The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-27
$4,000 HOT Il |: |
Fred Widmann Has Decided to Erect a
Modern Hotel Building York
Has commenced.
Dr. BigeloH 6 Begins Work Soliciting
Funds ! il'' for the Univsfsity's Gentry 4
memorial Hall.
Mitchell is Made Headquarters for G. 4.
R. B. Since I, !, B. Blanchard is ths
New Commander.
MITCHELL T: 4 TO HAVE H0 TEL.
MITCHELL 4. TO HAVE HOTEL.
The Project is an Assured Thing and
$4,000 Win be Expended

in Its Constructions.
s What the city of Mitchell has stood
in the greatest need Of in the past
i've years is additional hotel .facil-
tiles totake care OF the transient
people. For the past two years the
business has practically grown beyond
the facilities Of the hotels already
doing business, and at the present
time there is hardly a night but every
house in the city is file edWlth guests.
For the past week a plan has been
Ton foot to secure the erection Of a
hotel building with Fred Widmann#
as the promoter Of the'enterprise, in
which the business men were to come
to his assistance. Mr.. Widmann.
stated to The Republican Saturday
that he had decided to go ahead
with the project without the assist,
ance and constructa hotel building
that will be a credit to the city and
answer all purposes for a good many
years to come.
Several days ago he comm enced ex-
eayating en- his lots on the corner of
Main and First streets for struct-
ure and he thought he would erect
some business buildings. He changed
his plans today and will erect the
hotel. Mr. Widmann SAID that! when
the place was completed it won
present a cost of $50, 900. twill lave
a frontage of 70 feet on Main street,
and extend back 142 on First street.
twill be three stories high with a
basement nine feet in the clear. Mr..
Widmanil bought an additional 5lotsof
T. A. BjdWell to give him larger
frontage on Main street. The hotel
will be equipped with its own electric
light plant, heated with steam
through ghont and provided Withan an
elevator. s5g4
As soon as the excavating is fin.
ished Mr.. Widmann will have the ma
terial hauled for the foundation and
by the latter part of September lie
will have a large force of masons at
at work on the structure, it being.
the idea to have the walls up by the
middle of N November and have the
hotel finished as early in the spring
as possible.
Mr. Widmann stated thatslle would
make an extended trip to investigate
hotel property in other towns before
deciding on his plan. He is of that
disposition and characte that what
he undertakes must be Of the very
best or he will have none of it. Mr..
Widmnan is enti tied to the congratu-
lations of the people for making this
move, for t is something that the
|city has long needed, and we be-
lieye that he will put up a structure
that will be a credit to the growing
importance Of the town. Mr.. Wild
mann owns consi derable property in
and around the city and he takes a
great pride in having everything
Just as good as money can make it.
AS soon as he can secure his. plans
more detailed information can be
given of what the strcnture will be
like. Att the present time everybody
is rejoicing that Mr. Widmann has
arrived at the definite conclusion to
relieve the congested condition of the
| city in this respect. .5S