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1909 Business Directory
Belle Fourche

The county seat of Butte county, on the Belle Fourche river, 30 miles from Deadwood and Lead.
A prosperous and growing city. Has two railroads, the C. & N. W. Ry and Wyoming and Missouri River R. R.
Is the greatest initial cattle shipping point in the world. One and three- quarter million pounds
of wool were shipped from here during the last year. Surrounded by a good farming and
grazing country. The Belle Fourche Irrigation Project, under construction by the government of the
United States, near by and adjacent, is nearing completion. This will irrigate about 100,000 acres in the
Belle Fourche Valley. All kinds of small grain, vegetables and hardy fruits do splendidly; alfalfa is the
principal crop, of which thousands of tons are grown every year. Two or more beet sugar factories
will be built within a few years. There are two banks, two newspapers flour mill, electric light plant, creamery;
all other lines of business well represented by good and responsible firms. There are good schools and churches.
Population about 1800. Altitude 3,011 feet.

LAST NAME
FIRST NAME BUSINESS

ADAMS
Art
feed barn

ADAMS
Carl C.
city engineer

ANDERSON
Albert
sec-treas, SD Dairymen and Butter-makers Assoc.

ANDERSON
O. H.
boat builder

ARMSTRONG
J. M.
attorney-at-law, notary public

ARMSTRONG
see Maxwell & Armstrong
attorneys-at-law

ARNOLD
D. J.
mgr, South Dakota Heating Co.

ARNOLD
E. M.
groceries

ARNOLD
Will R.
prop, Arnolds Rooming House

ARNOLD-GLASSIE CO.

groceries

ARNOLDS ROOMING HOUSE

ARPAN & SCRIVNER

livery

AUSTIN
S. T.
blacksmith & horseshoer

BALDWIN
E. H.
mgr, Belle Fourche Valley Creamery Assoc.

BALDWIN
E. H.
pres, SD Dairymen and Butter-Makers Assoc.

BARBOUR
W. L.
with Northwestern Land Co.

BARBOUR
W. L.
county surveyor

BARNETT & NOBLE

dry goods and clothing

BARON
see Sterns & Baron
well drillers

BARR
D. C.
county auditor

BARRETTE
Alpha
mgr, Montgomery Lumber Co.

BARTLETT
W. F.
pres, Rocky Ford Oil Co. (Chamberlain, SD)

BATES & CO.
R. K.
clothing & gents furnishings

BEE PUBLISHING CO.

publisher Belle Fourche Bee

BELL
Rev.
rector, Episcopal Church

BELLE FOURCHE & CAMP CROOK STAGE LINE

BELLE FOURCHE & NORTHERN TELEPHONE CO.

BELLE FOURCHE & ORMAN STAGE LINE

BELLE FOURCHE ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT & POWER CO.

BELLE FOURCHE HOSPITAL

BELLE FOURCHE REALTY CO.

BELLE FOURCHE ROLLER MILLS

BELLE FOURCHE STEAM LAUNDRY

BELLE FOURCHE VALLEY CREAMERY ASSOC.

BELLE FOURCHE VALLEY WATER USERS ASSOC.

BENEDICT
W. E.
attorney

BENNETT
F. E.
county treasurer

BERNARD & SPADY

props, Belle Fourche Roller Mills

BIRD
Susie
supt schools

BRADSHAW
O. J.
jeweler

BRAND
Maude
dry cleaning, employment bureau

BRANTLEY
J.
prop, Belle Fourche & Alzada Stage Line

BRICKEL
J. G.
cigars, billiards and pool

BRONSON
R. L
prop, Hospital Pharmacy

BRONSON
R. L.
mgr, Pearson Opera House

BROOKS
Lee
chief police

BROWN
A. L.
prop, Dreamland Theatre

BROWN
Ralph
barber

BROWN
Sarah A.
millinery and dressmaker

BROWN
Theron G.
county judge, real estate, abstracter

BROWN & BROWN

props, Belle Fourche Realty Co.

BULLOCK & CO., INC

real estate and insurance

BUTTE COUNTY BANK

BUTTE COUNTY FAIR ASSN.

BUTTE & CLEVELAND

livery, coal and wood, ice

CADE
E. A.
US commissioner and notary public

CADE
E. A.
sec-treas, Cade-Overpeck Land & Abstract Co.

