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* 1884 - November, WEST SALEM: Last Monday morning H. Willard {{Surname|Doland}}, a traveling salesman died at the Commercial House. He had been sick but a few days, and his home was in Orwell. He had been a soldier and was a member of the G. A. R. The Post of this place waited upon him during his illness and took charge of the body after death. He was buried in Village Cemetery, as he appeared to have no relatives living near.<ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1884 November 19, p. 1.</ref>
 
 
* 1886 - February, WEST SALEM: The Commercial House has been purchased by W. H. {{Surname|Lehr}}, of Congress, and take possession April 1st. This change will do one good thing at least-- there will be one less saloon, Mr. Lehr being a temperance man.<ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1886 February 24, p. 2.</ref>
 
* 1886 - February, WEST SALEM: The Commercial House has been purchased by W. H. {{Surname|Lehr}}, of Congress, and take possession April 1st. This change will do one good thing at least-- there will be one less saloon, Mr. Lehr being a temperance man.<ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1886 February 24, p. 2.</ref>
 
* 1886 - April, WEST SALEM: Mr. {{Surname|Lehr}}, of Chester township has taken possession of the Commercial House. May success attend him in his new undertaking. He has remodeled the bar already, that is to say he has discontinued its use.<ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1886 April 7., p. 3.</ref>
 
* 1886 - April, WEST SALEM: Mr. {{Surname|Lehr}}, of Chester township has taken possession of the Commercial House. May success attend him in his new undertaking. He has remodeled the bar already, that is to say he has discontinued its use.<ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1886 April 7., p. 3.</ref>

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  • 1886 - February, WEST SALEM: The Commercial House has been purchased by W. H. Lehr, of Congress, and take possession April 1st. This change will do one good thing at least-- there will be one less saloon, Mr. Lehr being a temperance man.[1]
  • 1886 - April, WEST SALEM: Mr. Lehr, of Chester township has taken possession of the Commercial House. May success attend him in his new undertaking. He has remodeled the bar already, that is to say he has discontinued its use.[2]
  • 1886 - April, A short time ago a paragraph was going the rounds of the papers that West Salem had five saloons and four churches. There are still four churches but only three saloons. Hiram McVicker quit the business and has gone on the fencing gang on the railroad, and Mr. Lehr, of the Commercial House, is a strict temperance man has done away with that saloon.[3]
  • 1886 - September, WEST SALEM: The Commercial House stables at West Salem were burned Monday morning of last week. Supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Loss $1000. [4]
  • 1891 - August, The Commercial House did an immense business yesterday. From 10 a. m. till after supper the proprietor, with an able corps of assistants, was kept busy.[5]
  • 1891 - August, Wm. S. Brown and wife, of the Commercial House, spent a few days at Lakeside last week. The 23d Ohio Regiment held their annual re-union at Lakeside during their stay, and as Mr. Brown is one of the survivors of that regiment, he enjoyed himself as only an old veteran can on such an occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Brown report a most enjoyable time.[6]
  • 1892 - January, The remains of Mrs. Pickert were brought here for interment last Wednesday. The funeral was in charge of undertaker Schmuck, of Wooster, and the remains were kept over night at the Commercial House.[7]
  • 1893 - February, WEST SALEM: A. M. Kauffman, of near Smithville, has rented the Commercial House, and will take possession in March.[8]
  • 1894 - April, WEST SALEM: Jacob Shakley will commence work on east end of the Commercial House shortly. He expects to put in a glass front and built 45 feet back.[9]
  • 1903 - March, WEST SALEM: W. Hines, our former jewelry man, has started a grocery in the room he formerly used as a jewelry store, in the Commercial House building. He has an up-to-date line of goods, and we wish him success.[10]
  • 1927 - January, West Salem's Oldest Building is Razed to Provide a Gas Station: West Salem's oldest building, The Commercial House, erected by John Ford, a cousin of the automobile king, is being torn down by Jack Herd, West Salem contractor. A Strock filling station is to be built on the site of the famous building. John Ford built the Commercial House in 1837, according to his daughter, Mrs. Electa Wills, who, at the age of 87, still lives in West Salem. She was born in the hotel July 27, 1840. Her Granfather Case was probably the first white man in that section of Wayne County. Mrs. Wills is the oldest person living in West Salem who was born there. Her grandfather Case was one of the founders of Oberlin College, where his children were educated. The razing of the old building marks the passing of a landmark which has stood for almost a century. The timber used to build the hotel was hewn from trees cut down in the West Salem public square.[11]

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  1. ↑ Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1886 February 24, p. 2.
  2. ↑ Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1886 April 7., p. 3.
  3. ↑ Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1886 April 7., p. 3.
  4. ↑ Dalton Gazette, Dalton, Ohio. 1886 September 29, p. 2.
  5. ↑ Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1891 August 26, p. 3.
  6. ↑ Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1891 August 26, p. 3.
  7. ↑ Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1892 January 27, p. 3.
  8. ↑ Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1893 February 8, p.3.
  9. ↑ Wooster Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1894 April 18, p. 5.
  10. ↑ Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1903 March 18, p. 10.
  11. ↑ Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. 1927 January 4, p. 10.

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