Florence, Codington Co., SD - 1916 Business Directory


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	FLORENCE. Pop 300. Codington county. An incorporated town on the 
M & St L R R 20 miles n w of Watertown the county seat. Has Baptist and 
Methodist churches, a bank, a hotel, a feed mill and 4 grain elevators. 
A weekly newspaper the Forum is published. Exp Adams. Tel W U. Hattie 
L Meyer P M.

Last Name                First Name   Business
Albright                 A. A.        meats
Bendixon                 H.           pres, Florence Mercantile Co.
Brooks                   F. E.        pool
Cole                     B. R.        pub Florence Forum
Farmers Elevator Co.                  Henry Krier agt
First National Bank                   (Capital $25,000), J O Melham, pres; P N Larson, cashr
Florence Forum                        B R Cole pub
Florence Mercantile Co.               H Bendixon, pres; Nickolas Nielson, sec and treas; gen store
Foldager                 Peter C.     blksmith
Gilbertson & Co.                      gen store
Gilles                   Andr. D.     gen store
Goggins & Co.            J. F.        drugs
Great Western Grain Co.               Paul H Lemke agt
Heintz                   Max F.       hardware
Hurlbut                               see Nommensen & Hurlbut
Jostad                   Edw.         agt, Melham Bros. Lumber Co.
Krier                    Henry        agt, Farmers Elevator Co.
Larson                   E. E.        harness
Larson                   P. N.        cashr, First National Bank
Larson                   Palmer N.    real est
Lemke                    Paul H.      agt, Great Western Grain Co.
Mack                     Oscar        barber
Martin                   Wm.          hotel
Melham                   J. O.        pres, First National Bank
Melham Bros. Lumber Co.               Edw Jostad agt
Mullen                   Robt W.      phys
Nielson                  Nickolas     sec and treas, Florence Mercantile Co.
Nommensen & Hurlbut                   hardware
Pacific Elevator Co.                  F A Gabert agt
Smith                    F. A.        r r, exp and tel agt
Thompson & Co.           W.           grain elevator