The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-21

prosperity Of the SUR undinE farm
Ing communities demand It. sis M
In this section and common With Gll7
sof the northern tier Of counties eli
matte conditions changed six yearA
ago. and since there have been Ill
kinds Of rain and favorably distributed
and greater extent Of fall plowin8E
has been the rule. With a succession
of good crops farmers have been able
to do much in the way Of Improvement
and many have added to their hold.
ings. /. 3 & " as' ,.ss
The postofhce at Thorne IL in charge.
of Miss j. 3. Burfield, who has recent.
ly erected new and attractive build
ing for postonice uses.
There is a lodge Of knights Of Py
thias here, and it is expected that 9th.
er orders will soon be represented.
For fuel considerable wood Is used
here, and the supply comes from the
Indians who cut it in the 4thickly
wooded parts of Turtle mountains and
they haul it in and find active demand
for it at $3.50 cord, and considerable
trade is stimulated from this source.
Mccumber.
For town little more than year
old McCumber to-day is able to make
a showing which reflects decided
spirit of push and enterprise. 1t is
one mile north Of Rolette, station on
the Soo's wheat line, and twenty eight
miles north of York on this branch Of
the Great Northern.
A very substantial and attractive
looking structure is the banking house
CT the State Bank of McCumber and
it. OCCUPIES the most prominent loca.
ticn in TIE town. There are two gen
eral stores, hardware store. and two
lumber yards which are kept busy on
account CT the extent of the improve
nleats being made in the prosperous
farming communities tributary to this
point. A prominent Office building is
that Of the Dakota Development com.
pany.
There are five elevators, commo-
dious and comfortable hotel and in
many ways there are plainly in evil
dence indications Of prosperity.
Wolford.
Wolford. fourteen miles from YorA
on this branch of the Great Northern,
is a place of which the quality of bust.
ness push and enterprise may be en-
phasized and there is healthy ad-
vance along business lines.
Prominent buildings are those OF
two banks, the Security State bank
and the State Bank of Wolford.
The activity about the three general
stores and the character of the stocks
indicated prosperous outlying com.
munities of farmers tributary to this
station, from which there is consid-
cradle output Of grain.
Wolford is in the midst of an excep.
ticnally fertile region which is offer.
ing splendid opportunities to settlers
locking for improved investments and
quick returns from the latter. LanA
is prepared for crops in a very short
space of time, some Of the recent new.
corners cropped 100 to 200 acres the
first season. Certainly there is no
lack of facilities to embarrass the
iilstling and enterprising yeoman from
the Central states looking for greater
areas to conquer. Large stocks Of
lumber are available to ensure the
erection of a. comfortable home, and
such outbuildlngs which may come
within the reach of his resources, and
railroads are within reach to keep him
in communication with the great
world, and, the opportunity to dispose
OF whatever products are raised. Then,
too, there are ample educational facil.
tiles for the very. young children and
the adult young folks.