Watertown, Codington 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 Joy Fisher. 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. WATERTOWN One of the important cities of South Dakota, county seat of Codington county, on the C. & N. W., C., R. I. & P., M. & St. L. and Great Northern Rys. Has water works, electric lights and all the modern improvements. A Carnegie library, excellent schools and churches, all the religious denominations being represented. Three miles to the west is lake Kampeska, a favorite summer resort. Surrounded by a rich farming country, with lands at reasonable prices. The trade of Watertown is increasing with the development of the country, and promises to make this place a large commercial center. Population 8,000. Last Name First Name Business Abbott Geo. A. physician Abbott J. barber Addison S. H. general agent J I Case Threshing Machine Co Advance Thresher Co. C H Stinson agt Ainsworth Arthur pianos and organs Air-O-Dome Theatre H A Miller prop Aldrich Chas. sec, South Dakota Locating Agency Algard & Bramer mfrs Bramer Steam Plow Allen M. R. electrical supplies Anderson C. N. life insurance Anheuser-Busch Brewery A Reichert dist Arcade Hotel Gore & Snyder props Arkis J. S. general merchandise Atkinson C. H. pres Watertown Cement Product Co Atlas Adjustment Agency John H Hanten pres and treas, Nick J Steichen sec and mgr, Hanten & Hanten counsel, collections and adjustments Atlas Elevator Co. F E Burk mgr Balsiger J. W. bakery Balsiger J. W. prop, Watertown City Bakery Bancroft W. F. mgr Public Opinion Publishing Co, state game warden Banks G. M. fruit and produce Barker E. M. editor, The Saturday News Barrette Chas. S. confectionery and cigars Barton H. J. physician Baskerville M. R. see Baskerville & Dahl Baskerville M. R. vice-pres, Blue Bell Medicine Co Baskerville & Dahl vehicles and farm machinery, automobiles and supplies Baskerville & Rowe Co. A Halseth vice-pres, H S Rowe sec-treas, whol grocers Baxter George H. mgr Kampeska Milling Co Beatty D. C. (Rev.) rector, Trinity Church Belath S. confectionery and cigars Beleau J. J. prop, Burlington Livery Benevolent Prot Order of Elks John Westberg, sec Bennett Frank dray line Bennett H. W. mgr, Singer Sewing Machine Co Bentson A. drugs Best see Govers & Best Bird J. E. real estate, lands, loans and insurance, sec Farmers Elevator Co Bird see Goss & Bird Blake O. H. restaurant Blodgett tailor Bloon & Martin real estate Blue Bell Medicine Co (inc) R L Hardy pres, M R Baskerville vice-pres, H S Rowe sec-mgr Boice C. U. agt, Standard Oil Co Booth Louis A. saloon Bowen see Stevens & Bowen Bowman Lumber Co. S. H. U B Hinds, local mgr Bradley D. W. sec, Watertown Water Co Bramble F. L. treas, Dakota Mutual Life Insurance Co. Bramer see Algard & Bramer Brickell Construction Co. L E Brickell Sr, pres and mgr, M E Brickell sec Broderick B. C. dentist Bronson Fred M. jeweler and optician Brown Chas. W. real estate and loans, district mgr W P Soash Land Co of Waterloo, IA Brown Jess restaurant Bruns J. H. foundry and machine shop Buck Geo. mgr, Watertown Produce Co Burk F. E. mgr, Atlas Elevator Co. Burley E. G. mgr, Independent Harvester Co Burlingame Robert physician Campbell R. F. physician Watertown