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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
4
St Patrick day memories farmers sowing oats reports on local businesses and farms. Mrs Ross returns from Illinois while Robt Brock plans to stay in Fairbury. Nies sells 160 acre farm near Diller for 4400 and moves to Missouri. International Remedy Co seeks agents in Chicago. Plymouth News notes farmers to inventory by April first to ease assessments.
The cost of maintaining the Gage county poor farm for 1897 was 1830.58 dollars. Receipts from sale of farm products were 461.15, leaving a net cost of 1369.43 for the year. The total inmates cared for during the year were 22, with seven discharged and two deaths leaving thirteen inmates at year start. since then two more have been discharged.
Roe Gale trips to Fairbury while Fred Maw shops in Diller. Geo Tomemaker recovering at home. Ads promote De Witt’s Little Early Risers for health and De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve for skin ailments. J W Sutton and associates announce new blacksmith wagon shop in Armour.
There are no really desirable residence houses in Diller vacant, and only one or two of any other kind. Somebody will have to be building come houses here before long.
Dan Knapft of Mahaska Kansas has gone to Keokuk Iowa to see his father who is dangerously ill.
An advertisement for a dyspepsia remedy claims it is prescribed by a leading American physician and offers a refund from J. W. Sutton of Diller if not satisfied after one bottle.
Last week in Gage County real estate records shows transfers including John Novotny to Albert Lucas and Adam Lockard with wife to John Novotny. Another transfer lists Peter to L. Boillet for parcel w sw 10-2-5 with indicated value around 2000 dollars.
W F Downey reports January 1 to March 1 1898 receipts totaling 305 35 turned over to county treasury. Five inmates remain with one imbecile needing an attendant a third of each day. On hand property valued at 4048 dollars.
John Mathias a rustling farmer near Harbine called Tuesday and outlined plans to plant a large corn crop again this year. He raised 6000 bushels last year using a self invented cultivator drawn by four horses taking three rows at a time and weeded most of the field on the fourth pass.
Former county commissioner W. H. Beardsley spent a portion of Wednesday in town, meeting local residents and discussing community matters during his brief stop.
Rev Grossman is conducting a series of religious meetings at the Elm Center school house, inviting local residents to attend and participate in the events.
Curtis and Dickinson of Fairbury shipped two car loads of cattle including goods bought from W Line from this station on Wednesday.
An editorial note urges using One Minute Gough Cure as a preventive against pneumonia consumption and other severe lung illnesses after neglected colds. The piece mentions Diller boys attending a horse race at Wymore on Wednesday and returning home late, joking about misbetting on the wrong boss.
James Moreland will handle one of John Bealer s fine Kentucky jacks this season at Moreland s barn on Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at Fields livery stable in Diller on Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays. For further particulars see cards.
Fitton's racket store at Fairbury was shut last Saturday night under mortgage with liabilities estimated from eight thousand to twenty thousand dollars. Mortgagees have levied on Jack Fitton's Plymouth stock as part of the goods they claimed were sold to Ed Fitton at Fairbury.
Notice announces an election at D. RB. Kelley's office Diller Nebraska on Tuesday April 5 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for five village trustees three election judges and two election clerks. W T Jarratts chair Henry Eaton village clerk.
Rev. A. B. Grossman preached a splendid sermon last Sunday evening for young people especially and school children in particular with seats reserved. The church was well filled as no other service was in town at that hour and youth turnout was in force.
Claims cure for kidney and bladder troubles and urinary issues with one bottle. States bed wetting in children improves after one bottle. Mentions money back guarantee by J. W. Sutton of Diller if not satisfied after use.
Pat Crowe, a 34 year old former Omaha bookkeeper and noted crook, was escorted from this city by a Colorado sheriff to stand trial in Denver for robbery. After Colorado he is wanted in Iowa for an eight year sentence. He has operated in Chicago Denver Iowa Missouri and other places.
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