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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
5
Burlington to Diller column lists daily passenger and freight service times and brief notes from residents. Mentions Archie Carmichael and J H Carmichael on a wick list, Loran Hale at Thompson, Sinea Miller visiting Golda at Fairbury, Clyde Wilson in Beatrice, Blue Bell cream separator ad, and several local visits and travel to Lincoln.
J B Wiccar advertises a ready stock of horses and mules with more young stock to enter service soon. R G Lion of Hollenberg has bought a Cherokee county farm near G E Reynolds Son’s property and plans to move in. Mrs Jane Woods visits Beatrice and plans to return home near Balco Oklahoma after visiting daughter Mrs Holiday.
Local shop Diller Harness advertises a new stock of robes and blankets with 30 styles and a lineup of buggy whips. All are welcome to browse regardless of purchase.
School District No. 70 offers two or three large heating stoves in good repair for sale at bargain prices. Contact B. F. Lightner, Secretary for details and pricing. A drugstore ad promotes Preventics candy cold cure tablets for feverish children, sold by Spear Drug Co.
W. E. Epley returned Monday from visiting over Sunday with his father at Elk Creek Nebraska.
The Diller school now fully accredited to twelve grades. Students Mary and Agnesa Novotyr from Gage counts absent due to grandfather Claude’s death. Fern Cavett and Claude’s death is noted. Friday Literary Club discusses a pro navigation vs railroads question. Diller High School to debate Plymouth High on reciprocity versus tariff with James Fairbanke, Henry Foote and Harrison Line on the Diller A side. A Friday evening program impressed the audience. The Chinese exclusion question was debated and decided in the affirmative.
Obituary recounts John Othor Pearce born 1818 in New York died 1909 at his son Frank Pearce's home in Diller Nebraska aged 90 years 11 months. He lived in Ohio Iowa Illinois Nebraska and was a long time Methodist church member with six children sixteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Funeral held at M E Church officiated by Rev C McClure with interment in Prairie Home Cemetery beside wife.
In memoriam note Geo. B Pearce thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after his bereavement and for comforting words that lightened the burden, promising lasting gratitude.
In Wymore and nearby towns residents report events and notices. Rex Green visits his grandmother Mrs. Mars Emerson in Beatrice after a train stop. The M E church plans its annual bazaar on Saturday November 27 with apron donations requested. A lost gold watch and fob were reported near Diller with a reward for return. Donkey society disrupted services at a Baptist church causing concern over animal nuisance. Local fashions sold by Hart Schaffner & Marx at Abley and Diller’s in Fairbury.
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