BOOTS AND SHOES

WEHRMANN'S SHOE STORE: This stock was opened up by Karstens & Siem who were succeeded by (H.) Rohr & (H.) Siem in 1886. July 25, 1888, Mr Rohr was succeeded by C. Wehrmann and the firm name was changed to Siem & Co. In 1890, Mr. Wehrmann became sole owner of the stock, and the business was conducted under his name. In 1896, Mr. Wehrmann retired from the business and was succeeded by his son, William, who had for a number of years been the manager and chief salesman in his father's store. Henry Heckmann has, since 1889, occupied the rear end of this store for a shoe shop.

RUDOLPH MOTTER, shoe maker, located in Manning in the spring of 1897. Previous to this, he had been in the same business in Guthrie Center, for nearly seven years. His shop is located in the Leonard building, situated on Lot 11, Block 3, facing Main Street.

FURNITURE.

CHARLES SCHMIDT: In 1882, R. W. Henniger & Co., (Chas. and Wm. Weimer), opened a furniture stock, the proprietors of which, was changed in November, 1883, to Henniger & Benson. June 27, 1889, Mr. Benson withdrew and the business was continued under the name of Henniger & Co. November 18, 1893.

Charles Schmidt became sole owner and proprietor, continuing the business as such up till the present time. Mr. Schmidt conducts a general furniture, undertaking and cabinet business.
Charles Schmidt was born and raised on a farm, in Crawford County, in the days of rattle snakes and coyotes. At an early age he mastered the carpenter trade and was associated with J. P. Arp until the date last above written, when he launched into the furniture business. He took a course in embalming and is well qualified to take charge of any thing in that line.

MUELLER'S FURNITURE STORE: This stock was opened up in Manning by Moershell Brothers in 1883. They were succeeded by (Bert) Lebeck, (Henry) Mueller & (Fred) Sutter, in 1891, but were closed up by foreclosure in 1893, when Mr. Mueller bought in the stock, and has operated the same ever since. Mr. Mueller is an embalmer, carries a complete stock of undertakers supplies and furniture, and does a general cabinet repairing and picture framing business.

MILLINERY.

MUELLER'S MILLINERY: In the front end of the furniture store, Mrs. Mueller operates a millinery bazar, which she keeps open the year round. This, she opened in 1897. Mrs. Mueller does her own trimming and buying.

MISS ESTELLE BLACKMUN bought the millinery stock of Mrs. J. P. Arp in 1897. This, she operated in Union Block till she purchased a part of the Hire & Lawton stock when she consolidated the two stocks and moved into the Hire building, where she is located at present.

HIRE & LAWTON started a millinery store in Manning in 1886 which they operated till 1897. The firm consisted of Mrs. M. Hire and Miss Jessie Lawton. Their place of business was in the Hire building in Block 3, facing Main Street.
MRS. THOMPSON opened up her millinery store in the spring of 1897. The stock, she brought from Davenport, where she had been in the same business. She also keeps on special occasions, masquerade suits for rent or sale. Recently, she has been doing fancy dress making in connection with the other work.

DRUGS.

Randolph R. ROGERS: This drug store was established by Dr. G. M. Barber when the town was first started. He managed the business and practiced medicine till his death in1894, when he was succeeded by R. R. Rogers, Ph. G., who has continued the business up till the present time.

R. R. Rogers, as a pharmacist, displayed much interest in his profession. He took a full course in pharmacy and has the degree of Graduate of Pharmacy. He is also a member of the State Pharmaceutical Association, and holds the office of Vice President. Mrs. Rogers, to assist her husband, recently completed a course in optics in Omaha, and holds a diploma, with the degree on Ref. D. (Doctor of Refraction).

LEWIS & GRAU: Dr. A. H. Hull opened up a drug store in Manning, July 26, 1883, which was operated under the name of The Hull Drug Company. April 3, 1884, P. B. Stouffer purchased the stock and, till 1889, was sole proprietor. In January of this year, J. A. Lewis became a member of the firm which was changed to Stouffer & Lewis.
In 1892, Herman Grau succeeded Mr. Stouffer and the firm name was changed to Lewis & Grau. In 1895, William Metzger became a member of the firm, taking charge of the jewelry department making the firm style Lewis, Grau & Metzger. The stock consists of drugs, jewelry, wall paper, paints, oils, books and shelf and case goods.
This firm also has a branch store at Templeton which they purchased May 10, 1897. The Manning store has also been head quarters for the Iowa Telephone Company since February, 1897.

The jewelry department of this store was instituted when Mr. Stouffer bought the stock of U. S. Heffelfinger in 1891, just previous to the fire of that year. Mr. Heffelfinger opened up this stock of jewelry in September, 1881, in the Chapman or Light foot building situated on Lot 11, Block 5. He bought the present Lewis & Grau lot in 1897 and sold the same to P. B. Stouffer as stated above. The small portion of his jewelry stock that he retained, he moved to the opposite side of the street where it was destroyed in the fire of 1891.

