The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-23
Excursionists Are Exploring
Marshall McClure's Haunts
This Afternoon and Tonight
Will be at Mondak on the
Montana Border.
YESTERDAY SPENT ON
YORK DUNsE|TA BRANCH
Accounts Of Visits on the Branch and
Main Line Towns From Churchs
Ferry Westward-D. H. Beecher and
]. Walker Smith in Foot Race.

Aboard Commercial Club Special,
August. 21.-A half-hour stop in the
pleasant little town of Churchs Ferry
where the Cando branch leaves the
main line shows the staple character
of the country of which this is the
trading point. Church Ferry is vii
lage of something like five hundred
people, and, while it has not grown
to any marked degree during the last
few years, it has remained the busi-
ness center Of large and rich farm
ing country. Its business Is not over
done, the business men believing that
it is no more profitable to have limi-
ted number of decidedly successful
business men than too many doing a
limited business. The town is practi-
cally the corner of three counties SO
that Editor Chambers who edits and
publises the Sun, bright and newsy
paper, is enabled to dabble in the poll
tics of three political divisions. Cham
bers Is postmaster and is the father of
a brilliant family. A daughter was
actually compelled by the board of
education of the village to complete
a term of school last year after she
had taught few days as substitute,
SO successful was her work.
What Of Leeds.
The city of Leeds on the main line
west of Churchs Ferry is one of the
booming towns of the state, though it
has not become by any means an in
flated business proposition. Leeds is
the terminus of the Northern Pacific
line from the south and it would be
supposed that it would thrive as
railroad centre, though its prosperity
as a matter of fact comes from the
enterprise of it's citizens and the
splendid country upon which it able
to draw for business. Some beautiful
new blocks mark the recent additions
to the city, one of these being built
of cement and not only makes a SPLEEN
did business block, but is an ornament
to the town as we'll. The streets are
we'll cared for and the city is putting
in a sewer system which will further
add to its metropolitanism. The banks
are housed in fine buildings and are
prosperous in financial way. This
city is noted as the residence of Edi-
tor Voigt who gives the people plenty
of good news and bad politics. Quite
a pleasant reception was rendered the
Commercial club party and, while the
stay was short one, 1t was decidedly
pleasant.
A Few Minutes at York.
York has developed considerably
since the branch was built out of that
place last July, though it cut off con-
siderable of the contributory territory
on the north. The Thorne branch
leaves the main line here and traver-
SEES what would seem to be decidedly
rich country. This has increased the
Importance of York and has caused
several new businesses to locate there.
The town has number of fine blocks,
some well-filled and progressive stores
and general tone of prosperity which
marks it as one of the coming towns
of the state. James Dolan publishes
a splendid little paper at this point.
Out ON the Branch.
Leaving York on the branch, run
Of fourteen miles took the party to
Wolford, the first town on the line
founded little over a year ago and
vators, and number of good general
stores. The territory surrounding the
town is rather broken, but the crops
were said to be exceptionally good. A
few miles further north is hansen,
just developing it's first village airs,
and beyond six miles at the crossing
of the 500 and Great Northern is Nc
Cumber, another town like Sarles,
built on the square, with streets lead
ing into the same from each side. It
has population of something like
hundred, and has all advantages of a
new town in good country