Hospital Canada Land Co. Peter Wirtz prop Canadian Govt Agency J M Maclachlan, agt Carle N. E. prop, Kampeska Ice Co. Carpenter & Son civil engineers Cary F. L. mgr, Frank C Hagman Cary R. H. sec and treas, Watertown Butter Co. Case & Shurtleff attorneys-at-law Case Threshing Machine Co. J. I. S H Addison general agent Church C. M. prop Northwestern Hotel Citizens National Bank W D Morris pres, H L Sheldon cashier Clark Henry H. physician Cline O. P. prop Depot Hotel Cochrane Wm. restaurant Codington County Abstract Co. J Huntzicker treas and mgr, R G Williams sec Commercial Bank A P Foley pres, J B Sullivan vice-pres, J M Knudson cashier Commercial House G S Ireland prop Congregational Church (First) Rev A B Keeler pastor Conley John H. mens furnishings Cook F. E. harness and saddlery Cook L. W. W N McIntyre mgr, pianos Cooper E. E. furniture and sewing machines Crabb R. B. real estate Craig O. J. sign painter Crane & Ordway Co. A E Doyle mgr Crawford J. A. blacksmith Culver J. W. & W. K. cigars Culver & Englesby mgrs, Grand Opera House D & W Ice & Ice Cream Co. (inc) J W Dougherty sec-treas Dahl H. E. see Baskerville & Dahl Dakota Central Telephone Co. J O Johnson mgr Dakota Mutual Life Insurance Co. F A Draper actuary, Fred B Smith sec, F L Bramble treas Dakota Town Lot Co. Thos A Way pres, Stitzel X Way vice-pres, Clyde C Way sec Dakota Western Assurance Co. H S Rowe pres, Thomas Dunn vice-pres, C E Warner sec-treas De Graft Curt E. saloon Deming L. S. dray and transfer line Depot Hotel O P Cline prop Dickinson S. B. physician Dodds Geo. A. insurance Dougherty J. W. sec, D & W Ice Cream and Ice Co. Doyle A. E. mgr, Crane & Ordway Co. Draper F. A. actuary, Dakota Mutual Life Insurance Co. Duffner A. drugs Dunn Thomas vice-pres, Dakota Western Assurance Co. Eales W. L. agt, Int Harvester Co. Eastwood G. H. & L. R. publr, The Herald Emery N. H. mgr, Sioux Bottling Works Englesby C. H. Adjutant Genl South Dakota Englesby see Culver & Englesby Fahnestock H. J. real estate and insurance Fahnestock H. J. (Jr.) cashier, First National Bank Fair Store F Van Leshout prop, novelties Farmers Elevator Co. J E Bird sec Fenwick Frank E. music teacher Finnerud H. M. vice-pres Security National Bank, physician Finnerud H. M. (Dr.) pres, United Underwriters Co. First Christian Science Church Mrs. Katherine Way reader First National Bank H D Walrath pres, H J Fahnestock Jr, cashier Fischer E. C. dentist Fletcher H. S. sec, Watertown Gas Co. Flint European Hotel & Café H L Sheldon mgr Foley A. P. pres Commercial Bank Foley C. P. capitalist Forcht A. N. vice-pres, Melham Bros. Lumber Co. Forter-Whooley Grocery Co. Fourth Infantry Bank L V Snyder mgr Frasier John mgr, Independent Harvester Co. Frazier John mgr Independent Harvester Co Freeburg H. M. physician French & Son L. D. sheet metal wkrs and electricians Frey Rosa (Miss) millinery Gannon C. M. capitalist Gayman A. C. general merchandise Gerhard Bros. groceries German Lutheran Church Rev R Polzin pastor Gilruth Alexander C. prop, Gilruth's Department Store Give E. C. prop, The Grand Glass Wilbur S. attorney-at-law Glemaker J. P. merchandise broker Golden Eagle N A Nelson prop, clothing Goodell L. C. small goods dept Ainsworth Music