American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-07-20

on the main road, about a mile dis
tant the Walker brothers were found
They had lost their almanac and
were shingling a house, confident in
the belief that the day was along
about the middle of the week. They
: explained that there was not much
need for an almanac in a new coun-
try, and they had carelessly dropped
theirs in the bottom of a well. and
Sunday came whenever the weather
was too bad to work. The Walkers
came into the valley two years ago,
bringing a traction engine and gang
| plows, and have torn up a consider
able part of the earths surface in
their neighborhood They operate
a blacksmith shop. which is a con-
venlence much appreciated by their
neighbors. Two pictures were taken
at the Walker places.
The next stop was made at the
home of w. A. Nunnelly, but before
arriving there several fields of fine
grain were passed. Fortunately for
himself, Mr.. Nnuuelly was in Malad
During his absence another picture
was added. From here the road due
north was taken, past numerous fine
fields. That of E. H. Davis was par
ticularly good. A short call was
made on Joseph Arbon, the pioneer
of the valley, who has been a resi-
dent of that beauty spot for near
fifteen years. He has seen greater
changes during the last two years
however, than in all the others that
have gone before.
The next stop was at the home
of John Payne, the pioneer store
keeper and hotel man. Mr.. Payne
has 800 acres of fine land. nearly
all of which is in cultivation, and
he has water for about forty acres
of it, making it one of the best pla-
ces in the valley. Mr.. Payne estimat-
ed the amount of grain that would
be hauled out of the valley this
fall at from $50 600 to 100000
bushels. Three years ago the to-
tai yield was estimated at $4,000
bushels. This shows what progress
has taken place.
A stop was taken at the school
house long enough to take picture
of it. A call of a few minutes was
made at the home ofTomEvans, who
is said to have more land in cultiva-
tion than any other man inthe val
ley. He has been in the valley sew
eral years and has his land well i'm
proved. His estimate of the grain
to be hauled out this fall is 10000
bushels, >or thereabout. He and his
son-in-law, Adam Affleck, will fur
nish their share of this. Soon after
! leaving his place the party picked up
Andrus Olafson and carried him TO
the store at the north end of the
valley. He was a storehouse of infor-
nation. pointing out the homes of
large number of people in the val
lev. He is one of the newer Set
/ tiers. and has one of the best small
pieces of grain in his neighborhood.
1t stands three feet high and is well
filled.
Marshal Johnson, who had ridden
through the mountains from Rock
land to see when his grain would be
ready to harvest, wasrseen near ms
home. From him it was learned that
G.. s. and John Butler, G. w. Allard
and Mr.. Keller will harvest $4,000
bushels of grain. Inasmuch as these
are all new settlers it denotes great
progress.
After leaving the valley the run
home was made in good time, the
road to Pocatello being followed un-
til the pole line was reaehd. The
Arbon country was the most beaut-
full of any seen on the trip, and the
development there was fully as great
as that of any other section. The
people there are very much inter-
ested in the new road that has been
surveyed to American Falls. as II
will shorten their haul to market
and give them good grade at the
same time. The marketing OF their
grain is a growing problem.