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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
3
The message invites readers to consult a banker for financial problems and investments. It emphasizes that bankers have solved many similar issues and that their time is offered to every caller. It urges readers to come in, as time with a banker becomes the reader’s time.
Multiple short notices include farm for sale rye and sweet potatoes, a second hand tractor, Duroc bears and calves for sale, barrel oil or gas delivery, a Lincoln garage job, local medical and sick list notes, monuments, and Colorado coal sales. Also shoe repair shop ads and an eye exam update from Beatrice.
Otto Anderson spent several days with his brother H. C. Anderson and family, then returned home to Hampton Nebro, after a stop in Lincoln to attend the fair.
Mrs Sarah Miller aunt of Mrs Ben Behrends died last Friday at the Behrends home near Diller at age 88 years 1 month and 4 days. Funeral held Monday with interment in Pleasant Hill cemetery four miles north and one west of Fairbury.
The Mirror notes talk of theater reflecting reality and asks if readers will attend the new play called Pigs. The snippet hints at public interest in a fresh dramatic work and its provocative title.
A J Hill came back Tuesday from a short stay at his former home in Dixon Illinois. Ab Bristol and John Steiner attended the Labor Day barbecue in Marysville Kansas on Monday.
The conference remains in session at Kearney and will extend until Monday when the appointments are read.
Miss Alice Line traveled to Omaha from Tuesday to Thursday with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Paul Beckwith and family before leaving to assume duties as principal of Amherst Sc D school.
A family dinner brought together Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barta and family of Wilber Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schrieber and daughter of Fairbury and Mr. and Mrs. Wm Novotny at the S E Fasnacht residence Sunday.
Mrs Harry Weddle and her daughter visited her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Glather. They went to Lincoln on Monday for the state fair before Mrs Weddle returned to Sterling Colorado.
Norval Carpenter aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs W H Carpenter died Tuesday morning after a long typhoid illness. He lived one mile west and three miles north of Diller. Funeral arrangements were not yet completed at press time.
Mr and Mrs John Mains and their two children visited since Sunday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Onka Lottman and returned today to Norman Nebraska. He reports a splendid wheat crop but corn a total failure due to lack of moisture.
Miss Pearl Smith, former Steele City schools superintendent and newly elected Endicott superintendent, resigns due to ill health and travels to Omaha for hospital treatment. J. E. Brown of Lincoln is elected to fill the vacancy.
Mrs Currie of Beatrice, daughter of Dr Daniel Freeman the first homesteader, visited the Record office with her daughter and husband Mr Carpenter a traveling salesman for a Beat rice wholesale house. She was a childhood playmate of the editor's wife and they recalled their younger days living across the road.
The B. B. Kensington will meet September 11 with Mrs. Will Woods. Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Patton and son Yay of Brewster Kansas are visiting Diller relatives. Miss Parson of Hastings arrived Tuesday for a month with her friend Mrs. Lew Wehling.
Miss Pearl Wells returns to Diller schools after spending summer with parents in Moorcraft Wyoming and residing with her grandfather W. E. Mudge.
Several of their young friends of Diller ate Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Saylor. Those present were Charles Crinklaw, Lois Mc Laughlin, Eleanor Filley, Mildred Tucker and her mother Mrs. Kate Tucker.
Mrs I Saylor notes visits from Mr and Mrs Henry Henrichs and Mrs Toma Fordyce of Wichita Kan and Mrs John Henrichs of Diter. Mr and Mrs Earl Shanks and family stopped by to express they have not forgotten the old people.
The former Fairbury resident Monte Munn is appointed vice chairman for the state organization. The selection is not coercive. his boxing ability is not being requisitioned. He will recruit members as a respected executive and loyal party worker.
Francis Plager and Henry Diller escaped with injuries after a Buick sedan owned by John Plager was side swiped by a loaded truck returning from Fairbury. A plow beam punched through the car tearing out most of the side. Francis suffered facial lacerations and a deep arm wound. Damages were adjusted with truck owner’s insurance.
The Class of ’23 from Diller Public Schools gathered on Saturday September 4 for a reunion. They found the long forgotten churn under a rock in good condition after years submerged and then moved to Beatrice for a picnic supper and a show. Members present included Verna Murray Soutwick Ross Hayes Alice Specht Mildred Tucker and Edith Patton.
Charles Kroetsching of Mor rowville Kansas formerly of the Jansen area pleaded guilty in district court to uttering a forged instrument. Judge Moss gave five years in the penitentiary and a 500 dollar fine with costs. The sentence was suspended and Kroetsching paroled to Sheriff Tapio under strict parole after paying 20 dollars in costs and 25 dollars to Depue and Hedges tied to the forged check. He had bought alfalfa seed at a drug store using a check bearing the name C M Bowman from the Jansen State Bank which did not exist.
Mrs Dora Wohlfarth and her daughter Gretchen with Miss Edith Patton traveled to Elk Creek on Sunday to visit the former’s old home and meet a friend.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Barber took Donna and Della Weddle to Lincoln to meet their parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weddle and then returned to Sterling Colorado. They also visited the state fair during the trip.
Relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weddle held a Sunday picnic at Chautauqua Park Beat Rice. Attendees included Mrs. Leslie Lenhardt of Omaha and many others from Sterling Humboldt Beatrice Diller and Diller area sharing baskets, games, and children's amusements before departure.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Richardson and daughter Mrs. Henry Frisbie spent ten days touring Arkansas. They visited Moran Kansas residents, Fayetteville and Farmington Ark residents, and celebrated Mrs. Thompson's 80th birthday. They toured the Ozarks, Confederate and National cemeteries, and Bluff Dwellers cave near Sulphur Springs.
Report notes a recently opened cave, about a quarter mile explored, with ongoing crystal formation resembling Cave of the Winds. It emphasizes novelty and wet conditions. Tourists also visited Sulphur Springs to sample several waters.
A Bud dhist service in Japan gathers thousands of children to comfort the spirits of broken dolls. The ceremony seeks to soothe cherished dolls and preserve cultural reverence for objects once loved.
A carol is a song of joy and praise. Originally sung in the Middle Ages by bishops and clergy, it is now common for choruses of children at Christmas and Easter and on Christmas Eve.
Lamb and mutton in England are often dipped in a weak brine and bung for several days or even two to three weeks before use to remove the strong taste.
In a household show event, well-trained husbands largely abstained from entering while women swept the prizes in the dishwashing contest. The Los Angeles Times notes a chivalrous tone prevailing in the results.
Reggie-1 remarks about the weather. Miss Sharpe questions why he stays under cover. Miss Sharpe answers that he never comes out into the rain, Mr. Sapp.
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