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Newspaper

The Diller Record

Location

Diller, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1916

Page

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Local notices and ads from Diller area

House for rent inquire at the record office. Seed rye for sale by Jofan Fanders six miles south of Diller Steele. Miss Ballard new assortment of hand painted china stable for presents. Full line of school supplies and prices at Shutt Drug Co. Residents travel to state fair at Lincoln by auto route. Mr and Mrs Kiskall and daughters Mildred and Fern of Steele City shopped in Diller Tuesday.

Jofan Diller, Steele Miss Ballard Shutt Drug Co Mrs. Kiskall Mildred Fern Steele City Diller

Mrs S J Clark Undergoes Operation at Home in Diller

Mrs S J Clark underwent another operation Wednesday at her home in Diller and is reported to be getting along fine.

S. J. Clark Diller

Mrs Elias Hadley Returns With Son From Wymore Visit

Mrs. Elias Hadley and her son Archie Trout came back Sunday after spending several days in Wymore visiting friends.

Elias Hadley Archie Trout Wymore

Marriage license issued in Lincoln for Wieths and Swohn

A marriage license was issued in Lincoln on Wednesday for Arthur C. Wieths 22 of Diller and Emma D. Swohn 26 of Jansen.

Lincoln Arthur C. Wieths Diller Emma D. Swohn Jansen

Oaks couple visits Beatrice then heads to Lincoln State Fair

Mr and Mrs R L Oaks visited their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harry C King in Beatrice before traveling to Lincoln to attend the state fair.

R. L. Oaks Harry C. King Beatrice Lincoln

Don’t Be in a Hurry to Sow Fall Wheat

The agricultural department warns against sowing fall wheat before October to avoid the Hessian fly in this locality.

Argicultural Department

Rain Chances Rise With Uncertain Showers

The community has missed several good chances for rain this week with showers passing by daily. As the Record goes to press Thursday evening there are indications it will rain locally, but a heavy downpour has not yet begun.

Dry Campaign Message From L R Lambert Candidate

The excerpt presents L R Lambert the Dry candidate for the State Senate from the 15th District declaring a malice free campaign and the belief that supporters of the prohibitory amendment deserve legislators in sympathy with that measure as he addresses voters in Diller and vicinity.

L. R. Lambert State Senate

Dry conditions hinder plowing and wage shifts in wartime

Farmers complain of drought preventing plowing while news notes a quarantined infantile paralysis case at Wymore. J C Morehead rode Burlington to Salem yesterday. Greece expected to join the Allies soon. A second hand press drill is for sale. J D Fanders mentioned. Fred McAtee sold his business to Ben Marshall and plans to move to Lincoln to resume his machinist trade.

Fred McAtee Ben Marshall Lincoln

Labor Day Closures Reported Across Diller

Monday Labor Day caused both Diller banks to close and the post office to observe Sunday hours. Rural mail carriers were laid off as a result of the holiday schedule.

Diller

For Sale Purebred Duroc Jersey Hogs

For sale several pure bred Duroc Jersey male hogs weighing about 100 pounds each. Asking price twenty dollars per hog. Seller is Weimers located at 11 Seede.

Seede Weimers

Beatrice Machine Shop Buys Half Interest

Mike Murry formerly of the Diller neighborhood has purchased a half interest in a Beatrice machine shop located at the 6th and Market streets corner. A day and night shift operates there.

Mike Murry Diller 6Th Market Streets Beatrice

State Fair Attendees From Diller Not Fully Listed

The Record will not publish this year a list of those from Diller and vicinity who attended the state fair by auto as stated, since many names could not be obtained.

Diller and Vicinity

Community News Exchange Encourages Reader Submissions

Readers are urged to send in weekly news items about their activities guests and vacation plans. The note asks locals to share what they are doing so the paper can publish a diverse cast of items.

Wife of local farmer injured in Fairbury auto crash

The wife of farmer W. D. Cathcart, residing 12 to 14 miles northeast of Diller, is hospitalized in Fairbury with a broken hip, fractured leg, and internal injuries after the car struck a dog on a Rock Island viaduct railing and fell 15 feet. Cathcart, his wife, two sons and Miss Lela Holliday were returning from Esbon Kansas. the other occupants escaped with minor bruises.

W. D. Cathcart Diller Fairbury Cathearts Rock Island Esbon Kan

Stable room for rent and local notices in Diller area

Community notices from Diller Nebraska report a stable room for rent via C F Stilwell, visits by Miss Ballard and Mrs Bowers in Fairbury, travel to Odell for a critically ill friend, teaching assignments for Gertrude Diller in Daykin, and multiple local sales and events including theatre, chautauqua, and the upcoming school term.