Store Gordon G. L. mgr, Purity Ice Cream Co. Gore & Snyder prop Arcade Hotel Gormly C. P. mgr, South Dakota Locating Agency Goss Chas R. & Ralph T. bill posters Goss Chas. R. farm implements Goss R. T. prop, Goss blk Goss & Bird mgrs, Goss Opera House Goss Opera House Goss & Bird mgrs Gove E. A. attorney-at-law Gove E. C. prop, The Grand Gove & Snyder insurance Govers & Best Watertown Steam Laundry Grand Opera House Culver & Englesby, mgrs Granger Business Schools R G Warren princ Grant see Park & Grant Mercantile Co. Gray C. C. photographer Gray W. I. pres, Kirlin-Gray Electric Co. Gray Construction Co. Arthur Gray prop, general contractors and structural engineers Greer C. H. veterinary surgeon Grunn Land Co. real estate, farm lands and ranches Gund Brewing Co. John Oscar Lerdahl, agt Hagman Frank C. confectionery, F L Cary mgr Halbkat Chas. F. jeweler and optician Hamann Albert buyer Pacific Elevator Co. Hanten H. M. asst cash, Security National Bank Hanten Henry A. sec and treas Hanten Machine Co. Hanten John H. pres and treas, Atlas Adjustment Agency Hanten & Hanten John B. & John H. attorneys-at-law Hanten Machine Co. J B Hanten pres, Henry A Hanten sec and treas Hardy R. L. pres, Blue Bell Medicine Co Harrington E. F. physician Harrington E. F. (Dr.) pres, Watertown Pressed Brick Co Hart Frank insurance agent Hart see Hill & Hart Hartung E. T. agent, Great Northern Railway Hartung J. agt, Great Northern Express Co. Harvey E. M. saloon Hauff E. P. automobile garage Hawley F. E. sec-treas, W H Stokes Milling Co Hayes-Lucas Lumber Co. A N Hegvold mgr Heckathorn Ed saloon Heegaard Hardware Co. Clyde Reed mgr Hegvold A. N. mgr, Hayes-Lucas Lumber Co. Herald, The (w) G H & L R Eastwood publrs Hess & Rau plumbers Hickman J. G. agent, Adams Express Co. Hildebrandt H. A. agent, Hann Brewing Co. Hill Leslie G. physician Hill & Hart life insurance Hinds U. B. mgr, S H Bowman Lumber Co. Hipps Geo. saloon Hockman & Schweiger architects Hoff & Wess public stenographers Hopkins & Ransom farm loans Horswill's Studio A J Horswill, prop Howe J. P. vice-pres, Manhattan Oil & Linseed Co. Huntzicker J. treas and mgr, Codington County Abstract Co. Idle Hour Theatre C I Nerhaugen, mgr Independent Harvester Co. E G Burley & John Frasier, mgrs Ingamells W. G. harness International Correspondence Schools James Neale, mgr International Harvester Co. of America (inc) W L Eales genl agent Ireland G. S. prop, Commercial House Irvin Edd C. livery Jacobson W. M. sec and treas Manhattan Oil & Linseed Co. Jasper Stone Quarry Co. (inc) A L Rowe sec and treas Jenkins J. P. (Rev.) pastor, Methodist Episcopal Church Jensen J. Edward printer Johnson Chas. W. prop, Scandinavian Hotel Johnson J. O. mgr, Dakota Central Telephone Co. Jones D. F. drugs Jones Ellen (Mrs.) hairdresser Jones Griffith P. osteopath Jones R. P. meat market Kampeska Hotel F P Snyder, prop Kampeska Ice Co. N E Carle, prop Kampeska Milling Co. Geo H Baxter mgr, flour, feed, fuel and grain Katanesik Geo. tailor Kean W. P. veterinary surgeon Keef R. M. (Miss) manicuring Keegan John chief of police Keeler A. B. (Rev.) pastor, First Congregational Church Kemp see Winker & Kemp Kilby J. B. saloon King A. G. prop, Savoy Café and Hotel Kirlin-Gray