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 The OK Hotel & Cafe was originally run by two
local Chinese men for 22 years, Tim Chow & George Cheuy, from 1920-1942.
All meals at that time were
50¢ regardless
of what you ordered. Guests would access the hotel rooms by the outside
stairs and there was no electricity or running water.
The OK cafe was the
primary restaurant in town. The front of the restuarant was for dining, but
the rear of the building was often used for gambling. House rules were said
to be enforced by one of the proprietors barging out from behind the counter
with an axe handle!
The restored OK Cafe
offers good old fashioned home cooking in a 1920's environment while the
Hotel showcases the following rooms: Hotel Room, Medical Office, Bottle Room,
Carrier Indian Display and Natural History Displays as well as the Rich
Hobson Room.
 At the far end of the hotel hallway is a display
in memory of Rich Hobson and his wife Gloria. Rich was a writer and a cowboy
and he is known for his novels entitled "Nothing too Good for a
cowboy" "Rancher Takes a Wife" and "Grass Beyond the
Mountains" all of which can be purchased at the Board of Trade Building.
Rich often stayed at the OK hotel while on his cattle drives in the 1930's.
Also of interest would be the excellent slide show depicting the life and
times of Rich Hobson.
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