▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Qu ' App elle ▁business es ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁were ▁a ▁restaurant ▁operated ▁by ▁J . ▁St odd ard ; ▁pool ▁hall ▁by ▁Love ▁& ▁Raymond ; ▁li very ▁and ▁feed ▁store ▁by ▁John ston ▁& ▁Pat erson ; ▁li very ▁and ▁feed ▁store ▁by ▁Joe ▁D ool ittle ; ▁and ▁har ness ▁shop ▁by ▁John ▁Mill iken . ▁An ▁observ atory ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁by ▁Les lie ▁Gordon ▁and ▁provided ▁morning ▁and ▁evening ▁weather ▁read ings ▁for ▁the ▁C PR ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁observ atory ▁was ▁supp lement ed ▁with ▁an em ometer ▁and ▁weather ▁recording ▁devices . ▁The ▁Qu ' App elle ▁F elt ▁and ▁Boot ▁factory ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁but ▁liquid ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁destroyed ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁business ▁district ▁but ▁soon ▁there ▁were ▁six ▁stores , ▁three ▁hot els , ▁five ▁implement ▁ag encies , ▁two ▁but cher ▁sh ops , ▁a ▁fl our ▁and ▁feed ▁store ▁and ▁a ▁b ak ery . ▁ ▁Well ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁train ▁station , ▁some ▁half - do zen ▁gra in ▁elev ators , ▁a ▁bank , ▁post ▁office , ▁but cher , ▁two ▁general ▁stores , ▁a ▁hardware ▁store , ▁ph arm acy