G. W. LAFLAR came to Manning in 1882. He engaged in the insurance business in 1883, and continued as road solicitor for three years. In 1886, he became associated with the firm of Salinger & Brigham, in the law, loan, real estate, collection and insurance business; with whom he remained for three years. In 1891, he purchased the loan, real estate and insurance business of Lindsay, Salinger & Co., formerly Salinger & Brigham, and has continued the same up till the present time. His connection with the Manning Monitor and Manning Free Press, will be noted under those heads.

J. L. ROBB, draughtsman, took charge of the insurance business connected with the law firm of Lee & Robb in 1896. To this be has added real estate, loans and rentals and makes a specialty of draughting. As a draughtsman he received his professional training in the Department of Civil Engineering at Cornell College and later at the State University of Iowa. He has been compelled to abandon civil engineering owing to defective eyesight and poor health which was contracted during his college career.

T. D. PARKHOUSE opened up his stock in July, 1896. He entered the shop of John Schnoor in 1894, and in 1895 entered the employ of P. M. Loes where he remained till Mr. Loes disposed of his harness business, in June of 1896, when Mr. Parkhouse started in business for himself in Lot 1, Block 6. PHOTOGRAPHY C. E. LYDEN: Mr. Lyden took his first lessons in the art of photography in Boone, after which he spent a number of years as special re-toucher for a leading photographer in Omaha. He came to Manning in 1888, and succeeded Dan. Fyock in 1889. He has been the leading photographer in this city ever since. He is assisted in the work by his brother, Gus Lyden, who has a portable gallery and takes sittings at the surrounding towns. Mr. Lyden's specialty, is platinum finished photos and life sized crayon and pastel work.

GUSTAV FRANKE commenced his apprenticeship when he was eleven years old, at Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, and had learned the trade when thirteen years of age. He spent fourteen years at his trade, in Chicago, six of which was with Ely & Co., and eight years with another firm. He came to Manning in 1884. He is assisted in the work by his daughter, Alva.

PETER MURRAY commenced to learn the barber trade, March, 4, 1885, when he entered the Callison Brother's barber shop. He was with this firm about six months when he opened up a shop on his own responsibility. After running about a month he took in a partner by the name of R. L. Ross. They continued the partnership about four years and four months.
They were located in the Central House which was situated on Lot 12, Block 5. After dissolving partnership, Mr. Murray bought out the Wicks Barber Shop which was located under the State Bank of Manning. He operated this alone for about two months when he took in John Dollinger as a partner. This partnership continued for five months. January 15, 1897, Mr. Murray bought the Heitman Building, where he is now located. He has fitted up a thoroughly up-to-date barber shop and bath rooms. He now holds the honored office of city councilman.

H. M. FREE has the distinction of being the oldest stone mason in Manning who makes that trade a livelihood. He is too well known in this vicinity to require an introduction. In his youth he could tread as lightly and fast as any of them, as will be vouched for by many who know his past record.
M. WOOLMAN, has, for a number of years, devoted his spare time to masonry although he has retired and responds to the solicitation of patrons more for accommodation than for a livelihood. Mr. Woolman is mentioned in other parts of the work.

G. M. DAILEY was one of the old cattle trailers of this section before the town was started. He took up the art of painting and paper hanging in 1885, which occupation he has followed ever since. He spent the first couple of years of the towns existence as constable end, from ell reports, he found considerable employment in his official capacity while serving papers and waiting on the court of Justice McKenna.

JOHN HAUPT commenced the painters trade in Manning in 1887. He has remained here ever since, and is assisted in the work of painting and paper hanging by his son.

August Reimer, the senior member of the firm, located in Manning in 1889. He engaged in the lumber business from 1889 to 1891 when he became the junior member of the firm of Miller & Reimer, as will be noted under the head of, Fred Miller hardware. After dissolving partnership with Fred Miller, in 1896, Mr. Reimer devoted his time to painting, which he has done ever since.