Electric Co. W I Gray pres, O M Kirlin sec and mgr Kjos C. saloon Klinge A. R. shoemaker Knappen see Paulis & Knappen Kneedy E. E. mgr, United Underwriters Co. Knudson J. M. cashier, Commercial Bank Kreiser Robert W. drugs Kuhn & Lindner meat market Laefdahl Capt. & Mrs. in charge, The Salvation Army Laird Norton Yards (inc) A G Whiting mgr Lamm Edward pres, Security National Bank Lamm Edward saloon Lampy & Sloane farm implements, agents Reeves Threshing Outfits and Steam Plows Lane E. Y. city weigh master Langdon C. J. agent, American Express Co. Langwill C. A. real estate Larson Anna millinery Lerdahl Oscar agent, John Gund Brewing Co. Lindner see Kuhn & Lindner Loucks H. L. editor, The Times Loucks Perry F. attorney, city attorney Loucks Perry F. see Loucks & Mather Loucks & Mather attorneys-at-law Louis N. S. furniture and undertaker Lucas see Hayes-Lucas Lumber Co. Luck Wm. shoes Lyon C. M. pres, The Star Laundry Co. Lyons Frank W. city treasurer, five and ten cent store MacCosham see Olson Bros. & MacCosham Mackearly John S. mgr W U Tel Co. Maclachlan J. M. agt, Canadian Govt Agcy Magee W. G. physician Mahowald J. M. harness Manhattan Oil & Linseed Co. C E McLaughlin pres, J P Howe vice-pres, W M Jacobson sec-treas, manufacturers and dealers in oils and greases Manton M. J. sec Southwick Abstract Co. Martin John W. mayor Martin see Bloon & Martin Mather James E. attorney-at-law (Loucks & Mather) McBath Thos. coal and feed McCarthy M. mgr, New York Dentists McFarland see Seward & McFarland McHugh Edward saloon McIntyre W. N. mgr, L W Cooke's Music House McKool Bros. general merchandise McLaughlin C. E. pres, Manhattan Oil & Linseed Co. McLaughlin see Ralls & McLaughlin McMath Walter J. life and accident insurance McNulty M. mfr cigars Meadows F. R. real estate Melham Bros. Lumber Co. J O Melham pres and treas, A N Forcht vice-pres, A Melham sec Methodist Episcopal Church Rev J P Jenkins, pastor Meyers J. W. mgr, S Taube & Co Miller H. A. prop Air-O-Dome Theatre Morris W. D. pres, Citizens National Bank Murphy T. C. sec, Watertown House Furnishing Co. Murphy Wm. barber Myers Irvin H. judge municipal court Neale James mgr, Int Correspondence Schools Neill C. A. harness and saddlery Nelson N. A. prop Golden Eagle Nerhaugen C. I. mgr, Idle Hour Theatre Ness S. K. tailor New York Dentists Dr. M McCarthy, mgr Nicholson John attorney, county judge Northwestern Hotel C M Church, prop O'Bryan H. J. physician Ohtness S. H. tailor Olson see Peterson & Olson Olson Bros. & MacCosham clothing Ordway see Crane & Ordway Co. Ostrander G. C. feed mill Owsley Mercantile Co. genl mdse Pacific Elevator Co. A Hamann buyer Park Charles E. groceries Park & Grant Mercantile Co. H A Park pres, D H Whooley sec-treas, whol grocers Parsons H. C. physician Paulis & Knappen dry goods Peck see Warner & Peck Peterson see Turnquist & Peterson Peterson & Olson saloon Pettit Edward saloon Piercy A. E. steamship tickets Pollard C. S. photographer Polzin R. (Rev.) pastor, German Lutheran Church Pope E. M. mfr, Thresher Specialties Poulson Arthur M. groceries Presbyterian Church Rev A M Work, pastor Prey Ernest H. jeweler and optician Pritchard T. H. prop, Watertown Marble & Granite Works Public Opinion (d