Wheat sprouts and local notices from town
Some of the early sown wheat is coming up. Mrs. Carrie Wrigley has a new Chevrolet sedan. Mrs. Ralph Sandmann is having a tussle with summer flu. Carl Schmuelle and family are visiting relatives in Wisconsin. Dr. Paul Ludwick and wife with little Bobbie visited their parents in Diller last Sunday. Claus Jansen, residing two miles west and four south of Diller, is on the sick list this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ludwick
Bobbie
Diller
Claus Jansen
Watsons Visit New York Sociology Professor Kin
Mr and Mrs A T Watson formerly of Diller travel to New York to visit Beatrice’s nephew who is employed as a sociology professor at a university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Watson
Beatrice
Diller
New York
Miss Lavina Hood Visits Lincoln Father’s Home
Miss Lavina Hood of Lincoln spent Sunday at the home of her father Charley Hood northeast of Diller. She holds a stenographer position in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavina Hood
Lincoln
Charley Hood
Diller
Miss Hood
Mrs Isabella Raymond Family Motor Trip to Kansas
Mrs Isabella Raymond and daughters Flossie and Fern and grandson Dean Barber enjoyed a motor trip to Maryville Kansas Sunday afternoon with their son and brother L V Raymond and his son Bobbie of Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Raymond
Flossie
Fern
Dean Barber
Marynville
Kan
L. V. Raymond
Bobbie
Lincoln
Lanham Woman Dies After Long Residence
Mrs. Wm. Wieters, Sr., 67, died last night at Lanham where she had lived forty years. She was buried from the family home Tuesday afternoon in Lanham pennants. She leaves her husband and several grown children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Wieters, Sr
Lanham
Local notes and pheasant season kicks off
Mrs. Harvey Garrels is reported on the sick list. Mrs. T. J. Carpenter of Ellis is under Dr. Diehl's care. The ten day open season on pheasants in Merrick Sherman Valley and Greeley counties begins Oct 22. Mrs Peter Riner living 24 miles north and 3 west of Diller burned one arm Monday night with carbolic acid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Garrels
T. J. Carpenter
Ellis
Dr. Diehl
Merrick
Sherman, Valley
Greely Counties
Peter Riner
Diller
Peoria trio visiting relatives in town
Mrs Sam Brunner and her son Billie of Peoria Illinois visit her parents Mr and Mrs John Folkers and other relatives in the area continuing a family trip and gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam’ Brunner
Billie
Peoria, Ill
John Folkers
Nine Year Old Slashes Knee On Barbed Wire Fence
Lloyd Thrapp, nine, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Thrapp of near Steele City, suffered a three inch knee gash from a barbed wire fence on Monday. A B B Kensington group gathered with ten members and discussed the Jefferson county fair during an afternoon of visiting. The next meeting is set for Sept 25 with Mrs Harry Ahrends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Thrapp
Ed. Thrapp
Steele City
Diller Residents Observe Beatrice Style Show
Mr and Mrs Bruce Barton Mr and Mrs Allen Folkers Mr and Mrs Charley Has Mr and Mrs Ira Place Mr and Mrs Herman Peters and son Howard Petera and Mise Velma Wheling were among those from Diller and vicinity who witnessed the style show in Beatrice Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Barton
Allen. Folkers
Charley Has
Ira Place
Herman Peters
Howard Petera
Mise Velma Wheling
Diller and Vicinity
Beatrice
Diller Area Social Notes Include Visits and Purchases
eee nurses an infected finger. Alice Greider on sick list this week. Ben Roelf weighs two pounds ten ounces of potatoes at the Diller State Bank. A Mayborn bought four carloads of cattle for feeders at Ellis and Harbine after traveling to Omaha Tuesday. S. J. Thompson and family visited Lincoln Sunday to see his mother Mrs. Seaman and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Engleman and son with Freda Tasche visited Washington DC for two or three weeks. Mrs. C. T. Sears now of Long Beach California visits in Ellis vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mayborn
Omaha
Ellis and
Harbine
Clarence Engleman and Son
Freda Tasche
