Looking Back

1 years ago

• The Davenport School District held an election to determine whether the district would validate $6,900 in outstanding warrants.

• Lincoln County highways closed by order of state engineer Fred Doolittle and county engineer J.L. Thayer. Heavy traffic and frozen roads melting into flood-like conditions were cited in reasoning.

• Lambert McGee lost his leg when he fell off a freight train near Harrington and the train ran over said leg.

75 years ago

• Davenport city council rejected a plea for putting pinball machines in the city.

• Grange Milling company announced plans to seek l...