The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-01
AN UNDERLYING AROUND TOWN.
He Prys Into the Affairs of
the Business Houses,
And Picks Up n Few In
tereStin& Notes.

"Did you go and interview the
business houses as you were ordered?'
surlily asked the editor-in chief this
morning of one of the office under I
lings.
eyes, sir" replied the cring- !
ing serf, 81 dropped into some of {
them. The first was Sommer & Son,
whose store | found to be overflow
ing with new goods; they just got in
new consignment last Tuesday.
| asked them how business was
going on and they said it was very
good and they could not complain,
and while talking with them | learned
incidentally that letter had just
been received from Louis Sommer,
at Mineral, to the effect that he would
straighten up the books of the Mutual
Smelling company about the Sth and
the smelter would close for the winter.
Louis and his wife will spend the
winter in San Francisco. AS | went
out the door | noticed an especially
fine lot of winter dress goods,
woolens, worsteds, etc. y
"Why didn't you ask the old man
Sommer about the rumor that he had
been engaged to conduct a Farmers
Alliance store in the old town.
sternly asked the boss.
t eI-I-did, sir | forgot to state
that. He said he did not know of any
such arrangement. went next to
,Jenney & Waterhouse' drug store.
y They said our climate was so healthy
e that the drug business was not likely
/. to make Vanderbilts out of any one
e in this locality but that the number
n who patronized them when occasion
required was constantly increasing
g Their big stock of notions, books an'
e fancy goods were having a heavy run
1t Just as ] noticed their fine assortmen
of brushes and combs, Beck treate'
me to one of those fine cigars the
keep. Here it is, sir; you will find
good one, think. They have
u fresh lot "
y nHow' you find the ldat
Commercial company the head
~ this great journal asked, in mut
~ more pleasant tone, as he lit Il
- Havana.
y "Oh, they were in good spiri
and busy as bees. They ha
~ done an extraordinary business tn
season and their fame for fair dealll
80 is constantly increasing it. The
~ ~ were a number of customers in t
~ ~ place looking at their cutlery, stoy
and lamps, and none of the firm h
time to talk to me so ! went on o'
' to Bill Sommercamp' store and fou
him smiling with satisfaction over
~, big lot of job work he had just
from our office. Er-no-l-
meant your office, sir, excuse I
" Bill said that his firm had done
larger business this fall than at
time since they had come to Weh
~ Farmers are bringing in their 81
' and taking home loads of viii
provisions and supplies from his
store. He thinks the condition
the county has greatly improved
season and will continue to do
from now on. He says he does
begrudge single cent he pays
SIGNAL for his advertising and tn
it is one of the best investments
business man can make. The
are closing out their entire lin
3 ready made clothing at cost and
q not keep this line any more but
AxrI- take orders for tailor made s
They will open mammoth sto'
1ists. toys and holiday goods next '
ou're At both Marion Jobnston's and
, it's Vendome hotel ] was offered a
S be- mug of Tomanjery, but you
that cautioned me so often not to
onder any that | refused and took
1t all instead (you will find them ther
~ anu your desk, sir). In the Nend'
. mad heard a stranger who was look
, with the SIGNAL, say. This is rel
ioner ably good paper for SO small a
Inc 1t seems strange to me that 1t
''u,, shn be kept up by but portion, on
n tax the business institutions OF this
notice several establishments