Canton, Lincoln 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 CANTON. Pop 2,800. Lincoln county. A city and the county seat on the Big Sioux river and the C M & St P Ry 21 miles s e of Sioux Falls. Has Methodist, Lutheran, Catholic, Congregational aand Baptist churches, 3 banks, a hotel, a college, an opera house, a commercial club, a Carnegie library, a creamery, flour and planing mills, a concrete machinery manufacturing company, 4 grain elevators, water works, an electric light plant and the U S Asylum for Insane Indians. Two weekly newspapers the Dakota FarmersLeader and the Sioux Valley News are published. Ships grain, flour and live stock. Improved land is worth $100 to $225 per acre. Exp W F & Co. Tel W U and N A. Stephen Jones P M. Tri-State Long Distance Telephone Last Name First Name Business Anderson Andr. M. dentist Anderson Hans cashr, First National Bank Anderson Hans ins agt Anderson Jon E. conf Anderson & Son J. (Jno and Jos J) furniture Augustana College A G Ture pres Averill Kate E. sec, Sioux Valley News Publishing Co. Averill S. B. pres, Sioux Valley News Publishing Co. Baker Minnie E. mngr, Terry Dressmaking School Bakkene Ole blksmith Bankson & Son Paul (Paul and Jas B) harness Benz Mark sec, Business Mens Assn Benz Bros. & Benz (Jno A, Martin E and Edw C), meats Berg Jno A. tailor Berry Clarence A. real est Binz Martin sec, Commercial Club Bohen Eli shoemkr Bonsall & Justesen (Wm E Bonsall, Andr M Justesen), proprs Empress Theatre Bowman Lumber Co. S. H. Edw M Lee agt Boyce Earl E. sec, Forest Hill Cemetery Assn Bragstad & Co. D. C. (Danl C and Estelle Bragstad), shoes Bragstad Concrete Machinery Co. Jno Queen, sec; A D Lane, genl mngr; mnfg the only machine on the market making a reinforced continuous airspace and a staggered bearing block Brandsgard & Helgerson (Knute Brandsgard, Alf Helgerson), blksmiths Brewster Chas. M. see Giese & Brewster Brown A. R. pres, Forest Hill Cemetery Assn Brown A. R. pres, Lincoln County Bank Brown Mark D. dentist Brown Montgomery D. (Mrsmilliner Brown & Brown (Arthur R and Harrison J), lawyers Burwett & Syverud (Melvin Burwett, Alb Syverud), garage Business Mens Assn C A Heckmaster, pres; Mark Benz, sec Byrnes Wm. J. undertaker Campbell Oscar L. mngr, Taylor Furniture Co. Campbell Oscar L. undertaker Canton Co-operative Telephone Co. C B Kennedy, pres; M B Kennedy, sec Canton Creamery Co. Chas A Heckmaster, pres and mngr Canton Steam Laundry G C Stecher, propr (See Adv) Carlson Alb. B. states atty Carnegie Public Library Rebecca Gehon librarian Carpenter Jas. A. flour mill Chraft & Hansen Co. J J Schraft, pres; J T Hansen, sec and treas; gen store Christenson & Lemont (Mike Christenson, Carl Lemont), plumbing City Water Works (municipal) Harvey Kappen mngr Clark Grove pool Clemmons Jas. O. conf Cleveland Geo. mngr, Postal Telegraph & Cable Co. Cleveland Bros. (Alb M and Geo C), hardware Commercial Club Chas Heckmaster, pres; Martin Binz, sec Conklin Judson V. lawyer Cooper Floyd lawyer Cooper Henry N. county surveyor Cooper & Cooper (Henry N and Floyd), abstractors Crawford Earl F. pub Dakota Farmers Leader Dakota Farmers Leader Earl F Crawford pub Dean E. M. cashr, Farmers State Bank Dean E. Merle ins agt Dean Edgar sec and mngr, Farmers Lumber Co. Dean Edgar