Mrs. George Silsbee of Soldier Creek had Nellie Warriner and Dora Hults as her dinner guests tonight. The farewell party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Young of Soldier Creek last night was well attended. Dancing and cards were enjoyed by all until a late hour, and a lunch was served. Sherman Walton …

Four cases of the dreaded disease, diphtheria, are known to exist in Sheridan today, and more may develop at any minute. Sixty-five school children have been directly exposed to the disease within the past week. Superintendent Leroy D. Willey and the Sheridan Commercial club are planning an opening day for the experimental dry farm that’s …

A Sheridan man interested in political trends has looked up the socialist vote in Sheridan County. He finds that the party polled 165 votes for president in the 1916 elections. In the 1894 elections, that number was 18. Mr. Will Eaton is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Pellisier. Ruth McLean …

The Shoemaker store in Ranchester was broken into tonight. Three pairs of cheap shoes and one suit of heavy underwear were stolen. A boxcar on the track at Carneyville was broken into last night, and three pails of candy and a sack of wheat were stolen. Sheriff Mossberg found tracks in the snow, which he …

S.W. Sinsheimer, general manager of the Holly Sugar company, says a short line of railroad will be built from Ranchester up Tongue river, going far enough to permit beet growing clear to Dayton. All fall and winter suits are one-third off regular prices at Stevens, Fryberger & Co., Sheridan’s New York store. Wooltex coats start …

The temperature recorded at the weather bureau last night was 27 below zero, a record low for November. The previous record was on Nov. 12, 1913, when the mercury dropped to 15 below. Ranchester is without water. There seems to be some trouble with the power plant at New Acme, and the town can’t pump …

The members’ model match of the Sheridan Rifle club, scheduled for today, had to be postponed due to inclement conditions. The shoot will be held on the first Sunday affording suitable conditions. Mrs. Oliver Coast and children of Sheridan visited Friday and yesterday at the Williams home in Ranchester. Miss Inez Vance of Soldier Creek …

Dealers in coal have been about the busiest people in Sheridan due to the unseasonable cold over the past few days. Orders for immediate delivery have piled in faster than they could be filed, and every available team and man has been at work. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Welton of Soldier Creek spent yesterday in …

Sheridan county commissioners have rejected all the bids for putting in the concrete piers for the proposed Arvada bridge over the Powder River. Commissioners met Wednesday and yesterday this week. Coats start at $11.75 at Stevens, Fryberger & Company, Sheridan’s New York store. Riley Motor Co. has postponed the planned auction sale of automobiles

Sheridan county went for Wilson for re-election as president by approximately 1,000 votes, and gave Gov. John B. Kendrick the majority of votes for U.S. senator. The Murphy Gulch school is presently without a teacher, following the resignation of Miss Myrtle Marlinee. E. S. Townsend of Beckton is hauling his potatoes to market. Mrs. John …