A record wheat crop and giant trucks: Arbon Valley, 1926
In August 1926 the Pocatello Tribune reported one of the biggest wheat crops ever recorded in Arbon Valley, harvested early and hauled to the railroad at Schiller in new trucks.
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In August 1926 the Pocatello Tribune reported one of the biggest wheat crops ever recorded in Arbon Valley, harvested early and hauled to the railroad at Schiller in new trucks.
In 1926 the Gem State well at Arbon drew crowds, blew gas through its plug, was said to carry helium and lost its derrick; by autumn the company was in receivership.