The year 1916 was an exceedingly prosperous one for the coal mines of Sheridan county, according to George N. Akin, who’s the state mine inspector for the second district. He said the last three months of the year in particular set a new record for production and volume of business handled. Nearly $390,000 in new …

Premium lists for the fifth annual Northern Wyoming Poultry association show have just been issued and are being distributed by Secretary W.L. Wright to all who apply. All entries must be made before midnight Jan. 3. E.E. “Barney” Evans has just returned from an automobile trip which is probably the longest ever taken by a …

Preston Wagner, the Sheridan county boy who carried off first honors in pork and crop production for the county and state this year, has received a letter of commendation and a check for $15 from the Duroc Jersey Swine Breeders association. The pig he raised in the contest was of the Duroc Jersey breed. Alfred …

Margaret McClure of Soldier Creek is spending the holidays in Sheridan with her sister, Miss Carmen. Noah Congdon of Sheridan was a visitor to Carroll this week. Raymond Stevenson of Dayton spent a couple of days in Sheridan this week. Mrs. E.H. Hammond was hostess at a 1 o’clock dinner Monday in honor of her …

The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company, which has offices in Sheridan, is among the big corporations that helped their employees through the high cost of the holidays by declaring a salary bonus. A score or more “hello girls” and other telephone employees in Sheridan received substantial checks from the company. The Brown Drug company

Four locomotives were received in Sheridan last week from other divisions, to be put into service here. However, on their receipt, two old engines were sent to the repair shop, so the net gain of this division is two locomotives. The home of Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Currie at Ranchester was the scene of a …

State dairy demonstrator E.F. Burton expressed himself as very well pleased with the dairy show held Thursday and yesterday in Sheridan. He and County Agent Fuller said they regret the inclement weather that doubtless kept many away from the show, but said they appreciate the number of persons who braved the cold and attended. One …

Preston Wagner, the Sheridan county boy who carried off first honors in pork and crop production for the county and state this year, has received a letter of commendation and a check for $15 from the Duroc Jersey Swine Breeders association. The pig he raised in the contest was of the Duroc Jersey breed. Alfred …

Because Sunday comes immediately before Christmas day, the Christmas sermons will be delivered and Christmas exercises held in the Sheridan churches on Sunday at the usual hours for Sunday services. Topics appropriate to the occasion have been selected by the pastors. Choice baby beef roasts are 20 cents a pound and choice dressed, home-grown turkeys

Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Aber and children were doing Christmas shopping in Sheridan Saturday. They returned to Wolf creek Sunday. On account of the storm on Tuesday, there was no school at Soldier Creek. During the day, someone broke into the school house there, turned the building topsy-turvy and carried away some of the personal …