Show farm wile wife launches country store SH ELLSBURG iowa lowa marking a rebirth ol of the country store in benton county hobby harbor harbar has as been launched as a typical old time mercantile business establishment by a farmers wife in her hei farm home near here mrs opal gardemann a former 8 school c hool teacher who wanted to start th tho venture in a small way thought thought worth of merchandise would be enough to stock the store now her stock inventory li la about and the she already has amade made plans elins to remodel the farm home to provide additional merchandise space farm families in the vicinity and motorists attracted by the sign tacked to a telephone phone pole near the entrance to the ithe Gard gardemann emaM fa farm r anre amazed to find they can ea b buy radios washing machines and countless items that are hard bard to get |