The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-06-03

at once proceed to erect tall apart
ment building on the spot where the
old Rutan stands They will themselves
occupy the first fat and Mrs Streeter
will call on her neighbors- The cap
tain will pull the old Rutan down to
the water and float her once more. He
has not yet decided whether he will use
her as an excursion boat or sand scow.
Some one suggests that he take her to
the worlds fair.
Did you ever hear Of lot of gentle
men coming together and forming
club where they sit on lot of rocking
horses and enjoy the pleasures of horse
back riding? That is the idea which
suggested itself to friend with whom
l visited the Argo clubhouse the other
day. Few Chicagoans have ever been
there except the club members 1t is
a unique and droll idea
Out on the Illinois Central pier, near
the north end of the outer harbor, sep
arated from the city by n few acres Of
railroad freight yards, stands a ship on
stills. That is, it is intended to repre-
sent ship, although its construction is
such that sailor would not
willingly trust himself to it if it were
afioat instead of being reared up
ashore. 1t is arranged within like any
bachelors club, little less elegantly,
but quite comfortably. There are din
ing-rooms, bedrooms, card tables, bal
comics and a roof on which members
may lie and watch the lake and the
real boats and play at sailing. The
real boats do not show all the proper
respect for this imitation vessel. Not
long ago, during a northeastern,
schooner ran into the outer harbor
for shelter, and not being well under
control ran right up to the
Argo and poled her jibboom, vul-
carly her nose, through the side of the
Argo and into the dining-room 1t was
not polite to poke her nose into other
peoples affairs that way, but the odors
from the dining-room were attractive
and besides one can hardly blame n
real sailor for having a grudge against
such craft as the Argo Some people
who know how to live belong to that
club, some prominent politicians, as
well, who expect to sail into snug offices
on this peculiar craft They have
bought steam yacht, the Leila for
$4,000 and will try some real boating
this season.
One OF the recent acquisitions OF this
city is the man who stands at the street
corners and sells "Hot California Chick
en- Tomales-" That they are hot no one
who has tried them will deny. That
they contain chicken is an assertion OF
the vcnder; the person who eats them
can't tell They are interesting, these
GONZALES, however. They are o con-
slant surprise. They keep one guess
ing whether the next bite will bring
you piece of chicken or piece of pep
per. 1t is generally safe to bet on pep
per and bone. The vendors will tell
you that in California the ,Omale is a
staple, and that theater parties will halt
| at the street corners after the
play and refresh themselves Will
tomales eaten out of hand in the open
street. Men from San Francisco cor
roborate the story. Perhaps they use
real chickens out there and less bones
and pepper and something else than
axle grease for the dough. Inever saw
anyone buy tomato yet, except myself
Just once. Still the vendors appear tc
make money, for they are there every
night early and late. They must gel
something to live Oh Perhaps the,
eat their own tomales-
The worlds fair buildings are near
ing their gigantic shapes fast and solid.
One can see the towering dome of the
great administration building from the
Lake Front park, and just outside of il
the large fiat arches of the manufac
turers' building. On q clear day these
colossal skeletons give fair idea ever
at seven miles distance OF the hugeness
of the whole thing. At Jackson
park the shore of Lake Michigan
projects out to the east, being abOu;
the beginning of the curve that incloses
the lake to the south. The buildings
are thus thrown out far enough to be
seen from down town if one will q
down to the lake front. One cnn form
some idea of the trip by water to the
exposition grounds, which will form
one of the most entertaining features o.
the city during the fair.
II. E O. HEISEMANN.