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A Look Back in Time: April 17, 1918

The urgent call for Red Cross workers in the gauze room has had a splendid result. More women have tendered their services than can be handled. Last Saturday, there were 85 women working in the gauze room at the city hall, and 20 had to be sent over to the Federal building. Thomas Salverson made …

April 17, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 16, 1918

Five men left for the army today. Three of them, Bruce E. Daugherty, Peter Schmall and Jacob Schmall, enlisted at the local recruiting station and will go to Fort Logan. Henry S. Bullen and John Paul Jones, have been working at Eaton’s ranch and will go to American Lake. G.C. Morrow of Beaver Creek is …

April 16, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 15, 1918

W.L. Prentiss, who for several years has been connected with the Burn Cleuch Dairy as a half-owner, has retired from the dairy business. He left this afternoon for Portland, Ore., where he will take charge of the purchasing department of the Union Meat Company. Robert W. Patrick, a celebrated lawyer of Omaha, arrived in Sheridan …

April 16, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 14, 1918

Mrs. Fred Morrow has as her house guests Wilbur Kinkaid and Mr. Luckett of Hardin, Mont. Both expect to remain in Sheridan for some weeks. Coffeen’s, at the sign of the Teepee, has a clearance sale on books. Every book in the north window, many priced from 75 cents to $1.35, are on sale for …

April 16, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 13, 1918

At noon today, Sheridan County had subscribed $345,000 to the Third Liberty Loan. Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Dier of Parkman are in Sheridan today. Also in Sheridan are Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Butterfield of Big Horn. The restriction that was placed on the killing of hens from Feb. 11 to April 30 has been amended. …

April 13, 2018

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A Look Back in Time: April 11, 1918

The people of Sheridan and the mining camps had subscribed a total of $271,000 to the Third Liberty Loan at noon today. The amount was announced during a luncheon of the Loyalty League. Miss Bernice Manlove of Ranchester arrived on No. 42 today, to spend the coming week with Miss Cusick of No. 104 Sumner …

April 11, 2018

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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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