The Sheridan Commercial club luncheon last night was one of more than ordinary interest. Speakers included Governor Kendrick, who advocated the use of convicts to build the state’s highways. Items presented by other speakers included extension of the city park system, a more adequate water supply, a municipal cemetery, alley improvement and a horse

Dave Kahn of Sheridan set a new price record for purchase of state land today, with a bid of $56 an acre for a quarter of a section of land on Cat creek in Sheridan County. About 25,000 acres of state land were disposed of during the sale here today. The Commercial club of Sheridan …

John Menegus, a machine operator in the Carneyville Mine north of Sheridan, was killed by a fall of coal about 6 o’clock this morning. His body was found beneath a small amount of coal about 6:45, and it was still warm, indicating that death had occurred only a short time before. Train Number 41 was …

Alex Petrie returned from a business trip to Billings this afternoon. Governor John B. Kendrick arrived this afternoon from Cheyenne. He will spend several days in the Sheridan country. Dr. John Merriette Driver, who is one of the foremost platform orators in America, will appear at Sheridan’s Congregational church tonight as the second number of

More than 2,000 horses will be brought into Sheridan over the next few days. The reason is that Sheridan has been selected as the holding point for horses purchased by the French government for the war in Europe. The shipment of horses from the United States to France has been brought to a standstill because …

Mrs. G.W. Robinson returned to her home in Arvada today. She has been in Sheridan for the last three weeks, taking treatments. Mrs. H.M. Kleiber came from Dayton today to visit with her husband. Mr. Kleiber is doing map work in the forestry office in Sheridan. Mrs. Kleiber will be here through Sunday. Mr. and …

Mrs. O.G. Rhode of Ranchester came to Sheridan today to shop and visit with relatives. Leon Rate returned to his home in Clearmont today. He has been in Sheridan wrangling horses at the stockyards. Ivy Troutman, the wonderful actress whose talents dazzled Broadway, is featured in “The House With Nobody In It,” a three-reel play …

H.W. Sinsheimer, who is vice president and general manager of the Sheridan Sugar company, says he has set a mark of 8,000 acres to be planted in sugar beets for the 1916 campaign. He made his remarks at the Commercial club luncheon last night. J.J. Withrow returned today from a short hunting trip to the …

I.M. Harris, who is weighing beets at Ranchester, came into Sheridan this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Goldison brought their son to Sheridan last night for treatment. They returned home today on the noon train. G.H. Bonham went to Arvada today. His company, the Big Horn Lumber company, is establishing a branch lumber yard there. …

Hugh Markie, a prominent businessman in Lead, S.D., arrived in Sheridan by train last night in pursuit of his 16-year-old daughter who ran away from high school to marry a 23-year-old man. The father objects to the marriage, and has used telephone and telegraph to so far prevented the couple from securing a marriage license. …