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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
3
Because of a threatened emergency, additional room will be built outside the main building to house Overflon pens. Construction aims to safeguard operations and maintain access while upgrades proceed.
A compilation of regional gatherings including Ak-Sar-Ben Fall Festival in Omaha from Sept 26 to Oct 7, Nebraska Equal Suffrage Association convention in Hastings Oct 2 to 3, National Swine Show in Omaha, State Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Hastings Oct 3 to 6, Grand Lodge Degree of Honor in Lincoln Oct 11 to 12, Coursing Meet at Grand Island Oct 11 to 22, J O and F State Convention in Lincoln Oct 17 to 20, Luther Synod of Nebraska Annual Session in Omaha Oct 20, Northwestern Nebraska Medical Society meeting in Crawford Pine Oct 31.
Omaha hosts a large National Swine Show starting October 2 for five days with more than 400 pens already requested. Officials plan outside pens to handle overflow as top breeders from Ohio Oklahoma Colorado and across the country enter. McKelvie of Fairfield noted as a principal breeder dates back to 1881. Poland-China Duroc Jersey Hampshire and Chester White divisions all attract similar pen requests.
Resolutions favoring a new state capitol building and laws enforcing Sunday closing of barber shops and an eight hour day for public works workers were adopted by the Nebraska State Federation of Labor at its annual convention here.
A campaign has been started to relocate the Nebraska Grand Lodge I O O F to Omaha in 1917. The effort aims to establish a central meeting place for fraternal activities and governance in the city.
The Grand Island Coursing Association will host its first national futurity meet and Aberdeen cup stake from October 11 to 22. It is described as the largest coursing event held in Nebraska.
Elmer Moore aged 17 died in a Latta house fire in Tekamah believed incendiary in origin. The blaze occurred at the home of the late Congressman James P Latta. Authorities pursue investigation into cause and potential suspects.
In David City a district court judge awarded roughly 50 000 to eighty three Butler county farmers who stored grain at the Ulysses Gran company elevator in 1915. The total claims neared 55 000 plus 8 000 from grain sales, to be divided pro rata. The court set the fair price as the last sale price rather than market value at elevator shutdown. Specific judgments will be fixed later. Also noted is the Nebraska football program hiring former Oregon Agricultural College coach Mr Stewart as head coach at Cornwallis, Oregon.
Hastings A drive to raise 250000 dollars for retired Methodist pastors was begun at the Nebraska Methodist church conference session. The plan provides annuity distributions and calls for 100000 dollars to be raised in the coming year.
The McCook postoffice has relocated to a new federal building costing $125,000 including site. The structure also provides quarters for the McCook division of the federal district court and related facilities.
Creston farmer George Grotelu schen sold fifty three hogs on the South Omaha market at a record 11.10 dollars per hundredweight. The lot averaged 255 pounds each, setting a new high for hog sales in the region.
C. F. Rudiell of Broken Bow, whose back broke when the Capital hotel collapsed here a month ago, rose from bed and walked about the room after surgeons mended the fracture with bone taken from his shin.
Albert Yendra was killed near Kearney when an east bound Union Pacific passenger train struck him as he walked with two brothers toward a picnic in Gibbon. They stepped into an open track to let a freight pass and Yendra suffered a concussion of the brain.
Caleb Peaskee recalls a chaotic scene as Obed Gunney vents fears over his wife’s attempts to break hens and a duck from setting. After mischief with coops and a dramatic escape, Obed fears harsher domestic measures and seeks a quiet visit to ease the tension.
A newly described aircraft mounted camera operates automatically. A single cord pull triggers the shutter and exposure, winds the prior frame, and logs the photo number. It can shoot up to 750 pictures before recharging, and any number may be withdrawn for development.
A motorist remarks that in six months he has spent only on gasoline while abroad and laments a higher expense at home as his wife notes the children have caused about a hundred dollars in costs this month. The exchange highlights differing car expenses between travel and domestic life.
The latest data indicate about 1,000,000 youths of college age in the United States and around 200,000 currently enrolled in college courses. This suggests that 81.8 percent of those of college age are not yet in college.
A letter voice notes sympathy for Mrs. Maggs on her husband’s death and reveals a later claim that his life was insured for one thousand dollars. A moral witticism warns that courting vice makes one its slave.
In a brief exchange a narrator recalls an actor who readily accepted a house rumored to be haunted. The punch line notes the actor was glad to find any place where the ghost walked, implying the lure of hauntings.
Oregon records show the first invocation of the old Sunday closing law to halt a planned Marshfield dance. District Attorney Liljequist warned organizers after complaints, delaying the event and signaling possible prosecutions if held.
A doctor notes a bruise on a patient’s neck and learns the man is an orchestra clarinetist. He explains the bruise comes from sitting in front of the slide trombone player, not the instrument itself, making such marks more likely.
A dialogue fragment shows The Cynic blaming women for poor understanding and The Husband retorting that a short haircut might help. The exchange highlights gendered stereotypes and casual humor.
British fire prevention experts recommend extinguishing small gasoline fires by spreading a dry mixture of ten pounds bicarbonate of soda and twelve pounds sawdust over the flames. Sawdust alone also works well, as its floating layer blocks oxygen and the heat creates carbonic gas to smother the fire.
The speaker notes envy toward a shabby man carrying a spade who cannot read war news and is deaf, making him immune to arguments about the war. The exchange highlights a plain, unheroic figure detached from current events.
A neighbor doubts the wife’s usefulness to her husband amid a neighborhood case. A bystander speculates on whether the husband acts as a detective, suggesting uncertainty about who holds real knowledge and influence in the matter.
Dr Sauer argues real strength comes from iron in the blood not tonics. He touts nuxated iron as easily absorbed and promises improvement in 10 to 14 days with two five grain tablets three times daily after meals. He asserts no reduced iron products and offers a $100 charity refund if someone cannot improve in four weeks.
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