Bruce, Brookings Co., SD - 1916 Business Directtory


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	Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L.
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	BRUCE. Pop 365. Brookings county. An incorporated town on the 
C & N W Ry 12 miles n w of Brookings the county seat. Has a Methodist
church, 2 banks, a hotel, an opera house, 4 grain elevators and a feed 
mill. A weekly newspaper the Herald is published. Ships grain and live
stock. Land is worth $75 to $100 per acre. Exp Am. Tel W U. 
Dio I Omodt P M.

Last Name                      First Name   Business
Anderson                       Isaac W.     pool
Antes                          Chas. P.     r r, exp and tel agt
Austin                         G. W.        pres, Bank of Bruce
Austin                         G. W.        treas, Bruce Implement Co.
Baker                          Wm. F.       harness
Bank of Bruce                               (capital $10,000), G W Austin, pres; C N Halvorson, cashr
Bishop                         Perry        agt, Hanford Produce Co.
Bruce Herald                                L & M G Walker pubs
Bruce Implement Co.                         L G Ribstein, pres; J P Carlson, sec; G W Austin, treas
Bruce Mercantile Co.                        Jno H Johnson mngr, gen store
Bunday                         Miron F.     Auto garage and livery, first class repairing and supplies
Cadwell                        Lloyd L.     barber
Cadwell                        Rowland F.   propr Commercial Hotel
Carlson                        J. P.        sec, Bruce Implement Co.
Carlson                        Jno P.       furniture
Commercial Hotel                            Rowland F Cadwell propr
Dixon                          Alb A.       photogr
Eastwood                       Geo. C.      livery
Edwards                        Geo.         phys
Erickson                       Harry B.     grain elevator
Erickson Bros.                              (Andrew S and Ole), Auto garage, livery and agency, first class repairing and supplies
Farmers State Bank                          (capital $10,000), S A Buck, pres; R J Skarloken, cashr
Halvorson                      C. N.        cashr, Bank of Bruce
Hanford Produce Co.                         Perry Bishop agt
Hurd & Son                     J. W.        (Jay W. and Alb E), gen store
Jepson                         Jno          creamery
Johnson                        Jno H.       mngr, Bruce Mercantile Co.
Kean                           Jennie C.    milliner
Kinyon                         Andr. H.     drugs
Parker                         Ira A.       blksmith
Ribstein                       L. G.        pres, Bruce Implement Co.
Ribstein                       Lewis C.     hardware
Ribstein Grain Co.             F. F.        (Frank F and Lewis C Ribstein)
Schulz & Austin Real Estate Co.             (Fred W and Geo W Schulz, Frank H and Geo W Austin)
Schulz & Co.                   H. W.        (Henry W Schulz), drhhugs
Voight & Son                   H. G.        (Henry G and Gerald P), meats
Walker                         L. & M. G.   (Louis and M Gertrude), pubs Bruce Herald
Walters                        Wm. H.       grain elevator
Walters Mercantile Co.         Solomon      W H Walters, pres; V A Walters, sec; gen store
Walters Opera House                         Wm H Walters propr
Westrum                        Richd G.     barber