Freeman, Hutchinson Co., SD - 1916 Business Directory This information extracted from the "Northwestern Gazetteer and Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L. Polk & Co. Data transcribed by Joy Fisher, http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000031 . This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. 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://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm FREEMAN. Pop 750. Hutchinson county. An incorporated town on the C M & St P Ry 10 miles s w of Marion. Has German Lutheran, German Reformed, and German Mennorrite churches, 7 grain elevators, 2 banks, 2 hotels and a Mennonite college. A weekly newspaper the Courier is published. Exp W F & Co. Tel W U. Carl Oldewurtel P M. Bormann W H, agt Farmers Elevator Co Brooks Hotel, Mrs Mabel Brooks propr. Call, see Goodridge-Call Lumber Co. City Hall, Jno J Wipf mngr. Delzer Jacob, biksmith. Dewald, see Ellwein-Dewald & Co. Ellwein-Dewald & Co, gen store. Ellwein Edw, tinner. Farmers Co-operative Co, J P Waltner mngr, farm impts. Farmers Elevator Co, W H Bormann agt. Farmers Land Loan & Grain Co, A J Waltner sec and treas. Feick & Zeller, saloon. First National Bank (Capital $25,000), John C Mueller, Pres; J J Waltner, Cashr; J J.Tschetter, Asst Cashr. Freeman Courier, Jacob J Mendel pub. Freeman Mercantile Co, Jno J Kleinsasser mngr; gen store. Freeman Telephone Co, Jacob J Mendel mngr. Gering Andr, shoemkr. Gering Henry G, jeweler. Gering Leon, barber. Gering Rudolph, agt Goodridge-Call Lumber Co. Goodridge-Call Lumber Co, Rudolph Gering agt. Gross J J, pres Merchants State Bank Gross J T, agt for Michael K Hofer. Haar Bros (Jacob and Fred), livery. Haar Fred, farm impts. Hanek Edw, billiards. Hoter Jno K, drugs. Hofer Michael K, J T Gross agt, grain elevator. Hofer & Hofer, restaurant. Isaac Jno P, phys. Janke H H, drugs. Kaufman Henry, dentist. Kaufman & Son, jewelers. Kautz Abraham, harness. Kleinsasser Jno J, undertaker. Kleinsasser Jno J, mngr Freeman Mercantile Co. Koerner C J, saloon. Kutcher & Kutcher Co, Louis Kutcher mngr, gen store. Mendel Jacob J, mngr Freeman Telephone Co. Mendel Jacob J, pub Freeman Courier. Merchants Hotel, Frank A Zickrick propr. Merchants State Bank (capital $12,000), J J Gross, pres; J M Wollmann, cashr. Mozeman Edison A, prin South Dakota Mennonite College. Mueller John C, pres First National Bank. Peoples' Store, gen store. Pullman & Wipf, J J Pullman mngr, grain elevator. Queal J H & Co, Fred Stolp agt, lumber. Schamber Bros (Jno and J Geo), sen store. Schug & Schug (Chas J and Jacob J), garage. Shannard Elevator Co, Jno Walter agt. South Dakota Mennonite College, Edison A Mozeman prin. Stolp Fred, agt J H Queal & Co. Tschetter J J, asst cashr First National Bank Tschetter Jacob, meats. Tschetter Jos J, biksmith. Walter Jno, Shannard Elevator Co. Waltner Andr J, ins agt. Waltner J J, cashr First National Bank Waltner, J P, mngr Farmers Co-operative Co. Wilde Wm, barber. Wipf, see Pullman & Wipf Wipf Andr A, phys. Wipf J J & Bro (Jno J and Jos L), hardware. Wipf Jacob H, dentist. Wipf Jno J, mngr City Hall. Wipf Jno J, grain elevator. Wollmann Andr A, grain elevator. Wollmann J M, cashr Merchants State Bank. Wood F Bernard, r r, exp and tel agt. Zeller, see Feick & Zeller. Zickrick Frank A, propr Merchants Hotel.