BIO: Fred Charles IMHOF, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 616 & 617.
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  FRED CHARLES IMHOF, proprietor of the Hotel Tyler, at Tyler, Pa., is a well 
known citizen of Clearfield county, in which he has lived for twenty-two years.  
He was born at St. Mary's, Pa., in Elk county, January 20, 1869, and is a son of 
George and Mary (Seabert) Imhof.
  The parents of Mr. Imhof are old and highly respected residents of St. Mary's 
and are well known in Elk county.  Their family contained six children, as 
follows:  Catherine, who married John Keller, of Elk county; George W., who 
resides at New Bethlehem; Joseph F., who lives in the old home; Fred Charles, 
who is a resident of Tyler; Mary, who married Philip Kerner, of St. Mary's; and 
Charles E., his home being also at St. Mary's.
  Fred Charles Imhof attended the public schools at St. Mary's until he was 
fourteen years of age and then went to work in the mines and followed mining 
there for the following six years.  From there he came to Tyler in the capacity 
of a clerk in the store of the Clearfield Coal and Coke Company, remaining until 
1893, when he went to DuBois and gained there his first hotel training, as 
porter in the National Hotel, later as bar tender.  Subsequently, in partnership 
with Lorenzo Bing, he embarked in a saloon and restaurant business on Brady 
street, securing his license from Judge Gordon.  Later he and William Schwem 
bought the Logan House from William Logan and conducted it for four years and 
then sold to James Chambers.  In 1904 Mr. Imhof came to Tyler and bought the 
Tyler Hotel from Munch & Hay, and has conducted it ever since.  He has made many 
improvements and now has one of the best appointed hotels in this section.  His 
house is equipped with electric lights and a hot and cold water system and with 
steam heat.  He has fifteen bed rooms fitted with bath and special attention is 
given to making these comfortable sleeping apartments.  An elegant lobby leads 
into a fine dining room, where the best the market affords is provided in the 
cuisine.  The location of the Hotel Tyler is conveniently near the railroad 
station, and the moderate charge for all these accommodations is $1.50 per day.
  On March 24, 1894, Mr. Imhof was married to Miss Clara Shugart, a daughter of 
Joseph Shugart.  They are members of the Catholic church.  In politics Mr. Imhof 
is a Democrat and fraternally he is identified with the Elks at DuBois.  The 
Hotel Tyler is the only hostelry that has ever been successful at Tyler, and in 
addition to owning this property, Mr. Imhof is interested with a brother in 
general store at New Bethlehem.