CHARLES BRENT has the distinction of having erected one the first holdings in Manning. He has been in the contracting and carpenter business ever since the town started. He has associated with him his son, Edward Brent. Their shop is located the first door north of the City Hotel. Mr. Brent has conducted the business on his own responsibility ever since he has been in Manning.

J. P. ARP, contractor, located in Manning in July, 1881, and has the distinction of having erected the fifth building that was erected in the town. In the fall of 1881, the firm was changed to Arp & Hoffmann, as Mr. Arp had taken John Hoffmann as e partner. Mr. Hoffmann remained in the firm a year and then launched into the lumber business. Mr. Arp was alone in the business again till 1885, when he formed a partnership with Charles Schmidt, who remained in the firm till he went into the furniture business. Since this dissolution Mr. Arp has conducted the business alone.

JOHN LIENEMANN, contractor and builder, carne to Manning in the spring of 1886. He engaged in the carpenter business on his own responsibility and continued the same until 1894 when he entered into a partnership with Hugo Grundmeier. After the dissolution of this partnership which continued for only about e year, Mr. Lienemann continued the business alone.

JOHN VOSSBECK commenced the blacksmithing business in Manning in 1893, when he succeeded John Alberts. His shop, which was a frame structure, was destroyed by the fire of 1895. He rebuilt the same year. putting up a good brick building and installing all of the latest machinery and devices necessary for rapid and difficult work. This is run by a powerful engine. His shop is situated on south central Main Street in Block 7.

NICHOLAS SCHILLING entered as an apprentice, in the blacksmith shop of Mathias Hoffmann, in 1881 and has remained in that business and shop ever since. Mr. Schilling is a wheel wright by trade, and this in conjunction with the blacksmith trade places him in a good position to build up a combination trade that would net him a nice income. His shops are located on Lot 1, Block 3. He does a general blacksmithing trade as well as all kinds of vehicle and implement repairing.

FRED NOISEUX opened up a blacksmith shop in the fall of 1883. He took Frank Horning in as a partner December 8, 1884. This firm dissolved partnership in 1887 when they discontinued business. Mr. Noiseux again opened up a shop in 1890 which he has operated ever since. His place of business is on Third Street in Block 6.

H. D. RADELEFF moved to Manning in the spring of 1885, when he started a nursery. His grounds are located just south of town and his trade is principally local and to surrounding towns. In connection with the nursery he has an artificial fish pond which he has stocked with Carp and keeps them for his own use. The pond is fed from a well with a wind mill pump and is used as a bathing resort, as he keeps bathing suits for rent and has bath houses for the accommodation of patrons. In the winter, he floods the pond and stores the ice for summer trade. He also has a sand bank from which he sells sand.

BREON'S DRAY LINE was established when Mr. Breon first came to Manning, which was in 1881. He and his son, Spencer, have operated one and most of the time two drays during the time that he and his family have resided in Manning.

H. C. CLAUSSEN came to Manning in 1885. He succeeded Henry Langbehn in the dray business, in February, 1888, and has operated the same ever since. The dray is now conducted by Claussen & Son. In official records, Mr. Claussen's name appears as Constable, from November 5, 1891 to December 31, 1896, and as deputy sheriff, from January, 1898, up till the present time.

H. D. ATHERTON came to Manning in 1884, when he engaged in the business of house and barn moving and all such contract business as came in this line. In 1888, he engaged in the dray business, which he follows when not engaged in his profession.

HENRY F. PAESLER opened up a dray line in 1896 and has continued the same up to the present writing.

PETER RADEMANN started a dray line about February 12, 1894, and has successfully continued the same ever since.

C. G. KNAPP started an oil wagon in the spring of 1896, in which business he has remained ever since. This enterprise is a great accommodation to the general public, especially those who live some distance from the stores. He also runs the street sprinkler during the summer months.

John Grelck

Manning Roller Mills.

