Artesian, Sanborn 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, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. 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 ARTESIAN. Pop 600. Sanborn county. A village on the C M & St P Ry 19 miles s e of Woonsocket the county seat. Has Adventist, Catholic, Methodist, Norwegian Lutheran and Presbyterian churches, 2 banks, 2 hotels, an opera house and 4 grain elevators. One weekly newspaper The Commonwealth is published. Land is worth $40 to $100 per acre. Ships grain, live stock and produce.Exp W F & Co. Tel W U. Porter E Rugg P M. Last Name First Name Business Adams O. E. pres, Artesian State Bank Anderson Lumber Co. J. F. E H Ditzler agt Artesian State Bank (capital $15,000), O E Adams, pres; T M Brisbane Jr, cashr Artesian Supply Co. F M Ryan, pres; David Williams, sec and treas, gen store Ashmore Fred J. automobiles Bennett Clara G. (Mrs.) drugs Bennett Fred W. gen store Bennett G. M. cashr, Security State Bank Bennett Grover M. ins agt Bennett's Opera House B E Taylor mngr Bicckfort Fred automobiles Blegraff Anton A. agt, produce dept, Farmers Grain Co. Bowkers Land & Investment Co. Wm E Bowker agt Brisbane T. M. (Jr.) cashr, Artesian State Bank Bucher Claude L. grocer Bucher W. C. agt, Farmers Shipping & Purchasing Co. Bunce Frank H. livery Carlson Aug cementwkr Colman Lumber Co. C. L. C A Hobart agt Commonwealth, The Henry H Heath pub Curry Ellen M. gen store Ditzler E. H. agt, E H Anderson Lumber Co. Dowdell Marion C. Lands, Loans amd Insurance (See adv.) Dowdell Land Agency Robt E and Milton E Dowdell), lands Farmers Grain Co. Wm F Robinson, agt; Anton A Blegraff, agt, produce dept Farmers Shipping & Purchasing Co. W C Bucher agt, grain elevator Figland Bros. (Louis A and S Guy), well drillers Gass Edw. harness Grace Danl S. gen store (Farwell) Hanlon Patrick A. barber Hayter McPherson drugs Heath Henry H. (Jr.) pub The Commonwealth Hesler Glen restaurant Hinton Fred E. hardware Hobart C. A. agt, C L Colman Lumber Co. Hodson Chas. O. vet surgeon Hollister Frank B. vet surgeon Hotel Arlington Elbling F. Stearns propr Hoy Frank see Nissen & Hoy Idle Hour Theatre Henry D Spoor, mngr, moving pictures Independent Elevator Co. Wm W Orton agt Johnson Hotel Jno H Johnson propr Larson Hildor L. livery Larson & Varland (Carl H Larson, Harvey A Varland), farm impts Lindstrom Myrtle milliner Loring Frank M. phys. Nissen & Hoy (Edw A Nissen, Frank Hoy), hardware Orton Wm. W. agt, Independent Elevator Co. Patton Telephone Co. (Frank A. Patton) Pifer Chas. F. auctioneer Renner Alb. G. phys Roberts Harry M. blksmith Robinson Wm. F. agt, Farmers Grain Co. Rodee Herbert B. grain elevator Ryan Fred M. land Santee Carl J. billiards Security State Bank (capital $20,000), W Z Sharp, pres; G M Bennett cashr Sharp W. Z. pres, Security State Bank Smith Geo. N. livery Spangler & Co. W. E. (Wm E Spangler), gen store Spoor Henry D. mngr, Idle Hour Theatre Stearns Elbling F. propr Hotel Arlington Taylor B. E. mngr, Bennett's Opera House Varland Harvey A. see Larson & Varland West Victor E. r r , exp and tel agt Williams David meats Wise Chas. E. furniture