Ten cents, two cows and a greased pig built the Bailey ranch at Arbon
November 20, 1917 · Newspaper clipping
J. R. and Annie Bailey reached Arbon with ten cents, two cows and some debts, and by 1917 a farm writer found them on 560 acres, with a greased pig still part of the family lore at their golden wedding in 1940.
- When
- November 20, 1917
- Who
- Annie Leishman Kerr BaileyEach name opens the family on the valley map.
- Family
- Bailey family on the valley map ↗
- Where
- Arbon
- What
- Newspaper clipping
- Credit
- American Falls Press, November 20, 1917, page 3. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
- From
- Ten cents, two cows and a greased pig built the Bailey ranch at Arbon
- Record
- The whole newspaper page ↗
- Albums
- Bailey family · Arbon · From the Old Papers
Original record
The opening of the article as printed in the American Falls Press, November 20, 1917, page 3. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
Original filename: j-r-bailey-ten-cents-two-cows-and-a-greased-pig.jpg
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