J.E. Johnson of Sheridan has been awarded the contract for building a reservoir and changing the channel of Clear creek at the Double Crossing. The contract is in the amount of about $5,000 and was awarded by the local agents of the Leiter estate. Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Henderson and children of Sheridan were weekend …

Nearly 30 high school students worked yesterday, and nearly a dozen today, in the beet fields of the Adams ranch on Little Goose creek. As a result, the Adams ranch is ahead by eight acres of beets that had been almost regarded as lost after they were frozen into the ground. Mrs. Sopha Schaubel and …

There was no school at Sheridan’s high school last Tuesday, owing to the great amount of water in the furnace room, which made it impossible to have a fire. The dance given in Ranchester tonight was a decided success. The Monarch orchestra provided the music, and several people from the mines attended. Mr. and Mrs. …

Starting tomorrow and continuing until Dec. 9, America will once more observe Electrical Week, a time to pay tribute to this wonderful power. Electricity is coming more and more into general use. As part of the observance, Sheridan County Electric Co. will see that your home is wired for electricity and won’t bill you until …

Today is Thanksgiving Day, both by decree of the president of the United States and the governor of Wyoming, and is a general holiday on which the people are sought to suspend business and give thanks. Miss Leona White, teacher at the Red Butte school, and her pupils, gave a box social last Saturday evening. …

At a special meeting today, Sheridan’s city council granted an extension of time, until June 1, 1917, to the Warren Construction company to complete the paving of North Main street. Howard Eaton and John Duncan, of Eaton Brothers ranch on Wolf creek, returned to Sheridan today after practically three months of continued absence. During that …

At the meeting of the city council yesterday, the Warren Construction company applied for an extension of time on the paving in District 6. The request was taken under advisement. Scales Motor Co. has Ford Runabouts for $345, touring car for $360, Coupelets for $505 and Town Cars for $595. Sedans are $645. Come in …

Frank Parker and family of Dutch creek visited at the McCully family home yesterday. The roads in the Carroll vicinity are in such condition that it’s difficult to haul any kind of load over them. As a result, no one is abroad with any sort of load, except those who are out of coal or …

A new schedule of fees was adopted at a recent meeting of the Sheridan County Medical association. Prices for the larger work that a physician is called upon to do remain about as before, but minor charges are increased, in some cases by as much as 50 percent. Will Eaton was a visitor to Ranchester …

Sheridan high school today beat her ancient enemy, Billings high school, by a score of 6 to 2, and put the crown of laurels on the football season for 1916. Matt Michaels, charged with burglary of the Indian Motorcycle shop on North Main street, was found not guilty by Justice Hoop today, and was discharged …