Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-12-30
ENJOY THE BEST
XMAS BUSINESS
BOOMERS FERRY MERCHANTS ARE
HAPPY OVER BUSINESS DONE
THIS CHRISTMAS
BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE
Christmas Was Celebrated In the
Homes, Churches and Schools

fenced the best Christmas trade this
year in the history of the town, ac-
cording to reports gathered by the
Herald representative this week The
| business of the season would no doubt
have been greater had it not been for
the two rainy days just before Christ
mas. However, Christmas day was
ideal.
This year the people bought better
grades of goods than ever before and
| the merchants attribute the excep-
| tional trade to better wages and the
| increase in population Many of the
! gift buyers confined their purchases
| to necessary articles and there was not
a great deal of indiscriminate buying.
o. r. Stookey states that his bust
ness was far greater this year than
last even though he was not able to
secure the stocks that he wanted and
should have had. His increase in
business is exclusive of trade in the
two new lines he has added the past
year.
Mr.. Helmer, of the Variety Store
said that his business was far better
than he expected and that that his
stock of toys and gifts was practically
cleaned out.
r. ID. Paolucci enjoyed the best bus
mess he has had since starting in bus
ines in the city.
White & White enjoyed an excellent
trade and had more than they could
care for.
The Boomers Ferry Meat Market
sold out almost completely their en-
tire stocks of fresh meats and their
supply of fowl was not nearly suff1c-
lent.
Kinnear's Klothing enjoyed trade far
beyond all expectations and the only
complaint heard was that it was inn
possible to get goods that was wantect
and could have been sold.
The City Meat Market enjoyed the
best Christmas business in the history
of the establishment and disposed OF
large quantities of turkeys, goose, etc.
]. w. Reid stated that his store had
been most literally patronized and that
he was confident his business the past
year has increased 20 percent over
that of the previous year.
o. f. Howe said that he had had the
best business since starting his jew
elry store and that he sold more OF
the better and higher grade of goods
than ever before.
Byron ~ Hawks states that he has
been in the drug business for 10 years
and has owned three stores IN GOOD
towns in that time but that he did the
best Christmas business of his whole
experience in Bonners Ferry this sea
son.
G. d. Simonds stated that he hat
looked forward to an extra good Xmas
trade but he had not nearly anticl
pated what it would amount to. III
sold 65 Columbia graphonolas and ex
elusive of this his business was a
least % percent better than last year
At Kinnears Hardware it was salt
that the business of the Christmas sea
son was far better than had been an
ticipated and the only drawback wa
the lack of merchandise.
The full force at CaustOn Bros. wa
kept busy all through the holiday sea
son and the business done was far Il
excess of that of last year.
E. L. Little states that his hohda
business was the best he has ever ha
since he has been in business and
is greatly pleased with the patronag
accorded him.
At the store of the Kootenai Vale
Produce an exceptional holiday trad
was handled and the volume of busi
ness was a great deal in excess OF 9th
er years.
ID. C. Farnsworth expressed himse
as being well satisfied with the Christ
mas trade and said that it was far be
yond his expectations.
At Browns Department Store tn
clerks were kept busy all through tn
gift-buying season and the bushes
of both the grocery and dry goods de
partments was the best in the hlstor
of the store.
j.. A. Walden reports that the trad
at his store was all he could handl
and that the receipts were far great'
than any other year
All of the cigar stores OF the city n
joyed a large Christmas trade al
the proprietors all have expresst
themselves as being more than SAT-
fed with the business done.
In the schools of the city and u
surrounding districts Christmas WI
celebrated with appropriate program
and Christmas trees that were load
with candy and presents for the en-
dren.
In the Boomers Ferry schools t
pupils of the higher grades and I
high school exchanged presents, a III
it of five and ten cents being made
on the cost of gift.
A large crowd attended the dan
given by Bush's Orchestra Christm
night at the l. o. o. F. hall.
Splendid Christmas programs we
rendered at the Union church and I
Methodist church by the members
the respective Sunday Schools,
Christmas eve and all the childr
were presented with candy. at
Methodist program there was a r.
Santa Claus. The program was g
en- under the direction of Mrs. ID.
Farnsworth.
Mrs. George r. Gray was In char
of the arrangements for the .progr
at the Union church. Miss Hawk