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A Look Back in Time: April 28, 1916

After having been frozen for more than three months, a water main on Beckton avenue in Sheridan thawed out yesterday, and service was resumed without a leak developing either in the main or in any of the services connected with it. Saturday specials at Sheridan’s Central Market include pork steak for 16 cents a pound, …

April 28, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: April 27, 1916

The D&D Hardware company has arranged to construct another row of hitching racks along the east side of the hitching lot 20 feet from the building. The space between the hitching posts will be used for displaying implements. Governor Kendrick left for Cheyenne yesterday after spending a few days in Sheridan looking after interests in …

April 27, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: April 22, 1916

Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Sheldon of Buffalo came to Sheridan today. They will remain here over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Lucas returned to their home at Arvada after spending several days in Sheridan shopping. F.H. Fraser has started construction of the concrete retaining wall on the Brooks street side of the courthouse grounds. T.G. …

April 22, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: April 18, 1916

A near conflagration occurred in the Kendrick block in Sheridan this morning when refuse in the waste paper basket in Dr. N.B. Newcomer’s office caught fire. The doctor was out at the time. When he returned, he found the basket entirely consumed, and the window shade in flames. The fire was put out before further …

April 18, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: April 15, 1916

A hundred automobiles were parked on the side streets in the business part of Sheridan at 3 o’clock this afternoon. At the same time, less than 20 teams were hitched about the city, showing to what degree the horse has given way to the automobile as a means of travel in this community. Visiting hours …

April 15, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: April 8, 1916

The school board has selected C.A. Randall as architect for the new Linden avenue school building in Sheridan. He is now working on sketches as a basis from which the board will adopt plans. Seven blocks of water mains are still frozen in Sheridan, according to City Commissioner Poll, who is superintendent of the water …

April 8, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: April 7, 1916

The outlook for tourist business during the coming season is exceptionally good, according to Marcus D. Richards of the H F Bar ranch. Mr. Richards returned last night from Chicago, where he has spent several weeks booking tourists for the summer season. The ranch has been booked to capacity for nearly every month of the …

April 7, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: March 31, 1916

Pete Nelson is in the state hospital in Sheridan today with his skull crushed and his brain badly injured as the result of being struck with a hammer by another man following a quarrel at the injured man’s feed yard on Smith Street this morning. After striking Nelson, the other man went to the police …

March 31, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: March 30, 1916

Two Arvada men were each fined $75 and costs, and sentenced to serve 90 days in the county jail by Justice Court Judge Story as a result of an assault upon Conductor Joe Fay. The incident happened at the depot in Arvada about a month ago. E.W. Parr has a contract for the construction of …

March 30, 2016

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A Look Back in Time: March 29, 1916

Frank Horton has returned from a month’s visit in Chicago. Dr. C.E. Stevenson was called to Gillette today to perform an operation for appendicitis. Pioneer park this morning received a golden pheasant hen of particularly fine plumage. The hen is from the American Game association in Denver, and will be mated with a male bird …

March 29, 2016

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