Judge William S. Metz has won his libel suit against the owners of the Sheridan Post newspaper. The lawsuit arose out of false charges published by the newspaper against the judge in the last political campaign in which he was a candidate. F.B. Davis of Alliance, Neb., arrived in Sheridan this afternoon. He plans to …

N.A. Pearson has received the contract to build a 10-room bungalow for D.E. Gwinn. The contract price is just under $4,000, and the house will be built on Nielsen Heights. Work is to begin at once, with completion by Sept. 1. Sheridan buff brick with Sheridan Brown Flash brick trim will be used in the …

Fire from an unknown source totally destroyed the flour mill on West Dow Street shortly after midnight. The Sheridan Manufacturing company, which owns the mill, reports loss of about $12,000 on the plant alone. There was an additional loss of about 1,500 bushels of wheat and small amounts of flour and other products. Bert Dow …

Today is Bill Guyer’s birthday, and in honor of the occasion, his wife, who is presently in California, sent him a box of fruit and ripe olives. Chief among the gifts was a lemon that weighs a pound and two ounces. The massive fruit is 15 and one-half inches in circumference. About 25 members of …

H.C. Stevens has been re-elected, and J.D. Gillespie elected to a first term as members of the School District 7 board. Elections were held yesterday at the district’s annual meeting. J.C. Manlove of Ranchester claims the honor of having the first sugar beets in the Sheridan district. He said the first plants came up through …

The annual election in Sheridan County School District 7 will be held at 3 o’clock tomorrow at the Central School in Sheridan. The purpose is to elect two trustees for a period of three years. The 5, 10 and 15-cent Tea Room serves lunches at all hours. The shop is connected to the Bullard Candy …

Building permits were issued in April for more than $25,000 worth of construction in Sheridan. Permits included the new business building that A.F. Meyer is constructing on Broadway, B.F. Perkins’ new garage on Broadway, the modern home of G.H. Benham on Coffeen avenue, and Dr. I.P. Hayes’ home on Residence Hill. Mrs. S.E. Whitney has …

Miss Josephine Clubb entertained six of her little friends with a slumber party yesterday evening. The guests were taken to Bullard’s Candy Kitchen, then returned to Miss Clubb’s home for games and music. The party concluded this morning with a dainty breakfast served by the hostess. Richard Hamlin and the Rubinoffs Duo appear onstage at

Sparks from a fire that started in dead grass near the end of North Main Street destroyed five empty train cars on the fort line. City firefighters were called to the scene, but because the fire was outside city limits, there was little that they could do. Dr. and Mrs. F.M. Stahl have returned from …

A Sheridan barber who was working on city streets in lieu of paying a fine against him made a thrilling escape from his guard yesterday afternoon. But he was recaptured by police late last night while fleeing from the city. The man was assessed $25 after being found guilty on a charge of drunkenness. He …