This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
1
The Diller schools will open next Monday. Gill Blauser rode Burlington to Beatrice Tuesday. Miss Ruth Bugbee leaves Monday for Orleans to teach again this year. An 8 pound boy was born Monday Sept 3 to Mr and Mrs E M Roschewski near Diller.
The Ladies of the M. E. church plan a supper in their new basement on Saturday evening September 15 1923. Miss Helene Green who taught at Clatunia Schools last year and will teach there again this year left today to start her school which opens Monday. Mr and Mrs Scott Miller and their son Junior returned from Lincoln Tuesday evening after visiting relatives since Sunday and being state fair visitors.
Mr and Mrs Will Bristol and son Harold and Mrs Geo Ball and daughter Mary Ardeth visited with Diller and Wy relatives and returned Friday to their Beardsley Kansas home.
Miss Bernice Anderson a stenographer and book keeper with the State Savings and Loan Assn Beatrice came Tuesday to spend her vacation at the home of her father Victor Anderson south of town.
Mr and Mrs Merle Fish of Venice California announce the arrival of an eight pound son Joseph Arthur born Saturday September 1 Mother and baby are doing fine.
Frank Pettit a longtime Fairbury monument dealer and Civil War veteran died Monday after a lingering illness. He lived in the county forty years and was in business with his son-in-law Frank Moon. He leaves wife, son Will Pettit, and grandson Frank Moon Jr.
Regular meeting of the M. W A. next Thursday night September 13. For sale a good piano reasonable Inquire at the Record office. Mr and Mrs Chas Reece of Wymore visited here with Miss L O Ballard Sunday.
Emil Hohn advertises a barn to house three horses for school pupils. Donald Ballard of Omaha, son of Mr and Mrs Ballard, visited here with his aunt Miss L O Ballard. Diller hog raisers report the Deshler fair a great success with first and second prizes and sweepstakes.
The Diller Public Schools will open Monday September 10. High School pupils will register on Friday or Saturday September 7 and 8. Mrs. Mattie Clark hosted a 3 o'clock dinner at the Coleman hotel Tuesday night with guests Mrs. Christie Seaman of Davenport Iowa Miss Eunice Diller of Pittsburg Kansas and Miss Pearl Diller. Mrs. Eunice Martin daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Diller of Pittsburg Kansas visited since Friday with the Dillers and Clarks and left yesterday for San Bernardino California where she will teach school the coming year.
General meeting hosted by Mrs Innis features evening roll call reports by officers and committees reading of constitution and by laws reception of new members and appointment of new committees.
Mr and Mrs Willis Clark hosted a six o'clock Wednesday dinner for Mr and Mrs M P Bennett. Guests included Dr and Mrs Diehl, Miss Eleanor, Rev and Mrs W F Clark, Miss Pearl Diller, Miss Grace Myers, and Mr and Mrs Clarence Steffen. The evening featured songs by Miss Diller with Miss Myers at the piano and a brief parlor entertainment before cheerful reminiscences and best wishes for the couple.
Diller district notes include Dede Fanders starting school in Dist No 64 with 18 pupils, C W With family moving to 1330 Ella Street Beatrice, Edith Greider to open a school in Fred Frisbie district next Monday. An eclipse event 2 10 to 4 30 with 60 percent coverage. Harbine bank corn contest at Fairbury with 100 exhibits. prizes to Carl Sheely Endicott $5 heaviest ear and 2 50 for length. George Clary Endicott second for weight. W H Bennett Endicott first for stalk length. others noted. Descriptive travel and relatives of William A Rupp Harrisburg Pa visiting Beatrice and Omaha. next year’s Merchants Life Insurance Con rence to be at Yellowstone Park.
The list shows residents from Diller and nearby areas including Mr. and Mrs. Herman Peters and son Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Vergil Bell, Jerden Sanman, Dede Fanders, Mr. and Mrs. Will Green and Cleo, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Place, Rev. C. F. Innis, Frank T. Pearce and family, S. C. Moser, Scede Wiemers and family, Ben Roelfs and family, Harold Bowers and Elmer Pearce as Y M C A ushers, plus many others such as Beulah Thompson, Chas Waggoner and family, Chas Barber and wife, Herbert Barber and wife, W. G. Robertson and daughter Meridith, Mre E F Habicht and daughter Ruth, Fred Morrison, Everett Clark, Gene Diller, Earl Snyder, Pearly Place, Chasley Hill, Chas and Lodger Lukas and families, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Sparks, Mrs. E S Diller and daughter Dorothy.
Mary Elizabeth Brandt died Aug 29 1923 at the family home near Diller Nebraska after months of illness. She was born Mary Elizabeth in Allville Missouri and married Charles Brandt Sept 13 1873. Survived by six living children Flora Riddle Ollie Fry Willard Brandt Bertha Lau Voo Elizabeth Ramsey. Funeral services held Sept 2 at the Christian church. burial in Prairie Home Cemetery.
The Brandt family extends thanks for support during the long illness and death of their wife and mother. They praise the kindness of neighbors, children, and for the flowers and comforting words from Rev. Sorey and Rev. Clark.
Local note records butter packing terms and butter fat percentages with figures 00s 30 23 19 18 07 39 related to hens and roosters at Smee Table.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.