The Holt County sentinel., 1916-10-20
IT'S DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY.
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chosen. Its passenger coach was
received November H., loOs. Inc
road was turned over by Contractor
Wogan, March ~. looo. FIRST car
load OF freight was car OF lime to
RuIey d kunkel, April D, l9O9. FIRST
out car load was q car OF canned
goods, Aprii ., l9o?.
The lnterurban during us hrst year
OF operation handled ll,ooO,v66 IDS
Of freight and II, $50 passengers.
During the year 1910 y handled ~,
3A3,325 pounds OF freight and Z6,6ls
passengers. On basis OF minimum
car loads this means the receipt and
Forwarding OF 1917 car loads OF
freight and live stock during the year
lob.
Inc tonnage nandied by our inter-
urban railroad, including the express
Tor the eight months OF 1910 was oll
!. ,.,,,l u.',,;ra a.. ,,i,n. ~ ,r..L'
Are 70 accommodate them. Il also
handled 1921 passengers and 1850
GALLONS of cream during these eight
months,
The first Messenger run was the I.
O. O. r. lodge TO Forest City, January
%. 1909. Passenger traffic began
April 9, 1909. First car Of hogs out
was by Charles Patterson, June 90,
1909. The motor car came September
10. 1909. The first engine came No.
vember. 1908. The depot was built
April 8, 1909. The round house was
nut up April s, 1910. George Fred
ericks was the first agent md began
business April 3, 1909. The Adams
Express opened its Office July IS,
1909.
Il purchased It's second coach in
September, 1916.
There are six Messenger trims daily
over this Intcrurban railroad, making
connections with ten passenger trains
over the main line Of the c. Il. q q.
road. enabling passengers 10 make
connections for the north, south, east
and west. J. ID. Morgan is the
present efficient agent.
ua,.,.
,
Inc hrst Inn or hotcl m the town
was known rs tne Invite, located
on .he !. ". W. r. corner ana erected
~ the spring OF leaZ. ~ was mere
that the mrs, session OF the county
cour, was nc,d " thc county seat IN
October, lsIz. ne building was de-
stroned by frc IN July. 1881. -
=, what was known NJ the City
uoter was located on the Woodland
ground,lot 3, block q, Franklin
Cooley bought the lot ut the town lot
ssie, held october. lsa2, and nut up
s?o Tor " Cooley sold TO Chas. q. j.
bec'er. then to J.. l.. Mclaughlin;
John y. Dozier WAS the owner IN lsAo;
thcn VIM; r.. DilIon, Thos. Z. Took,
yonn ilNicf, John u. Perkins; John
3. Reeves became the owner In 1850.
John Martin, Henry Sterrctt and then
the Montgomery d Rocker bank.
Sonh Dozicr bui't nm Inn IN the Dos.
DeihR maze the stage station. here
S me olm COLDS o. staee drivers would
MATT dismount from thcir box, take =
LEV "r'nks anu s1nstninp 70 eat ana
then on 10 council b'ui's. j.. ;. Reeves,
WHO ran this hostclry IN 1870 parity
raised his SON. stewart In this hotel,
onpginy MN from the farm. when
ne was years old. inc Hotel Wood
anu TOOK s pace IN January, iso5;
oy cnas' on h' soner. The WOODLAND
cosy slo'Voo ana was built by sub
scr,pnon from It's pubic spirited eiti-
nv -, $780,,
Inc Old historic inn, known in later
year AZ the Howell House. was the
Sutgrowth OF the lot purchased by
John Russell IN iS'h. who put up q
n "v'n",sH Hn W. 10y. y PASSED 20 ihe
Uoblitzcli. Thos' Vondv' VIM Winn'
Ter. John Raincs. Thos coll;ns md
10 Geo, Crow. Grow rented % Peter
Ruffner. who opened n boarJ,n~ house
IN MAY. 1883. and called II "The Tyav.
cier's Rest" II proved a failure 70
Rufyner. Crow sold IN VIM picLo,t
And Pickett sold IN Ihiiah n 'ncnn'
In 1856 David Martin took tho nron.
erty, tore away the old dilapidatcJ
hull. put up new Travellers Rest"
tne contractor being Charles Keller.
ne ran the ho,ei until 1851, when he
500 70 refer frlce; In 1872 Price sold
- James he !. howell EN- VINO conducted i
us do mve' uh',' nop b, when y closed