South Sioux Falls, South Dakota

During- the years 1888 and 1889 several industries had been established at South Sioux Falls. The South Sioux Falls Railroad and Rapid Transit line of road had been completed to this point, and evervthinof looked prosperous and promising- for a rapid and wonderful growth of the lively little burg- which had sprung- into existence so suddenly.

Passage source: History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Containing an Account of Its Settlements, Growth, Development and Resources ... Synopsis of Public Records, Biographical Sketches .., published 1899.

All the prerequisites having- been duly complied wnth for the organization of a town, a petition was presented by the residents and landowners of the southwest quarter of section 28, the south half of sections 29 and 30, sections 31, 32, and the northwest quarter of section 33 in Sioux Falls township, and sections 25 and 36, and the east half of sections 26 and 35 in Wayne township, asking- the board of county commissioners to order an election to determine whether the inhabitants of such territory desired to incorporate as the Town of South Sioux Falls. The prayer of the petitioners was g-ranted, and the board ordered an election held on the 20th day of February, 1890. The election was held at the Woolen Mills, and all the votes cast (thirty-seven) were in favor of incorporation. The territory was divided into three districts, and on the 21st day of March, 1890, J. M. Eley, Fred Frost, Sr., and S. D. Perkins were elected trustees, Fred Spoerl clerk, M. F. Drake assessor, C. S. Law^rence treasurer, J, P. Wilbur marshal and William Ging-erich justice. July 1, S. D. Perkins was elected president of the board, and a corporate seal was ordered procured. July 9, the board, upon the petition of the owners of hve-eig-hts of the property, passed a resolution submitting to the voters the question of bonding- the town in the sum of S7(>,0()() for the purpose of constructing- a system of water works and sewerage, and to defray the expense of a plant for lig-hting- the town. The election was held June 31, and all the votes cast (fifty in number) w^ere in the affirmative. November 3, C. S. Lawrence having- moved away, C.E. Fickes was appointed treasurer; and on the same dav the board allowed bills which had been incurred to the amount of 81,673.08.

Passage source: History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Containing an Account of Its Settlements, Growth, Development and Resources ... Synopsis of Public Records, Biographical Sketches .., published 1899.

R. F. Pettig-rew was not only the promoter of the packing- house, but he was the prime mover in establishing- several industrial enter- ])rises at South Sioux Falls. The woolen mill enterprise was one of the first. These mills were in operation in 1889-90. A soap factory was built about the same time, and an axle g-rease factory a little later. A starch factory was built in 1892. A larg-e hotel was erected in 1889, and opened for business in the fall of that year. The foundation for a Presbyterian church building- was laid, but the project went no further. The packing- house plant, the most important of the enterprises, is within the town of South Sioux Falls, and is the only one in operation at the present time. But the other plants onh' require to be set in motion to make South Sioux Falls one of the most active and important manufacturing- points in this part of the state.

Passage source: History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Containing an Account of Its Settlements, Growth, Development and Resources ... Synopsis of Public Records, Biographical Sketches .., published 1899.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Sioux Falls City - it names this place 4 more 4 times.