W.L. Ayers, former county commissioner, has written a long letter published on the front page about the closure of all bars in Guernsey and Hartville with only two saloons in Wheatland still allowed to dispense liquor. He states that he understands that a major reason for the closures is the expense to Platte County when dealing with drunkenness in the northern part of the county. “Most of the drunks and disturbers from those towns are hoboes or single miners without homes and when they are full of booze, they have to be transported to the coun           ty jail and and that expense is put on record.” But when a farmer or hired hand in Wheatland “gets full,” someone takes care of them or takes them home so there is no expense to the county. However, that still “results in one to several days’ loss of productive labor, and often the family is thrown on the county for support,” but that is not recorded as a court cost. Several farmers have also written—not in favor of reopening Guernsey and Hartville saloons, but recounting their problems keeping hired help who get drunk when they come to Wheatland on their days off. Mr. Ayers, Mr. Goodrich, Mr. Rosentreter, and Mr. Hiatt are all urging that the two Wheatland saloons be shut down also.
Over 200 new members signed up and $206 was given during the latest big Red Cross membership drive. All are reminded that the membership fee is only $1 per year. A “Grand Country to Community Sale” will be held at the Golden Rule Store featuring donated foodstuffs such as milk, cream, butter, eggs, rabbits, meat, pickles, and canned and fresh fruit with all proceeds going to the Red Cross.
The Webster Garage announced that 900,000 new Fords will be manufactured in 1918 with not a one cent increase in price, regardless of the high cost of labor, tin, pasteboard, and bailing wire. In preparation of great sales and repair work, they are moving their garage across the street corner to the new building partially occupied by the Iris Theater.

No branch of skilled labor in this country has been more affected by the military draft than the printing trade.  To meet this emergency women and girls are greatly encouraged to learn the trade, including composition of articles, editing, selling ads, and operating linotype machines. The local newspapers, The World and The Times, are more than willing to provide training to any interested females.
The body of young Raymond Eddy of Co. I. of the Wyoming National Guard has arrived in Dwyer and been interred at the cemetery there. Raymond died at the Rockefeller Hospital in New York City of pneumonia which he contracted at the military training camp in that city. The people of Wheatland collected $36 in donations and ordered a replica of an American flag in flowers to be placed on the coffin. A large crowd turned out to pay their respects to the first Platte County boy to die in the service of his country during this terrible war.
Dr. Phifer has resigned as the County Health officer due to the enormous increase in his work at the Wheatland Hospital.
Judge Mentzer dealt with a variety of cases during the district court session. Charles Kelso was charged with stealing a horse from his employer, Robert Ferguson, and received a sentence of not more than 10 years. Frank Sullivan and Henry Sweeney were charged with an attempt to burglarize the Guernsey Mercantile by blowing the safe to smithereens. George Smeltzer pled guilty to aggravated assault and battery and was given 30 days in jail and a $25 fine. Claude Martin pled not guilty of furnishing Smeltzer with a saw to break out of jail and was placed under a $700 bond. Maurice Brown was found guilty of helping Smeltzer get from Sunrise to Manville and received 30 days in jail and a $50 fine. The custody hearing of three minor children belonging to Mattie Jackson Lines and Benjamin Jackson was deferred until the next court session. Wilhelmina Swan received a deferred divorce judgment against Barnett Swan, but was granted a monthly payment of $20 until the final determination of the case. C.L. Christensen, doing business as the Wheatland Furniture Co., was ordered to pay Carson Adams $2,155.