Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD - 1909 Business Directory This file contains a listing from "South Dakota State Business Directory", published by The Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver, CO in 1909. This listing shows businesses in Rapid City. This information transcribed by Joy Fisher, http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000031 and may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. Rapid City A prosperous and growing city, county seat of Pennington county, located in the foothills of the Black Hills, as was first settled in 1876, and has become the most beautiful town in the Black Hills country. Location of the South Dakota State School of Mines. It is situated on Rapid Creek, and a half hour's walk takes one either out on the plains or into the hills. It has large stores of all kinds and living is comparatively cheap for a western town. It offers many advantages as a college and residence city. It has seven churches, representing practically all the principal denominations. There are costly water works fed by springs, four miles back in the hills; also a modern illuminating gas works and an electric lighting plant and a modern sewer system. The elevation of the city is 3,200 feet above sea level and the climate is a very healthful one, the winters being usually mild and the summers cool. The climate is dry, the average rainfall being about 20 inches. Population 4,500. Last Name First Name Business Ackerman see Duhamel-Ackerman Co. Adams see Roush & Adams Allen C. J. blacksmith Allen Ed S. pres, Rapid City Real Estate & Abstract Co. Allen Ethan sec-treas, Rapid City Real Estate & Abstract Co. Allen Bros. mgrs, Rapid City Real Estate & Abstract Co. American Express Co. 1st National Bank bldg Anderson V. C. barber Arcade Hotel Baldwin C. B. prop, Central Pharmacy Bangs Eugene L. livery, 7th St. Bangs Frank D. attorney-at-law, Farlow blk Baptist Church Barber James B. postmaster Barker John R. saloon Barton & Boyd Bros. groceries Behrens Henry furniture, undertaker Behrens J. A. furniture, undertaker Belknap James E. livery,6th St. Bennett G. P. secy, Business Mens Club Berry Geo. shoemaker Betty Wm. (Mrs.) rooming house Birnbaum Henry plumber Black Hills Auto. Transp. Co. automobiles and auto. Repairing, 723 Main St. Black Hills Brokerage Co. wh groceries Black Hills Hide & Fur Co. Black Hills Pub. Co. publ, Western Stock Review Black Hills Union Black Hills Union Publ. Co. Black Hills Weekly Journal Boegel see Mallow & Boegel Boehnlein Chas. meat market, 614 St. Joe Bon Ton Restaurant Bonanza Bar M Co. Bower Laura G. librarian, Rapid City Free Public Library Boyd W. H. contractor Boyd see Barton & Boyd Bros. Boyd & Soule attorneys, Penn. Co. Bank bldg. Brayman Herbert H. land attorney Brick & Tile Works Brown B. C. dentist, Buell blk Brown Charles W. attorney Bruce Katie (Miss) dressmaker, Windsor blk. Buck B. M. (Miss) millinery, 617 St. Joe Buell & Gardner attorneys-at-law, 5 Lakota blk Burke J. L. register US land office Burke J. L. register, US Land Office Burner Roy C. mgr, O'Harra Mortgage Co. Business Mens Club Cable Land Co. Canfield Chas. prop, Rapid City Steam Laundry Casey see Gooder-Casey Land Co. Catholic Church Central Pharmacy 524 7th Chase I. H. dry goods and clothing Christian Science Church City Hotel Clower John saloon and rooming house, Main & 6th Collins W. J. photographer, 615 6th Colonial House Congregational Church Cooper O. L. attorney-at-law Costello John M. fuel, feed, produce, 616 Main Cox Wm. M. state oil inspector Crabtree C. C. real estate and loans, 620 St. Joe Crandall (Mrs.) rooming house, 632 Main Crittenden L. T. gen. mgr, Crittenden & Wentworth Mfg. Co. Crittenden & Wentworth Mfg. Co. lumber, building material, bank Crittenden & Wentworth Mfg. Co. contractors and