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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 20, 1915

The concrete work on the paving of Gladstone and Heald Streets will be completed this evening. With the exception of a small area at the junction of Coffeen avenue and Burkitt street, the concrete work in paving district 3 will be done. Officer Henry Walker is confined to his home today, due to illness. Mrs. …

September 21, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 19, 1915

An interesting Tinkertoy display is in the window of McCarthy & Tomalk’s drug store in Sheridan. An aeroplane with revolving propeller and two windmills with wheels going around are built with the sticks and buttons of the Tinkertoy sets. An air current generated by a small electric fan keeps the toys in motion. Sheridan’s New …

September 21, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 18, 1915

Ross, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hilman of the Hilman ranch south of Big Horn, has won the last watch to be given away in the Sheridan merchants’ Pony Campaign. Only nine more working days remain in the campaign, and then some hustling boy or girl will win the pony, buggy and …

September 18, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 17, 1915

Clearmont flockmaster V.S. Griffith was on the Omaha market on Monday with 2,000 May lambs. His sheep topped the market for the week at $8.40. Mr. Griffith was in Sheridan today to give the report. He said there were 44,000 head on the market that day, which was the biggest run of the season so …

September 17, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 16, 1915

Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Wertman left today for Denver. They will be there for a couple of weeks. Work will start Monday on cleaning Sheridan’s city reservoirs. One reservoir will be emptied and cleaned at a time, so the city’s overall water supply will not be affected. Reed’s best 25-cent table oil cloth will be …

September 16, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 15, 1915

George Wright, one of the field men for the Sheridan Sugar company, brought in a fine exhibit of vegetables grown by Charles Schreibeis on Tongue River. The samples of sugar beets are not as large as some grown in the district, but they are uniform and excellent in quality. A valuable watch was stolen yesterday …

September 15, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 14, 1915

Alf Diefenderfer, who is acting chairman of the Sheridan Commercial club railroad committee, says there is strong sentiment in favor of construction of an electric railroad up the Little Goose Valley. The committee has been authorized to have a survey made of the proposed route. Rev. O.T. Floodberg returned today from Cody, where he conducted …

September 14, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 13, 1915

Mrs. E.V. Pointer has a very special line of trimmed and tailored hats, priced at $3, $4 and $5. Her shop is at 7 South Main street. O.P. Hanna went to Clearmont on business today. Dr. I.P. Hayes occupied his new home on South Thurmond Street today. A civil service examination for the position of …

September 14, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 12, 1915

The Golden Rule Store has a fine stock of wool blankets in many qualities, colors and patterns, priced upward from $4.48. F.E. Wunderlich of this city is in possession of a unique souvenir of old time days. The item is a note, the face value of which is about a quarter of a million dollars …

September 14, 2015

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A Look Back in Time: Sept. 11, 1915

Oakley Overton went to Ulm today. He’ll be there for a couple of days. Joan Ridgeway, who underwent an operation at the hospital several days ago, has recovered sufficiently to return home. The D&D Auto Company has just received one of the new Willys-Knight cars. The company has arranged for a demonstration of the wonderful …

September 11, 2015

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