Mr. Hewitt, of Hewitt’s Bootery, has left for Chicago, to be gone three weeks. He plans to attend the National Shoe Dealers’ convention, which opens on Jan. 7 and will continue to Jan. 9. Mr. Haldock, representative of the Liquid Carbonic Co. of Chicago, is in Sheridan superintending the installation of a new soda fountain …

Miss Gladys Carte of Monarch has come to Sheridan for a time to attend Spencer’s Business College. Mr. C.S. Bolkcom, who has been employed in the local office of the Western Union Telegraph company for several years, has applied for the managership recently held by Mr. G.A. Goforth. Mr. Goforth will sever his connection with …

Mr. and Mrs. F.I. Reed were hosts at a large dinner party at the Sheridan Inn on New Year’s evening. The arrangement of the table decorations was artistically carried out in pink carnations and smilax. Mr. James Weaver of Clearmont is in Sheridan attending to business affairs. An entertainment of a class seldom given in …

Mr. Fred Jensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Jensen of 256 S. Jefferson street, will leave tomorrow or next day for Alliance, Neb. From there he will continue to Denver to enlist in the flying section of the U.S. aviation squadron. Mayor-elect M.B. Camplin received word this morning that his son, Warren W. Camplin, …

All ladies’ suits are half-price, and ladies’ coats are one-quarter off during the winter clearance at Bloom’s in Sheridan. Mr. Frank Bartlet suffered a bad accident tonight on his way in from New Acme to Sheridan in his car. The auto was precipitated into Little Goose creek and badly damaged, though the driver escaped without …

Two Sheridan men were killed as the result of a head-on collision between two freight trains at Croton, about 35 miles this side of Gillette, at a little after 2 o’clock this morning. Engineer L.W. Hamilton of 370 West Alger Ave. was seriously injured in the wreck and died shortly after. His fireman, J.R. Cobb …

Mr. Sam Culbertson of Big Goose creek spent today in Sheridan. Miss Ruth Schweder is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schweder of Badger creek, for the Christmas holidays. While coasting yesterday afternoon, Bill Garrard, son of Mrs. Guy Garrard, had the misfortune to sprain his leg. He had to be hauled home on …

The city council-elect held an informal meeting this morning in the office of City Commissioner Birkhaeuser to consider the prospective appointees under the new administration. Among the appointees is Roy Marshall, who will be the new city clerk. Mr. J.S. Wilson of Dayton is in Sheridan for a couple of days. Mr. A.B. Carey of …

Mr. Ernest Anderson, connected with the U.S. Forest Service at Dayton, was in Sheridan yesterday. A Mr. Bronze, who gave his address as Gillette, was sent to the pest house in Sheridan last night by Dr. Marshall, the city health officer. Dr. Marshall pronounced Mr. Bronze’s case to be smallpox. Dr. Marshall says that all …

Dr. Frank Stahl of Buffalo was a Sheridan visitor today. The Basket Store has five pounds of pure strained honey for 94 cents. Spanish onions are 10 cents, and 12 cans of corn are $1.48. A choice lot of Browning’s oil paintings is for sale at reasonable prices. The paintings are on display at the …