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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 15, 1917

The 1917 Booklet of Sheridan Ranch Resorts issued by the Burlington railroad will be published in the near future. Secretary Steele of the Commercial club plans to forward a copy of the booklet to the Burlington advertising agent some time during the next week. Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Shannon and Miss Lora Brammer, all of …

February 15, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 14, 1917

Now here’s Sheridan Media’s look back in time, to 100 years ago, by reporter Pat Blair as published in the Sheridan Enterprise newspaper on Feb. 14, 1917. The Bird club, 35 pupils in the fifth through eighth grades at Taylor school, will give an illustrated lecture on bird life at 3 p.m. Friday at the …

February 14, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 13, 1917

The Circle Girls will meet tonight with Florence and Marie Maddon at the Maddons’ home on Illinois street. The next meeting of the Sheridan Woman’s club will be a domestic science meeting in the Coffeen avenue school. J.W. Anderson of Parkman is offering a registered percheron stallion for sale. Clearmont surveyor Dave Wright was recently

February 13, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 12, 1917

City and county offices, banks, schools and post offices were closed today in observance of Lincoln’s birthday. The weekly council meeting will be held tomorrow. A rancher was in Sheridan this morning seeking to sell a load of baled straw to the city street department. He quoted a price of $12 per ton. The matter …

February 13, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 11, 1917

The annual Mid-Winter Clothing Carnival of the Messick Shoe & Clothing Co. has opened. Every men’s suit and overcoat in the house is on sale, with prices from $8.98 to $23.48. Sheridan County Electric Co. says you can now cook an entire luncheon electronically, with appliances including an electric chafing dish, electric toaster, electric grill

February 13, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 10, 1917

Commissioner F.C. Poll left today for Thermopolis, where he will spend several days taking the baths in hope of benefitting his health. A week of county institutes closed this afternoon with a four-hour meeting in the Council room of Sheridan’s city hall. The meeting was well attended, and there was interesting discussion on many phases …

February 10, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 9, 1917

A week of farm institute business, during which many interesting meetings have been held, will be brought to a close in Sheridan tomorrow with a dairy demonstration. State dairy demonstrator E.F. Burton will be in charge at the Emery dairy farm north of the city. J. Dickson of Dayton was on the streets of Ranchester …

February 9, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 8, 1917

The music section of the Sheridan Women’s club has arranged a musical program to be given tomorrow afternoon at Decker-Cummings music hall. The program will include works of contemporary Russian composers. C.V. Gray, a Dry Creek rancher, is making satisfactory recovery from injuries received recently when he was knocked down and trampled by an enraged

February 8, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 7, 1917

Former County Commissioner Joe Harper was in Sheridan today from his home near Banner. R.C. Daugherty, the engineer who was injured in the wreck at Corinth Friday, is improving. Mr. Daugherty suffered a fractured leg and severe burns about the face. Sheridan County employees are circulating a petition to county commissioners asking that every Saturday

February 7, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 6, 1917

N.A. Pearson has been awarded a contract for construction of a gardener’s cottage, the greenhouse, and the stable and garage at Verner Z. Reed’s summer home south of Sheridan. Work on the large house has been proceeding slowly this winter because of the severity of the weather. The Monarch Engineering company of Denver was the …

February 6, 2017

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