The Merrill Daily Herald from Merrill, Wisconsin • Page 17

THE DAILY HERALD JUBILEE EDITION OF THE CITY OF MERRILL Lincoln Hotel History Begins In Early Days The Fust predecessor ot the Lincoln was erected in 1S63 by Jules Posey, Si It burned 1872 and he built the fust Lincoln House That also buined latei. and Mr Posey built the second Lincoln Hou.se Thi5 binned and leptaced by tne Lincoln hotel lletl LUC oiu i i 1. as the "Lincoln located on the site of the present stateh structuie, fell a. victim to the flames the loss keenly feit because many memories or tut past were as-ociated its history, and those who i ed in its development The blackened ruins -eived aan impetus to those hnanci-tlh interested, at well as those interest wa-- municipally inclined because the need of a public hos- teliy, was a mattei of much importance to the pie-ent and i welfaie of the city Among who wei suiiic- lently rnsistant in the mattei inci willing to "back then interest in the pioject mentioned Jule Thielman. Wm Peteiman, big nemeuicui, Tv Anson, and Hanf.

with th lesult that the present building was erected, vanished in Phe modes of the day, in the years 1900-1901, and the "Lincoln Hot Company" organized During the intervening yeais there were a number of managers occupying the position, who'-e names are not easily procurable at this late day However, in the year 1924 Mi and Mrs Murphy became the and operators of "The Lincoln," and have enjoyed a liberal patronage from the public in response to the excellent service COSMO FIRE, DEC. 16, 1928 i most spectaculai me recent years octuning in the a i of tin. a. i. r.l^.;» it tho i i and buined until well into the night Although a mat tree is progiess when the fire broke out, nobody was injured in the Othei big fires often mentioned Merrill aie the tannery in 15)15 the fire that destroyed the Hotel Lincoln, the forest fife that out the village of Hememan 1910, and the huge foiest hies that swept over the whole western half of the county in the Bummer of 1P33 Apartment i 'mbndee of the experienced operators Mr Murphv was born at Defiance Ohio and Mrs Murphy at Michigan City, Indiana All and Mis at- forded the happy opportunity ot opening the fnst Kitchenette Hotel in Chicago A a at Cambridge and Diveusey and also opened the Versailles Apaitment Hotel at Dorcnester and 53ul street in 1918 Mr Murphy has had well-nigh unlimited experience in the hottl business having been connected in some capacity with hotels in the principal citie 1 of the country among them being Chicago, New M.

Pan Francisco Cahfoima Cincinnati Ohio, Momes Tow a. Michigan Citv, Texpukanna Texas i Oklahoma City. Oklahoma. Bismark, Albeiqueque Nen- Mexico Hannibal, Mo, Sharon, Penn Jackson, Michigan, etc Best of Movies Sh own City, Says Robarge "The management of the Cosmo Theatre," said Mr A Robarge, owner and proprietor, "and this includes Mis Robaige and aid Robarge, wish to congratulate the Merrill Daily Herald on its 25th anniversary, and also to take this opportunity for expressing out thanks to Walt Chilse for he who was instrumental in 'which has been both pleasant ami MURPHY Owner and Manager of the Hotel Lincoln since BETWEEN THEM THESE MERUILLITES SHOULD FIND OUT' A good Merrill man and his good wife--names omitted -one evening were discussing whether Francis Bacon wrote Shakespear's plays or riot. The good wife thought Bacon the writer.

So she said to her husband, "When I get to heaven I will ask Bacon." "Suppose he is not there," grunted the good man "Then you ask him," replied the we have spent heie, there has not been a worth while i nuiuc that has not been shown eithoi a.i the Badger Opera House 01 at tho Cosmo, and it has not been, neither is it nnw to go to the surrounding cities to the best that is tuined out in thr line of photoplays, oui prices have a a been 15 to 25', low er than in the neighbonng towns and we hope the wonderful pat- i rnnage that we have enjoyed i continue in the future enabling to furnish you with the best in Motion Pictuieb, at the lowest prices "Again we congiatulate the i Daily Herald, and thank the citizens of Lincoln county for then liberal patronage" THANK YOU for your splendid patronage, people of Merrill and vicinity. a i We trust hav with vou. BADGER THEATRE Sound Equipment Of The Most Modern Type A I PLEASE THE PUBLIC AND WE A I APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE. BADGER HOTEL Established October 10, 1904 CONGRATULATIONS: TO MERRILL-FOR FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS. TO THK FOR TWENTY-FIV1-: YEARS OF SERViCh.

The home of good food and satisfied patrons-- As Good As The Name HOTEL LINCOLN C. C. MURPHY, Prop. MERRILL, WIS. i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i.