builders, store and office fixtures Crowley see Flannery & Crowley Crown Mining Co. Dakota & Western Railway Co. Dakota & Wyoming Land Co. real estate, farm lands and ranches Dakota Power Co. Davis Frank M. sawmill Davis M. H. asst cashier, Pennington Co. Bank Denu Albert R. see Denu & Mintener Denu & Mintener attorneys-at-law, 7 Buell blk Deranleau Jos. B. saloon, Main st. Deranleau Remi piano tuner Derr C. W. lumber, cement and coal Derthick H. W. sec, Great Western Land, Loan & Insurance Co. Derthick's Opera House Kansas City & 5th Dier & Woodard shoes, 624 St. Joseph Dilger C. M. mgr, Rapid City Implement Co. Dilger C. M. (Miss) dressmaker, 325 St. Joe Dolliver R. H. supt Missions & Churches, M E Church Donaldson A. B. (Mrs.) dressmaker Donoho & Son fuel, feed and seeds Dowd Tom saloon, 632 Main st. Dowd see Sweeney, Dowd, Pasco & Palmer Downie-Wright Mfg Co. mining machinery Dreamland Theatre Duhamel-Ackerman Co. hdw and furniture, St. Joe & 6th Duncan A. H. restaurant Duncan J. L. real estate Eastman Jas. sawmill Edlund C. P. shoemaker Edwards Hamson E. US referee in bkrptcy, Western dist. Edwards see Wood & Edwards Ehle Mark (Jr.) reader, Christian Science Church Ellsworth George R. saloon Elwell N. Y. (Miss) dressmaker Emerick A. supt and mgr, Rapid City Electric Light Co. Emrick F. N. dentist, Main st. Episcopal Church Erskine R. V. real estate Estrup Robt blacksmith Exline Frank M. attorney-at-law Fallon Chas. M. drugs Farrar & Jepsen real estate, fire and life insurance Faulk Samuel (Mrs.) rooming house, 823 Main st Feigel E. L. furniture, bicycles and repairs, 514 Main Feigel Frederick C. real estate and mining property Feigel Frederick C. charman board county commissioners Felsman E. contractor and builder Figge A. O. cashier, Security Savings Bank Finke D. tailor, 528 Main First National Bank Fitzpatrick Anna dressmaker Flannery & Crowley restaurant, 622 Main Flavin George E. county treasurer Fletcher W. C. mgr, US Realty-Brokerage Co. Foster F. C. barber 630 Main Foye W. H. carriage painter French Grace (Miss) teacher of music and painting Fulton Chas. H. pres, State School of Mines Gambrill H. C. painting and paperhanging, 6th st. Gantz Jacob S. county clerk Gardner A. K. mgr, Black Hills Union Pub. Co. Gardner see Buell & Gardner Garlick C. livery, St. Joe Garlick House Gate City Bottling Works Gate City Guide weekly newspaper Gay Chas. city water commissioner Giffin Adolphe M. physician Gilbert F. G. physician, 618 St. Joseph Gooder-Casey Land Co. real estate, farms and ranches Goodner & Lewis consulting and contracting engineers Gossage Alice R. editor and publr, White Ribbon Journal Gossage Jos. B. publ, Black Hills Weekly Journal Gossage Jos. B. publ, Rapid City Daily Journal Graves A. barber Graves Hans house mover Great Northern Land & Loan Co. real estate, loans and life insurance Great Western Land, Loan & Insurance Co. Gund Brewing Co. Gunn Hugh marshal Haines John C. pres, Dakota Power Co. Haines John C. dry goods and clothing Halley A. S. asst. cashier, First National Bank Halley James pres, First National Bank Hand & Rosenberger saloon Harney Hotel Hartgering James mining engineer, US mineral surveyor Hartman H. H. prop, Rapid City Drug Co. Hena Anna (Miss) dressmaker Hena Irene (Miss) dressmaker Henderson Bert B. blacksmith, 416 7th Henry Grocery Co. 625 St. Joe Hewitt Thomas county sheriff Hewlett F. R. K. mgr, Black Hills Hide & Fur Co. Hing Pont restaurant Hinrichs H. W. vice-pres, Security Savings Bank Hinrichs H. W. pres, Lanphere-Hinrichs Co. Holbrook F. C. (Rev.) pastor, Congregational Church Houser John F. supt, US Indian School Hull Land Agency real estate, loans and investments Hunt Abstract & Investment Co. Hutton & Pickett general merchandise Ingram D. B. loans International Hotel Main & 6th Jackson R. J. physician and county