Someone planning an early Christmas joy ride stole an automobile from Main street in front of the Western Hotel about 1 o’clock this morning. However, the joy ride was of short duration, as the driver lost control of the car in front of the home of the Rev. L.W. Kingsley on West Works street. The …

Thad Cole is confined to his room with a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Hanson left today for Omaha, where they will visit until after the holidays. Sheridan police arrested a man last night on a charge of wife-beating. He will be given a trial this afternoon. The delivery auto of the …

G.L. MacFarlane has taken a position as chef at the Sheridan Inn. Mrs. W.H. Ausmus of Parkman came to Sheridan today to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Scullen. The splendid exhibit of poultry by Fred Ball took several prizes at the recent poultry show. Langahans entered by Mr. Ball won …

Mr. and Mrs. Boot Powers were in Sheridan from their ranch near Clearmont today. They went home this afternoon. Indisputable evidence of the increased population and prosperity of Sheridan is found in the increase of subscribers to the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company. Telephone users are up by about 200 this year, which is …

A Polish cook employed by a miners’ boarding club at Kooi committed suicide last night by shooting himself through the heart with a 22-caliber Remington rifle. Insanity was probably the cause of the deed. Miss Pentland, who is one of the teachers at the Coffeen Avenue school, has been ill with pneumonia for several days …

R.E. Hariman, agent for the Montana Life Insurance company, went to Clearmont today to investigate a loan that his company is considering. Since Sept. 1, the Montana Life Insurance company has loaned more than $40,000 in the Sheridan country. The Broadway Meat company in Sheridan has announced Christmas week specials including dressed turkeys 22 cents

Sheridan’s Golden Rule store has a wonderland of pretty dolls for Christmas. Choose cowboy or cowgirl dolls, Indian dolls, Dutchman and clown dolls, baby dolls, dressed dolls in many sizes, Kewpie dolls and more. Prices start at 14 cents. The Sheridan Sugar company finished grinding beets last night, and the beet end of the factory …

Mrs. George Street is ill at her home in Monarch. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lotspeich of Dayton have returned home today from a three months trip on the Pacific coast. Ralph Denio of Sheridan left today for Des Moines, Iowa. He will join Mrs. Denio there, and they will visit in Des Moines until after …

A good crowd attended the poultry show here in Sheridan last night and this afternoon, and indications are that tonight’s and tomorrow’s crowds will be equally large. Scoring was completed about 3 o’clock this afternoon, and results will be posted on Sunday. Reed’s has an endless variety of handkerchiefs in the prettiest, daintiest

Two hundred and sixty birds are entered in the fourth annual poultry show that opened in Sheridan this afternoon. The show is produced by the Northern Wyoming Poultry Association, and is in the room formerly occupied by the Buick garage on Brundage street. Perhaps never before in the history of the city has there been …