Washington, D. C
C. T. Sears
Diller
Long Beach
Calif
Ellis
Diller residents view Gov. Al Smith on train arrival
Several from Diller went to Fairbury on Wednesday to see Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Al Smith. He was introduced by S. M Bailey and shook hands with many people from the rear platform of the train without delivering a speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Fairbury
Gov. al. Smith
S. M Bailey
New Methodist Minister Wm R Vete Expected in Diller
Sept A O Hinson reports Rev William R Vete and his daughter Marguerite will arrive in Diller late next week. Vete, 49, with 26 years in ministry and five charges, will hold morning and evening services on Sunday September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Hinson
Wm. R. Vete
Marguerite
Diller
Vete
Rand sues Milburn and Scott for damages in Beatrice
Thomas Rand files a $50 000 damage claim against Milburn and Scott Co in Beatrice alleging injury from a fall down two floors of a passenger elevator shaft inside the company building. He claims the hallway and elevator were unsafe and cites prior residence and employment context involving local businesses including Fanders garage and a telephone central operated by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rand
Milburn & Scott Ca
Beatrice
Fanders
Telephone Central
Diller Home Service Ad Covers Barns Coal and Lumber Needs
The notice lists local improvements and offerings from Diller home services including barn building east of Diller, lumber sales, painting roofing and repairs. Clara Myers builds a double corn crib south of town. John Bures finished a shed beside a barn. The ad also promotes Pennsylvania hard coal, Washington Fir lumber, and cement for winter projects. Sept 21, 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Myers
Mrs Seaman Visits Davenport Family Circle
Mrs J L Seaman from Davenport Indiana arrives for a two week visit with her sons Harry and Sam Thompson their families and a large group of relatives and friends in the Diller area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Seaman
Christie Thompson
Davenport
Harry
Sam Thompson
Diller
N R C Club Plans Picnic At Chataqua Park Beatrice
The N R C club met September 18 at Mrs. Arthur Wieths home with eight members four visitors and four children. They discussed finishing a quilt and planned a club picnic at Chataqua Park in Beatrice for next Sunday. A lunch was served and the group adjourned to meet October at Mrs. Richardson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R.C
Arthur Wieths
Chatanqua Park
Beatrice
A. O. Richardson
Joe Nippert
Henry Frisbie Hurt Foot After Cow Poke Stab
Henry Frisbie stepped on a cow poke Tuesday and cut a bad gash in his foot. He was treated locally and advised rest and dressing changes. No further injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frisbie
Administrator seeks revival of Diller suit against Burlington
J W Diller as administrator of Samuel Diller’s estate moved in federal court for revival of the $50,000 damages suit filed Aug 7 against the Burlington. Diller, a longtime railroad employee and Wilber depot station agent, alleged insanitary depot conditions caused typhus and medical expenses of 2620 before his death three days after filing suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Diller
Samuel Diller
The
Burlington
Railroad Company
Wilber
State Journal
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Citizens State Bank
Carrie Wrigley
Ralph Sandmann
Carl Schmuelle
Wisconsin
Alice Greider
Elmer -Greider
Ben Roelf
Diller State
S. J. Thompson
Seaman
Frank Fasnacht
Elizabeth Grabber
Joseph Gra
Nebr
Aoe Ee
Iller
Frank G. Fasnacht
Angeet
Fou
Max Leonard
Iola Faye
Blanche Elizabeth
Joe
Fred
John
George
Will Bartlett
Charlies Carpenter
Jas. Long
Joe Wible
Ber
Frank Loe
Hemingsford
Aan
Diller “Home’’ Service
Frank Eick
John Bures
Pennsylvania
Cornbelt Lbr. and
Goal Co
C. L. Geer
Nebraska
H. K. Shutt
Rexall
N.R. C. Club
David B. Bingham
Coldwater
Mich
Chloe Storey
Chas. Hagerman
Negagerman
Farmers Grain Co
Diller Grain Market
Little Miss
Velvet
Serval Hoisery
Pork
Willkies
Farmer's Cash Store
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