Groton, Brown Co., SD - 1909 Business Directory This file contains a listing from the "South Dakota State Business Directory," published by The Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver, Colorado in 1909. Information transcribed by James Lewis. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm GROTON An important town in Brown county, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry., 20 miles east of Aberdeen. Surrounded by a fine farming country. Has all the modern city improvements, with enterprising business houses. Population 1,050. Amon, E. barber. Anderson & Frank meat market. Ashley, Wm. attorney-at-law, police magistrate, notary Atlas Elevator Co. Wesley Sullivan, buyer. Atlas Lumber Co. Barney Fischer, manager. Bandimere, F. E. asst. cash First National Bank. Basom, N. E. attorney, real estate, loans, insurance and collections. Batson, C. H. novelty store. Bayard, C. E. dentist. Bingham, A. H. railway, express and telegraph agent. Bowler, Michael F. farm machy, sec.-mgr. Groton-Ferney Mutual Telephone Co. Bradshaw, R. W. groceries. Brooberg Mercantile Co. H. D. Brown, sec. and mgr., dept store. Brown County Banking Co. Arnold Ringger, pres., E. J. Mather, vice-pres., R. A. Mather, cash. Burnham, W. A. drugs and jeweler. Burt, Thos. G. osteopath. Campbell, F. E. attorney-at-law. Cassells, H. W. farm machinery and pianos. Clark, H. A. proprietor New Brunswick Hotel. Crawford, Fred manager K. O. Lee. Dietlein, George saloon. Draeger, C. S. real estate. Eagle Roller Mills Joseph Hargrow, buyer. Edwards, C. V. auctioneer. Edwards, J. F. livery. Elite, The moving picture show, Vick Palmer, prop. Erdmann, Albert blacksmith, plumber. Erwin, W. I. real estate. Erwin-Streeter Land Co. real estate. Eyestone, R. E. grain, wood and coal, prop. Groton Feed Mill. Fabyawkey, Gus supt. Groton Light, Heat & Power Co. Farmers State Bank J. W. Walter, pres., L. T. Strong, vice-pres., C. M. Krebs, cash. Ferney-Farmers Elevator Co. Joe Kolhoff, buyer. First National Bank A. M. Neff, pres., L. K. Neff, vice- pres., W. B. Miller, cash, F. E. Bandimere, asst. cash. Fischer, Barney manager Atlas Lumber Co. Fischer, C. F. drugs and jewelry. Fossum, Thor F. dentist. Funk & Powden harness and buggies. Geib, D. physician. Griffin, S. J. president Groton Milling Co. Grosh, Nick painter and paperhanger. Groton Baking Co. W. E. Smith, pres., C. A. Draeger, vice-pres., W. G. Smith, sec. and treas. Groton-Farmers Elevator Co. E. A. Cranhold, buyer. Groton-Ferney Mutual O. P. Synoground, pres., M. F. Bowler, Telephone Co. sec. and mgr. Groton Herald (w) Roy Veitch, proprietor. Groton Independent (w) James D. Reeves, publisher. Groton Light, Heat & Power Co. F. B. James, pres., J. D. Jones, sec. and treas., Gus Fabyawkey, supt. Groton Live Stock Co. E. L. McDonald, pres. and mgr., livestock dealers. Groton Mercantile Co. (inc) genl mdse, A. H. Miller, pres., O. H. Miller, treas., Helen Miller, sec., A. A. Miller, mgr. Groton Milling Co. S. J. Griffen, pres., A. McKiver, sec. and mgr. Groton Opera House Michael F. Bowler, mgr. Groton Y.M.C.A. Earl Miller, sec. Haywood, C. E. livery. Hollandsworth, A. B. mgr. Independent Lumber & Hdw. Co. Holtz, W. H. pool and cigars. Holtz & Miles millinery. Independent Lumber & A. B. Hollandsworth, mgr., G. H. Hardware Co. Hollandsworth, pres. James, F. B. pres. Groton Light, Heat & Power Co. Johnson Sisters millinery. Jones, J. D. physician, sec.-treas. Groton Light, Heat & Power Co. Jones Bros. meat market. Kane, D. H. saloon. Kindschy Mercantile Co. (inc) genl mdse, J C. Kindschy, mgr. Krebs, C. M. cashier, Farmers State Bank. Kuehnert, F. H. sec.-treas. Shoe & Harness Co. Lee, K. O. farm machy, sewing machines and organs, Fred Crawford, mgr. Lippincott, Charles restaurant. Livingston, Charles R. veterinary surgeon. McDonald, E. L. pres. and mgr. Groton Live Stock Co. McKiver, A. sec. and mgr. Groton Milling Co. Mather, E. J. vice-pres. Brown County Banking Co. Mather, R. A. cashier Brown County Banking Co. Meharg Elevator Co. J. B. Meharg, prop. and buyer. Methodist Church Rev. J. Lumbard, pastor. Miller, A. A. mgr. Groton Mercantile Co. Miller, W. B. cashier First National Bank. Miller Bros. clothing, H. E. Mueller, manager. Moore, Ed livery. Morton Elevator Co. Geo., J. F. Meyer, buyer. Mueller, H. E. manager Miller Bros. Naeve, Frank mgr. J. W. Tutthill Lumber Co. Neff, A. M. president First National Bank. New Brunswick Hotel H. A. Clark, proprietor. Northern Elevator Co. H. Zeller, agent. Olson, C. O. physician. Paetznick, H. furniture and undertaker. Perkins & Aves groceries. Presbyterian Church Rev. Butt, pastor. Reeves, James D. publisher Groton Independent. Rehfuss, E. G. photographer. Reiber, H. G. barber. Renner, E. G. physician. Reynolds & Bierman general merchandise. Riley, James restaurant. Ringger, Arnold president Brown County Banking Co. Robinson, F. C. state railroad commisioner. Ropes, J. G. postmaster. Schinkel, C. F. cigars and confectionery. Schinkel, F. O. saloon. Seeger, Edward proprietor Vicks Hotel. Shoe and Harness Co. W. J. Rawson, pres., F. H. Kuehnert, sec. and treas. Smith, W. G. secretary-treasurer Groton Banking Co. Strong, L. T. vice-pres. Farmers State Bank. Tolstadt, L. machine shop. Tuthill Lumber Co. John W., Frank Naeve, local manager. Veitch, Roy proprietor Groton Herald. Vicks Hotel Edward Seeger, proprietor. Wagner, G. E. paints. Walter, J. W. president Farmers State Bank. Wolfe, J. C. furniture and undertaker. Y.M.C.A. Earl Miller, secretary. Zinick, F. P. T. blacksmith.