J. A. Lewis, the senior. member of the firm, is a graduate of the Shenandoah schools. He entered the drug store of P. B. Stouffer, as an unexperienced clerk, in 1886, and, in less than three years, had been sufficiently learned in the profession of pharmacy to pass the state board examination. He has also, for some time, been connected with the State Bank of Manning- as will be noted under that head.

Herman Grau, before engaging in the drug business, took a thorough training on the farm. It is claimed that the hayseed that he combed from his hair he mixed with the stock foods and increased the sales fifty per cent.

William Metzger learned the trade of watch making and repairing in the schools of a foreign land (Germany) where they have to take a regular course of instruction and pass a stringen examination. He entered the drug store of G. M. Barber, of this city, in March, 1892. He remained in this store till 1895, when he entered the drug store of Lewis & Grau where he has remained ever since.

C.M.B. Boos, D.D.S.

HARDWARE and IMPLEMENTS

FRED MILLER: The hardware store of Hinzeman Bros. & Moody, was opened June 15, 1882. In August, 1882, Morsch & Moody succeeded Heinzeman Bros. & Moody, and in April, 1883, were succeeded by H. N. Morsch, the senior member of the firm. In February, 1885, Mr. Morsch took in a partner by the name of Wetherill, and the firm name became Wetherill & Morsch.
This firm sold to J. B. Henshaw in May, 1887. Thomas Kimball and C. A. Barnes, of the firm Kimball & Barnes of LaMoille, Ia., bought out Mr. Henshaw, February 11, 1889. Mr. Kimball remained at LaMoille, and C. A. Barnes took charge of the Manning business. In November, 1889, C. A. Barnes bought out his partner's interest in the Manning business, and he continued as sole proprietor till April, 189), when he disposed of the business to Miller & Reimer. In February, 1895, Mr. Miller, the junior member of the firm, became sole proprietor of the business and has remained as such ever since. This stock was nearly all destroyed in the fire of 1882, when Heinzeman Bros. & Moody were proprietors.

Fred Miller, now mayor of the town of Manning, was raised on a farm near Davenport, Ia. Mr. Miller handles all kinds of hardware, consistent with the de mantis of the community, also implements and such other articles as the trade demands. He was the first one to install the Acetylene gas light in Manning, and he now has a number of plants operating successfully in the city.

C. H. REINHOLDT: In the fall of 1881, J. W. Martin opened up the first hardware stock in Manning. February 23, 18,2, he sold a half interest to William Launderville, who in October, of the same year, sold his interest to J. N. Smith and the firm name was changed from Martin & Launderville to Martin & Smith. Mr. Smith disposed of his interest to C. H. Reinholdt, December 13, 1886, and the firm name was again changed to Martin & Reinholdt. February 16, 1889, Mr. Reinholdt bought out Mr. Martin's interest and has continued the business ever since as sole proprietor.

J. W. Martin, in 1889, invented a feed cooker, and in October of that year, organized a corporation known as the Martin Feed-cooker Company. The members of the company were C. W. Martin, J. B. Morrissey and J. Morrissey. After meeting with decided success in the manufacture and sale of the Feed-Cooker, the company, in order to get a better distributing point and to enlarge the plant, moved to Omaha which city offered them special inducements to locate their plant there. The company has put in machinery for the manufacture of a new hay press and other farm implements which Mr. Martin has improved on and patented.

Mr. Reinholdt sustained quite a heavy loss in the fire of 1895 which will be noted under that head. He does a general hardware and implement business, having recently instituted a vehicle department. He has also at various times been connected with the First National Bank as one of the directors.

LIDDLE'S IMPLEMENT AND CARRIAGE SHOP: The firm of (G. I.) Thompson & (W. J.) Marrow opened up this implement stock in 1883. Mr. Marrow bought his partner's interest February 12, 1885, and continued the business in partnership with E. A. Liddle till the fall of this same year, when he was succeeded by Mr. Liddle, who has continued the same in conjunction with his carriage shop, which is located on Lot 4, Block 9.

JAMES MATTESON, IMPLEMENTS: This stock was opened up in the spring of 1898, in the Dethlef building. Mr. Matteson represents the Rhoades, Carmean Buggy Company, acting in the capacity of general agent for that firm in this district. He has been a farmer in this community ever since the town started. His name appears in other parts of the work.

LUMBER

THE GREEN BAY LUMBER COMPANY established a yard at this place when the town was first started, locating it on the railroad grounds just south of the North Western depot. The present building was erected in 1895. The lots were purchased of J. W. Gardner, who had, for years operated a livery barn that was situated on them. Up till 1891, F. P. Guild was the manager of the yards at this place, and H. Rohr acted in the capacity of yardman. Since 1891, Mr. Rohr has been manager of the yards at this place, while Mr. Guild was transferred to another place. Both gentlemen receive mention in other parts of the work.

