Looking Back

1 years ago

• Lincoln County Commissioners adopted an annual budget totaling $135,509.41 for various departments.

• The assessed valuation of Lincoln County was deemed to be $27,181,031, according to county assessor Irving Borck.

• A state highway department rock crusher on Charles Wilke’s farm northeast of Davenport began crushing rock in preparation for surfacing Sunset Highway between the Rodgers farm and Reardan. The plant was operated by a special powerline between Davenport and Wilke Farm.

75 years ago

• A petition proposing formation of a cemetery district in the Edwall area was denie...