Ote Merrill, a rancher living on Dutch creek, was shot and killed instantly while seated in an automobile on Main street at 1:30 this afternoon. The shooter, William Rinner, a homesteader on Beatty Gulch, claimed that Merrill had broken up his home. Mrs. Rinner was in the car with Merrill at the time of the …

Doc Spear of Sheridan, together with W.M. Spear and Charles Spear of Billings, has purchased the ML ranch, located near Kane, 14 miles from Lovell in the Big Horn Basin. A company is being incorporated under the name Spear Brothers to operate the ranch. The consideration was $110,000. The jury returned a verdict yesterday in …

Robbers raided the ranch Thursday night of Herbert Ridley, who lives between Prairie Dog and Cat creek, and stole 28 chickens, 1,000 pounds of wheat and all the provisions of the house together with dishes and cooking utensils. The loss will amount to about $60. New spring arrivals are at Sheridan’s Golden Rule store, including …

Workmen are busy remodeling and decorating the two rooms in the Metz building, formerly occupied by the Scales Motor company. The Farmers and Consumers Co-operative will occupy the entire building as soon as possible. The Scales Motor company has taken temporary quarters in the old barn opposite the Western hotel. A.F. Meyer opened his fireproof …

A $30,000 damage suit instituted by Ralph Hughes against the Acme Coal company is being tried in district court today. Hughes is seeking to recover damages as the result of the loss of a leg by electrical burns while in the employ of the company several years ago. W.A. Eaton of Eaton’s ranch is in …

A petition was filed yesterday with Sheridan’s city clerk by A.E. Bonham asking for a special election to vote on the return to the old council form of government. A canvass of the petition shows that a sufficient number of signers have been secured to make the election necessary. An army recruiting officer is in …

Among the passengers on the ill-fated ship Laconia were Mr. and Mrs. Boston, Mrs. Boston being a daughter of Granger Farwell, vice president of the Monarch Coal company in Sheridan County. They were among those saved after the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine on Feb. 25. The Sheridan Music Co. has pianos priced …

Otis Johnson of the Wyoming Electric Co. went to Kirby yesterday to overhaul the electric lighting plant at the Ferguson ranch. A robin, the first harbinger of spring, put in an appearance in the city this morning. Notwithstanding the bitter cold wind, the robin was chirping as if it were a warm spring day. Mayor …

Stevens, Fryberger & Co., Sheridan’s New York store, has handsome lines of new skirts for spring, starting at $7.50. The new spring silks are at Reeds. These are the most wanted weaves for the spring season, priced at 35 cents to $1 a yard. Meyer Garage has announced they will be open and ready to …

The need of an auditorium in Sheridan was presented by Secretary Steele at the Commercial club luncheon tonight. Another matter of considerable interest was a proposal that either the city or the county acquire the fairgrounds. That matter was presented by Mayor Church. The Macabees have moved their meeting place from the Knights of Pythias …