Centennial Park

M.F. Murphy purchased this lot from J.J. Stone in 1909 for $1,200. Geo. Clark's saloon from the old town site was moved onto the property. In 1914, it was the George Elliott Saloon and in 1917 it was called the Elliott Hotel. In March 1919, Thomas Carroll of the Commercial Hotel purchased the property. The Carroll family operated the Carroll Hotel, which had a restaurant and bar, for many years. The building was sold in 1946 to Maurice Banen who remodeled the front part into shops. The upstairs into apartments, and added a one-story addition to the rear of the building. Fire destroyed the building on July 27, 1976 with the loss of eight lives: Tammy Lyon, 5; Robert Major, 49; Jacqualyn Wesho Tourtillott, 20; Nonna Lee Ness, 12; Steven William Ness, 10; Kevin Earl Ness, 6; Mabel Osterlund, 74; Clayton Herried, 47.