John Payne, the mayor of Arbon that no one elected
June 1, 1916 · Newspaper clipping
An American Falls paper made pioneer John Payne the mayor of Arbon in fun, and over the next two years its columns showed a retired Short Line engineer at work as dry farmer, sawmill owner, justice and would-be county commissioner.
- When
- June 1, 1916
- Who
- John Henry PayneEach name opens the family on the valley map.
- Family
- Payne family on the valley map ↗
- Where
- Arbon
- What
- Newspaper clipping
- Credit
- American Falls Press, June 1, 1916, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
- From
- John Payne, the mayor of Arbon that no one elected
- Record
- The whole newspaper page ↗
- Albums
- Payne family · Arbon · From the old papers
Original record
The opening of the article as printed in the American Falls Press, June 1, 1916, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
Original filename: john-payne-arbons-unofficial-mayor-1915-1917.jpg
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