Commercial House/Hotel Thornton
It is presently unknown when this hotel was built but it was in business in 1899 as the November 30 edition of the Iola Herald tells us that Mr. Miller of Ogdensburg has bought or rented the Commercial House. Besides providing rooms to traveling salesmen and Academy students, Dr. B.C. DeLano had his dentist office there. In February 1910 the Commercial House became the Hotel Thornton. How the hotel got this name is not known. A.C. Smith was the manager at least during 1910-1911. In April of 1911 the hotel was once again sold, this time to Mrs. Kuns of Grand Rapids (Wisconsin Rapids) who leased it to Henry Rhode of Waupaca. The Hotel Thornton changed hands a number of times over the years. The hotel was torn down October, 1922. A community bandstand was located on this site until it was moved south of the bank. A gas station was built on the lot, and in later years a body shop occupied the building.