Mentor, Hughes Co, SD - 1909 Business Directory This file contains a listing from the "South Dakota State Business Directory", published in 1909 by the Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver, CO. This information was transcribed by Deb Hochhalter and may be used for personal, non-profit use only. All other rights reserved. Deb Hochhalter 1997 Mentor A new postoffice in Hughes county. Farming the principal industry. Population 10. Last Name First Name Business Hurlbut E. Grocer, farmer, stock raiser & postmaster