coroner Jenney Harriet A. teacher of voice and piano Jepsen see Farrar & Jepsen Johnson Frank boarding house Johnson Bros. Land Co. Jolly Chas. prop, Garlick House Jones & Co. H. W. groceries Joy F. F. fuel and feed, 610 St. Joe Jungerman E. A. shoes Keller Geo. S. (Rev.) pastor, Episcopal Church Keller Mabel (Miss) dressmaker Kelly W. A. dray line Kessel John sec, Union Land & Improvement Co. Kingsbury see Wagner & Kingsbury Kirchner (Capt.) in charge, Salvation Army Knapp Bessie (Miss) hairdresser Knox see Phillips & Knox Koutsaris Geo. 616 E. St. Joe Lampert Arthur mgr, Rapid City Lumber Co. Langdon J. E. barber, 616 Main Lange & Lange wholesale and retail jewelers Lanphere H. W. gen. Mgr, Dakota & Western Railway Co. Lanphere-Hinrichs Co. lumber Larson Arthur real estate Le Mar E. B. (Mrs.) prop, Colonial House Le Mar G. E. dentist, First Natl Bank blk Levermann Fred meat market Lewis C. L. pres, Crown Mining Co. Lewis Clarence L. county judge Lewis see Goodner & Lewis Lewis see Schrader & Lewis Lieberg see Olson & Lieberg Linch & Schimberg props, Dakota & Wyoming Land Co. Linten Alex. livery Longnecker S. A. notions, 628 St. Joe Lynch Ed groceries and bakery, city assessor, 618 St. Joe Mallow & Boegel meat market, 520 7th Mansfield George B. real estate (estab. 1890) Marks H. H. clothing Marshall Guy mgr, Rapid City Brick & Tile Works McCain Fred C. mgr, McCain Real Estate Agency McCain Real Estate Agency McCarthy P. B. prop, International Hotel McCoy C. J. bicycles and plumber McElroy & Son coal and lumber McGee Levi M. judge 7th Judicial District McGlenn (Misses) millinery and dressmakers McKiernan Wm. prop, City Hotel McMahon F. E. flour and feed McMichael Mattie B. (Miss) county supt schools McNamara Ed books, stationery, cigars McNamara J. J. mgr, Rapid River Milling Co. McNamara John J. vice-pres, First National Bank Meek D. H. carpenter Merritt W. H. contractor Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Episcopal Church (Swedish) Metzler Louis mfr cigars, 610 Main Mills Stephen H. pres, Pennington Co. Bank Mintener Benj. D. see Denu & Mintener Minty F. W. physician, St. Joe st. Mitchell Charles L. weather observer Moore W. E. genl mgr, Rapid City, Black Hills & Western R R Co. Morris Jacob city treasurer Morris M. F. sec-treas, Cable Land Co. Morris Co. L. dry goods and clothing Morse Corbin live stock, vice-pres, Penn. Co. Bank Mosier A. J. barber Mulcahy B. M. & J. tailors Mulcahy Paul cleaning and pressing, 620 Main Nash F. H. mgr, Black Hills Auto. Transp. Co. Nebraska Telephone Co. Nelson Thomas R. attorney, Security Bank blk. Nelson tailor New Patton House Nicholson M. J. pres, Security Savings Bank Nielsen & Co. H. F. blacksmiths O'Harra Mortgage Co. Olson & Lieberg clothing, 608 St. Joe On Tai laundry Overpeck Bros. blacksmiths, Main st. Palmer see Sweeney, Dowd, Pasco & Palmer Parrick-Richards Land Co. Security Savings Bank blk. Pasco see Sweeney, Dowd, Pasco & Palmer Pascoe W. F. mgr, Harney Hotel Patton J. D. prop, New Patton House Paulson Chas. pool hall and restaurant Pearson Oscar cement contractor Peed J. W. clothing Pence W. S. agt, Wells Fargo Express, 513 7th Pennington County Bank Perry J. D. surveyor Peterson C. (Rev.) pastor, Methodist Episcopal Church (Swedish) Peterson Ole ice cream mfr, 803 St. Joe Phillips & Knox drugs, paints, oils and glass Phoenix A. W. carpenter and paper hanger Pickett see Hutton & Pickett Powers Land Co. A. G. farms, ranches and loans, 8 Buell blk Presbyterian Church Price S. G. mgr, Brick & Tile Works Prim & Co. G. W. second hand goods, 715 Main Quiggle H. F. photographer Rapid City Brick & Tile Works Rapid City Daily Journal Rapid City Drug Co. Rapid City Electric Light Co. Rapid City Free Public Library Rapid City Implement Co. Rapid City Lumber Co. St. Joe & 5th Rapid City Printing Co. Rapid City Produce