Looking Back

1 years ago

• The state highway engineer has lifted the ban on stages and heavy trucks until soft weather sets in again. The ban was due to the high water levels and warm temperatures in the recent days.

• The Blue Mouse Theater in Davenport is showing “Tess of the D’urbervilles” this week. It stars Blanche Sweet. Next week they will show “You are Guilty” starring James Kirkwood and Doris Kenyon.

• The Great Northern Railway company has a steam shovel and gravel trains at the Nemo gravel pit this week to repair the roadbed that washed out by high water last week. They expect to finish by the...