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A Look Back in Time: July 22, 1917

The ball game this afternoon between Sheridan and Buffalo for the benefit of the Red Cross should receive the patronage of every patriotic citizen. The game will start at 3:30 prompt. Poplin skirts with bag and parasol are on sale for $12.98 at Sheridan’s Golden Rule store. Silk jersey suits, very exquisite in green, rose …

July 24, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 21, 1917

Sheridan’s Burlington cafe was a scene of a merry dinner party last night, given by the Ladies’ Auxiliary to B.R.T., in honor of Mrs. Mary Connell of Denver. Mrs. Connell is a visiting grand lodge member. The table was pretty with a shining silver, shaded candle light, flowers and the flag. Mr. John Hogan came …

July 21, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 20, 1917

It has been learned that, based on a population of just under 18,800, and discounting credits for men enlisted in the National Guard and the regular army, the number of men to be drafted for Sheridan County will be 43. The recent registration of Sheridan County women shows a total of 358 have signed the …

July 20, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 19, 1917

There are still several vacancies left in the National Guard, Headquarters Company. Positions needed include 10 mounted men for Headquarters Company, four men for clerks at headquarters, and 15 men for the band. Carl Garretson, his wife and little girl are now in Oregon, on their way to the California coast. They are traveling in …

July 19, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 18, 1917

Agnes Stagler left yesterday for Basin City, where she will spend a month visiting her aunt, Mrs. Scholz. Sheridan’s Grand theater today is featuring a big double show. Emory Wehlen stars in “Sowers and Reapers,” a Metro feature in five acts, and Mack Swain and Polly Moran appear in “His Naughty Thought,” a two-reel Keystone. …

July 18, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 17, 1917

The Sheridan Enterprise has been asked to be campaign manager for the “Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund” in Sheridan. The fund, which is organized under approval of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, is to collect money to pay for tobacco for American soldiers and sailors on the front. The …

July 17, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 16, 1917

The Sheridan National Guard company has an enlisted strength of 113 men. The assistance of the Commercial Club has been secured in a recruiting campaign to increase the company to war strength of 150 men by July 25. William S. Hart stars in “The Desert Man,” playing today and Tuesday at Sheridan’s Grand theater. Admission …

July 17, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 15, 1917

Children’s wash dresses are on sale starting at 49 cents at Reed’s. Also silks, regularly $1.25 a yard, are clearance-sale priced at 69 cents. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peret, Hall and Richard will return tonight from a week’s outing in the mountains at Linger Longer cabin. Mr. Joe Pollard of Monarch has recently purchased a …

July 17, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 14, 1917

The committee representing the city council for national defense met in the Commercial Club rooms yesterday evening to discuss the registration of women next Tuesday, July 17. The local committees are acting under instructions directly from Washington. Registration is for work service or food conservation and is purely voluntary on the part of the women.

July 14, 2017

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A Look Back in Time: July 13, 1917

Because of the hot weather, until further notice, the Sheridan Red Cross work rooms will be open only on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Those rooms will be closed on the other days of the week. The first annual picnic at the experimental farm on Dutch Creek yesterday was well-attended. A basket dinner was a feature, …

July 13, 2017

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