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Globe Furniture

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Globe Furniture was located under the Wheaton Theater, and then moved to north of the Train Depot around 1925.

State & West Commercial Streets – Southwest Corner

Owned by Sam & Belle Emerick, with partner and brother Bert Emerick, for 35 years.

Globe Furniture began life in the current Weiser Signal-American newspaper building, then moved to the ground floor under the Wheaton Theater on State Street, then moved South to the Southwest Corner of State & West Commercial Streets, one block North of the Train Depot.

The old Globe Furniture Co. was instituted in Weiser around 1900 to 1910 by W.A. Barber. It was housed in the building now occupied by the Weiser Signal-American newspaper and was built by the Rev. A. E. Paddock. The business was later moved to the old Wheaton Theater. In 1919, Sam Emerich, just out of the Army following World War I, and a partner, Mason Rosenthal, purchased the enterprise, which was moved to the present location around 1925. (The Wheaton Theater burned in the thirties, and the Merc Store now occupies that location.)

“We probably had a hundred dollars” worth of second-hand merchandise when we started,” said Emerick when he was contacted Sunday. “It was a big sentimental loss to me. We built the business into one of the biggest small-town furniture stores in the Northwest.”

Until selling the building to the Hansens in November 1965, Sam and his brother and partner, Bert, had spent 35 years building the business. On selling the building, assets were liquidated.

From The Idaho Statesman – Monday, July 28, 1969

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Vacant Globe Furniture Building – State Street Entrance

Fire Destroys Old Weiser Landmark, Other Downtown Stores Threatened.

Hansen’s Furniture Store Interior Completely Gutted by Raging Blaze.

Weiser —A black cloud covered Weiser Sunday morning as one of the most devastating fires in the town’s history gutted, then crumbled a landmark business.

Hansen’s Furniture, until four years ago known as the Globe Furniture Co., was engulfed in flames shortly after an 8:13 a.m. fire call was turned in by Keith Burns, another UP employee who arrived on the job at the time the alarm was being turned in, reported that the plate glass windows facing State and Commercial streets, near the front door, were blown out.

The building was filled with black smoke, according to Burns, who reported that he had seen no flames up to that time.

Estimates are not yet available as to the financial value of the contents or the building, which covered nearly half a city block. Major stockholders in the firm, Mr and Mrs. Jim Hanson, were reported out of town.

Assistant Fire Chief Charles Stiles said 11 fire hoses were used. The Payette fire truck and six firemen were on the scene as were the Weiser Rural Fire truck and three men. Stiles reported that a number of extras joined the 14 regular Weiser volunteer firemen.

Efforts were temporarily halted on the Hansen inferno when hoses were turned on the old Vendome Hotel, across Commercial Street, and the building housing the Globe apartments and several businesses across State Street. Windows were broken out of the Vendome, which is presently empty, and flames were put out on the roof. Had the fire spread across either street, the whole downtown section would have been endangered.

The Globe apartments are made of 20 rentals. Other businesses housed in the buildings and facing the blaze were Pacific Finance, which sustained extensive water damage, Amel’s Fabrics, the Idaho Employment Agency, and the Weiser Bar, all of which lost windows and suffered some damage.

Other businesses in the building include Leona’s Beauty Shop, Commercial Printers, Globe Used Furniture Co., and a credit bureau. H-J-H Co. is also on the same block.

From The Idaho Statesman – Monday, July 28, 1969

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Fire Destroys Hansen’s Furniture Store, Threatens Other Downtown Businesses

WEISER—A raging fire gutted the interior of Hansen’s Furniture Store early this morning, threatening nearby businesses and landmarks. The alarm was raised at approximately 5 a.m. by Union Pacific employee Keith Burns, who discovered the blaze upon arriving at work. Flames quickly engulfed the furniture store located at the corner of State and Commercial Streets.

Assistant Fire Chief Charles Stiles reported that 11 fire hoses were deployed in the effort to control the fire. The Payette fire truck, along with six firemen, were called in to assist. The fire was intense, with flames visible from windows near the front door and blowing across the streets. Fortunately, the building housing the Globe Apartments, which is currently vacant, sustained only roof damage as firefighters managed to prevent the fire from spreading further.

The Globe Apartments building, a historical structure dating back to the early 1900s, suffered minimal damage, mostly to its windows. The financial impact on Hansen’s Furniture Store, including the building and its contents, remains undetermined.

Other businesses located in the same block that were threatened by the fire include Leona’s Beauty Shop, Commercial Printers, the Globe Used Furniture Co., a credit bureau, and H-I-H Co. While these businesses experienced some damage, the swift response of the firefighters averted a larger disaster.

From The Idaho Statesman – Boise, Idaho – Monday, July 28, 1969

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