Show S SALT lAKES lAKE'S PIONEER HOTEL SOLD THE LANDMARK WILL SOON BE RAZED lED The transfer of the old Continental hotel corner on West Temple Tempie and First South streets from Mrs Alice Hooper Palmer to II n. R. R Anderson and Frank Godbe probably marks the last step in the course of this historic landmark Salt Lakes Lake's finest hostelry In the early days The probabilities are that the present buildings will be torn down an and a aera mod md modern ern era structure erected o on oa the now unsightly unsightly unsightly un un- un- un sightly corner I A Famous Old Structure The Townsend house as it was known I In the early days was established by I James Townsend In 1857 1657 He acquired the property which had on it a one- one story adobe building from Thomas I Rhodes who built there in ip 1849 Townsend was Salt Lakes Lake's earll earliest st landlord having conducted the old Salt Lal Lake Lakehouse e house where Gallacher's Vice President Colfax the Marquis It ltd Ito and Other Oilier Notables Guests at the Townsend in the Days Gone By rant now stands stands previous to this time The Townsend hotel was built and added added added add add- ed to toas as business grew until it became one of the most popular and known best-known hotels in the West Vest Many noted personages stopped there thereon on their way across the continent and andall andall andall all the Government officials stationed in inthis inthis this Territory enjoyed its hospitality Marquis Ito the great Japanese leader lead lead- er with his suite r was quartered with with- in its walls for several weeks on account account account ac ac- ac- ac count of being snowbound while en route East over the Southern Pacific Schuyler Colfax stopped there daring the time that he was Vice President of or orthe the United States T Tie The e hotel was vas noted for its wide Verandas its cool adobe walls and the fine table set by Landlord Townsend He conducted the business up to 1878 when he lost th the property through the foreclosure of aj al mortgage incurred by the over ambitious Townsend Townsend Townsend Town- Town send in making too extensive Improvements Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ments to the building Property Sold for William Jennings and William K H. Hooper acquired the hotel under the foreclosure for Since that time the property has remained in inthe the e possession possession possession posses posses- sion of the Jennings and H Hooper oper heirs finall finally through various tra transfers fers restIng restIng resting rest- rest Ing with Mrs Palmer and Mrs l Maye Maya C C. J. J Farlow Mrs Palmer re received elved title I Ito to the corner proper feet This was disposed of yest yesterday r ay to Anderson and Godbe for 3 I |