THE MANNING ROLLER MILL was built by Valentine Roush, in the summer of 1882. The mill was 32x42, and the engine room 16x32. It contained a 45 horse power engine and boiler. It was three stories high, had three 42 inch stone burrs for wheat and one 36 inch stone burr for corn and feed. The reducing capacity of the wheat burrs was 200 bushels of wheat per day.
Mr. Roush sold a half interest to J. Kuhn in 1883, and the name of the firm was changed to Kuhn & Roush. March 18, 1888, Donald W. Sutherland bought two thirds interest and Mr. Kuhn the other one third. The style of the firm was then changed to Kuhn & Sutherland. In 1889, Mr. Kuhn sold a third interest to Dan Fouch, when the firm name was changed to Fouch & Sutherland.
In the fall of the same year Mr. Kuhn sold his remaining one third to N. C. Guild, and the style of the firm was changed to Fouch, Sutherland & Co. In the latter part of 1895, Mr. Fouch disposed of his interest to George R. Button, and a short time after, Mr. Guild disposed of his interest equally to the remaining members of the firm. The firm name was then changed to Button & Sutherland.
In 1898, the mill was burned down, and was rebuilt by D. W. Sutherland. The new mill is the same size as the old one but is constructed of brick. It is two stories high with a basement. The engine room has been remodeled and a new boiler and furnace has been substituted for the old one. The machinery consists of the Barnard and Leas full roller process, consisting of two plan sifters and bolters, four set of double rolls for wheat, and feed grinders, with all other of the late improvements.
The cost of the new mill was $6000. It now has a capacity of 200 barrels a day. It is being run night and day and then the trade cannot be supplied.

LAWRENCE & CO., consists of the full brothers, L. L. Lawrence and C. J. Larson. As will be seen in other parts of the work, this firm has followed various occupations in this city. For a number of years, they followed the butcher trade and later, launched into speculations.
They are the owners of the south half of Union Block, which they built in 1895, and of Lawrence Block, which they erected in 1898. The past few years, they have devoted most of their time in boat building in the winter months, and in the operation of a pleasure fleet on Lake Tetonka, near Waterville, Minn., during the outing season.
They have constructed a number of sail boats for parties at Wall Lake, and for a number of years, conducted a pleasure fleet at that place. Mr. Lawrence is an ex-seaman, and is well fitted for this profession; while Mr. Larson is well fitted for speculations and financiering.

WILLIAM WUNRATH located in Manning in 1885. He followed the tinners trade till 1836, when he launched into the commercial business, which he has followed ever since, principally as traveling salesman for The Acme Stock Food Company.

THE MANNING CREAMERY was built in 1883, by G. W. Coe, who operated it for a number of years, after which he sold it to a man by the name of Wilson. After this the plant was not in use for some time. It was finally bought by Hoelker Bros. of Halbur who have operated it up till the present time. The plant is managed by W. F. Miller.

Conductor H. S. Campbell has been on this division for eleven years but was recently called to the Main line with headquarters at Boone, Ia. He was succeeded by "Jim" Woodrow ---- everybody knows him.

Conductor James Woodrow has been running on this branch ever since the company contemplated running a line of survey crown through this section. Engineer Bailey, an old veteran on the road as well as of the Civil War has, for eleven years, pulled the trottle over this division.

Brakeman Fred Atherton, till recently, has also made this his headquarters. Fred was reared in Manning and learned how to give the highball while playing round town at school. He has recently been promoted to conductor on the Boone-Council Bluffs division.

Roundhouse foreman R. A. Brown, has been with us about two years. O. L. Russell was succeeded by H. S. Olds, of Ralston, Ia., the second week of June, 1899. Mr. Russell was transferred to Harlan. Ia., but soon after, abandoned the rail road business and engaged in the grain business at that place.

H. S. Olds was transferred back to Ralston, in January, 1900. J. W. LaShelle succeeded Mr. Olds and has charge of this station at the present time.

Clinton Russell, who, for a number of years, was telegrapher at this place, succeeded Mr. Olds at Ralston the second week in April, when the latter decided to discontinue railroading and go into the hardware business at that place.

Gus. Nelson, section foreman, has charge of the section running out of Manning to the south west.

William Krudolph, section foreman, has charge of the section running out of Manning to the south east.

Charles Hagemann, section foreman, has charge of the section running out of Manning to the north east.