CADE-OVERPECK LAND & ABSTRACT CO.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

CHALLIS
A. G.
chief fire department

CHAMPNEY
H. M.
physician

CHASE
Isaac H.
clothing and dry goods

CHASE
W. S.
mgr, Chase Clothing

CHASSEE
Rev. Father
priest, Catholic Church

CHASSELL
J. L.
physician, county coroner

CITY HOUSE

CLAY
John
pres, Butte County Bank

CLEM
S.
prop, Belle Fourche Steam Laundry

CLEVELAND - SEE BUTTS & CLEVELAND

livery, coal and wood, ice

COLE
C. J.
city dray

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

COOK
J. E.
cigars, billiards and pool

CORYELL
Ira D.
jeweler and optician

CRAIG
James T.
vice-pres, Butte County Bank

DAKOTA & WYOMING LAND CO.

real estate, farm lands and ranches

DEVINNEY
F. P.
osteopath

DREAMLAND THEATRE

DUTCHER
R. M.
local mgr, Nebraska Telephone Co.

EARLY
G. E.
vice-pres, South Dakota Heating Co.

ECCLES
J. C.
hardware

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

ERICKSON
Peter
furnished rooms

EVANS
D. R.
cashier, First National Bank, mayor

FAIR, THE

dry goods and notions

FARNHAM
O. E.
sec, Belle Fourche Valley Water Users Assoc.

FARNHAM
O. E.
attorney and notary public

FELLOWS
R. O.
sec, South Dakota Heating, city auditor

FELLOWS & KIRKHAM

publishers, The Northwest Post

FIRST NATIONAL BANK

FROST
H. E.
furniture, pianos and undertaker

GAY
Thos. H.
pres, First National Bank

GAY - SEE SMILEY-GAY HARDWARE CO.

hardware and farm machinery

GELVIN
Geo. W.
agent, Standard Oil Co.

GIDDINGS
C.
prop, Belle Fouorche & Orman Stage Line

GLASSIE
W. R.
treas, SD Heating Co.

GLASSIE - SEE ARNOLD-GLASSIE CO.

groceries

GRANT
D. A. (Mrs.)
rooming houose

HANTZ
H. C.
livery

HARMS
B. H.
dentist

HARP - SEE WILKINJSON & HARP

blacksmiths

HARRINGTON
J. J.
butcher

HARRIS & PETTIGREW

hay, grain, flour

HERMAN
F.
dentist

HICKEY
D. W.
pres, South Dakota Heating Co.

HOSPITAL PHARMACY

HULL
D. J.
asst cash, Butte County Bank

ILSLEY
H. P.
attorney, notary public

ILSLEY - SEE RAISH & ILSLEY

attorneys-at-law

KENEFICK
J. A.
prop, Kenefick Cafe

KENEFICK CAFE

restaurant and rooms

KIRKHAM - SEE FELLOWS & KIRKHAM

publishers, The Northwest Post

KNIGHT
A. J.
physician

KVET
Frank
tailor

LA FLEICHE
T. W.
attorney-at-law and notary public

LA FLEICHE & SIMONS

attorneys-at-law and notary public

LANCASTER MERCANTILE CO.
W. H.
dry goods and clothing

LANG
N. P.
city supt schools

LINCH & SCHIMBERG

props, Dakota & Wyoming Land Co.

LOGAN
R. S.
barber

LOSH
W. A.
photographer

LOVINGER BROS.

bakery and grocery

MARBLE
A. H.
vice-pres, Butte County Bank

MAXWELL & ARMSTRONG

attorneys-at-law

McCLANAHAN
T. W.
agent, C & N W Ry and American Express

MCCLURE
A. C.
saloon

McLAIN
W. S.
register US Land Office

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

MILLER
Joe
blacksmith

MINTENER LUMBER CO.
Peter

MOCK
J. R.
asst cash, First National Bank

MOCK
J. R.
city treasurer

MONTGOMERY LUMBER CO.

MOORE
A. T.
pres, Belle Fourche & Northern Telephone Co.

MOORE
A. T.
notary public, with Northwestern Land Co.

MOORE
M. H.
postmaster

MORRILL
H. E.
local mgr, Mintener Lumber Co.