M. pres, Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. Dexter David F. drugs Dokken C. G. pres, Sioux Valley Power Co. Dokken Emma treas, Sioux Valley Power Co. Edwards Howard cementwkr Eggland Ole T. real est Ellingson Elling mach Ellis Henry F. see Wilkinson & Ellis Empress Theatre Bonsall & Justesen, proprs Eneboe E. T. vice pres and mngr, Sioux Valley News Publishing Co. Eneboe Edw. P. osteopath Engen Alf. C. garage Engle George W. mnfr of the only successful crossing grate (see adv) Everhart Lester F. pool Farmers Elevator Co. Paul Paulson, pres; Chris Sanvig, sec and mngr Farmers Lumber Co. Cyrus L Wendt, pres; Edgar Dean, sec and mngr Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. Edgar M Dean, pres; Geo Olson, sec Farmers Produce Co. (Jonas Gray, Jno B Ryan) Farmers State Bank (capital $25,000), P A Overseth, pres; E M Dean, cashr Fejfar Anton J. harness First National Bank (capital $25,000), J V Conklin, pres; Hans Anderson, cashr Folk R. W. vet surgeon Forest Asa (Jr.) lawyer Forest Hill Cemetery Assn A R Brown, pres; Earl E. Boyce, sec Fossum Peter see Thompson & Fossum Gehon Rebecca librarian, Carnegie Public Library Gemmill Wiley C. grain elevator Giese & Brewster (Ferd Giese, Chas M Brewster), garage Goodroad Bert V. restaurant Goodroad Frank A. E. real est Granning Bros. (Hans and Martin), cementwkrs Granos Martin cementwkr Grath Chas. H. with Sioux Valley Power Co. Gray B. H. barber Gray Jonas with Farmers Produce Co. Gray & Ryan (Jonas Gray, Jno B. Ryan), bottlers Guernsey Herman W. photogr Gulbrandsen Geo. H. phys Hage Chris ice Hale David A. plumber Hansen J. T. sec and treas Chraft & Hansen Co. Hanson Leonard E. shoes Hart Herman gen store Heckmaster C. A. pres, Business Mens Assn Heckmaster Chas pres, Commercial Club Heckmaster Chas. A. pres and mngr, Canton Creamery Co. Helgerson Alf see Brandsgard & Helgerson Helgerson Almer abstracts Helgerson Matthew cement wkr Hotel Rudolph Thomas J McDermott propr Hummer Harry R. supt, United States Asylum for Insane Indians Hunter Abner M. restaurant Huntting Elevator Co. O A Streeter, supt; Geo E Searles, mngr Isakson & Juel (Alvin Isakson, Melvin P Juel), The One Price Clothiers, men's clothing and furnishings Jennewin Jacob S. livery Jennings Alb. E. dentist Johnson Geo. G. abstracter Johnson J. A. meats Jones & McCurdy (Jos C Jones, Arch McCurdy), proprs Kennedy Opera House and Lyric Theatre Juel Melvin P. see Isakson & Juel Justesen Andr. M. see Bonsall & Justesen Kappen Harvey mngr, City Water Works (municipal) Kennedy C. B. pres, Canton Co-operative Telephone Co. Kennedy M. B. sec, Canton Co-operative Telephone Co. Kennedy & Kennedy (Cornelius B and Millard B), lawyers Kennedy Opera House Jones & McCurdy proprs Knowlton Jeff mach Lane A. D. genl mngr, Bragstad Concrete Machinery Co. Lee Edw. M. agt, S H Bowman Lumber Co. Lee Harry A. plumber Lemont Carl see Christenson & Lemont Lewison Eli phys Lincoln County Bank (capital $20,000), A R Brown, pres; J H Rowe, cashr Lybarger Orren H. gen store Lyric Theatre Jones & McCurdy proprs, motion pictures Manson Alb. E. feed McCurdy Arch see Jones & McCurdy McDermott Thomas J. propr, Hotel Rudolph Mills Geo. A. baker Moe Jno H. see Syverud & Moe Muma Chas. photogr Noid Andrew G. drugs and antiseptic dandruff