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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 4, 1917

Sprinkling has been discontinued on all of West Works and Loucks streets at the request of the Warren Construction Company. The company pointed out that it’s of the greatest importance that the sand on top of the paving be given a chance to wear into and become part of the street paving. S.D. Canfield, who …

October 4, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 3, 1917

Tonight only, “Little Miss Optimist,” starring Vivian Martin, will be shown at Sheridan’s Orpheum theater. Sheridan’s city council yesterday approved the issue of rooming house licenses to Mrs. Belle Garrard at 161 N. Gould Street, George T. McGee at 60 N. Main Street and Thomas Savery at 22 W. Alger Ave. The Northwestern Realty Co. …

October 3, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 2, 1917

S.D. Canfield is working like a Trojan today perfecting the plans for the Red Cross dance. Fred Docker left by automobile yesterday for Forsyth, Mont., where he will spend several days attending to business. Mrs. J.F. Kirkpatrick had the members of the Birthday Club at 1 o’clock dinner Monday in celebration of her birthday. The …

October 2, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Oct. 1, 1917

About 400 people watched the Seniors defeat the Juniors by a score of 3 ½ to 2 ½ in yesterday’s polo match at the Moncreiffe polo grounds near Big Horn. Rockwood, Bloom and Harry will open a private wire brokerage office tomorrow morning in the Kutcher Building at 29 Works Street. The firm are members …

October 2, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 30, 1917

Louis L. McCarthy received notice yesterday of his appointment as first lieutenant in the quartermasters corps and has been ordered to leave tomorrow to report for duty. Beautiful new silks, 36 to 40 inches in width, are priced from $1.48 to $3.48 a yard at Reed’s. New fall blouses start at $2.75. Bloom’s is having …

October 2, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 29, 1917

Only $10 down and $10 a month will get you a new Thor Electric Washing and Wringing Machine from Sheridan County Electric. Fur sets for ladies, in red, black and taupe fox, Hudson seal, beaver, wolf, raccoon, muskrat and Siberian kolinsky are priced from $10 to $100 at Stevens, Fryberger & Co., Sheridan’s New York …

September 29, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 28, 1917

Word has just come from the Adjutant General to the Local Board that Sheridan County’s contingent to the national army won’t be required to leave until Oct. 6, not Oct. 3 as previously announced. A challenging polo game will be played at the Polo Grounds on Sunday afternoon between the Seniors and the Juniors. The …

September 28, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 27, 1917

The Local Board has received word that another quota of the National Army will go forward from Sheridan on Oct. 3. Forty percent is called for this time, which means 19 boys will leave from here. Harry B. Winterling of Sheridan and Miss Evelyn Hall of Kalamazoo, Mich., were married at 9 o’clock Tuesday night …

September 27, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 26, 1917

Edward Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Martin of Sheridan, has been appointed battalion agent in the 145th Field Artillery, Battery B. Walter Scott filed his petition this morning for the position of mayor of Sheridan. Instead of the 25 names required by law to validate such a petition, Mr. Scott had 50 names …

September 26, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 25, 1917

C.A. Sneider, well-known Sheridan resident, has opened an agency to handle meritorious oil securities, particularly those of the Powder River field. Mrs. E.R. Dinwiddie gave a luncheon at 1 o’clock in compliment to Mrs. George Dinwiddie of Frankfort, Ind. Cards served as a medium of entertainment. Eighteen guests will enjoy the hospitality of Mr. and

September 25, 2017

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