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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
3
Government experts describe a 27 acre area that produces more than 160 acre farms worth of water, with all fields pumped. The report highlights irrigation efficiency and water distribution across the surveyed lands.
The notice lists multiple events across Nebraska including the Wo men Christian Temperance Union convention in Omaha on September 17 22 and state fairs in Lincoln and Grand Island. Also scheduled are the Southwest Nebraska District Fair at Maywood September 11 15 the Old Settlers reunion at Mitchell September 13 15 the Ak Sar Ben Fall Festival in Omaha September 26 to October 7 and the Nebraska Equal Suffrage Association convention in Hastings October 23 with more gatherings noted in Fremont and other cities.
A government irrigation expert visiting Alma notes W. A. Sharpnack operates one of the few successful small acreage farms in Kansas Colorado and Nebraska. The 27.5 acre parcel sits a quarter mile south of town and uses pond water pumped from a well by gas engine and windmill. Water reaches all fields via underground pipe to seven standpipes. The farm yields higher outputs than 160 acre farms with crops including potatoes onions cabbage tomatoes strawberries and cherries handled by four workers.
Omaha and Lincoln will collaborate to locate one of the twelve federal land banks in Nebraska. A conference between Lincoln’s committee and Omaha’s land bank executive committee decided to unite efforts for Nebraska first, then pursue the stronger city if advantage emerges.
Three men Fred Mercure and N D Mercure both of Seneca and E H Sweeney were instantly killed when their automobile was struck by a Burlington passenger train at a railroad cut near Greenwood. The car, traveling at high speed, collided with the engine tender.
B Redmond a traveling house peddler and self styled healer was fined 100 and costs after being alleged to have assaulted Mrs. Everett Stoner in her home. The sentence followed a local court hearing and reflects the community action against unlicensed practice.
Grape harvest starts in southeastern Nebraska with the local market price at 6 cents a pound. The crop is generally good where vines are present, signaling a solid season for growers in the region.
The Alfalfa Milling Company plant in Fremont, vacant for months, was destroyed by fire. The blaze consumed the building and its large machinery stock.
Lincoln Nebraska adds a babies welfare department to the Better Babies contest at the state fair. A child specialist Dr Sophia Hinze Scott of Des Moines will provide private conferences and expert advice for up to one hundred abnormal or handicapped babies aged eighteen to thirty six months. Examinations run September 4 5 6 and 7 from 9 to 12 for prizes and 8 to 9 for Specialist's Advice Only. entries to W R Mellor Secretary State House Lincoln.
The federal farm loan board schedules its only Nebraska hearing in Omaha on September 18 after arriving in Omaha September 17 at 3 45 p m. The group will stay until September 18 11 15 p m before departing for Kansas City and St Louis. Nebraska towns are urged to send representatives, with data already filed by Congressman Lobeck supporting Omaha as a farm bank center.
Nebraska State Grange and Nebraska Farmers' Union filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint challenging Western and Northwestern lines for ending peddler car service. The action allegedly favored wholesale grocers and commission firms, harming farmers and consumers by cutting perishable goods sales from freight cars.
City attorneys draft ordinance for a special election after city commissioners authorize a $25,000 bond issue to fund a municipal lighting plant. Voters will decide whether to issue the bonds.
Ralph Ellison, a Cadams resident near Superior, tops the county with 73.5 bushels per acre from five acres of old alfalfa ground. Wheat test weighed 60 pounds and sold for 520.82 dollars, about 104.16 per acre, after two years of oats and corn on the same field.
Government rainfall report shows April 1.06 inches May 2.69 inches June 1.66 inches July 2.57 inches totaling nearly eight inches. Despite the Great American Desert label Garden County records adequate moisture this season.
The Light Brahma, oldest and most popular feather-legged breed, excels where large slow maturing fowls are desired though its late maturity hurts egg production. It is stately, graceful, and large with white neck plumage and black wing backs, tail, and back color details per the American Standard of Perfection.
Clemsom College Bulletin emphasizes sanitary dairy practices. Healthy cows, clean barns, proper drainage, clean milk rooms, and sterilized utensils are required. Water and steam cleaning methods ensure contamination free equipment and safe milk handling.
To produce good milk cows must be comfortable and handled well. Maintain roomy clean dry and well ventilated barns. Cleanliness and carefulness are keystones. calves reflect their size. treat cows kindly for better outcomes.
A major blaze at Hastings Milling Company destroyed the plant and all contents. Losses reach about 80,000 dollars with roughly 40,000 bushels of wheat burned or damaged, much stored by farmers and Stockham elevator interests. About 5,600 sacks of flour burned, though over 5,000 dollars worth of flour was saved.
Agricultural article urges farmers to plow early and bury the fly by destroying volunteers. Sow after the fly free date and use oats or rye as fall pasture. Deeply plow wheat stubble, harrow to trap the fly, and coordinate with neighbors to prevent reinfestation by mid October.
A visual guide contrasts pasterns and feet in horses. It labels A as too upright, Ke as too sloping, and D as the correct hind foot, while a proper forefoot appears in the sequence.
While tending chicks, keep a sharp lookout for lice and mites and provide abundant range, greens, and fresh water. The secret of success is steady work year round and attention to small details to avoid loss and disappointment.
A reader notes that stable manure, while a fine fertilizer, attracts flies and diseases. The writer urges moving the manure to the garden or field where it can be used productively and reduce health concerns.
Gambler's luck seldom wins in Wall Street writes Jasper, who argues long vision and value knowledge drive profits. With war settled, some fear a temporary market dip while investors worry about overdone secur ities. The presidential race looms as a key prosperity factor guiding investor sentiment and market trends.
A Thomasville Georgia Times quote from Collier's Weekly says editors who prefer everyone will have a glass plate over their face and will not be standing. The line appears as a humorous observation tied to postman visits and weather days.
The club president announces a motion banning table conversation at the card tables. A spry blonde suggests discussing the motion while playing, turning the proposal into a lighthearted negotiation during the game.
A narrator muses that the fictional cast belongs to upscale society. The dialogue teases a romance with a chorus girl, a daughter’s affair with a foreign noble, a mother unable to reform, and a gouty father. The tone suggests satirical social critique.
A doctor reassures a patient after a long illness that he will be back on his feet in seven days. The patient laments not affording shoes, highlighting financial strain alongside medical hope.
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