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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 15, 1916

Miss Hoover, who was recently appointed assistant state leader of boys’ and girls’ club work, is in Sheridan today. She’s conferring with county agricultural agent S.M. Fuller and Mrs. Inez M. Cotton in regard to winter projects for the boys and girls of Sheridan County. New fall and winter coats are priced from $11.50 to …

September 15, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 14, 1916

Albert Kahn and Robert Selway met this afternoon in the tennis finals for the Gallatin cup. It took three sets of play for Selway to defeat Kahn. Mrs. T.E. Roberson returned today from a visit of several days with her son, Roy Roberson, on his ranch near Arvada. Mr. and Mrs. William Smith and mother, …

September 14, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 13, 1916

C.O. Bennick, who has a homestead 18 miles northeast of Arvada, came to Sheridan yesterday on business matters. He remained here until today. Mr. Bennick says the dry farmers in his area have been very successful this season. G. Babson of Chicago arrived in Sheridan last night to go to his ranch on Powder River. …

September 13, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 12, 1916

The local forestry office today estimated that the forest fire in the Wolf district on Black mountain has done $40,000 in damage. The estimate is based only on damage to merchantable timber, and doesn’t take into account the smaller trees. Mrs. James Bronson has grown a squash in a garden on Sheridan’s south side that …

September 12, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 11, 1916

Two hundred delegates to the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star and the Grand Lodge of Masons will be entertained in Sheridan this week. The Grand Chapter opened today, and will continue in session over tomorrow. The Grand Lodge will be in session Wednesday and Thursday. Sheridan’s city council voted to hold a bond election …

September 12, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 10, 1916

John R. Lawson, a member of the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America for Colorado, will speak at Acme at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Special cars will leave Sheridan at 1 o’clock. Mr. Lawson is touring Wyoming delivering a series of addresses. Sheridan’s New York store is having an advance showing of …

September 12, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 9, 1916

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. …

September 9, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 8, 1916

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 …

September 8, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 7, 1916

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 …

September 7, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 6, 1916

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

September 6, 2016

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