The Greeley tribune., 1907-11-07
LITTLE CITY OF AULT SHOWS
HOW TO DO THINGS
Bulldog Up Faster Than Frisco
After Big Fire-New Hotel
and Other Substantial
Buildings

hustling and progressive hurgs In the
state. Although merely an infant
In years it is already assuming citi.
lied airs with its electric lights. fine
pressed brick business buildings and
wide cement walks.
The town was Incorporated three
years ago last spring and now has
over 1000 inhabitants. There is
every reason why it should make a
rapid, substantial growth, as it Is
surrounded by some of the richest
farming country In the state. Dur
ing the last six months I'm the busi-
ness section buildings have been
erected at the cost of s46, 900
The largest and what is perhaps
the most appreciated by the town is
the new hotel.
Hotel De Witt.
Hotel Dewitt, which was opened
Oct. 81, supplies long felt want In
a perfectly satisfactory manner
Since the burning of the old hotel
travelling men and strangers have
walked out OF town rather than at
tempt putting up with the accommo-
dations at the over crowded hotel
and rooming houses.
The building is owned by John
Hayden aud is Of white pressed
brick, two stories and erected at a
cost of = sl6, coo. It 10 stheropgl.sr
modern aud up to-date In every way
electric lights. steam heat, with
hot and cold water in most of the
bed rooms. There are thirty sleep
ing rooms and the majority are un-
usually large. The wood work
throughout the building is finished
in cherry. The furnishings of the
hotel are all new and cost at least
81 500 Excellent taste has been
used in the selection of the furni'
TUE, which is neat and attractive
aud combines comfort with elegance,
The olice Is fitted up with mission
furniture. The public and private
dining rooms will seat 9s. The
kitchen is a beauty with white tile
wainscoating and is fully equipped
with the necessaries to feed multi
tude. The laundry rooms with set
tubs are also on the first moor.
There are two fine sample rooms.
The proprietor Of the hotel is A.
G. Wallace, recently of Fort Collins.
but formerly of Cedar Falls, La.
He and his estimable wife seem to be
the right people in the right place.
They are genial. hospitable and
thoughtful of their guests comfort
The entire establishment is one
ftowp three times the size OF Auit
might vel! be proud of. There were
fully 600 people present at the open
ing reception and ball given MONDAY
evening, Oct. q.
Other Buildings
The Allison block of white pressed
brick was completed this spring at
tbe cost of SIS, 900 and the Miller
building across the street has oeet'
finished recently and cost s4,5oo. II
is occupied by Cameron Hart, meat
market, Iva Keefer, general store
". J. Henderson has replaced his
building destroyed by the lire Win
neat pressed brick part of when ne
,,ses for his harness shop and IN Tue
other half is barber shop.
Mrs. Clara Curtis has also erecteu
a Sd. 800 building.
A,lt is having a new water WORKS
system installed. The engine anH
nuun house is completed and tiIe
water will be pumped from wells
into two large tanks. The contract
has been let for the laying oil 'ne
zines and it is expected that Two
mi,es will be laid before Winter
sets in. :. ,s
Ar tLe last council meeting it was
decided to have street lights. LUG
are now getting their electric supply
from Eaton. .;,, NJ
prof f. L. Howett is principal OF
the school and also town eIeih "''
- sident of the Commercial cruz;
nor, are five teachers employed anu
.,sr 200 pupils enrolled. Ihe fooins
re- so crowded that before anotne,
..,r new high school building VIII
ho necessity. The question IS oe-
ing agitated now