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JESS FOUTS PASSES AWAY
Was Father of Good Road in Nebraska and Prominent Man in Diller Affairs.
DILLER, Neb,, June 29.--Jess W. Fouts, sixty-five, father of the good roads movement in Jefferson county and the state of Nebraska, died at his home here Tuesday at 8 a. m. Mr. Fouts had been in ill health since 1904 [24?]and had spent much of the last year in an Omaha hospital. He is survived by his widow and five children: Kenneth C., county agent at Seward; Henry W., Fairbury attorney; J. Arnold, Rapid City, S. D.. Averil E., Spokane,...
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JESS FOUTS PASSES AWAY
Was Father of Good Road in Nebraska and Prominent Man in Diller Affairs.
DILLER, Neb,, June 29.--Jess W. Fouts, sixty-five, father of the good roads movement in Jefferson county and the state of Nebraska, died at his home here Tuesday at 8 a. m. Mr. Fouts had been in ill health since 1904 [24?]and had spent much of the last year in an Omaha hospital. He is survived by his widow and five children: Kenneth C., county agent at Seward; Henry W., Fairbury attorney; J. Arnold, Rapid City, S. D.. Averil E., Spokane, Wash., and Isabelle Woodring, Gayvine, S. D. All the children were graduated from the University of Nebraska, A nephew, Dr. R. W. Fouts, lives in Omaha. Mr. Fouts was born in Davis county, Ia., July 2, 1862. He was graduated from the Southern Iowa normal at Bloomfield, Ia. He came to Nebraska in 18S6. He had studied law but never practiced. He taught school in several Nebraska towns. He was also distributor for the Carpenter-Gage nurseries at one time. For many years he has been in the insurance and real estate business at Diller and was one of the organizers of the Diller State bank. He served eighteen years on the Diller school board and helped to give Diller its full quota of high school grades and place it on the accredited list He placed great emphasis on educational values and civic enterprise. Altho he has taken a prominent part in Jefferson county politics and has served as republican county chairman many times, has never allowed his party to make him a candidate for office.
Published in the Lincoln Evening Journal Lincoln, Nebraska
Wednesday, June 29, 1927 Page 3 [OCR copy]
J. W. FOUTS, DILLER PIONEER, IS CALLED
J. VV. Fouts, for about forty years a resident of Diller, Nebr., died at his home there Tuesday after a lingering illness, aged about sixty years.
Mr. Fouts had been engaged in tho real estate business at Diller for years and was prominently identified with the good roads movement in his community. In fact he always took an active interest in affairs that would better his home town and county. Mr. Fouls often visited Beatrice where he was quite well known, and his friends will regret to learn of his passing. He is survived by his wife and three sons one of whom is an attorney at Fairbury, Nebr.
Published in the Beatrice Daily Sun on Thursday, June 30, 1927 - Page
DILLER LOSES OLD TIMERS
J. W. Fouts and Riley Tucker
Buried on Friday.
DILLER, Neb. July 1. Two funerals, each of a well known old time resident of Diller, marked the day here, and burial in each case was in the Diller cemetery north of town. J. W. Fouts, sixty-six, prominent In civic and business affairs of the town for the past forty years, postmaster of Diller for a long term of years previous to 1910, real estate and insurance agent for the past fifteen years, died at his home here Tuesday following a lingering illness. He leaves a wife, three sons and two married daughters, all of the Diller vicinity.Riley Tucker, sixty-eight, retired farmer and heavy property owner, resident of Diller and vicinity since the early days of the town, followed Mr. Fouts in death by one day. He [Fouts]had lived in Diller for the for the past thirty years and was prominent in all improvement and developmental areas of the town.
Published in The Nebraska State Journal Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday July 2, 1927, Page 10
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ENTIRE FAMILY UNI ALUMNI
For Twelve Years Mr. and Mrs. Fouts Have Had Children at Nebraska
Every year for twelve terms, the University of Nebraska has had enrolled in its roster of students, at least two members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fouts of Diller, Nebr. One year three Foutses were enrolled in the University. The last two graduated received their degrees last June.
