Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-05-18
FLETCHER 4 SIMPSON.
m0di0Hs Store Room and
Two Warehouses.

A BULLETIN reporter visited the
mammoth est~ blishment Of Fletcher
4 Simpson Of Mountain Home yes
to-day for the purpose Of obtaining
some information ~ to their stock,
and facilities for supplying this
entire country roundabout with
goods in their line. and he
was surprised At the magni.
tude Of their establishment. Ranchers,
cAttlemen, horsemen, and the public
generally are advised TO 90 there il
they have need of anything in tho
grocery, dry-goods, clothing, boot and
she, crockery, Or farm produce line.
To give you al idea Of the way they
carry on business the reporter will
tell you what he saw. He was first
escorted by Mr.. Fletcher, ST., to the
ware house back Of the store, . 2Ox4O
foot building that is built Of brick and
is fire. proof. Here are stored tons of
canned goods, fresh aud lucious from
sunny CAlifornis, chests Of teas, cad.
dies Of tobacco, bale upon bale Of rope
Of all sizes and qualities, sacks and
boxes Of Arbuckles' coffee in bulk,
cured meats in hampers, barrels oi
sugar and salt, huge bags of bean.
and hominy. kits Of goldfish, boxes Of
soap, honey, matches, butter, barrels
Of rolled oats, boxes VI raisins and
spices from the Orient, oysters from
the deep sea and syrups from the
South, baking powder in quantity
sufficient to raise all Elmore county
and 80 OH through the entire list oi
groceries. Thence . visit Was made
70 the warehouse at the railroad track
where they can unload their carload
lots cheaply and stero easily. Here
was found enough barbed wire tc
fence the earth at prices away down
-four stacked to the ceiling, bag upoh
bag Of sulphur tor sheep dip to cure
the diseased, skins, pelts and hides
and thousands Of yards Of wool-sack
ing; oats and other produce from thu
farm; coal and wosd stoves and
stovepipe; wash boilers. and barrel,
filled with lamp and lubricating oils
A trip WAS next made through the
store proper, where everything va,
found ~ neat as = new pin. In their
respective places were found full
line of garden seeds, trunks and va
Uses, baskets, kegs and demijohns
looking. glasses, wash boards. table cut
lery, pocket knives, SHEARS and scis
sors, castors and butter dishes; the
boots and shoes filled large space and
in this line they do an immense bust.
ness; ready.made clothing for any
size gentleman; furnishing goods, col.
lars, cuffs and underwear in great as
sortment, late styles and low prices
hats and caps, neat and serviceablc
wooden blankets Of all weights, quail
ties and prices. The dry goods ane
queensware are departments by them
selves; in the latter may be found
shelves piled high, different articles oi
glassware and queensware, pitchers
goblets, bowls and basins, saucers
cups, tea sets, dinner sets, pie plates
soup dishes, in fact . full assortment
Of that line Of goods. In the dry
goods line may be found neat ane
fancy patterns Of calicos, chintzee
ginghams, alpacas, silks, muslins-s
full line in different widths, shades
styles and patterns.
II you don't see what you want asl
for it, and you will probably be &C
commodated. The firm are here to d.
,siness. Call on them and zee If v,
have not told you the facts-and thel
the half has not been said. Low price,
win in any country-consequentl,
they do the bulk Of the business TO
the entire country for miles arount
tributary to Mountain Home.