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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1911
Page
2
A car driven by James William Bourlier with Mrs Lilie Riordan and Rene Bauter Sertetiie aboard plunged from a bridge four miles north of town. The auto struck the railing and occupants were thrown into the creek bottom about twenty five feet below. The vehicle landed on them pinning them beneath.
St Libory, a small station on the Old branch of the Union Pacific, is a candidate for the watermelon station of the state. Its sandy soil suits melon cultivation. Years ago a few farmers pursued it, now nearly a dozen grow melons as a side line and ship them by carload to various points in the state and beyond.
Lincoln Hazel and Frank Judge children of Jamies E Judge were severely injured when a horse attacked or threw a vehicle. Mr Judge the driver escaped serious injury. The horse was badly injured likely fatally harmed.
While drilling an eight inch well for William Rohlmeier south of town the Shellham brothers found an outcropping of coal at twelve feet and passed a ten inch vein at sixty feet followed by a tee and one half foot vein at seventy feet.
Tecumseh report says Michael Murphy fell from a trapeze and landed hard breaking the radius in one arm and dislocating the ulna at the wrist in both arms with nearly identical injuries.
Humboldt reports 22 year old Cecil Lawson of Falls City struck by a Burlington train at night. His body was not found until the following morning.
Investigations by A B Sheldon uncover a record showing winter wheat sown in 1861 on the Ponca Indian reserve and a good crop harvested, with references to state taxation and a legislative appropriation of 100000 dollars for a new project connected to agricultural history in Nebraska.
A stream of scattered Nebraska notes covers accidents, deaths, and civic plans. Injuries from a storm and a shovel bury a Lincoln man. a child dies after a horse drag near Valentine. a printer dies at Columbus. crowds attend fairs in Merrick and Old Settlers in Hastings. labor and club activities surface in Omaha and Lincoln.
A long feud over a prized tree in Bengal Estates culminated in murder and repeated clashes. Two landowners fought for ownership, paying thousands in fines and court costs while a Calcutta businessman finally brokered a joint deed in exchange for favors. He then surrounded the tree with a cement wall and claimed possession.
A visitor back from Ireland recalls a Dublin jaunting car ride. She chose the prettiest vehicle at a stand and asked to hire him for the day. The cabby replied with a playful tribute, saying he wished it were for life.
A brief, early 20th century sounding directive urges youth to honor parents at home strangers abroad and themselves in private. The terse item mentions Fenian Ward and Oueons in a garbled line tied to rheumatism neuriasma and sore throat, reflecting a fragmented notice.
A reflective quotation from Judson remarks that happiness resembles a snail it is not found from home nor without a home indicating contentment follows a place of belonging.
A French newspaper calculates earnings by speed for champions. Andre Beaumont earns about 37 dollars per mile while winning the Prix at Longchamps yields 58 dollars a mile or 3867 dollars per hour. The central bicycle prize pays about 1066 dollars a mile and 200 to 400 dollars per minute, while the Tour de France earnings average 66 cents per mile after cycling over 3000 miles in the heat wave.
A Manhattan lodge held a banquet where a toast on the program was called up but caused confusion among attendees. The event highlighted social rituals and raised questions about ceremony ordering.
A young man with a perilous near miss explains he crosses streets in an awkward country fashion to avoid being seen as a rustic. He insists it should be taught to hang back to prevent misperceptions in the city.
A compact aphorism asserts that integrity lies in choosing truth over convenience. It emphasizes that true words paired with honest deeds define character beyond social rank or circumstance.
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