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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 8, 1920

Harvey E. Lonabaugh yesterday purchased the beautiful bungalow on Smith street that belonged to Chris Schroeder. Announcement has been received of the marriage yesterday afternoon in Cheyenne of Miss Beulah Jobe to Mr. Franklin H. Mahoney. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Barbara Long, who resides at 615 North Main street in Sheridan. T. …

February 10, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 7, 1920

Promptly at 3 o’clock this afternoon, accompanied by the rhythmic rattle of drums, 20 great trucks wheeled into line in front of the City Hall for the first parade ever held in Wyoming for the purpose of stimulating the ship-by-truck movement. Felix Kennedy, for many years master mechanic for the Burlington railroad, died at his …

February 10, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 6, 1920

William B. Norton, one of the first three Americans to receive the Distinguished Service Cross for valor on the field of battle in France, has retired after 30 years of service in the regular army and has come to Sheridan to make his home. Byron Shackelford, a sheet metal worker in Sheridan, was instantly killed …

February 6, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 5, 1920

The Green Plumbing and Heating company of Lovell was awarded a contract fior plumbing and heating of the new Central school at the meeting of the school board last night. Their bid was $24,900. Sheridan business men and boys above 16 are invited to wrestling, singing and a general good time in the basement of …

February 5, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 4, 1920

George P. English, head of the retail clerks, was elected president of the Sheridan County Trades and Labor Assembly at the annual election last night. Sheridan’s American Legion post at a meeting last night decided on the purchase of films recording the history of the 148th Field Artillery on the battlefield of France. J. D. …

February 4, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 3, 1920

Contracts for delivery of 100 Haynes cars to Sheridan was just made by E. T. Polly, who is distributor of the cars for Wyoming and the southern half of Montana. At their regular meeting today, the Sheridan county commissioners granted a license to Floyd C. Bard to conduct a pool hall at Big Horn. Two …

February 3, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 2, 1920

Ornamental lighting for Main street is assured through final passage of an ordinance by the city council this morning that provides for installation of 66 ornamental posts on Main street between Burkitt and Dow streets. Concurrently with the ordinance, the city enters into a contract with the Sheridan County Electric Company to operate the lights …

February 3, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 1, 1920

A Look Back in Time: Feb. 1, 1920 February 1, 2020 Pat Blair Now here’s Sheridan Media’s look back in time, to 100 years ago, by reporter Pat Blair as published in the Sheridan Enterprise newspaper on Feb. 1, 1920. —————————————————- Tom Davis of Dayton went to Billings today to visit John Smith, an old …

February 3, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Jan. 30, 1920

Ernest Blanchard Williams, a pioneer of the Sheridan country, died at the state hospital here at 4:30 o’clock this morning. Death was the result of a cancer with which he had been suffering since the latter part of December. Some 35 couples attended the Sugar Boys Club dance at the Odd Fellows Hall last night. …

January 30, 2020

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A Look Back in Time: Jan. 29, 1920

Conservatively estimated, there will be 6,000 acres of beets planted in the Sheridan territory in 1920, according to E. F. Ogburn. Plans for the coming crop campaign are well under way. The Sheridan Commercial Club in a meeting tonight will consider motor transportation to adjoining towns and communities in the trade territory of Sheridan. The …

January 29, 2020

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