Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
REPORT XMAS
BUSINESS FINE
BONNERS FERRY MERCHANTS ARE
WELL PLEASED WITH THE 1915
HOLIDAY TRADE
FAR BETTER THAN IN 1917
Receipts at the Local POstOnito About
the Same as Last Year


from the various merchants of Bon
ners Ferry who cater in any manner
to the holiday trade, the business this
season was as good and considerably
better in most cases than it has been
for years. The Christmas trade did
not start early but when it did start
the merchants had more than they
could do and most of them cleaned up
entirely on their Christmas stocks.
The meat dealers report better
than ever" Christmas this season des-
pite the fact that poultry was very
high and hard to get
At the Club Cigar Store Gust Ander-
son stated that the Christmas business
was a great deal better than that of
last year.
w. F. Kinnear, when asked about his
holiday business. said, Fine A
great deal better than | expected"
J.. A. Walden said: I'VE enjoyed a
fine Christmas business and the sales
we're much larger than they were last
year"
At the Boomers Ferry Meat Mar
ket, Proprietors Palmer and Glad said
when asked concerning the holiday
business, "Crackerjack. Far above all
our expectations"
At the Pastime Mike Miller stated
that his general bushes was much bet
ter than last year and that he was
more than pleased with the business
he had received.
j. w. Reid stated that he had had the
best holiday business this season of
all the time he has been in business in
this city and that his receipts we're at
least so percent ahead of those of
last season.
w. o. Rosebaugh expressed himself
as being well pleased with more than
double the business he did last year.
O. r. Stookey stated to the Herald
representative that his Christmas bus
mess was about on a par with other
years.
w. c. Cundell. manager of the Koot-
enai Valley Produce company. reported
that business this year was very good
and up to the average.
c. d. Simonds said" We did fair
business and are very well satisfied
Our business was far better than that
of last year"
l.. n. Brown reported that his holt
day trade was up to the usual stand
ard and was all that he expected.
At Richardson e. Monks store, w f.
Richardson said the holiday business
was good and about the same as in
other years.
At the Fifteen Cent Store B. F.
Payne said Il sold a larger percent OF
Il ~ ho,
addition l sold a great deal of the
more expensive Christmas goods in
the way of fancy and staple articles
Our stocks are mighty well cleaned
up"
At f. L. Titles store the reporter
learned that the proprietor was al
home nursing a severe cold but Mr.
Halsey stated that they had had al
they could do to wait on the trade
At the Shamrock Cigar Store. Mr.
Banning stated that his holiday trade
was far better than last year.
At Causton Bros. store the reporter
was told that the holiday business wa.
most satisfactory and that Decembel
would be one of the best months tn,
firm has ever had.
mas trade was far beyond all my ex
pectations and have been most agree
ably surprised"
o. F. Howe has been in business il
this city for II years. He STATED
yesterday that the Christmas business
at his store this season was the hes
he had ever had Not only was tn
volume of business large but more o
the higher priced articles were pur
chased.
Postmaster Wiley informed the Her
aid reporter Saturday that this year
Christmas business was on par wit
last year as far as receipts were con
cerned. The outgoing mail fell Of
about one-fifth while the in-comin
mail increased about one-fifth Thes
figures were for the month of Decem
Der and when it is considered that
great deal of Christmas mail was sen
in November ii will be seen that tn
lost percentage in outgoing mail /
accounted for.