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Mrs. Elwood llectberg, chairmnn of i man.
Centrat~ Point Business F
NR9RAl1KA MOTRt.
• (Thfa ns»io !s to bo chengod to
tho R48a MOTEL.)
' 't'his is No. 30 of n vcric.; .,r ,
articles aUout t!•e Vflriotls 'c ~nc~rna '
doing ''business in ~ Central }'Hint at,
t'•o prrsent time. T'~c~c grticic:~ t~r•~,
arranged alpha`.:o.t'.cally anci .1rc•
presented as a public service to ac-
duaint the people wlt%t t"e number
and kind of business concerns in~ t'~e
city.) .
For '.many yt-sra~ there stood nn
the co~•ner of Pine street and Front
(which ~~ls now t-~e highway) a i,uge
~th`rec-story, wooden hotel. S)tortly
property was ~ppurcha'sed by a for-'
rher.:French soldier by the .name' '..f
Andre gtiomel; who spent scvaral
tt,~}~A~ilsattd ~d~llars . renovating t'ie
~btiildirig.°~µA#ter"~"'shQrt time Mr.
C}ioti.e?':decided _ That: such" a Ktstel
.'was ~tiorthless tkttider mbdr+rn con-
ditions,- so; ~e .~o're the aid- building
:~lowri; :saved:; ~ll;the :goad lumber,
and built; the resent Motel budd-
~it aril the':.ad~piriing: cottages. Tie
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carne lot w` as leas~d to~the Assort
i3ited (ill company .or a service std-
~: ~ ~{ Ths~ ~tievstj plQce. ~ "men" ~ called. the
firms
Mr. T;osst• who chnnged ttic nnrne t:>
the ~ Ross! 1Vtotcl. Still Inter M--
Rossi sold out to Joe Long w'
as;ain c"nnged t'~e nnmc to ~.on••'
"drii~l- Mr i,nn(! t•emodeicd , t'~r,
smalY scrvlae station iu3t n^rt' ~''
the mein building and inatalle~l
lunc'~ counicr. which °n~ s~n^,
-,•.,,n ~n1~rR^d +nto «•'~ at ?a nn•~• f'.
S'~~mrock Cafe, whic`• is ~pernte
under a lease from the owners of thr
Mntcl: Mr. i.ong also os:t+biis`t~~;~
a trailer park In connection wit'
the property.
Mr. Long sold the property a~nu'
three" years ago to Mr. a,nd Mrz
Flopd Mnttern, who again changed
the name to the Nebaska Motel
cottages also the cafe, to Jicc-t~~ and
'V1 Rosa a short time,, pgo andl~ Mr-
-Ro~s ,says as soon as the -proper
s-sn9PCati be made ready the name
will-be ttie Mass Motel.
' "'`Tlt~'.riif~iitr~'tiuitding--~at~ the 'motel
incltides~ight: rooms for .rent and
.there-.airs eight 'cabins scattered
about the ;block-size lot. :Two. of
the •.cabi~s ;sire really` small. houses.
anc~ usually.-rent on a-monthly basis.
Mr:_and`Mrs. Ross are is~ive eltC-
zens of this eit~~~arid the' citiien~ t~f
°Central~ Point were hgppy. to hear
that'~ihey had decided- to -.purchase
:orbtieYtY~'iin ;their old- home tvwi;t<,
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ilag'~3oods stone .Tecc>~tly
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