed by an evening of rock. A Rock Creek church minstrel toured locally and may repeat in Steele City Endicott.
A respectable neighbor in Suburbia shocked by a maid from the old country who aired as she cleaned the attic. The clothesline displayed a roulette table cloth, drawing laughter from passersby and revealing a sporty brother’s inherited item.
A boy sits on the iceman’s block and asks if he was ever a boy. The iceman relents as the boy presses about truancy and a father’s discipline. Both characters reveal their shared childhood memory before the scene closes with the iceman yielding.
Traveling advice on gifting for departures stresses being wanted and choosing useful items. Suggestions include books magazines flowers and limited candy, with caution about room space and recipient preferences. A second brief notes Akutan Alaska whaling station storage of 15700 tons of whale meat awaiting marketing in Japan.
Dr John M MacFarlane of the University of Pennsylvania argues fossil fish beds are the sole petroleum source. He maintains this knowledge aids locating new oil deposits and suggests no danger of world supply exhaustion. He links petroleum origins to ancient earthquakes that killed vast fish populations.
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