the hotel which was rung 15 minutes in advance of a meal. The family living quarters were in the end of the building, three rooms and a back porch being utilized. The kitchen had a large staff of Negro servants at the rear of the dining room. Sample rooms were furnished for traveling salesmen and upstairs quarters for the guests. For some of the many enjoyable entertainments that were had in this historical old building, one could peruse the old Clarksville Standard with great pleasure and profit. The parties and balls given at the Donoho Hotel were among the greatest pleasure events in the history of the grand old town.

[The Banks Family]

One very prominent family that came to Red River County in 1871 was Thomas R. Banks and wife. They brought with them two sons, W. W. (Billy) Banks and Thomas E. Banks. Mrs. Banks died at Detroit, Texas, in 1890.

Her eldest son, W. W., married Miss Ida English, daughter of Simeon English, in 1876. To Mr. and Mrs. Banks were born six children, only one of whom now lives in Red River County. Mrs. Edward Leech of Cuthand, the widow of W. W., or Billy Banks as he was commonly called, lived at Cuthand with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leech. Mr. Banks was sheriff of Red River County at the time of his death in 1894. He was a prominent Mason and made a fine sheriff.

Tom E. Banks married Miss Frances Ferguson in 1894 and to them were born seven girls, all of whom are married and now living in Clarksville,