When Werthheimer settled in Hailey, he opened a men’s clothing and furnishing store at the corner of the city’s Main and Bullion Streets.

On July 2, 1889, a large fire destroyed almost all of Hailey’s business district, including Werthheimer’s Bullion Block.

He continued to achieve commercial success and soon expanded his business activities to become a rancher, money lender, and director of the Hailey National Bank.

When Werthheimer died on December 29, 1913, the Wood River Times reported that 25 sleighs carrying four to ten mourners each accompanied his body to the local cemetery.

“But for the snow storm which lasted all day,” the Times clarified, “the attendance would have been the largest at any funeral seen on Wood River.