Garretson, Minnehaha 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 GARRETSON. Pop 860. Minnehaha county. An incorporated city on the G N Ry 20 miles n e of Siioux Falls the county seat. Has Catholic, Methodist, German Evangelical and Norwegian Lutheran churches, 2 banks, 2 hotels, an opera house, 3 grain elevators, 2 creameries, an electric light plant and water works. A weekly newspaper the News is published. Ships grain, live stock, produce and creamery products. Land is worth $100 to $135 per acre. Exp G N. Tel W U. Jno H Stromme P M. Last name First Name Business Aker Henry T. dentist. Aker & Kopren (Peter Aker Ole Kopren) stone quarry. AKRE JOHN T. Propr The Home Grocery. ANDERSON JAMES R. Cleaning and Pressing Neatly and Promptly Done, Suits Made to Order. Arnold Wm J. expman. Baker Edwin F. agt E A Brown Beck Soren see Lembcke & Beck Berdahl A. J. mngr Farmers Co-operative Creamery Berdahl A. J. mngr Garretson Co-operative Creamery Berdahl C. O. cashr, Minnehaha State Bank Berdahl Erik J. vice pres First National Bank. Berdahl & Co E. U. (Elmer U and Chris O Berdahl) gen store. Bing Alf M. notions. Bowman Lumber Co S. H. Robt F McKinney agt. Brown E. A. Edwin F Baker agt, grain elevator. Bruhn Jno D blksmith. Buer Andr real est. Buer Martin mngr, HANFORD PRODUCE CO Burns J. T. F. sec, Garretson Co-operative Creamery Co Burns J. T. F. sec, Farmers Co-operative Creamery Co De Vall Fred C phys. DeVall Fred C. pres, Wangsness Bros Co. Dischner Geo M restaurant. Engelson Alf Garretson Co-operative Telephone Co. Farmers Co-operative Creamery J T F Burns, sec; A J Berdahl, mngr. FIRST NATIONAL BANK (Capital $25,000, Surplus and Undivided Profits $9,700), Thomas Wangsness, Pres; Erik J Berdahl, Vice Pres; Clarence W Goodsell, Cashr; Farm Loans, Collections and General Banking. GARRETSON AUTOMOBILE CO (P Arthur Steinmetz). Agts for Buick and Maxwell Cars Garage In Connection, Auto Repairs and Supplies. Garretson Co-operative Creamery Co Ole Johnson, pres; J T F Burns, sec; A J Berdahl, mngr. Garretson Co-operative Telephone Co Alf Engelson mngr. Garretson Electric Light Plant (municipal), Jno W McPherren supt. Garretson Mercantile Co Jno Howe, pres; Jno Julson, sec and treas; gen store. GARRETSON NEWS THE. Sanders Printing Co Pubs. Wm W Sanders Editor. (See adv.) Garretson Opera House. Garretson Water Works (municipal). GOODSELL CLARENCE W Cashr First National Bank, Fire Insurance, Loans and Mortgages. GULBRANSON GUSTAV General Blacksmithing, Wagon, Automobile and Repair Works. (See adv.) HANFORD PRODUCE CO Martin Buer Mngr, Best Prices Paid for Cream, Eggs and Poultry. Hayward John W. propr Hotel Grand Hegheim Erik see Pierce & Hegheim Hewer Edmund N. jeweler Hickok Wm A. shoemkr Home Grocery, The John T Akre propr, grocers, fruits and provisions Hotel Garretson Mrs C E McCall propr. $1.50 per day, all modern conveniences Hotel Grand John W Hayward propr $2 per day, electric and gas lighted, steam heated rooms, modern conveniences, special attention given traveling public Howe Jno pres Garretson Mercantile Co. Hugse A. N. cementwkr Johnson Ole pres Garretson Co-operative Creamery Co. Johnson Drug Co. Ole Johnson mngr (See adv.) Johnston Wm. mngr, Shaver News Co. Julson Jno sec and treas Garretson Mercantile Co. Knudtson Wilhelm T. furniture Kopren Ole see Aker & Kopren. Larson Auto Co. (Arne and Gunder Larson), garage Lembcke & Beck (Alex Lembcke, Soren Beck), farm impts Livermore Eugene F. barber Loonan Lumber Co. Allan D Palmer mngr, lumber, building supplies and coal Marth Herman R. meats Mathison Marshall C. hardware McBride Edgar meats McCall C. E. (Mrs.) propr Hotel Garretson McKinney Robt F. agt S H Bowman Lumber Co. McPherren Jno W supt Garretson Electric Light Plant Minnehaha State Bank (Capital $10,000, Surplus $7,000), H C Peterson, pres; J A Thronson, vice pres; C O Berdahl, cashr Munson Magnus (Mrs.) milliner, all the latest styles and creations in women's Nobby Headgear Nauth Jno furniture Nickel Frank A. agt Thorpe Elevator Co. Northwestern Elevator Co. Alf Pearson agt Oldre Gust M. farm impts O'Neil Patrick G. r r, exp and tel agt Palmer Allan D. mngr, Loonan Lumber Co. Parliman Ralph W. (Jr.) lawyer Pearson Alf agt Northwestern Elevator Co. Pederson Theo. see Stromme & Pederson Peterson H. C. pres, Minnehaha State Bank Pierce & Hegheim (R Pierce, Erik Hegheim), mnfrs of cement products, Anchor Building Products, silo, chimney and corn crib blocks, caps, sills, steps and well curbing Reagan Rezin (M D), physician and surgeon, surgeon G N Ry Rothenbuehler Gottlieb pool Royce Frank W. stone quarry Sanders Wm. W. editor The Garretson News. (See adv.) Sanders Printing Co. (Wm W and John P Sanders), pubs The Garretson News. (See adv.) Schietler Frank harnessmkr Shaver News Co. C. H. Wm Johnston mngr, restaurant Solheim Estem A. shoes Steinmetz P Arthur see Garetson Automobile Co. Stromme & Pederson (Joseph T Stromme, Theo. Pederson), builders hardware, stoves, paints and oils Thorpe Elevator Co. Frank A Nickel agt Thronson J. A. vice pres, Minnehaha State Bank Wangsness Thomas pres First National Bank Wangsness Bros Co. Fred C DeVall, pres; Perry M Wangsness, vice pres; Melvin O Wangsness, sec and treas; general store