MORTINER
S. G.
Receiver, US Land Office

MOSES
Wm.
county sheriff

MOSLEY
E. L.
furnished rooms

MUTH - SEE WELLS & MUTH

harness and saddlery

NEBRASKA TELEPHONE CO.

NOBLE - SEE BARNETT & NOBLE

dry goods and clothing

NOLAN
John P.
carpenter and builder

NORTHWEST POST (W)

NORTHWESTERN LAND CO.

NOWAK
O.
prop, The Fair

O'KEEFE
John
shoemaker

OVERPECK
F. S.
secy, Butte County Fair Assn.

PEARCE
A.M. (Mrs.)
furnished rooms

PEARSON
John
vice-pres, First National Bank

PEARSON OPERA HOUSE

PENFOLD
W. B.
cash, Butte County Bank

PERRIN
David (Rev)
pastor, Congregational Church

PETERSON
P.
saloon

PETTIGREW - SEE HARRIS & PETTIGREW

hay, grain, flour

POZNANSKY
A. J.
justice peace

QUONG
Sing
restaurant

RAISH
J. W.
attorney, states attorney

RAISH & ILSLEY

attorneys-at-law

RAITZ
A. H.
saloon

RATHBUN
G. H.
physician in charge, Belle Fourche Hospital

RATHBUN
G. H.
physician, health officer

ROBERTS
D. P.
wholesale liquor dealer and saloon

ROCKY FORD OIL CO.

ROSEBRO
Lawrence D.
furnished rooms

SCHIMBERG - SEE LINCH & SCHIMBERG

props, Dakota & Wyoming Land Co.

SCOTT
J W.
harness, furniture and undertaker

SCOTT
Jos.
sec, Belle Fourche & Northern Telephone Co.

SCOTT
Jos.
sec, Rocky Ford OIl Co.

SCOTT
Jos.
with Northwestern Land Co.

SCRIVNER - SEE ARPAN & SCRIVNER

livery

SD DAIRMEN AND BUTTERMAKERS ASSN.

SD HUNNTING CO., INC.

mfrs and distributors, Sievert Fuel Oil Burners

SELLERS
S. W.
clerk of county court

SHOCKLEY
W. T.
phonographs, cigars and confectionery

SHOCKLEY CO.
A. S.
groceries

SIMONS
L. M.
see La Fleiche & Simons

SIMONS
L. M.
attorney and notary public

SMALL
Chas. S.
clothing

SMART
W. R.
tailor

SMILEY-GAY HARDWARE CO.

hardware and farm machinery

SMITH
J. S.
mgr, Bee Publishing Co.

SNOMA & BELLE FOURCHE STAGE LINE

SPADY, SEE BERNARD & SPADY

props, Belle Fourche Roller Mills

STAHL
Birdie (Mrs.)
mgr, Belle Fourche Steam Laundry

STERNS
H. M.
well drillers

STERNS & BARON

well drillers

STRODE
Lottie
prop, White Laundry

SUMTER & SON

drugs

SWEENEY & SON

hay, grain and fuel

TAYLOR
F. P.
public stenographer

TAYLOR
May (Mrs.)
prop, City House

THOMPSON
Henry E.
surveyor

US LAND OFFICE

US RECLAMATION SERVICE

VAN HORN
J. W.
register of deeds

WAH
Chong
laundry

WALLING BROS.

props, Belle Fourche & Camp Crook Stage Line

WALTER
R. F.
engineer in charge, US Reclamation Service

WELLS & MUTH

harness and saddlery

WHITE LAUNDRY

WILKINS
Rev. C. C. pastor, Methodist Episcopal Church

WILKINSON
J. H.
carpenter and builder

WILKINSON & HARP

blacksmiths

WILLARD
H. A.
mgr, Belle Fourche Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.

WILSON
Geo.
planing mill

WOODBURN
H. M.
furnished rooms

WOODBURN & CO.
H. M.
genl mdse and drugs

WOOLSTON
J. I.
attorney-at-law

WRIGHT
Ed. R.
tailor

WYCKHOFF
W. T.
plumber

YOE
H. M.
agent, Western Union Telegraph CVo.

YOUNG
Cue
restaurant

Source: South Dakota State Business Directory,
published by The Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver, Colorado in 1909.

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