Charles and Grace Bailey's four years at Arbon, 1901–1905
Charles A. Bailey made the first homestead entry on the Arbon floor in 1901 and died in 1905; his widow Grace took their children home to Wellsville.
1919 in the valley.
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Arbon Valley's Red Cross in the First World War, 1917–1919
The women of Arbon and Crystal formed Red Cross societies in 1917 and, with Pauline, sewed and knitted for soldiers; in 1919 the Red Cross gave a welcome-home ball at Crystal.
The Snyders' dinner for Crystal's service men, 1919
When the last of Crystal's soldiers were home from the war, W. C. and Cora Snyder gave them and their families a Sunday dinner at their home in September 1919.
A new road in a dry year: Arbon Valley, 1919
In 1919 Arbon Valley's new highway district began work on the Bannock Creek road while drought took the grain, and by August road work was being counted on as relief.