The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-04
RETIRED FROM BUSINESS
MIR. AND MRS. 4. N. GRUBB GAVE
UP THEIR HOTEL ON THE
FIRST OF MONTH.
PIONEERS OF THE COUNTY
The Hotel Over Which they Presided,
One Of Largest and Most Pop.
ular In Eastern Washington.

ular In Eastern Washington.
Tuesday morning, April lst, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. N. Grubb turned the hotel
bearing their name over to the Bartell
brothers. George w., and Frank, after
being closely identified with the hotel
business in Oroville for nearly a dozen
years. During that time the Grubb's
have made a multitude of friends, not
only in the community where they
are highly respected and admired for
their progressive spirit and the admi-
rable manner in which they have made
the Hotel de Grubb the greatest asset
of the town, and a haven of rest and
entertainment eagerly sought by all
travelling through this upper country,
but also among the thousands who
have enjoyed the hospitality of its roof
from near and distant places.
For a short time, some years ago,
Mr. Grubb conducted hotel in Loo
mis-, but the field was limited and at
that period the once pushing activity
of that mining camp was gradually
waning. About that time Mr.. Grubb
secured lease on the Hotel Rad
burne. in the south part of town, and
during the time the Grubbs conducted
that hosiery it was constantly crowd
ad Tho 1oaco ovp;r;pU othar orropro
ments had to be made and the Grubbs
secured the old frame Peerless hotel,
that in it's exterior ugliness had moth
ing to attract the public or encourage
the preprietors. Yet .s~ih almost .sa-
per human energy Mrs. Grubb manag-
interior, and the reputation that they
had builded was such that even in
those old quarters they secured a very
large patronage, patronage that
kept on steadily growing to a point
beyond the capacity Of the establish
ment.
Mr.. Grubb had ambitions of building
modern hotel that would be credit
to the town and equal If not surpass
any public house of the kind in any
of the small towns of the state. With
confidence in his judgment and a
nerve that startled the public Mr..
Grubb not only chanced all the capital
that he could command but borrowed
a very large sum of money to carry
out his plans. Those plans blossomed
out in the handsome and attractive
large three story brick hotel building
that graces Main street and which was
completed, furnished and thrown open
to the public some four years ago.
At the time the building was COM
pleted 1t was the concensus of opinion
in many quarters that Mr.. Grubb was
in for financial header There were
many Doubling Thomases. People ad-
mired his pluck, but doubted his dis
cretion. Intimations could be heard on
every hand that the hotel would never
be filled, that it was on too large
scale in so small place to pay. There
were those who have never contribut-
ed to the upbuilding of the town who
hoped to Sc it fail but the vast major
ity Of the citizens admired the mettle
of the man, his progressive spirit. his
courage in carrying out such an as
founding enterprise and not only wish
ed him he best of luck, but resolved
to aid toward the success Of the ven-
ture so far as i was within their
power.
But Mr.. Grubb buided better than
he knew. He had provided for and fill
The reward for his energy and public
spirit came more rapidly than he
could have possibly hoped for. From
the very first day that the hotel was
thrown open to the public it has
proved to be financial success. In
stead of the rooms being empty all
the time as some predicted, there have
been times without number that guests
had to be turned from its doors Time
and experience has shown that had
Mr Grubb added still another story
to the building at he time of con-
struction he would not have had too
many rooms to meet the demand for
accommodations. Not only has it won
and held a large patronage but the
Hotel de Grubb has a reputation as I
first class stopping place that extends
all over the west He and his esti-
Unable wife are popular with the trav-
cling public, a popularity that has
been won by their considerate and
accommodating treatment of guests,
and exceeding popular with their
town people on account ftheir gen.
erosity in literally supporting every
movement that had for it's aim the ad-
vancement Of the town and for their
hospitality and kindness to neighbors
and friends. They will be sadly missed
from their accustomed places by all
those who have ever had occasion to
pass day under their roof.
All that ths Grubbs have accom-
plished has been accomplished bv
hard work and close application to