Columbia, Brown Co., SD - 1916 Business Directory


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	Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L.
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	COLUMBIA. Pop 250. Brown county. A village on the C & N W Ry 12 miles 
n e of Aberdeen the county seat. Has Congregationaland Catholic churches, 
2 banks, a hotel and 3 grain elevators. A weekly newspaper the Columbian 
is published. Land is worth $50 to $75 per acre. Exp Am. Tel W U.
Mrs. Vada K. Wilbur P M.

Last Name                         First Name    Business
Atlas Elevator Co.                              Isaac B Matthews agt
Atlas Lumber Co.                                Raymond L Geist mngr
Bassett                           J. C.         pres, Columbia State Bank
Bean                              Edw. E.       mngr, Eagle Roller Mill Co.
Cochrane                          Stacy A.      lawyer
Columbia Farmers Elevator Co.                   W H Davenport, pres; F F Kemnitz, sec; Wm Schliebe, treas
Columbia Hotel                                  Jas Norton propr
Columbia State Bank                             (capital $10,000), J C Bassett, pres; A H Smith, cashr
Davenport                         W. H.         pres, Columbia Farmers Elevator Co.
Eagle Roller Mill Co.                           Edw E Bean mngr, grain elevator
Elliott                           Thos. M.      real est.
Farmers & Merchants State Bank                  (capital $10,000), Thos Tollefson, pres; J F Holdhusen, cashr
Fessenden                         E. T.         mngr, Leach & Sholley Co.
Fessenden                         Earl T.       hardware
Fluke                             Harry L.      automobiles
Fluke                             Roy           see Tollefson & Fluke
Geist                             Raymond L.    mngr, Atlas Lumber Co.
Hodhusen                          Jno           see River Mercantile Co.
Hoellein                          Wm. C.        farm impts
Holdhusen                         J. F.         cashr, Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Karlen                            Alb.          see River Mercantile Co.
Kemnitz                           F. F.         sec, Columbia Farmers Elevator Co.
Leach & Sholley Co.                             E T Fessenden mngr, farm impts
Lewis                             Frank N.      automobiles
Markin                            Benj. F.      phys
Matthews                          Isaac B.      agt, Atlas Elevator Co.
Mitchell                          Louis W.      r r, exp and tel agt
Moule & Son                       C. H.         (Chas H and Geo H), garage
Muehe                             Ida (Mrs.)    milliner
Norton                            Jas.          propr Columbia Hotel
Norton                            Thos. H.      billiards
Osthoff                           Wm. G.        drugs
Overacker                         Lloyd         barber
River Mercantile Co.                            (Clark River, Jno Hodhusen, Alb Karlen), gen store
Robinson                          Alb. E.       billiards
Schliebe                          Gust          blksmith
Schliebe                          Wm.           treas, Columbia Farmers Elevator Co.
Sholley                                         see Leach & Sholley Co.
Smith                             A. H.         cashr, Columbia State Bank
Tollefson                         Thos.         pres, Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Tollefson & Fluke                               (Thos Tollefson, Roy Fluke), meats