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B. P. Bethge
B. P. Bethge, manager of the Union Depot restaurant, Richmond, Ind., is a native of Columbus, Ohio, but since 1874 a resident of Richmond. The restaurant of which he has charge is the outgrowth of a small beginning, being at first but a lunch stand, but in 1868 P. Merkle & Co. became the proprietors, and after the erection of the present spacious depot secured a room 47 x 19½ feet in size, and now keep a first-class eating-room, Mr. Merkle is an old, experienced man in the business, but being a resident of Columbus the management is given to Mr. Bethge. Meals are served to all trains at reasonable rates.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2