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A Look Back in Time: April 10, 1918

No reports are available of the amount subscribed to the Third Liberty Loan, but workers are meeting with a more general response than in either of the two previous loans. However, the greater amount of the subscriptions are for small amounts; there have been no large amounts subscribed as yet. H.P. Davis has opened an …

April 10, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 9, 1918

John Thorburn of Verona is a visitor in Sheridan for two or three days. Also, I.P. Jones is down from Wolf. W.H. Goodill is spending a few days in Sheridan before returning to his home at Banner. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company has subscribed for several hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of …

April 9, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 8, 1918

Sheridan’s local board has received instructions to send another 25 men for training about April 26. Only men physically qualified will be inducted into the army for general service. Seven persons appeared in police court this morning to answer charges that they left their cars stand on Main street for more than 10 minutes, which …

April 9, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 7, 1918

Sheridan’s Golden Rule store has a new and large variety of ladies beautiful silk skirts. The store has also just received a complete assortment of white tennis shoes, pumps and oxfords for ladies, misses, youths and children. Mrs. Nora Flockhert of Broderick, Mont., is in Sheridan for a few days, in company with her mother, …

April 9, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 6, 1918

Mr. Morris drove 70 miles into Sheridan today from his ranch near Decker, Mont. He said the roads are in awful condition and almost impassable. Charles Murdock from out Soldier Creek way is in Sheridan today on one of his incomparable mounts. Mr. Murdock is noted for his stock of fine horses, and many of …

April 6, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 5, 1918

Theodore Diers, federal food administrator, returned from Minneapolis this morning. He says the condition of our wheat flour is discouraging, and we are approaching a serious situation. Mike French is in the city from Clearmont for a few days. Miss Helen Claussen has recently returned from a two-months’ visit in the east. Since March 20, …

April 5, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 4, 1918

Lawrence R. Grinnell has been promoted to the position of foreman of the shop at the Scales Motor Company. He has been assistant foreman of the shop at the company for the past 12 months. The Red Cross Auxiliary of Clearmont gave a very successful supper in the Restaurant building earlier this week. Members of …

April 4, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 3, 1918

In the coming Woman’s Liberty Loan campaign, all the women of Sheridan and Sheridan county are expected to respond heartily to the call from the government, and invest in at least one bond. The Philatheas served a banquet Monday evening to the members of the First Baptist church. An April Fool menu was served in …

April 3, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 2, 1918

Ten Sheridan men are among those who left on No. 41 today for Camp Lewis, American Lake, Washington. Miss E.V. Winchester of the Enterprise staff is quite sick today as a result of ptomaine poisoning. County officials report that the aliens and alien enemies out at the mines are turning in their guns and revolvers …

April 2, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 1, 1918

The wind-up of Sheridan’s eight-hour day celebration came tonight in the form of a splendid banquet at the Western hotel. The miners’ unions were hosts, and they had as their guests leading men from all branches of business. Jim Wilson reports from Dome Lake that 12 inches of snow fell there tonight. Total receipts of …

April 2, 2018

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