A Sheridan Enterprise reporter concludes on Oct. 5 that it isn’t easy to discover why such stress was laid on the designation of “Spanish influenza” for the ailment that had then become epidemic in many eastern states. Medical men in Sheridan are declaring that Spanish influenza isn’t different from ordinary influenza. At least one Sheridan …

The disease didn’t originate in Spain, so the name “Spanish flu” remains something of a mystery. In fact, there is no universal consensus regarding where the virus originated. What is known is that it was caused by a virus with genes of avian origin – birds – and it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. According to …

Occupational taxes for the city are to be made effective for a period of only two years, the theory being that conditions will have so adjusted themselves at the end of that time that an occupational tax will not be needed to provide revenue. Back yard gardening has lost its grip in Sheridan since the …

The Green Heating and Plumbing company of Lovell has been awarded the contract for the heating, plumbing and ventilating of the New Central school building in Sheridan. The amount of the successful bid was $27,850, which was the lowest of the three submitted. The Sheridan Sporting Goods company at 117 North Main street opened its …

Commissioner Birkhaeuser has the drag at work on the streets leading to the hospital, putting that route in the best possible condition. The long winter and unusual amounts of mud have left the streets in bad condition. Three box cars burned on the siding at Clearmont last night. The cars were used as lodgings for …

With over 5,000 pupils enrolled, the largest enrollment in the state, Sheridan county will receive $45,000 from the state common school fund. Rees Davis of Sheridan, one of the best known labor leaders in Wyoming, died at his home at 1192 Illinois street at 2:45 o’clock this morning, following a long period of ill health. …

County commissioners this afternoon adopted a resolution recommending that the state highway commission designate the road from Clearmont via Ulm to Sheridan as a state highway. A patent granted by the United States to Jennie Tschirgi on 160 acres of land was filed in the Sheridan county clerk’s office today. C. W. Miller of Parkman …

Thanks to a re-arrangement of the schedule, Sheridan’s firemen will now be allowed two days off each week instead of only one. Two automobile collisions took place today as a result of the wet condition of the streets. Happily, there were no serious consequences of either. Harold Stewart has taken a position as night clerk …

The census return for Sheridan, as announced in Washington last night, is a population of 9,175. That’s an increase of over 760 people since 1910. R. G. Diefenderfer returned this afternoon from Cheyenne, where he presented arguments in the supreme court in support of Judge J. H. Burgess’ ruling that the search and seizure clause …

Cold weather will usher Easter into Sheridan tomorrow, according to forecasts of the local U.S. weather bureau. Snow began falling last night and has continued with little interruption today. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Young are in Sheridan from Buffalo today. They are guests at the Sheridan Inn. C. R. Reed and Chris Schroeder, both well-known …