Co. Rapid City Real Estate & Abstract Co. 510 7th Rapid City Realty Co. (inc) Rapid City Steam Laundry 621 6th Rapid City, Black Hills & Western R R Co. Rapid River Milling Co. Ratte Hermann F. physician Reed Jennie (Miss) dressmaker Reed John Z. notary public, real estate, 15 Farlow blk Reeves Mercantile Co. department store, 627 St. Joe Reynolds N. L. cigars and confectionery, 624 Main Reynolds P. T. pres and mgr, Rapid City Realty Co. Richards L. A. mgr, Dakota Power Co. Richards see Parrick-Richards Land Co. Ricker & Co. D. C. real estate Ricketts & Gunn livery, 6th st Rinehart Orville attorney Rinehart Orville mgr, Western Land, Title & Trust Co. Robbins C. L. jeweler Roberts E. F. real estate, loans and insurance, homestead relinquishmts Robinson W. E. physician, Farlow blk Rogers A. D. chiropodist Rose A. J. agt, American Express Co. Rose H. G. C. physician, 612 St. Joe Rosenberger see Hand & Rosenberger Rosser W. B. sept, Downie-Wright Mfg Co. Rouse I. M. barber, 620 Main Roush Thos. dray line Roush & Adams second hand goods Royse C. D. (Rev.) pastor, Methodist Episcopal Church Rugg F. H. prop and mgr, Rugg Lumber & Coal Co. Rugg Lumber & Coal Co. Ryther Lawrence contractor Sage E. A. (Mrs.) boarding house Salvation Army Sawyer H. C. livery Schimberg C. A. real estate Schimberg see Linch & Schimberg Schleuning & Co. whol liquors, 516 6th Schneider Geo. F. cashier, Pennington County Bank Schrader J. S. secy, Bonanza Bar M Co. Schrader & Lewis attorneys-at-law Schuster Chas. meat market Schwerdtman C. D. mgr, Rapid City Produce Co. Scott R. (Mrs.) dressmaker Scribner M. B. mgr, Black Hills Brokerage Co. Security Savings Bank (inc) Sevey R. K. barber, 612 Main Sharp J. R. secy, Young Mens Christian Assn Sheldon M. R. (Rev.) pastor, Baptist Church Siedenburg J. A. C. groceries Smith Edna J. music teacher Soule J. L. supt, Rapid City, Black Hills & Western R R Co. Soule see Boyd & Soule Spenner A. tailor, 507 6th State School of Mines Streaten M. J. (Rev) in charge, Catholic Church Sullivan T. prop, Arcade Hotel Swander H. E. mgr, Swander Grocery Co. Swander Grocery Co. whol & retail grocers, bakers, 515-517 St. Joe Swanson Christine (Mrs.) millinery, 622 1/2 St. Joe Swanson Victor E. watch repairer Swarthout C. J. asst. mgr, Gund Brewing Co. Sweeney Pete saloon, Main st. Sweeney, Dowd, Pasco & Palmer props, Gate City Bottling Works Sweet see Williams & Sweet Taylor W. A. prop, Dreamland Theatre Thomas A. (Miss) dressmaker Thomas A. K. city auditor and cash, First Natl Bank Thompson J. H. blacksmith Thompson T. P. rooms Tittle C. P. groceries Tompkins W. H. real estate Totten Joseph livery Trigg Jno carpenter Trowbridge C. A. jeweler Union Land & Improvement Co. (inc) Upton H. R. (Rev.) pastor, Presbyterian Church US Indian School US Land Office US Realty-Brokerage Co. real estate, loans and insurance US Weather Bureau Van Wie & Co. T. W. wallpaper and decorating Wagner & Kingsbury props, Derthick's Opera House Waldron P. J. physician Warner Orin dray line Welch Frank groceries Wells Fargo Express Co. 513 7th Wentzy C. J. sec, Rapid City Printing Co. Wentzy Harry publ, Gate City Guide Wentzy Harry pres, Rapid City Printing Co. Western Land, Title & Trust Co. Western Stock Review Wheeler R. H. physician, over First Natl Bank White J. G. curios, St. Joe White Ribbon Journal monthly newspaper Whitford C. A. hack line Whitmer K. A. mgr, Nebraska Telephone Co. Wight Bros. mgrs, Great Northern Land & Loan Co. Williams & Sweet attorneys-at-law Willsie Myron receiver, US Land Office Wing Ching restaurant Wood Chauncy L. mayor, states attorney Wood & Edwards attorneys-at-law, 3 Wood bldg Woodard see Dier & Woodard Woods B. contractor Worth Howard real estate, insurance, police judge Wright see Downie-Wright Mfg Co. Young Mens Christian Assn Zinsmaster Ida (Mrs.) dressmaker