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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
1
Miss Fern Cavett who is attending N B C at Beatrice was home over Sunday. Miss Beulah Thompson went to Thompson Sunday evening to begin her school near that place the next morning. C E Shorty Piveral has moved his garage to the Farmers Union implement store.
E F Habicht reports a quick sale of his car load of peaches. The Diller Auto Co. advertises the town's only battery re charging and repair shop and offers a battery loan while a customer’s battery is recharged or repaired.
Jas Bowers died Tuesday morning at his nephew Roy McCune's home near Shea. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon with burial in Odell Cemetery.
The Ellis school board contracted with L. M. Cavett this week to erect a ten stall barn to match the new school building for the convenience of country pupils.
Mr and Mrs Walter Pitts and their two children from Pawnee City Nebraska traveled Wednesday evening to attend the funeral of Solis Andrew Colman his nephew whose body was expected to arrive last evening in the city for burial.
Mrs. Thos P Price of Kansas City was notified Wednesday of her husband P W Price's brother's serious illness. The Prices, former Oiler business men, had visited here with relatives and friends who regret the news.
Henry Eilts son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Eilts who lived near Diller eighteen to twenty years ago visited for about a month with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Henry Ahrends eight miles southwest of Diller and other relatives before returning Tuesday to his home in Peoria Illinois
The county board granted the county superintendent authority to appoint an attendance officer who will also serve as assistant. Mrs Olive W True was named to the post and will start duties October 1. She is a veteran teacher and former county school superintendent.
Vacation days end as children return to school. A son born Wednesday Sept 14 to Dr and Mrs S B Viersons weighing eight pounds. Miss Lillian Wohlfarth returns to Peru for winter schooling. A Mayborn travels to Omaha to buy stock cattle for feeders near Diller and Harbine.
Mr and Mrs Heagy Hemminger and their children from Ellis neighborhood spent Sunday with C E and C Waggoner and families in Diller.
R F Starr and family came back Saturday from an automobile journey through Colorado visiting Cheyenne Wells and other points of interest near their land holdings.
Among Diller residents who traveled to Lincoln to register for attendance at the state university are Carrom M Diller Harold Hutchinson Missa Isabel Fouts Miss Ethel Woods Eva Line Lloyd Callender John Hilder Audrey Diller and Arnold Fouts.
Two good rains fell in the locality this week. The first Monday brought about three quarters of an inch and the second early Wednesday morning dropped more than an inch and a half. Farmers welcomed the moisture as they plow and harrow fields ready for wheat sowing.
A 15 to 20 car parade from Wymore featured their volunteer fire truck siren gong banners and a brass band. The event, announced for Thursday to Saturday under the Wymore fire department, promoted auto and horse races ball games movies and a dance with merchants offering 550 dollars in prizes.
Former Dillerite Sam Tonnemaker writes from Bush City Minnesota about a challenging but improving year. He notes crops were not strong with potatoes around 50 percent of a typical yield yet compares favorably to other areas. The family attended the state fair and returned home in the rain while enclosing a subscription payment to the Record.
Druggist H K Shutt went to Omaha on Wednesday to buy a new stock of goods for his Christmas trade. The Strockeys replaced the feeder burned off their separator at Joe Hiatt's. Misa Allen, who had visited with her sister Mrs John Folkers since before the picnic, returned home to Peoria.
Rev Mrs Innia traveled from Inavale Nebraska where she attended a county W C T U convention and was listed on the program for an address.
Henry Wiemers advertises a Chester White hog sale at his home four miles west of Diller on September 27. Catalogues were printed at this office.
Miss Nellie Green teaches at Frisbie school while regular teacher Miss Leora Richardson recovers from an appendectomy. Richardson recently underwent the operation and aims to resume duties when strong enough.
Listing by C L Tinstman of Mr Droullard includes a dresser dining table cupboard heater and range plus small items all in good shape prices available from C L Tinstman.
Roy Geer has improved his home on Castor Street by installing a paved curb and a stair-step terrace feature. The note mentions few homes in Cil aeek show similar work.
The message from his wife reports Louis Andrew Colman died Monday from spinal meningitis after typhoid fever. His mother Mrs. Cora Colman Baker and Mrs. Anderson were en route to Diller with the body. Funeral plans set for 2:30 PM Sunday.
Infant Max Joseph Murray born August 21 1921 died September 10 at 8 p m age twenty days leaves mother father one brother and three sisters. Funeral service held at home Sunday 3 p m conducted by Rev Mrs Innis interment Harbine cemetery.
The county W C T U will serve meals at the County Fair to raise funds for educational work benefiting county youth. Donations of food and goods are invited, with dropoff points at Mise Chambers in Fairbury or the fair grounds, and a rest room for women and children provided in the Brown building.
C R Bracken sold his blacksmith shop and buildings to a Pulec from southern Kansas who will renovate for blacksmithing work. They rented the Hartzell house. District Supt Hinson of Fairbury attended and held the last Quarterly Conference of the year in the Methodist church. The church building and parsonage were unanimously turned over to the State Conference.
About a half inch of rain early morning set almost every wheat ground wet. The Equity received a carload of sand from Fairchild's Saturday. Mrs E E McCune's brother Jimmy Bowers died suddenly Tuesday morning of apoplexy at his nephew Roy McCune's home. He had been healthy the night before and fell ill during the night. Relatives have the sympathy of the neighborhood. Another car of coal was received by the Equity Tuesday.
The Diller school notes praise returning students and staff, predict a banner year in enrollment and activity, and invite community members to visit the school. The athletic club names Pia Thompson as president Hayes as vice president and Oliver Diehl Lee as treasurer for the year with plans for new member initiation.
A. D. Ackerman operated an optometry practice in Fairbury Nebraska offering specialist eye care. The notice emphasizes professional eye examinations and glasses services for local residents.
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