The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company, which has offices in Sheridan, is among the big corporations that helped their employees through the high cost of the holidays by declaring a salary bonus. A score or more “hello girls” and other telephone employees in Sheridan received substantial checks from the company. The Brown Drug company

Four locomotives were received in Sheridan last week from other divisions, to be put into service here. However, on their receipt, two old engines were sent to the repair shop, so the net gain of this division is two locomotives. The home of Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Currie at Ranchester was the scene of a …

State dairy demonstrator E.F. Burton expressed himself as very well pleased with the dairy show held Thursday and yesterday in Sheridan. He and County Agent Fuller said they regret the inclement weather that doubtless kept many away from the show, but said they appreciate the number of persons who braved the cold and attended. One …

Preston Wagner, the Sheridan county boy who carried off first honors in pork and crop production for the county and state this year, has received a letter of commendation and a check for $15 from the Duroc Jersey Swine Breeders association. The pig he raised in the contest was of the Duroc Jersey breed. Alfred …

Because Sunday comes immediately before Christmas day, the Christmas sermons will be delivered and Christmas exercises held in the Sheridan churches on Sunday at the usual hours for Sunday services. Topics appropriate to the occasion have been selected by the pastors. Choice baby beef roasts are 20 cents a pound and choice dressed, home-grown turkeys

Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Aber and children were doing Christmas shopping in Sheridan Saturday. They returned to Wolf creek Sunday. On account of the storm on Tuesday, there was no school at Soldier Creek. During the day, someone broke into the school house there, turned the building topsy-turvy and carried away some of the personal …

Appropriations totaling $123,779.47 are provided for in the annual budget adopted by the Sheridan city commissioners at a meeting today. The city police department is to be enlarged, and an eight-hour day adopted for officers instead of the current 12-hour day. E.R. Harris had a phone installed at his ranch on Soldier Creek. The tennis …

Onyx silk hose are on sale at Sheridan’s Golden Rule store, starting at 50 cents. Also on sale are fancy aprons, appreciated by every woman, from 29 to 59 cents, and silver brush and comb sets from $1.98 to $10. Ladies, tell your husband that the gift you want for Christmas this year is the …

The newly elected officers of Sheridan Chapter 7, Royal Arch Masons, and Naomi Chapter 2, Order of the Eastern Star, were installed in joint ceremonies tonight. Nearly 150 teachers from city and rural schools in Sheridan county are attending the institute sessions being held at the high school this week. The sessions opened this morning …

Mrs. A.M. Luce and the Misses May Jacobs and Beulah Grimes, teachers of the schools at Ranchester, left on Engine 42 at noon today for Sheridan. They will attend the teachers institute which is convening at Sheridan for a five-day session. The Jupiter Athletic and Pleasure club of Ulm will give their first annual ball …