Our story started once upon a simpler time, out on the frontier and in the remote American towns slowly established through the blood, sweat, tears, and resilience of individuals with limited means but boundless determination, the mercantile store was the center of the universe. The sole proprietors who ran mercantile stores and the craftsmen who supplied them provided a service that made the difference between life and death. Unfaltering excellence in each item was the rule, not the exception, and a person's word carried the weight of a sacred bond. |