Miss L. ©.Ballard Ruth Bowers Fairbury Gertrude Diller Daykin

Dinner Guests Enjoyable Firecracker Night

Mr and Mrs Fred McAfee hosted last Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs H Z Diller and daughter Pearl Mr and Mrs Lawrence Logan and four children and Miss L O Ballard though Hod left little chicken. Frank Spitznogle of Odell and eight months old child were in a railroad crossing incident near Blue Springs on the Union Pacific motor injuries include a broken collar bone a broken arm and bruising with possible internal injury to the wife and injuries to the child

Fred’ McAfee H. Z. Diller Pearl Lawrence Logan L. O. Ballard Hod Frank Spitznogle Babe Odell Blue Springs Union Pacific Motor

Farm engineer joins Washington college staff

Jas Fairbank, recently at the state university in Lincoln studying farm engineering at the state farm, accepted an instructor position at the state agricultural college in Washington. He will visit his parents, Mr and Mrs C FE Fairbank, southeast of Diller, before moving.

Jas. Fairbank Lincoln State University State Farm State Agricultural College

Surprise Farewell Visit at McAfee Home in Lincoln

Mr and Mrs Fred McAfee planned to leave the farm and return to Lincoln when Dist 64 Thimble Club members and neighbors invaded their home last Saturday evening. They enjoyed social chat music and games and left with two pieces of Haviland china as a memento. After a generous melon feast the guests departed, making the McAtees miss their neighbors.

Fred McAfee Lincoln Dist Thimble Club Mrs. McAtee

Treick Family Returns From Nebraskan Auto Trip

Arthur Treick and family returned Saturday from an automobile trip to Sidney Nebraska to visit relatives and see the country.

Arthur Treick Sidney Nebr

Carico Family Returns Home After California Visit

W. A. Carico and wife, stopping to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Carico, left Sunday to return to their Falls City home after their California trip.

W. A. Carico John Carico California Falls City

Hadleys Return From Visit Across Nebraska

Mr and Mrs Harlan Hadley came back Sunday after visiting a daughter in Arcadia Nebraska They stopped in Beatrice and spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs W E Griffin.

Mrs. Harlan Hadley Arcadia Nebr Beatrice W. E. Griffin

Farm sale near Diller nets $12 800 for Musser land

Dr. Claude Ellis bought Mrs. Musser's 160 acre farm two miles south of Diller last Saturday at eighty dollars an acre. Fisher Musser, who farmed the place this year, will return to Fairbury to re engage in the undertaking and furniture business.

Claude Ellis

Lawrence man travels with Diller group to state fair

J. F. Lutz of Lawrence Kansas owns a farm near Diller and recently returned from Oregon. He joined about seventy five residents of Diller on Burlington’s special train to the state fair last Tuesday and stayed through Wednesday.

J. F. Lutz Lawrence Kan Diller Oreoon Burlington

Simmons to outline plans for AOUW recruitment

F G Simmons a special deputy for the AOUW in Nebraska will meet the Diller lodge next Saturday night September 9 to present a plan to recruit candidates for membership to be initiated at a county meeting to be held at Fuarbury in October.

F. G. Simmons Nebraska Diller Lodge Fuaibury

Fire at Electric Theatre Delays Show

A reel ignited by a misplaced flash light and a match caused a small blaze at the Electric theatre on a busy weekend. Patrons panicked and rushed exits before the fire was smothered with a canvas. fire company members and the hose cart helped, but the screening resumed after the incident.

Electric Theatre

Church Services and Harvest Hospital Barrel Fill Report

The church lists Sunday Sept 10 schedule including 10 am Sunday school 7 15 pm Epworth League led by Claude Cavett and 8 pm sermon Entreaty and a Promise. Barrel for Methodist hospital fully filled with 60 quarts of canned fruit and donors thanked. Last benevolence subscriptions due next Sunday before conference. pastor to attend Sept 17 conference with no services that day.

Epworth League Claude Cavett Methodist Hospital

Presbyterian Church Services Prompt Continued Support

The church held regular sermons at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Last Sunday marked the annual home missionary offering, and the note asks all members to contribute next Sunday. Everyone is welcome to attend all services.

Christian Endeavor

Also Mentioned on This Page

Citizens State Bank Mur State of Savings Department Diller and LincolIn J. C. Morehead Salem Greece J. D. Fanders C. F. Stilwell Finder S.C. Hutchinson Harold Isabella Raymond J. QO. Blauser John Cherry Earl Pearce Majestic Theatre Jos. Smith Huntley, Nebr W. C. Starkey Eunice Fern Diller Martha Diller F. Hartzell Wilber Prof. Stilwell Diller Schools Grider Alex Bell Wm. McCune Carthage E. F E. McCune Shea Kansas City Grand Army of the Republic J. O. Blauser Hildreth Hastings S. D. Maw Des Moines Fairbury Monay Fred Shutt Reynolds H. K Cedric Fanders Guide Rock Yuma Colo Thos. Price Velma H. K. Shutt Wymore Chautauqua Hon W. J. Bryan Mr. Price Shutt Drug Company Methodist Eee
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