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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 19, 1917

George Brown has returned to Sheridan from Salem, Ore., where he went to visit his father, who is in very poor health. Mr. Brown said that business is not so good in Oregon generally as it is here and in Montana. Rev. C.F. Fisher gave an illustrated lecture presenting an intimate study of the life …

February 20, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 18, 1917

Reed’s has many new spring suits for women, priced from $19.50 to $39.50. Col. C.R. Duffy of Buffalo has been spending a few days in Sheridan on business. Clint and Bessie Robbins, the prince and princess of entertainers, have returned to Sheridan for an eight-day engagement starting tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins are well and …

February 20, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 17, 1917

F.W. Cooper, superintendent of the fish hatchery in Story, says there are 1.7 million brook trout fry at the hatchery, and they will be planted in the trout streams of northern Wyoming early in the spring. Cooper is in the city today to get a shipment of lake trout eggs from Minnesota. Carroll Realty Co. …

February 17, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 16, 1917

Evangelist Shepard preaches an old-fashioned religion every evening at the First Baptist church in Sheridan. The hearty prayer response last night was much appreciated by a large audience. E.W. Stone, a large cattle owner of Campbell county, in company with his wife spent several days in Sheridan this week. While here, they purchased a fine …

February 16, 2017

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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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