Sixteen wagons of Arbon wheat to Michaud switch, 1908
In November 1908 sixteen Arbon teamsters hauled a carload of sacked wheat to the railroad at Michaud switch, and the American Falls Press printed every driver's name.
1908 in the valley.
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The $300 road from Arbon to American Falls, 1908
In November 1908 Oneida County spent $300 on a shorter wagon road from Bannock Creek over the foothills to American Falls, and the Press named the men who laid it out and built it.
Homeseekers' Paradise: Arbon Valley asks for settlers, 1908–1909
In 1908–09 Arbon's settlers and the American Falls Press advertised the valley's open land to homeseekers, and by spring newcomers were filing on it fast.
Mendon in winter, Arbon in summer: the Cache Valley homesteaders
Logan's town columns of 1908–1917 follow Mendon and North Logan families north to Arbon and Buist homesteads each spring and home to Cache Valley for the winter.