The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-16


ing and not until the
doors OF three restaurants had refused to
respond TO their efforts and they GOT only
cold potatoes and sour oatmeal In the
fourth did they awaken TO the fac. that II
was not yet o'clock.
The two men were E. N. C1ough, who
sofa only last January. ana W. II. Yale.
who WAS lieutenant governor Of the same
state, with Gov. Austin. back in the early
sye- Mr.. Cgougn has been In Seattle sew
erai times recently, and II viii BE- rernem-
bered that he WAS one OF the party to come
with Presiden, HILL Of the Great Northern.
N the early spring. He came again. set
y known by thousands Of friends all over
the Middle West. first visited Seattle nine
years ago. just when the city was recover
Ing from the effects Of the nre. and came,
and acouaintances The two men met in
the lobby Of the Seattle hotel iste that
evening. and at once made an appointment
Tor 40 the next morning.
when Gov. Yale awoke and looked II hts
watch tt was within ten minutes Of the APP
pointed time. He hurriedly dressed. hAA
ashamed that he would be i've minutes ate
IN keeping his appointment. and In going
Clough TO see IL he was up. 4 drowsy
time i. IT, ''s ls Quarter e nl to t oov. Yale
responded. Then Gov. Clough was asham-
ed for he. too IL q man who always Keeps
his engagements. But they went out to get
something TO eat. Gov. Yale pulled out his
watch, after their fruitlsas efforts to gee
breakfast: why. II is only quarter to g.
he gasped Both men had come West with
out changing their timepieces, and were
hours late.
These men assembled with their old
friend. Col I. d. McCutcheon. In the hotel
lobby last evening for IN hour or two at
story telling. Every one Of them is q mas
ter in that art Gov. Yale il Q man Of q,
but jolly and kindly. and q great favorte
the Minnesota legislature from Winona.
where he is known among his fellows -
being one OF the beM raconteurs OF the
Flour state.
instance where anybody got the better Of
Gov. Yale In joke. He was travelling on
the Milwaukee road between Winona and
81. Paul just after he was elected to the
lieutenant governorship, when he WAS call
ed into the smoking car to inpect Q MAP
velous rooster It vas resting In box,
and beside It was . freshiy-laid egg (which
was puzsied for years in finding out how
that Internal male bird laid that egg" and
now tells the story on himself.
Gov. Yale is great admirsr Of the West
when I came here right after the IRE
nine years ago." he said last night. there
was q lot OF building going on here and
thought the people were erecting too dns
STRUCTURES Tor t1eu Town. never dreaming
that 1t would grow TO such proportions -
I see today. This IL almost a. fine a city
az Paris that II the business section" and
he pointed out the window at the Seattle
National Bank building. the old Korn
block. the Olympic block. the Mutual Life
building. the Starr-Boyd. and the Pioneer.
all rising majessically within Q stones
symmetry In your buildings" he continued.
which l find Is a characteristic OF Weet-
ern cities. In Spokane, for instance, there
is stretch Of four or Ave successive blocks
where all the buildings are four and six
stories high. without q break"
The ex-exec1tive officer II out here mere
ly for a pleasure trip. and will today 60 to
Tacoma to visit some old friends. He viii
return to the East in q week or 50.
Hon. Levi Ankeny. OF Walla Wslla. who
has been here In attendance on the Grand
lodge Of Masons. left for his home yes
ierday afternoon. While In this city Mr..