his son and daughter were said to be the first white children born in that town. This hotel was one of the greatest attractions to the traveling public toward the southwest and was spoken of far and wide by all who partook of its magnificent bills of fare and hospitality. After the death of the elder Donoho (William) his wife took over the management of this famous hotel with the help of her son, James B. Donoho, best remembered as the "General" by those who always found it convenient to stop over when the occasion presented itself.

James Donoho was an elegant gentleman, kind and courteous to everybody. He was the one boy in a family that included five sisters. It was said of Mr. Donoho while managing the Donoho Hotel, by J. W. Murphy of Clarksville, that Mr. Donoho was very particular about the comfort of his guests and in dealing with the public. If any case of conduct did not measure up to the standard of the hotel, this guest was never accommodated in the future. The original hotel faced toward the east with porches running across the entire length of it, a distance in fact of 100 feet. There were porches both to the lower and upper stories. The office and lobby were downstairs in the center. The wash rooms, provided with pitchers and bowls, were just to the left, and the living rooms were to the east of the wash rooms. The dining room was to the west of the wash rooms downstairs. A long bell was mounted in front of