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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1909
Page
2
G F Moses and Son Clothing and Gents Furnishings listed by county show a selection of garments and accessories. Citizens of Philip are noted for possessing several stylish pieces as part of a broader display. The brief item highlights local demand and shop offerings.
An article extols Philip, South Dakota as a thriving rail-linked town of 800 with churches, schools, hotels, shops, and a voluntary fire department. It urges residents to buy locally to boost population, land value, and economic vitality, highlighting Home Patronage Policy.
RM Williams Review lauds the Pioneer Store as a leading trading establishment in Blaney county. It highlights its diverse lines and reasonable prices, praising AB M Williams for courteous service and broad goods offerings to Philip and surrounding areas.
A local business profile extols Frank M. Rood Flour and Feed in Philip noting four months of operation with a large stock of flour feed seeds and related products. The piece praises quality prices prompt service and strong customer trust backing a rapidly growing enterprise trusted by residents.
The livery business is well represented to Philip by Gua Stoermer. This enterprising man runs a full line of rigs at reasonable rents. His barn holds many livery horses and he offers quick, safe drives with experienced drivers. He buys and sells horses and will take calls on short notice.
In a city shop, customers are welcomed with a cordial greeting and a range of fruits, confections, groceries, ice cream, and soft drinks. The store emphasizes staying power, fair treatment, and steady, reliable business.
The Review lauds Harvey Durkee as a veteran civil war pension attorney and trusted loan adviser east of the Winchester hotel in Philip. He offers long term town and farm loans and widows pensions while maintaining strict business principles. The note also highlights local merchants selling sausage and cured meats and paying top prices for cattle hides and butcher goods.
J K Taggert runs a conservative, reputable liquor establishment in Philip. He offers a fine stock of wines liquors cigars and Grain Belt beer and welcomes local patrons in a quiet orderly setting. Taggert’s long tenure and upright methods earn trust and respect from residents.
The Philip Livery in Philip offers a full stable with capacity for fifty horses and quick, reasonable drives. Owners and drivers, regarded as businesslike, guarantee careful handling and fair pricing for travelers and horse sales. The business highlights include a general feed and sale stable and strong local patronage.
A strong sign of local prosperity is the lumber trade as farmers haul lumber in quantity. John Hayes Lumber Co. stocks a wide range of building materials and coal and carries wagons and farm implements. Philip’s business is led by J. J. Coughlin a skilled lumber trade manager.
Readers are invited to spot misspelled words in sketches of prominent business men and firms of Philip. Submit guesses in separate envelopes marked Mi spelled Word Contest. First correct Philip winner, then country residents for prizes.
Graham and Morgan of Philip urge investment in Stanley county real estate with 160 to 90 acre tracts priced from 10 to 616 and relinquishments in Stanley and Meade counties from 150 to 1000. The Graham Land Company advertises as chief local dealers backed by experienced investors and offers building materials through Mr. Coughlin.
H. B. Fissar Real Estate Agency highlights rapid growth in Philip and Branley counties. The firm lists farms both improved and unimproved in Stanley and neighboring counties with prime lands in a key wheat and corn region. They offer town and country properties and advise consultations before purchases while noting ongoing Wall Insurance partnerships.
The firm formerly operating under new ownership as Philly Lumber Co. offers a large stock of building materials and pledges to meet patrons demands with accurate service. They emphasize fair dealing and adapted stock to demand from Fort Pierre to Kaupid Cly, ready to supply or obtain any needed items.
ThePhilip business of A Kumm General Merchandise advertises a complete stock of dry goods dress goods ladies and gentlemen furnishings groceries and more. The store sits in a large building with an attractive display and promises best quality at reasonable prices funded by high volume buying and prompt payment of country produce. Neighbors praise bargains unmatched by catalogs and small houses according to the Review special edition.
The Philip area rapid growth is linked to energetic real estate dealers led by C L Webster. Webster, active over two years, is praised as one of the top property dealers in full Philip and Stanley County. He facilitates city and farm property sales and invites landowners to list land with OL Webster.
Henry Hoffman runs a clean inviting Philip restaurant offering meals and lunches at affordable prices. The reviewer praises the menu, hours, and market freshness noting Hoffman’s reliability, integrity, and strong local esteem.
Pioneer Pharmacy run by Frank G Schwarta and partner is a well regarded drugstore in Philip. Pharmacist Mr dobwarts leads prescription compounding at 25240 with a full line of drugs and up to date medicines. The shop employs one clerk and offers medicines, remedies, and a wide range of curing items amid a thriving local trade.
The Palace Millinery run by Miss Kennedy offers a wide stock of hats bonnets feathers plumes ribbons laces silks and more. The shop emphasizes tasteful display and artistic trimming with affordable prices attracting customers from Philip and nearby areas.
Range Mercantile Co offers a full line of general merchandise including dry goods clothing groceries and more in a large stock. The firm claims best bargains in Philip and surrounding area through cash buying and large quantity discounts.
The Winchester Hotel under Mrs Jos Roberts is praised as well managed neat and fully equipped with unrivaled table service. It is two blocks from the depot with good sidewalks leading to the hotel and offers reasonable prices for commercial travelers.
In Philip the general store of E M Larson & Co draws visitors with a complete stock of dry goods dress goods shirts wares and dresses and a line of clothing hats shoes groceries and more. Monte and attentive clerks attend to customers daily making the Tule house a popular regional headquarters praised for quality and trade growth.
The Review chronicles the success of Roush & Son who draw plans and specifications and submit estimates. They are praised for thoroughness and upholding standards in building projects.
A sketch highlights McLane Hardware and Implements as a leading Philip store with a well stocked tin shop and four employees. Frank Slocum runs a large Stanley County livery and feed stable boasting sixteen horses and sixty stalls, offering quick, reasonably priced service and reliable care.
A local harness shop in Wolltown, Robinson and Son, offers diagnostics of goods, affordable prices, and in store inspection. The firm emphasizes quality harnesses, saddles, bridles, whips, robes, fly nets, and horse furnishings, with skilled staff and active community support.
W C Smith succeeds Mr Rood at Philip as a general merchant with long experience. The store will be remodeled to accommodate patrons and offer a complete line of stock across all departments. Old patrons and new customers will receive polite, courteous attention as the establishment refines its business methods.
The text lauds D. W. Roush & Bon of Philip as strictly honest contractors. It asserts they are not numerous but consistently trustworthy and have erected many buildings in Philip and Stanley County with satisfaction. It emphasizes fair pay, quality materials, and thorough work.
Fragmentary OCR notes list W Russell of Philip and a tradesmen group including horseshoeing and blacksmith work. The text references skilled mechanics and a county chamber, with unclear condition details and ranks ending abruptly.
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