The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-14
Some Good New I o,uns Haze Sprung
Up on the Great Northern Branches

York, in Benson county, is juno
ton on the main line of the Great
Northern and the point from which
DIVORCES one of the recently construc-
ted feeder lines OF the Hill system,
touching the northeastern corner Of
Pierce county and traversing the cen
ter of Rolette county to Dunseith. to
which point it has been extended from
Thorne this year. The county seat,
Minnewaukan, is reached by the Nor
them Pacific, via Leeds.
York, today, has population Of ov-
er 500, the towns growth has been
particularly marked during the past
years and more active development
of the country contiguous began seven
or eight years ago, especially south
and southwest. In the country north
there were earlier settlements. 4
fertile region, southwest of York, be-
came attractive to Dunkard communi-
ties and they have done much towards
permanent development.
Improved lands in the vicinity OF
York today command $25 per acre, but
little is on the market. Five years
ago there was no lack of opportunities
for settlers desiring to file on govern
ment lands and homesteads, south and
west of York. There is very differ
ent story to tell today. One authority
told the writer that there were not 200
acres Of waste land contiguous to York,
From 1899 to the present time this Sec
tion has been blessed with more fav-
orable distribution of precipitation.
Some years the weather records show
an increase in the amount of rainfall.
These changed and more favorable
conditions have exerted beneficial eff
fects OF great value to the farmer and
lands decade ago classed under the
head OF arid have become so prolific
from fertility which only needed the
assistance OF more favorable moisture
to make yields. above an average crop
the rule instead Of the exception. The
general yield for wheat this year will
be less than fifteen bushels to the acre.
Durum wheat is particularly adapted
to this region and generally yields a
third more than other varieties. On
one farm of ninety-eight acres near
town, this year the average was %
bushels to the acre and weighed GO
pounds to the bushel. Blue stem on
field of 100 acres averaged about if
teen bushels and an adjoining field of
ninety acres of fife averaged a frac-
ton over fifteen bushels to the acre,
with weight of about sixty-one pounds
to the bushel.
Telephone System.
The installing of a local telephone
system is under way and it will be un.
der the management of Andrew Coch.
rane who is postmaster at York. The
system will start with about sixty
subscribers. 1t will have connections
with adjacent farm lines. south and
west. Manager Cochrane who is pos,
master of York contemplates the cree
ton Of telephone building in which
will also be spacious quarters for thu
postoflce.
The postoffice at York is one of thu
fourth class, but Postmaster Cochrane
expects to make showing soon which
will advance it to the third-class
There is one r. F. D. route out of thi,
Office serving communities southwes
and an application has been filed fol
a second one
Schnn1 oua f,huvoho.
There is good graded school here
aud there are number of pupils tax.
ing subjects in the first year higt
school course. The teachers are the
Misses Rogers and Stevens. There
are five schools In the York district
Church bodies represented here are
the Methodist, Episcopal. and the
Dunkards have house of worship
and there is Dunkard tabernacle
four miles from town where elaborate
ceremonies are conducted at stated
periods.
Business Facilities.
There are two banks at York, the
York State Bank and the Bank of York
the latter recently established, with
capital of $4,000 paid in. The las,
statement of conditions shows the de.
posit line of the York state bank tc
be $53,G75. J. E. Mccarthy is cashier
and De Archy Mccarthy, president
Both banks occupy prominent look
Ing business blocks in York ;
In business lines there are goot
representations and in the genera
stores large and attractive stocks are
carried. Hardware, harness and drugs
are conducted exclusively. 1t was
stated that there is a move towards
the establishment of a commercial
club in order to unity interests for the
better welfare of the town and NEE,
possible inroads of new towns which
are likely to become competitive
points.
There are four large elevators here
and farming communities tributary tt
York contribute literally to the near.
ly 100000 bushels of wheat which IL
the present output o. wheat in Benson
county. There Is also considerable
flax raised in this section.
From new building which con-
tains small but complete plant is is.
sued the York Ledger by Dolin & Son
John B. Dolin, editor and Joseph r
Dolin. manager. The paper was es'
tablished in August 1898 and as note
OF its prosperity the publishers will
soon install new press.
There are many evidences OF grow.
ing prosperity in the country about
York In the shape Of new farm build
ings, barns and attractive residences
and more attention is being devoted
to diversified farming. There is q
creamery at York under the manage.