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Hotel HereQIIs Sold T odaymttilGlt;The Mile of the Webster Hotel | wl303 Center street, to Mr. and Mrs Don Nichols was completed Monday «nd the couple took over operation oI the busim** at midnight,i| itr laiwiie**. hwtfy Mr. snd Mi* j. a Niche 1* purchased the structure from Mrs Mabel Webster, who with her ca husband, the late E C Webster, clestablished the hotel in 1023.The Webeter Hold is well kn wii4im this section of tar as ***•birthplace of ih£ Willy Ruitotiiwti now operating in South Haven, Kalamazoo T nton Harbor and Si Joseph. Ihe building was completed In Jan , 1025 and the n* w hotel, operated by Mr and Mr* I I Web.-ter, ofrned its dooi h»i bust-ness in that mam**Mr Webster and his »n, Hoin estaW»*hed Holly** Fountain tunr h j * in the hotel lobby in 1025 and i aP,»3ti Ward Weifter bought:*thtrV»nte « t in the lunch room.In 1027 the brothers moved theirbusiness aero** Center Mitet to thejtllocation of the former Pum s. Cafe, where b* came the well known Holly* restaurant of today, H U»W .rd Webster dissolved theirftntafpartnership in 1036 at which time w.nl UVhcler became* sole owner 1„f the South Haven restaurantill.. C... death in I0®»rMrs Mabel Wt lister continued meI*iihItive managemtni or we »»«*** lt;«*«•it* sale yesterday. Mrs, Webeter h.,- leased the apartment sb* occupies} I in the hotel and will continue to make it her home She now plan* t * take a complete rest from businessmatter*.• We intend to operate the hotel along the lines followed in the ps*-tMr. Nichols said today Iht* new owner aI*o rtvaaled that,he wid continue hi», who! sale tue bwsi-ness, and will move his busim -'office from His residence, to the h t* 1♦
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South Haven Daily Tribune
South Haven, Michigan, US
Tue, Feb 01, 1944
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