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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 10, 1919

There will be no primary election this fall. Sheridan Mayor M.B. Camplin will be re-elected without opposition. Four o’clock, the final hour for filing positions today, passed without any candidates other than Camplin filing for mayor and only three candidates filed for four city commissioner seats up for election. The Golden Rule store has a …

October 10, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 9, 1919

A young teal was picked up on the street last night by a Sheridan policeman. He kept it at the station until today, when he turned the young fowl over to the superintendent of Pioneer park. The bird was apparently too young to keep up with its flock during the storm yesterday. The Mossholder Furniture …

October 9, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 8, 1919

The fire department was called this morning to a burning automobile on North Main street. The fire, which started near the gas tank, was extinguished without damaging the car to any great extent. J.A. Buck has moved from 946 North Sheridan avenue to 125 North Thurmond street. Mr. and Mrs. John Onhen entertained Mr. and …

October 8, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 7, 1919

J.E. Jellick, division engineer for the state highway commission, annoounced today that two more maintenance trucks have been added to the equipment of the highway commission in Sheridan county. Reed’s has an exceptional showing this week of Gordons’ High Grade Furs ranging in price from $4 to $500. Mrs. C.J. Saberhagen, who was a Sheridan …

October 7, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 6, 1919

Today is the last day to see Eddie Pollo in “Cyclone Smith Come Back” at Sheridan’s Gem theater. This is another of the famous Cyclone Smith western stories. Mrs. J.A. Stager at 504 South Thurmond street will entertain her parents as houses guests. They arrive today from Fanning, Kansas. Yesterday was one of the most …

October 7, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 5, 1919

The big American Curtis bi-plane owned by Dr. G.H. Buffum and Carl Griffen arrived last night and is being unloaded on the track in the wholesale district. Because the propellers are missing, it’s impossible to announce the date of the plane’s first official flight carrying the Sheridan Enterprise airplane edition to Buffalo, but it’s probable

October 7, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 4, 1919

Alice Brady appears in “The World to Live In,” showing today at Sheridan’s Grand theater. Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Austin have sold their Piney Ranch and have moved to Sheridan. They are now at home to their friends at 349 South Tschirgi street. Mrs. Guy Rhode of Ranchester is the weekend guest of Mr. and …

October 7, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 3, 1919

L.F. Calkins has changed his residence from 164 South Sheridan avenue to 238 West Works street. Plumbers, in an effort to open a clogged sewer by use of a fire hose, flooded the basement of the Congregational church. Four inches of water had entered the basement by the time the matter was discovered. Sterling Davis …

October 3, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 2, 1919

“Doc” Spear has returned from a trip to Omaha. J.H. Thomas, county agent, held a demonstration on the successful use of the government vaccine for cattle recently at the Levers-Early Scott ranch at Dayton. Plans for the Central School building were received for discussion at a meeting of the school board last night. Postmaster Canfield …

October 2, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 1, 1919

R.S. Whitehead, a contractor in Sheridan, was awarded the contract for construction of a 16-foot gravel road up Big Goose valley. The contract was awarded by the State Highway commission yesterday in Cheyenne. George D. Underwood, an employee at Monarch Coal company, was killed instantly last night in an automobile accident on a steep hill …

October 1, 2019

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