The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

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democratic fusion nominee for the senate
The democrats nominated the members
Of the house. This was one campaign III
which the Echo did not support Mr.. La.
Moure. Who was the true republican
then Mr.. Wardwell?" We will answer
the question when you tell us whom MIR,
Fairchild did support in that campaign.
Burglars or tramps attempted to enter
Robert Wilson's house on Sunday
night, but awakened Mrs. Whitson who
gave the alarm to her neighbors and the
burglars skipped. Mrs Whitson who is
seriously i'll, and her son Hazen who has
been sick tor several months, were the
only adults at home. and they were nat
urally much alarmed and disturbed.
Tracks were found but could only be
traced short distance.
The call for the republican Legislative
convention for this First District is pub
lished in this weeks paper. 1t will he
held OH the afternoon of the same day
(s7th) as the county convention, at the
school house in Dist. 70, two miles east
of St. Thomas in Midland township.
The delegates will be elected at the same
caucuses as the delegates to be elected
to the county convention, which caucus
es unless otherwise called by the local
committees are recommended to be held
on Saturday evening, Sept. 23rd.
A nephew of Hon. ]. D. Wallace,
whose home is i'll New York, has return
ed from Santiago where he was with the
list New York Reg, with pretty tough
experience. He was taken with fever,
was very sick but recovered. The doc
tors pronounced his disease yellow fever,
and as he was then an ''immune" he was
detailed as nurse in the yellow fever
hospital; but either his fever was wrong
ly diagnosed or he took it the second
time, and there was no doubt about what
he had the second time, though FORUM
ately he is now at home and GONZALES
cent.
Lost, strayed or stolen-A buggy con-
tanning three young ladies. Anyone
finding same may keep the young ladies,
if they will return the horse and buggy to
owners. For further information inquire
at Echo office.--Drayton Echo.
A young, bachelor editor who has
been able to accumulate horse. buggy
and three young ladies in few months
business shows phenomenal talent. Most
people would think that he would at
least ask that one of the young ladies
would be returned with the rig, but he
probably had to run in debt for the horse
and buggy, while good-looking young
bachelor editors can get all the young
ladies-and other farm produce wanted
on subscription.
The Northern Pacific will run an ex-
cursion to Duluth and back on Septem-
Der Goth, 22nd. The rate will be only
$500 from any Pembina county station
and back. The equipment of the excur-
sion train will be irst-class, and for the
distance is one of the cheapest excur-
sions ever offered in the northwest.
Duluth is to have grand celebration on
the 21st and excursions will be run from
all surrounding states to the Getty of
the Unsalted Seas.'' 1t will be a great
opportunity to the business man and the
pleasure seeker. Duluth is bound to be
a great commercial center with which we
will want to do most of our business in
the near future. .....
The Northern Pacific have the mater
ial here for a wind mill and tower, to
take the place Of the present steam en-
CINE to pump water from the Red river
to the tank. 1t will save them consider
able in cost Of fuel and labor, though the
windmill will haye to lift and force the
water nearly half mile in distance and
sixty or seventy feet high. The wind
mill is an Is foot aermoter. According
to records kept, since the station was es-
tablished there has been no period long.
er than three days at one time, when
there was too little wind to work wind
mill. So it is only question of tank ca
pacity for that time, to insure sufficient
supply of water by wind power, and mos
of the time there is greater supply Of
that kind of power than we can make
use of in this country.
Secretary Lindelie, ofthe Enforcement
League, who was interviewed on his re.
turn from trip out through the state,
made somewhat remarkable statement
You may talk about Santiago being such
a pest hole and of the epidemic of fever
among the soldiers. but believe l have
found the most unhealthy place in the
country. A city with population O
perhaps 1900, including its immediate
neighborhood, seems to be in bad Fl,
Judging from the indications. Do yor