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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 23, 1918

Pursuant to orders of Provost Marshal General Crowder, the registration of all youth in Sheridan County who have attained the age of 21 since June 5 will be carried out tomorrow. With the control of the railroads in the hands of the government, the employees of the roads under Mr. McAdoo will not be called …

August 23, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 22, 1918

The local board has been instructed to entrain 15 men for Camp Lewis between Sept. 3 and Sept. 6, and five men of limited service to Fort Riley, Kansas, during the same period. A call for the organization of a company of Home Guards in Sheridan was issued today by L.A. Burdick, who received authority …

August 22, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 21, 1918

Seven precincts of the 39 in Sheridan county were still missing when a total was taken at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon. Missing precincts are Dewey, Big Badger, Upper Powder River, Lower Powder River, Clearmont, Buffalo Creek and Big Red. The local draft board received a call today to entrain 10 men for limited service between …

August 21, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 20, 1918

An eleventh-hour boom for Rev. David E. Kendall of Sheridan for Democratic candidate for congress is the feature of the primary elections which are in progress over Wyoming today. Kendall is supplanting Hayden M. White, editor of the Buffalo Voice. The rain last night served to settle the dusty roads, making the roads in fine …

August 20, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 19, 1918

Mrs. J. Melvin Graham of Wolf sustained painful injuries when her family’s car overturned after a wheel missed the culvert on the road to the Eaton ranch. She is in the state hospital in Sheridan. Her husband and three children were thrown clear of the wreckage and escaped without injuries. Several business houses have been …

August 20, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 18, 1918

William B. Ross of Cheyenne, Democratic candidate for governor, stormed Sheridan yesterday in a “Hello there, let’s get acquainted” campaign. The limit on the number of Loyalty League members in Sheridan County has been removed, so every loyal patriotic man in the county has an opportunity to have an active part in the war work …

August 20, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 17, 1918

Three women living nearly Sheridan have been bitten by rattlesnakes during the past week or 10 days, and at least one of the women is dangerously ill from the poisoning. Ed Enderby, night bartender at one of the local lodging establishments, is reported facing a very serious charge under federal laws for selling intoxicating liquor …

August 17, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 14, 1918

C.S. Mills returned yesterday from an eight-day camping trip in the mountains on Tongue river. A few more soldiers returned from Fort Riley, Kansas, yesterday on agricultural furloughs. F.D. McGregor is in the city from Clearmont. Edith K.O. Clark, who is state superintendent of public instruction, is in Sheridan visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. F.E. …

August 14, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 13, 1918

The Sheridan Wyoming Canteen depot, which is being operated under the auspices of the Red Cross, had its initial opening yesterday afternoon when 126 soldiers passed through the city. The body of the baby found on Aug. 5 on the Frank Williams place below Acme on Tongue River remains unclaimed. There have been no developments …

August 13, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: Aug. 12, 1918

Fifteen soldiers have returned to Sheridan county from Fort Riley, Kansas, on agricultural furloughs ranging from the middle of September to Oct. 7. Fourteen returned on No. 41, and Fred Skinner returned last night on No. 43. County Clerk Withrow has issued no marriage licenses for several days. There was nothing of interest transacted at …

August 13, 2018

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