The Fouts alumni of the Universitv are, in order of graduation, Kenneth Clay. B.Sc.Ag. '15, now county agent of Cuming county; Henry Waldon, A.B. '16, LL.B. '19, now a member of the law firm of Hartigan & Fouts and city clerk of Fairbury ; Averil Elizabeth, B.Sc.H.E. '19, now instructor of home economics at Scottsbluff; Jesse Arnold, B.Sc.Ag. '23. and Coyla, B.Sc.H.E. '23, the former county agent of Washington county, and the latter an instructor of home economics.
This is believed to be a unique record for families living outside of Lincoln.
Published in the University Journal, September 1923, page 188
Governor Appoints Delegates. The following delegates were appointed by Governor Shallenberger yesterday to the second national conservation congress to be held at St. Paul, Minn, September 6 to 9. Prof. G. E. Condra, Lincoln, A. Hull, Alma; Jesse Fouts. Diller; Lew Keets, Kearney; James M. Dunkle, Grand Island; W. H. Lanning, Hastings; J. C. Canady Minden; S. R. McKelvie, Lincoln; G. W. Hervey, Omaha; J. B. McDonald, North Platte; Charles A. Morrill, Scotts Bluff; W. S. Ridgell, Alliance; James Coffey, Chadron; Jack Walsh, Humboldt; John P. Thiessen, Jansen.
Published inThe Nebraska State Journal Lincoln, Nebraska July 20, 1910 Page 8
The Nebraska good roads association will hold two meetings on Friday, at 2 and 8 p. m. Secretary Whitten has arranged the following program. President A. V. Pease will call the meeting to order; W. A. Selleck of the Commercial club will offer a word of welcome to the delegates; Prof. G. E Condra of the state university will speak on "The Road Situation in Nebraska." Dr. Condra is chairman of the Nebraska conservation commission. M. O. Eldridge, assistant chief of road management, United States office of public roads, Washington, D. C., will give an Illustrated lecture, using moving pictures and lantern slides. An election of officers will follow. In the evening P W Chase of Pawnee City will tell, of "Experiences With Public Roads in Pawnee County" Jesse W. Fouts of Diller, Neb will talk on "How to Make Money With Good Roads"....
Published in The Nebraska State Journal Lincoln, Nebraska
Wednesday, January 19, 1910 Page 10
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Nebraska postmasters commissioned: Jesse W. Fouts, Diller;
Published in the Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2, 1897 Page 1
Acetylene Gas Co., Diller. Capital stock, $5,000. President, J. W. Fouts.
Brown's Directory of American Gas Companies[1910]
Diller State. A. Bell. A. Mayborn. J. W. Fouts. O.J. May born. W. C. Line.
The Bankers Encyclopedia [1917]
DILLER CHAUTAUQUA SOON.
DILLER, Aug. 26—The Diller Chautauqua opens Sept. 2 and closes Sept. 6, this year. The president of the association is J. W. Fouts and the secretary is O. J. Mayborn.
Published in the Lincoln Evening Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska August 26, 1921, Page 8
Notarial commissions were issued yesterday by the governor to the following:...J. W. Fouts, Diller...
Published in The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 5, 1898 Page 7
EXPONENT OF GOOD ROADS POPULAR MOVEMENT GIVEST NEW IMPETUS-AT DILLER.
FARMERS GIVEN A BANQUET
FAIRBURY, April 10.--The good roads movement in Nebraska was given an extra impetus this week by a clever ruse worked by J.W. Fouts a heavy real estate owner of Diller, in Jefferson county. Mr. Fouts has been an exponent of good roads almost since the birth of the idea. He has been in attendance at practically every good roads movement of both state and national importance, and It was while at Denver attending the national meeting on July 6 and 7 of last year that the idea occurred to him which witnessed a successful culmination this week.
Fouts' good roads work has not been all "hot air." He has spent something like $250 in the work around his own land in the vicinity of Diller. He has tried to set an example for others to follow, but had not been able to interest the farmers in tho project because they seemed to believe that the most of the benefit would result to the town of Diller instead of to them, and they were not slow in informing Mr. Fouts that if the fellows in town wanted good roods they should work them.
But, Fouts was not ready to give up his idea for concentrated work on the part of both town people and farmers, and accordingly he set about to carry out his plan. He arranged a swell banquet and issued invitations to fifty prominent farmers and business men. These invitations were enshrouded in mystery, merely telling the recipients that they were invited to attend a banquet given by a friend. The purpose of the banquet was not stated. It is needless to add that practically every guest responded, lured to the festive board by a tempting spread, little dreaming what was in store for them.
