New revelations were made today concerning the 10-year free franchise granted by the city to H. Masterson, “trustee,” for use of Sheridan’s streets for advertising purposes. Only 12 “traffic tombstones” will be installed, instead of 20, and the advertising franchise has dwindled from $76,800 to just over $23,000. The Chase-Lister Theatrical

Clyde Orville Rucker died at his home on Gladstone street at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The cause was pneumonia which had developed from Spanish influenza. Billings high school outplayed the Sheridan gridiron squad at the baseball park yesterday afternoon. Mr. J.C. Buckingham and wife came to Sheridan on 42 today from Lodge Grass, Mont. Mr. …

A wave of indignation is sweeping Sheridan over revelations made concerning the surrender by the city of a 10-year “free” franchise to an unknown, out-of-town concern for the use of Sheridan’s paved streets to display advertising. Registration booths will be open until 9 o’clock tonight for people to enroll as voters for the fall election

Public schools, theaters, pool halls, churches and all places of public gatherings will not be permitted to open until one week after the last case of Spanish influenza is reported in Sheridan. Dr. Anna G. Hurd, county health officer, made the announcement today. Seventeen new cases were reported to Dr. Hurd last night. The Loyalty …

Benjamin L. Doto became the first victim of Spanish influenza in Sheridan. He died about 8 o’clock this morning at the family home on East Seventh Street of pneumonia, which was a complication of the influenza. He had been ill for about a week. Many Sheridan county people are being induced by the sifting committee …

There will be no meeting of the Rebekah Kensington on Friday on account of the quarantine. Optometrist Nicholas F. Burks returned last night from his eastern trip, just in time to buy another Liberty Bond. Kenneth Haywood celebrated his 15th birthday with a dinner party at his home on First street. Helen Haywood and Lillian …

Senator John B. Kendrick, Verner Z. Reed and Peter Kooi and the Kooi Coal Company have made subscriptions of $25,000 each to the Fourth Liberty Loan in Sheridan county. Mr. B. Gross, who has lately returned from a business trip to Chicago, reports a shortage of graders and other help in the wool trade at …

About 20 members of the high school civics class attended the meeting this afternoon of Sheridan’s city council. Owen A. Teague, who left Sheridan on Sept. 18 for Colorado College with the draft contingent from this county, is ill with Spanish influenza, according to reports received by relatives here. The local board has received a …

Mrs. Rachel Hatch, aged 95, a resident of Carrol precinct in Sheridan county, has become possibly the oldest subscriber in Wyoming to the Fourth Liberty Loan. She bought a $50 bond when the solicitor called at her door. Dr. W.H. Roberts left yesterday on a business trip to San Antonio, Texas, and eastern points. He …

“Boy” Brostus, as he is registered on the police blotter, was fined $9.70 by Judge Byrd in police court for motorcycle scorching. Attorney D.C. Wenzell is confined at home by an illness that incapacitated him. He was scheduled to appear in Judge Hoop’s court this morning. Fred H. Blume is the only Sheridan resident known …