C.A. Evans accidentally shot himself late yesterday afternoon. He was hunting near the cemetery, and carrying a 38-caliber revolver. He attempted to jump a ditch, and fell on the gun, which discharged. He was shot in the right lung. Mr. Evans is a barber, and lives on North Jefferson Street. Dr. H.M. Brown is able …

This year’s Northern Wyoming Poultry Association show in Sheridan was the best yet. Nearly 300 birds were exhibited. Sweepstakes chickens were the Partridge Wyandotte hen shown by P.M. Backus, and a white rock rooster shown by W.J. Lowry. This was the association’s third show here. Graduate masseuse Pearl M. Young is offering massage,

Two burglaries have occurred in Sheridan during the last two nights. Police believe both burglaries were committed by the same person. Mrs. J. H. Schaeffer charmingly entertained the Five Hundred Club at her home recently. She served an elaborate lunch with assistance from Miss Hazel Gross and Miss Madonna Russell. Wrapped in a dozen fur …

James Renie received the Bankers Cup, a $50 trophy, for his prize pen of chickens in yesterday’s poultry show. The cup was donated by Sheridan bankers to the Northern Wyoming Poultry association show here in the city. Mr. Renie showed a pen of Single-Comb Brown Leghorns to victory. If he wins the cup three years …

Two hundred and seventy-five birds are entered in the Northern Wyoming Poultry association show. The show opened this afternoon in Sheridan. Some late registrations are expected, so the final entry numbers may exceed 300. The show is in the Halbert Building, adjacent to the Golden Rule Grocery. Dwight Perry is in Sheridan visiting his mother …

Sheridan is experiencing some real winter weather. The local weather bureau reports the temperature was 22 degrees below zero at 8 o’clock this morning. E.C. Woodley of Parkman is in Sheridan today. C.H. Taffner went to Clearmont this afternoon on business. He will return to Sheridan tonight. E.E. Evans, Sheridan agent for the Briscoe automobile,

A local post of the Travelers Protective association will be organized in Sheridan this week. A meeting will be at the Great Western Hotel. The organization provides accident insurance for traveling men, jobbers and manufacturers. The organization also promotes good roads, better railroad service, better hotel service and legislation that is beneficial to

Sheridan County’s treasurer has collected nearly 97 percent of the total state, county, school and city taxes for 1914. In all, the tax collections come to more than $290,000. George Goshen of Arvada is in Sheridan today. Mrs. J.C. Meter has returned to her home on Gladstone Street. She has been in the state hospital …

C.A. Conway of Denver is in Sheridan today buying horses. He bought a car of horses yesterday in Clearmont. The Sheridan Inn is serving dinner tonight from 6 to 7:30 for just 50 cents. Menu choices include tuna fish a la Newburg, boiled tongue of ox a la creole and breaded sweetbreads in sauce tartar, …

Seven prisoners were sentenced in the court of District Judge C.H. Parmalee in Sheridan today. Sheriff Mossberg will escort the seven to the penitentiary at Rawlins tomorrow. The crimes of which the men were sentenced include embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, kidnapping and bigamy. William A. Straw is in town today, from the Laier ranch on …