An orchestra had been engaged for the occasion, and while sweet music wafted through the large hotel the guests seated around the banquet board partook of the following bill of fare:
Route of Trip. First Mile: Bay Meats, ala Spring Flood (Oyster Soup Water) Gherkins Pale Hay (Pickles) (Celery.) Second Mile: Hardpan Slabs with Planked Bovine and Speck(Beef and Pork Sandwiches.) Caffein Brace (Coffee)
Third Mile: Grade Stakes (Bananas) Hedsre Apple and Scraper (Oranges and Spoon) Fourth Mile: Too Gorge Assorted Ballast (Ice Cream) (Assorted Cake) Bridge Washers (Doughnuts) Test for the waterways (Waffer)
Fifth Mile:Xew Bachelors (Cigars) T:ir-l: Eye Schwol'el Holzchen (Matches) Sixth Mile: Explained by the Toastmaster Toast. Roasts and Raising the Cash) The entire expense of the banquet and music was borne by tho promoter of the idea. He had prepared for the selection of a toastmaster to introduce the last course of the banquet, and had it fixed so that he as host should be called upon for the first talk. When the toast master called him, Mr. Fouts advanced to the front of his guests and unrolled a large map which he had drawn on cardboard, showing Diller as the central point in a given area running one and one-half miles in each direction from town, with the proposed roads outlined in large blue lines. He mounted this map on an easel and began his talk by saying that the social part of the meeting was at an end, and they would proceed to devote themselves to business for a while. He then told about his ambition of years to see a good roads movement started near his home town, and said he believed he was in a good way to see that ambition realized. Blank checks on the two Diller banks were distributed among the guests and the speaker informed the guests that it would be a cash deal and promises were not in fashion. He then informed his guests that he needed at least $300 cash to start the work of constructing one and one-half miles of roads in each of the four directions from town. A treasurer was elected and it was but a few minutes until the first donation of $15 was handed to the treasurer. This was followed by other donations of like amounts and the fever soon became contagious and every guest present responded in amounts from $15 to Jo and the treasurer figured up a grand total of $385 when the work was finished. The county commissioner from that district was present at the banquet caught the fever so bad that he guaranteed the use of a team and men for the whole six miles, and a few others followed suit and promised help out. The spirit of the evening seemed to have thoroughly permeated many of the guests present, and soon roads talks were indulged in by K. F. I^isrht- ner, Thomas Price, and IS. 1. L.oockach being very enthusiastic for a continuance of the good work started. Three land owners near Diller, but who live in other parts of the county, had been invited but did not attend and a resolution was approved voting that greetings should be sent to each of them expressing regrets at their inability to be present and requesting a donation to assist in the work. Before the meeting adjourned E. TJ. Loock was made permanent treasurer and O. J. May born permanent secretary to handle the work and business until it is completed and a full report of the receipts and expenditures of cash, together with the result of the work, is published. J.W Fouts, T. P. Price and Ross Alright were... a board of supervisors to have supervision of the construction and the work will he started at once. There was not a dissatisfied man at that.... Fouts had solved the way to getting good roads. He figured out that as the host way to get to a man's pocketbook is through his stomach and he planned and carried into execution a plan which has brought to a realization his dream of years. Diller is going to have six and one-half miles of good roads running in such direction from town and the banquet has left such a good taste in the mouths of those present that the work will not stop with the initial six miles nor will the effect of their work remain in Diller. Other communities will be [moved] to the necessity of good roads through this ruse worked by Fouts and similar plans will result in other communities....Every man in Diller is today a booster for good roads. Every man is willing to take time to talk good rods and is willing to help in a more substantial way than merely with talk. A concentrated community has taken hold of the proposal [and see it through] to a successful end. But back of them all stands the man who prepared the plan to touch the historic button in each man which aroused them from their dormant attitude and place them in the good roads mads workers column. And that man is J.W. Fouts, one of the hardest workers in the state of Nebraska.
Published in The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska · April 11, 1909 Page 17 [OCR copy; obvious errors. Please check against original]
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