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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 4, 1919

The Farm Bureau has announced that a series of farmers’ institutes will be held in Sheridan county the week starting Feb. 11. The Sheridan Commercial club expects to call a meeting soon for consideration of a project to build a YMCA in Sheridan. Mrs. Julia H. French, clerk of the city treasurer, is back in …

February 4, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 3, 1919

Two more liquor licenses were granted by the city council this morning. Those who are renewing their licenses are doing so in order to get rid of the liquors they have on hand, which would otherwise be a loss to them when the proposed liquor law goes into effect later this year. A marriage license …

February 4, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 2, 1919

Former Sheriff Mossberg is being sued in an entangled law case involving a team of horses that he took into custody while he was still sheriff. There is a question over whether or not he formally turned the horses over to his successor. H.M. Walker of Acme is spending part of today and tomorrow in …

February 4, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Feb. 1, 1919

Before the smallest turnout of the year so far, Buffalo High School was defeated by the Sheridan Independents 37 to 9 in basketball play in Sheridan. The Columbia Grafonola is $98.50 at Decker-Cummings Music Co. Pay $10 down and $6.50 per month, and you also get 10 10-inch records of your choice with the purchase. …

February 1, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Jan. 31, 1919

County Commissioner A.C. Evans and Mrs. F.J. Warnstedt sustained injuries in a serious automobile accident near the fairgrounds at about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Eight hundred children’s school handkerchiefs are on sale for 1 cent during the final clean-up sale at Sheridan’s Golden Rule store. Ladies’ high novelty shoes in gray

January 31, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Jan. 30, 1919

Undersheriff Kirby returned to Sheridan last night from Lewiston, Mont., bringing with him a prisoner wanted here on a charge of horse theft. The prisoner originally consented to return to Sheridan, then changed his mind and fought extradition. Finally he changed his mind again after seeing a telegram stating that requisition papers were on their …

January 30, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Jan. 29, 1919

Rep. Carl Sackett of Sheridan county this morning introduced House Bill 65 in the Wyoming legislature, a prohibition measure effective June 30. The bill embodies the Kansas bone dry act. Undersheriff Kirby, who went to Lewiston, Mont., last week to bring back a prisoner to answer a charge of horse stealing, is having a fight …

January 29, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Jan. 28, 1919

In one of the fastest games ever staged on the local basketball floor, the Sheridan Independents snatched victory from the Crow Agency Tigers by a score of 38 to 19 last night. Judge Burgess this morning imposed a fine of $250 each plus half the prosecution costs on the two young men convicted earlier this …

January 28, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Jan. 27, 1919

Sheridan’s Court Grocery store has been purchased by the Basket Grocery company. The consideration wasn’t made public. The Basket Grocery will operate the store under the name Basket Court Grocery, and the store will be closed for a few days. Miss Edith Ramsay, county home demonstrator, went out to Dietz this afternoon to participate in …

January 28, 2019

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A Look Back in Time: Jan. 26, 1919

C.P. Storey was notified today that he’s one of the 80 prize winners in the cash bonus contest among the 10,000 agents of the National Surety company of New York. The award was based on the greater comparative amount of surety bonds written here than elsewhere. The Edelman Drug company is now in its new …

January 28, 2019

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