Mr. Trevor Heald won the singles match, three sets to one, over Riley in the finals of Sheridan’s first tennis tournament this afternoon, and the silver loving cup is now in his hands. Mrs. T.E. Roberson went to Arvada today to visit her son, Roy Roberson. He is living on a homestead near that place. …

Sheriff Mossberg has received complaints of automobilists speeding through the coal camps, particularly through Carneyville, through which the highway passes on the principal street of the village. State law sets the speed limit at 12 miles an hour through town, and six miles an hour across any street intersection. A heavy cloud of black smoke …

A.C. Evans received a shipment of pipe for the storm sewer in paving district six last night, and will begin construction of the storm sewer there at once. Sheridan County agricultural agent S.M. Fuller has secured some excellent exhibits of Sudan grass, brome grass and field corn grown on dry land by Adolph Laier of …

At a most enthusiastic and optimistic meeting of the democratic state committee in Cheyenne yesterday, it was announced that Gov. John B. Kendrick of Sheridan has decided to accept the nomination for the United States senate, as made at the primary election. C.H. Thatcher, manager of the Sheridan Sugar company, announced today that this year’s

The city council at a meeting this morning received a petition asking that an election be held to vote bonds for purchase of the Small property on Main street so that Smith street could be opened through. The election would also include bonds for the purchase of Mount Hope cemetery. The council will consider the …

Forty men, including the 10 men comprising the state road gang, are battling with a forest fire raging in the Big Horn mountains in the vicinity of Black Mountain. The fire is presumably from the fire of campers and is in a dense growth of lodgepole pine and spruce. The funeral of the late Herbert …

Sheridan’s Golden Rule store has announced a “Clean Slate Sale” starting the day after Labor Day. Sales include Queen Quality boots for $2.98, 59 cents for embroidered pillow cases, work shirts for 39 cents and one day only, men’s 10-cent white handkerchiefs for 4 cents. Also, Country Gentleman canned corn for 10 cents. Minister Arthur

Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Hoagland returned to their home at Arvada today after spending a couple of days in Sheridan attending to business matters. James D. Hayes has purchased a new Buick D 35, the little four-cylinder car that is doing such wonderful work. One new driver is reported to have gone all the way …

The Central Market has prime beef roasts, choice pork steak and choice pork roasts, all for 18 cents a pound. Fresh hamburger and sausage are 15 cents a pound. Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed a five-room house at the south end of Canby street at 1 o’clock this afternoon. The house belonged to William …

Robert Allen Coffeen, owner of the Teepee store and prominent in the development of the Sheridan country, died this afternoon in Pasadena, Calif., where he had been for several months. Death was due to a complication of diseases. J.W. Collins of Arvada left Friday with a shipment of cattle for Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Rowell, and …