The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-05-03
MANKAro FREE PRESS.
THE SAULPAUGH LEASED,
1T is LEASED FOR A TERM OF
SEVEN YEARS.
S. r. Snow and e. K. Nesbitt, OF MINI
neapolis, Will Take Possession To-
morrow Morning--They Purchase
the Furniture, and VIII Make no
Changes at Present.

The management of The Saulpaugh
changed Wednesday morning, and
Mr.. G. H. Saulpaugh will turn over
the keys to Messrs. S. R. Snow and
E. r. Nesbitt, of Minneapolis. The
negotiations have been on foot for
some days, and while the FREE PRESS
has been in possession of. the facts for
several days. the matter was not made
public until this afternoon, as the
details had not been fully arranged.
Now all the terms have been agreed
upon, and Mr.. Snow is in the city, and
is this afternoon buSily engaged with
MIR. Saulpaugh in taking an inventory
y6f the stock.
Mr.. Saulpaugh has given lease of
the hotel to the two gentlemen nam
ed, for the term Of seven years, be-
ginning May lst, and really possession
passes out of Mr.. Saulpaugh's hands
at midnight tonight.
The new lessees and managers pur-
chase the furniture. The opera house
continues under Mr.. Saulpaugh's
management.
Mr.. Snow had time enough this af-
ternoon to say pleasant wor to
FREE PRESS reporter who called on
him. Said he: "There will be no
change in the rates Of the house, nor IN
the help at present. Everything will
90 along as usual. Mr.. Nesbitt will
continue to reside in Minneapolis,
while 1 will have active management
of the hotel here"
Transients who have been informed
of the change speak in the highest
terms of the new management, and
there is no doubt but that it will give
universal satisfaction.
Messrs. Snow and Nesbitt have for
some years conducted The Berkeley,
which is one of the finest family hotels
in Minneapolis, or the northwest, for
that matter. Both are eX-
perienced hotel men, and that
The Saulpaugh will be conducted in
a first-class and most satisfactory man.
ner there is not the slightest doubt.
Mankato is to be congratulated upon
the fact that the house has passed in
to such excellent hands, if change
had to be made. Mr.. Nesbitt will con-
tfnue to conduct The Berkeley, while
Mr.. Snow will reside in this city and
conduct The Saulpaugh. Mr.. Snow
has most estimable family, and
Mankato social circles will be glad to
welcome Mrs. Snow.
Mr.. Saulpaugh states that he has
not formulated any plans for the fu-
ture. He has conducted the hotel for
the past five and a half years, and
Mankato owes much to him and
his respected father, the late Thomas
Saulpaugh, for giving the city thor
oughly frst-class hotel. The latter
has become known far and wide, and
has been a great aid to the city in all
ways. 1t is splendidly constructed,
and with few repairs will be one of
the bestshotels in the northwest.
Mr.. Saulpaugh has desired for a
long time to rent the house, and sew
eral parties have looked the house
over during the past winter and
spring with the view of leasing it.
Perhaps of all these, the gentlemen
who have secured it will be most
heartily welcomed by our citizens.
Whatever Mr.. Saulpaugh may con-
clude to do, he will have the best
wishes of all, and it is the wish of his
many friends that he will remain in
the city.
Mr.. Snow is an excellent business
man, a gentleman in every sense OF
the word, and withal pleasant and
genial. y We feel confident that he
will make success of the hotel, and
if the good wishes of our citizens and
business umen count for anything,
there will be no question about this.
Mr.. Snow was in the city last week,
looking over the house and the city,
and since then the negotiations have
been closed.
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