The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-07-28
A LITTLE VACATION.

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The writer and wife left week ago
Monday for Grand Forks to take in the
carnival and the annual meeting of the
North Dakota Editorial Association.
The carnival was quite equal to the
advertised program and was all that the
show bills called for. The principal fea-
lures were the parades, with base ball
games, vaudeville shows, hippodrome
chariot races and balloon ascensions on
the side at intervals. The floats of the
trades people were great in extent and
beautiful and novel in design. and Grand
Forks has right to be proud of the
many industries represented as we'll as in
the manner in which they were repre-.
sented. Somebody, however, had con.
ceived the idea of a floral parade, and
that conception, so we'll carried out, was
the crowning and most beautiful feature
of the whole affair. While the flowers
were generally of the artificial variety,
the CHASING of tints and colors created an
exquisite effect. There were twenty OF
more floats and carriages thus elaborate.
ly decorated, and hundreds of bicycles
and other vehicles to add to the general
effect. The hippodrome races were ex-
citing and grand. They are to appear
at the Hamilton fair this week.
The Editorial Association brought to.
gether more editors than ever assembled
at any one time before in its history.
Considerable routine business was trans
acted, but owing to the numerous attrac.
tions occurring almost hourly, the ses.
sion was abbreviated, without going into
anything ''for the good ofthe ORDER" II
is hard to know what is best about call.
ing association meetings. If there is
nothing else going on it is difficult to ge,
the members together in any great NUM-
bers, and if called at times Of politica
conventions, carnivals, etc. then the
other matters distract the attention thai
should be devoted to the association.
The list Of officers elected was publish
ed last week, The writer desires to ex
press his grateful appreciation of the
honor conferred upon him and particular
| ly to the kindly feeling thus expressed b1
the editors of Pembina county, most O
whom were present.
The newspaper people and the citizens
OF Grand Forks treated the association
most Hospitality and gave the visiting
editors and their ladies carriage drive
about the city that was greatly enjoyed
by all.
Thursday morning the visiting editors
and ladies repaired to the Great North
ern depot and by invitation of President
James J. Hill boarded two special cars
and went on thoir way rejoicing over the
new short line towards Duluth to Benidi
and its beautiful lake, distance some 12O
miles.
This new road bed is remarkably
smooth and at times we speeded along
at the rate of sixty miles an hour, and yet
only persons who looked out observingly
at the rapidly passing landscape realized
our speed.
The land is rolling and mostly timber
ed. The soil is very varied. Here and
there were farms with fine wheat and
other cereals. but most Of the land is
seemingly yet waiting the pioneer. Al
most all northern varieties of hard and
soft woods were to be seen in different
localities, and to some extent indicated
the different kinds of soil in which they
grew.
Fosston and Mcintosh are the largest
towns en- route, and both have the ap-
pearance of recent growth and progress
On the road over from Grand Forks al
hasty bargain was struck with the Argyle,
Minnesota band, which was on its way
home from the carnival, to accompany
The editors to Bemidji. A result that was |
accomplished in part by the liberality of
Senator Hansbrough and Representative
Spalding, who were with us. and by the
generous and gentlemanly disposition Of
he band boys themselves. They had
:ome from the carnival with the first prize
or music and second prize for appear
.nce, and they charmed everybody with
heir behaviour both as gentlemen and
musicians and added greatly to the
pleasure Of the trip.
I We arrived at Benlidji at one O'Clock.
md h,ying been assigned to the differ