and w) Public Opinion Publishing Co, W F Bancroft, mgr Public Opinion Publishing Co publishers Public Opinion, book and job printers Pum John prop, The Watertown Tannery Purity Ice Cream Co. G L Gordon, mgr Rae Wm. mgr, Jasper Stone Quarry Co. Rainey Wm. G. barber Ralls & McLaughlin livery Ransom see Hopkins & Ransom Raschke see Schetko & Raschke Rau see Hess & Rau Reed Clyde mgr, Heegaard Hardware Co. Reed P. W. sec and mgr, Watertown Cement Product Co. Reichert A. agt, Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn. Rowe A. L. sec and treas, Jasper Stone Quarry Co. Rowe H. S. pres, Dakota Western Assurance Co. Rowe H. S. sec, Baskerville & Rowe Co. Rowe H. S. sec-mgr, Blue Bell Medicine Co Rowe Construction & Heating Co. Rutan Geo. W. sporting & automobile goods Ryalls Wm. B. cash, Security National Bank Salvation Army, The Capt. & Mrs. Laefdahl, in charge Saturday News, The (w) E M Barker, editor Savoy Café & Hotel A G King, prop Scandinavian Hotel Chas. W. Johnson, prop Schalkle Chas S. sec, Watertown Pressed Brick Co. Schaller H. F. W. dry goods Schetko & Raschke saloon Schmidt P. G. (Mrs.) librarian, Watertown Carnegie Library Schoenberger W. M. city clerk Scholtz F. J. real estate Schoolcraft C. E. & Dell osteopaths Schull Charles attorney-at-law, notary public and collections Schulner L. N. manufacturer and jobber cigars Schweiger Fred H. prop, Watertown Mfg Co Schweiger see Hockman & Schweiger Schwerger Fred H. prop, Watertown Mfg Co Searles see Woodward & Searles Sears J. F. saloon Second Church of Christ Scientist Security National Bank Edward Lamm pres, H M Finnerud vice-pres, Wm B Ryalls cash, H M Hanten asst cash Selmer J. H. buyer, G W Van Dusen Elevator Co Seward & McFarland attorneys Shaw L. J. pres, Watertown House Furnishing Co. Sheafe Mark W. (Jr.) attorney-at-law Sheldon H. L. cashier, Citizens National Bank Sheldon H. L. mgr, Flint European Hotel & Café Sherin & Sherin (A and Arthur L Sherin) attorneys-at-law and collection agency Shoultz A. H. architect Shupe S. A. barber Shurtleff see Case & Shurtleff Siderstrom E. J. restaurant Simpson E. E. real estate Singer Sewing Machine Co. H W Bennett, mgr Sioux Bottling Works N H Emory mgr Skells Geo. W. painter and paperhanger Skinner M. A. restaurant Sloan see Swaney-Sloan Land Co. Sloane see Lampy & Sloane Sluman A. H. prop, Burlington Hotel Smith A. shoemaker Smith F. L. plumbing and heating Smith Fred B. sec, Dakota Mut Life Ins Co. Snedigar S. F. cleaning and dye works Snell see Stewart & Snell Snyder F. P. prop, Kampeska Hotel Snyder J. Augustus electrical wiring Snyder L. V. mgr, Fourth Infantry Band Snyder see Gore & Snyder Snyder see Gove & Snyder Soash Land Co. W. P. (of Waterloo, Iowa), Chas W Brown, mgr Sours John carpenter and builder South Dakota Locating Agency C P Gormly mgr, Chas Aldrich sec Southwick Abstract Co (inc) J C Southwick pres, M J Manton sec Sperling & Co. footwear Spicer L. R. seeds Stacy Fruit Co. E. P. (wholesale) Standard Oil Co. C V Boice, agt Stanley E. prop, Watertown Dress Club Star Laundry Co. C M Lyon, mgr Steichen Nick J. sec and mgr, Atlas Adjustment Agency Sternberg I. clothing Stevens & Bowen insurance and real estate Stewart & Snell dry goods Stinson C. H. agt, Advance