cure mnfr (see adv) Noids Music House Andrew G Noid propr, pianos, music and musical merchandise, Edison and Victor Phonographs and Records Norgard Alf. C. clothes clnr Odegaard Martin T. propr Royal Blue Shoe Store Oehman Alb. A. barber Olson Geo. sec, Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. Olson & Wika (Oscar Olson, Frank C Wika), pool onklin J. V. pres, First National Bank Opperud Clifford see Sogn & Opperud Overseth P. A. pres, Farmers State Bank Ovre Fred barber Parke LeRoy L. phys Paulson Paul pres, Farmers Elevator Co. Paulson Paul O. hardware Postal Telegraph & Cable Co. Geo Cleveland, mngr Puckett Co. (The) Philo S puckett, pres; gen store Queen Jno livery Queen Jno sec Bragstad Concrete Machinery Co. Ramberg Lars tailor Richter Herman cigar mnfr Ringheim see Sexe & Ringheim Rowe J. H. cashr, Lincoln County Bank Rowe Julius H. ins agt Royal Blue Shoe Store Martin T Odegaard propr, shoes for everyone, electric shoe repairing done while you wait Rudolph Otto A. real est Ryan Jno B. see Gray & Ryan Ryan Jno B. with Farmers Produce Co. Sanvig Chris sec and mngr, Farmers Elevator Co. Satrang Gilbert grocer Satrum Bros. (Ole G and Gilbert G), planing mill Schraft J. J. pres, Chraft & Hansen Co. Searles Geo. E. mngr, Huntting Elevator Co. Seely & Tank (Chas M Seely, Carl F Tank), clothing Segrud Alb. T. photogr Sexe & Ringheim (Thomas G Sexe, John E Ringheim), The White Front Clothing Store, clothing, men's furnishings and merchant tailoring Sherman & Roche (Geo E Sherman, Jno B Roche), drugs Sioux Valley News Sioux Valley News Publishing Co pubs Sioux Valley News Publishing Co. S B Averill, pres; E T Eneboe, vice pres and mngr; Kate E. Averill, sec; pubs Sioux Valley News Sioux Valley Power Co. C G Dokken, pres; Emma Dokken, treas; Chas H Grath Skartvedt Mozart H. real estate and loans, fire, tornado, life and accident insurance, steamship tickets, Broadway Skorhiem Alb. J. conf Smith Guy agt C M & St P Ry Smith Guy agt, Western Union Telegraph Co. Sogn & Opperud (Oscar L Sogn, Clifford Opperud), garage Solem Jno C. lawyer Stecher G. C. propr Canton Steam Laundry (See adv p 961) Steen Anton restaurant Stein Harry E. serum mnfr Stevenson Lee auctioneer Straw Ernest J. see Wendt & Straw Streeter O. A. supt, Huntting Elevator Co. Summerwill Lumber Co. B. S. Benj S Summerwill mngr Syverud Alb. see Burwett & Syverud Syverud Herman M. dentist Syverud & Moe (Mathias L Syverud, Jno H Moe), jewelers Tank Carl F. see Seely & Tank Tank Bros. (Wm and Carl), bakers Taylor Furniture Co. Oscar L Campbell mngr Terry Dressmaking School Minnie E Baker mngr Thompson Nels cementwkr Thompson & Fossum (Ole Thompson, Peter Fossum), farm impts Tonseth Karsten massage Ture A. G. pres, Augustana College Turner Jno F. phys Tuttle Chas. D. vet surgeon Tysland Bros. (Otto and Leonard), blksmiths United States Asylum for Insane Indians Harry R Hummer supt Warner Edw. C. wall paper Wendt Cyrus L. phys Wendt Cyrus L. pres, Farmers Lumber Co. Wendt & Straw (Edw L Wendt, Ernest J Straw), real est Western Union Telegraph Co. Guy Smith agt Whitehead & Whitehead (Wm E and Irving), grocers Whitmore Chas F. hardware Wiggin Fred C. garage Wika Frank C. see Olson & Wika Wilkinson & Ellis (Henry A Wilkinson, Henry F Ellis), real est Wolfe Homer C. jeweler