The paper was first established in 1914, and has a good circulation, being in fact the successor to the Herald. Dalton itself came into existence with the building of the Burlington railroad in 1901, and the town plat was filed April 4, 1906, and today Dalton has a population of three hundred and' fifty people. This completes the roster of the newspapers of Cheyenne county which is well and efficiently served by newsy, well edited papers.

FRATERNAL ORDERS AND CLUBS

The first fraternal organization in Cheyenne county was created bv the Masons December 26, 1877. It was the Frank Welsh Lodge No. 75, A. F. & A. M. The charter was granted June 25, 1879, with the following men as charter members : John A. Carley, Master ; George W. Russell, Senior Warden ; Julius Neubauer, Junior Warden; Norman F. Hazen, Peter Smith, John W. Griffin, Robert G. Howard, Dennis Carrigan, Henry Snyder, Henry Crohurst, Alfred Johnson, Robert S. Oberfelder, John Glickauf, Albert G. Persinger, Edward S. Ebbs and A. C. Drake. Only three of these original members were still alive in 1920; Messrs. Carrigan, Oberfelder and Persinger. The officers of the lodge at the present time are: Frank M. Wooldridge, Master; George Brewer, Senior Warden ; John W. Johnson, Junior Warden ; Leslie Neubauer, secretary and Leon Fine, treasurer.

In 1908, the building at the corner of Rose street, now Center avenue, and Third street, was erected by the Masonic order and used for all meetings. The lodge is now contemplating the erection of a fine new temple to take the place of the first building. There are sixty Shriners in Sidney and they have a Shrine Cluli organized which has arranged social events that are attractive, pleasant and instructive. Following the organization of the Masonic lodge, an Order of the Eastern Star came into existence and has had a consistent growth with the Masonic body and in 1920, was an active organization, with the following Mrs, < "live Agnew, Worthy Matron;