Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-23
BUSI-
NESS is GOOD
nsoleps Have Some Fine Stocks
and Make Some Nice Dis
plays Of Goods

The holiday SuOpPAh5 10 ~"
mn swing, and the smaller stores as
roll as the large mercantile estab-
,,sbments of the city are receiving a
liberal patronage. The Christmas
8buylng by citizens of the city mas
hoou brisk. and the merchants say
that much trade has also come from
optside points, and but little
has gone out of the city. Dur
Ing the holiday season of last year
the panic was in existence IN an
acute state, and all purchasers show
ID a disposition to draw tight the
nurse strings, and indulge only in
the purchase of articles of useful
character, and a number RETAINED
from making any purchases at all,
and the pulse of trade beat at a low
ebb With the returning wave OF
prosperity a change has come, and
where last season the purchasing
was almost entirely restricted to ar
tieles of a useful character there is
this season a disposition to purchase
heavily in articles of an expensive
nature and which may be classed as
luxury. In anticipation of a good
confidence and general prosperity in
the business world, the merchants
Invested heavily in holiday goods OF
all descriptions, and after the holi-
Gay season is over they will have left
on the shelves but small percent
age of their investment. The trade
has exceeded even their most san
gline expectations, and all dealers
IN holiday goods have been conf
PEELED to employ an extra stan of
clerks, and even with this extra
help customers are compelled to
await their turn.
An elegant display of holiday
goods and wares can be seen at the
various business institutions. The
Idaho Mercantile Co., the large and
well known department store, has on
exhibition in its windows fine line
goods suitable for holiday presents.
The dry goods window is filed with
list of samples of fancy patterns,
dress goods, and other articles OF
this department, and the window adj
Joining it we'll represented with fan
cy Imported chinaware. The gents
furnishing and clothing department
Is we'll represented with articles In
this line and in the grocery window
can be seen a display of the many
good things to eat. The gents fur
hlshings and clothing stores-thC
ned Front, w. B. Mcfarland, Bjork
lahd's and Maurice Bentall have il
their windows a well selected ex
hiDit of their extensive stocks
Inc grocery stores have KEEP
pace with the other stores in a dis
play of their goods, and in the win
VOWS of them all are to be seen
nne exhibit of the fruits, vegetables
ana stock of groceries carried. Tn
nAiey grocery store window has o.
u'spiay fine lot of goods and ware
and is beautifully decorated, an
'ae same may be said of the displa
y the Table Supply, the voeIke
wore and that of Doran, Nelso
BROS, and the Inland.
The hardware stores, among thel
We Lake City Hardware stor,
sno Branson & Max are carryin
'Aelr usual line of holiday goods. an
Y me windows Of the Colquhou
hardware company is on exhibition
Oupaele line Of sporting goods, Gu
-! and an elegant line of silverwaI
~ other wares appropriate for gift
me furniture stores have not la
- behind in the procession. II
Naeehan store and the Lakeside Fu
LIE Co, have on display a temp
'o' OF goods, and the display wi
Tvs Of the Occur d'Alene Furnitul
an indueement 10 any prospeC
shopper to call in and examil
large stock on hand. II
- Two department stores-that
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