Local opens Mercantile for holiday season

HARRINGTON - Julie Jacobsen was four months old when her family moved into a farmhouse in the area.

"I was just four months old when we moved into the farmhouse we live in now," Jacobsen said. "I went to grade school up until Junior High, but I graduated from Davenport."

She said AG Swag started with one hat she made for her sons as a Christmas present.

"AG Swag was started with one hat," Jacobsen said, " A cattle tag with 509 on it."

She said she had been looking for gift ideas on Etsy but could not find one.

"I created the logo," Jacobsen said. "I just made it and set it on my kitchen counte...