American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-09

ing exclusively for a number Of years.
He believes this the best method 70
get rid Of the pest.
Mrs. T. z. Evans is operator at the
ArbOn central Of the Falls-Bannock
Telephone company. This line has
about IS miles Of wire. with % local
subscribers in Arbon valley. and
through its connection with the Noun
tain States Telephone & Telegraph
Co., has direct communication with
the entire northwest. Mrs. Evans has
been in charge Of the central in Ar
bon for the past four years and states
that the revenue Of the line is steadily
increasing. When the system was
established four years ago the revenue
was $50 per month"; fee Of 81 per
month for each local subscriber. Two
years ago the connection with the out
side was made and at the present time
about $50 worth of conversation fits
in and out over the line each month.
and the system has proven to be a
great convenience to the people of
the valley. Within 30 minutes after
the connection with the outside was
made two years ago the first call was
sent out, it being a summons for a
doctor 10 come and attend Merritt Van
Horn, a rancher Of the east side of
the valley who was injured BY a log
rolling on him. The largest crowd
ever assembled at the central was on
the evening Of election day last year
when messages were taken over the
line until 3 o'clock the following morn
ing. There is a gap OF nine miles on
the line-betWeen Crystal and Pauline
which ought 10 be closed up. To
get Crystal from the Arbon central
the talk goes through American Falls
TO Pocatello and then TO Crystal. The
main exchange Of this line is in Amer
lean Falls.
". r. Porter. residing a mile west
OF Arbon postoffice, is one Of the
ranchers who suffered a loss in his
wheat yield by being in the path OF
that early July hail storm. The un-
welcome visitation, however. did not
destroy all of the wheat and the grain
delivered so far is testing from 81 TO
SO pounds and bringing from s1.6S TO
SIP per bushel. While Mr.. Porter in
no wise appreciates the visits Of hail
storms and other upheavels Of Dame
Nature. still he declines 10 be dis
mayed by such misfortunes. and TO
prove this he has seeded close 10 100
acres in Turkey Red wheat this fall
and in the spring will seed 80 acres
in Bluestem.
Joseph After. whose 150-acre ranch
is located three and a half miles south
east of ArbOn postoffice. well toward
the east foot hills. contemplates the
/; yield of his wheat fields with entire
satisfaction this adverse year. He
threshed SO acres Of Turkey Red
wheat. giving him an average Of Il
/ bushels per acre and some of this
! wheat taken 10 Malad brought S1.S3E
2 per bushel. A small tract of barley
averaged 20 bushels per acre. Mr.
t After has been on this ranch nine
? years and credits a good portion of nj:
success TO the fact that he always
plows deep and uses the harrow a
plenty, and then q little more. Tht
fall ne has seeded As acres TO Turke!
Red and in the spring an additions
acreage will be seeded TO Bluestem
This rancher raises some of the hes
dry land potatoes in the valley. ant
he stated that to raise good potatoe
a certain noun OF cultivation d
necessary. Mr.. After is addicted q
= the exceedingly c~Ommendable habit O
, staying on his ranch during the white
being convinced that no farmre ca
get best results unless he stays on III
ranch throughout the year.
/; ". ID. Marsh of Endicott. Washing
= ton. has bought the quarter sectio
4 ranch Just south of the Valley Vie
Il school house. and has tourned it owe
TO his sOn-in-law. Tracy Lee. who wit
his family has moved onto the plaC
"A and is preparing for a good crop neN
is year. Mr.. Lee has been a resident
n this county the past three years. ha'
70 ing hOmesteaded in Lake canyon. Il
N will make wheat growing his principi
If aim and will endeavOr 10 make II
100 acres Of good Power county Ian
which he is tilling o add its quoi
= OF wheat 10 the grand total Of ne,
e year.
ds * Aoc whose quarter St1tlN
ranch is located i've and a half mill
no southwest of Arbon ~pOstOffice is iii
AZ ishing an addition to his log cab
~ home. He hled on an additional qua
as ter section eight miles TO the sout
i'm west. Wheat arising will be his ma
he erdeavor when he gets the ranch
ar properly developed. When he can
" here i've years ago the first thing
did was to go into the mountains. c
his logs. snake them out and ha
"a them TO the homestead. and build I
cabin-dOing all this work singl
81 handed. His family in the meantir
q lived in the cabin of Richard Iversc
q brother OF Mrs. Thyberg-
The other day while the Pilgrim W
4 partaking Of a chicken dinner
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