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Note: went west to california In 1866 Tom and Joe Denny built a store with wide iron doors at Callahan's Ranch. It was called Denny Brothers. The store was so successful they wanted more money to expand so they approached their brother Albert. Gold had been discovered in the upper Trinity River area in the 1880s and the town of New River City was established to serve the area. Albert sold his ranch and opened a Denny's store there. There was a Parker Denny Company in Etna and a store now called Denny and Bar Company in Callahan and Gazelle. In 1896 they reorganized these stores as Denny, Bar and Parker Company and branched out to a total of eight locations. Finally known as the Denny Bar Stores, they were the first real chain stores in the country. At first supplies were delivered by mule train but in 1896 roads were sufficiently improved to accommodate freight wagons. They did a thriving business supplying mines and were the first dealers in Studebaker cars (sometimes known by owners as E-M-F cars for "Every Morning Fixit"). After years in business, the Denny Bar stores were unable to compete with mail order retailers. They closed one store after another during the depression and never went back into business. Siskiyou Pioneer, 1964 and 1967; Trinity County Historical Society Mt. Shasta Herald, January 12, 1978
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