JOYCE LUMBER YARD: The lumber yard of Dierks Bros. & Co. was established at the North-Western tracks, in 1881. It was moved in 1883, to the Milwaukee tracks. In October 1884, the yard was purchased by Brooks & Ross, of Chicago, and managed by G. C. Hunt. They were succeeded by D. D. Clark who retained Mr. Hunt as manager. In 18&5, the Joyce Lumber Company bought the yard, and installed L. E. Stanton as manager, which position he has held ever since.
Mr. Stanton's early training consisted of railroad engineering in company with his father, who was a civil engineer.

HOFFMANN & SON: This business was commenced under the firm name of Tank & Hoffmann in 1883. They sold their yards to Dierks Bros. in the spring of 1885. This firm then started a yard in Aspinwall under the firm style of Tank, Lemkuhl & Co. the other member of the firm being John Hoffmann.
They operated these yards one year and Tank and Hoffmann again returned to Manning in the spring of 1886, and located where they now are. They built and operated a planing mill in 1887 and 1888, and then leased their lumber yard to Fred Miller and August Reimer. They then moved their planing mill to Center County, Missouri, where they operated a saw and planing mill for two years. They disposed of this business and returned to Manning, and took charge of their yards at this place December 19, 1890. December 16, 1898, George Tank, the senior member of the firm, disposed of his interest to Henry Hoffmann, when the firm style was changed to Hoffmann & Son, which it is at the present time.

SALOONS

FELDMANN'S PLACE was opened in 1886, by Feldmann Brothers (Fred and Joe). They also started a bottling works at about the same time, and were made special agents for the Schlitz Brewing Company, which has a large warehouse at this place. This firm sustained a severe loss in the bottling works, as will be noted under the head of Fires. Joseph Feldmann became sole proprietor of the business in 1892, his brother Fred retiring, however, the latter now assists in the management of the business and has general supervision of the Bottling Works.
The trade sign of this saloon is "Zum Lahmen Hirsch" (The Lame Deer).

THE ORIENT is operated by Jens N. Hansen. Mr. Hansen came to Manning in 1886, and till 1892, was engaged in the live stock business. In 1894, he opened up this saloon, which he has operated ever since. He and Johannes Hansen are the sole agents of the Dubuque Malting Company, in this section, which company has a cold storage at the Milwaukee tracks.

Gustav Stegemann

THE MANNING EXCHANGE was opened up in 1896, soon after the completion of the Odd Fellows Block, by Ernst Riepen. The business was managed by William Meier. In January, 1898, Gustav Stegemann became sole proprietor and manager. He is jobber and retailer of the Davenport Malting Company's products. He occupies the first floor and basement of the Odd Fellows Block.

THE CORNER SALOON is operated by Johannes Hansen.
Mr. Hansen bought the restaurant and bakery of L. L. Lightfoot in 1896 and changed it to a saloon and eating rooms which he operated for about a year under the trade name of "The Tame Lion". He then bought the saloon situated on the corner of Fourth and Main Streets. This place was operated in 1891 by John Albert who sustained almost a complete loss in the fire of that year. A. L. McEnturff operated a saloon here in 1896 and was succeeded by Graves & Moreau in March, 1895.
During the summer of this year, Claus Edens succeeded Graves & Moreau and operated the same till he was succeeded by Hannes Wunder. As stated above, Mr. Hansen bought the fixtures and building, and has operated the business ever since.

LIVE STOCK

MILLER & OHDE: This firm formed a partnership in the fall of 1896. Their head quarters are at the C. M: & St. P. Stock Yards. Most of their shipping is done over this road to Cedar Rapids and Chicago, while their better grades are sent to eastern markets.
J. W. Miller, the senior member of the firm came to Manning in 1892, when he formed a partnership with Chris Grube. The business was continued under the name of Grube & Miller till 1895, when John Hoffmann succeeded Mr. Grube and the style of the new firm was Miller & Hoffmann. Mr. Ohde succeeded Mr. Hoffmann in 1897 and the style of the firm is now, Miller & Ohde.
Mr. Miller was one of the organizers of the Manning Mercantile Company, and has been one of its directors ever since its incorporation, Mr. Grube has retired from business but much of his time is consumed in attending to official business as a member of the Board of Supervisors.

Mr. Hoffmann is mentioned under the head of Hoffmann & Son. Mr. Ohde was a prominent agriculturist in this, vicinity previous to his engagement in the live stock business.

Captain Silas D. Priest

S. D. PRIEST entered the live stock business in Manning when the city was in its infancy, and has been constantly on the stage of action ever since, always playing a heavy part. He ships mostly over the C. & N. W. Ry. He is also mentioned in other parts of the work.

SCHOUBOE & RATHJENS are a live stock firm that started in business in 1897. Albert Schouboe started the business in the year stated above and conducted the same alone for about nine months when he took John Rathjens for a partner. This firm succeeded in stirring up quite a spirited competition in their line and spirited bidding and linguistic encounters were quite frequent on the streets when the markets were strong. This partnership continued about a year when Mr. Schouboe withdrew. Mr. Rathjens has continued the business alone since their dissolution. He ships mostly over the North Western line.