In a meeting today, Sheridan County commissioners decided to petition the state highway department to designate a state highway from Sheridan to Big Horn, and to secure federal aid in construction of same. The road would be built of concrete and be known as the Sheridan-Big Horn Valley Highway. The Sheridan Brewing Company bought, and …

Women’s dress shoes of the finest kid, either button or laced, with the high top and Louis heel, are priced $4.50, $5 and $6 at Garrison Keene Shoe Co. Men’s Neolin or leather-soled shoes are $6. A very pretty wedding took place yesterday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Benton of …

A dozen firms and individuals have volunteered to assist small income taxpayers in preparing their tax returns. They include First National Bank, Sheridan National Bank, Sheridan Banking Co., Bank of Commerce and Citizens State Bank. Dean West of Buffalo will arrive in Sheridan this afternoon. He will hold services at 7:30 Friday night in the …

As a result of the first of the monthly benefits for the Red Cross, the Orpheum theater turned over $40 to the local chapter this morning. The attendance wasn’t as good as it should have been to see the excellent picture and support a worthy cause. Thrift stamps were placed on sale for the first …

Miss Maxine Owens of Sheridan has received a letter from a serviceman at the front thanking her for a present sent to France. Miss Anna Tolman of Custer, Montana, and Miss Helen Inier of Verona have entered Sheridan High School this week as members of the freshman class. This evening will be the first monthly …

This morning brought the first letter received in Sheridan from R.H. Walsh since he reached France. Mr. Walsh writes that he has been assigned to organize a big distributing center, and he will leave in two days for the site about six hours from Paris. Mrs. Eldridge was in Sheridan from Ulm today. Sheridan’s old …

Mr. and Mrs. Coleman from Beckton were visitors in Sheridan today. J. Ira Francis and Charles Francis, both of Clearmont, are in Sheridan indefinitely. Mr. Charles Stephenson and family of Upper Prairie Dog were in Sheridan for the day today. Mr. George W. Scales, who has enlisted in the aviation section, left on Engine 42 …

The collector of internal revenue estimates that 450 people in Sheridan will have to pay income tax. Returns of incomes for the year 1917 must be made on forms provided for the purpose before March 1 this year. Mrs. C.C. Vanatta of Prairie Dog underwent an operation at the state hospital in Sheridan on Saturday …

Mr. Hewitt, of Hewitt’s Bootery, has left for Chicago, to be gone three weeks. He plans to attend the National Shoe Dealers’ convention, which opens on Jan. 7 and will continue to Jan. 9. Mr. Haldock, representative of the Liquid Carbonic Co. of Chicago, is in Sheridan superintending the installation of a new soda fountain …

Miss Gladys Carte of Monarch has come to Sheridan for a time to attend Spencer’s Business College. Mr. C.S. Bolkcom, who has been employed in the local office of the Western Union Telegraph company for several years, has applied for the managership recently held by Mr. G.A. Goforth. Mr. Goforth will sever his connection with …