Thresher Co. Stokes Milling Co. W. H. W H Stokes pres and mgr, F E Hawley sec and treas Stolp C. E. blacksmith Stover B. H. treasurer Watertown Water Co. Stover Construction Co. mfrs cement and concrete work of all kinds Stutenroth A. O. dentist Sullivan J. P. vice-pres Commercial Bank Swaney-Sloan Land Co. Swetland Robert E. mgr, National Casualty Co. Tarbell H. A. physician Tarbell & Williamson drugs Taube & Co. S. J W Meyers mgr second hand goods Thomas R. F. cigars and confectionery Thomson Real Estate Exchange Harry Times, The (w) Times Pub Co, H L Loucks editor Towne L. W. barber, cigars Towslee & Towslee hardware Tragethon Nels J. saloon Trinity Church (Protestant Episcopal) Rev D C Beatty rector Troeh J. H. hardware Turnquist & Peterson clothing Twinde David stonemason United Underwriters Co (inc) Dr H M Finnerud pres, E E Kneedy sec and mgr Van Dusen & Co. G. W. J H Selmser agent, fuel Van Leshant F. prop, The Fair Store Vaux E. W. livery Vincent A. prop, Watertown Decorating Co. Wagner H. A. sec, Watertown Carbonating Co. Wagner J. F. mgr, Minneapolis Brewing Co. Walrath H. D. pres, First National Bank Warner C. E. sec-treas Dakota Western Assurance Co. Warner & Peck printers Warren R. G. princ, Granger Business School Warren W. pool and cigars Watertown Butter Co (inc) R H Cary sec and treas Watertown Carbonating Co (inc) H A Wagner sec-treas Watertown Carnegie Library Mrs P G Schmidt librarian Watertown Cement Product Co. C H Atkinson pres and treas, P W Reed sec and mgr, cement contractors and builders, manufacturers cement building blocks and sewer pipe Watertown City Bakery J W Balsiger, prop Watertown Decorating Co. A. Vincent mgr Watertown Gas Co. H S Fletcher sec Watertown Hospital Dr R F Campbell, physician in charge Watertown House Furnishing Co. L J Shaw pres, Tom C Murphy sec and treas Watertown Marble & Granite Works T H Pritchard, prop Watertown Mfg Co Fred H Schweiger, prop Watertown Pressed Brick Co (inc) Dr E F Harrington pres, Chas S Schalkle sec and mgr Watertown Produce Co. Geo Buck, mgr Watertown Steam Laundry Govers & Best, props Watertown Tannery John Pum, prop Watertown Water Co. B H Stover treas, D W Bradley sec Watson M. dentist Way Clyde C. sec, Dakota Town Lot Co Way Katherine (Mrs.) reader, First Christian Science Church Way Stitzel X. vice-pres, Dakota Town Lot Co. Way Thos. A. pres, Dakota Town Lot Co. Welch H. S. real estate Wells James cleaning and pressing Wess see Hoff & Wess Westberg John sec, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Westberg Co. John cotton gloves mfrs Western Union Telegraph Co. John S Mackearly mgr Whistler C. C. meat market Whistler O. N. meat market White Charles confectionery White G. P. pool and cigars Whiting A. G. mgr Laird Norton Yards Whitwam Geo. dentist Whooley D. H. sec, Park-Grant Mer Co Whooley D. H. sec-treas, Park & Grant Mercantile Co. Whooley see Forter-Whooley Grocery Co. Williams R. G. sec, Codington County Abstract Co. Williamson see Tarbell & Williamson Wilson Guy barber Wilson Bros. pool and loan office Winker & Kemp saloon Wirtz Peter prop, Canada Land Co. Wood Bros. blacksmiths Woodward & Searles hardware Work A. M. (Rev.) pastor, Presbyterian Church Yeamans Glen dentist