Bennett Bank
top A. T. Bennett, President; W. F. Carpenter, Cashier;
F.W. Kempf, Asst. Cashier
Mr Laflar is mentioned in other parts of the work.
Mr. Coe has spent the greater part of his life in Manning and vicinity, having herded cattle and shocked grain on the land where the city now stands. He learned the art of printing principally in Manning, although he has been brought in contact with various styles and methods employed in the business, during his travels, which he has been quick to adapt when expedient. He has also proved himself quick to grasp new ideas and apply them when an opportunity was presented. This is demonstrated by the responsibilities now cast upon him, while his past years of preparation, as shown in other parts of the work, has availed him much in gaining the reputation he now has as a printer.
The election of stock holders shall be on the first Monday of July in each year, commencing with July, 1900, and until the first election of officers the corporation shall be managed by the following directors and officers: F. M. Leet, Asmus Boysen, Julius Brunnier, Gustav Jans, John Grelck, Geo. H. Dietz and A. T. Bennett, directors, and F. M. Leet, President; A. T. Bennett, Vice President; W. F, Carpenter, Cashier; F. L. Shumaker, Assistant Cashier.
The bank opened for business July 1, 1899, when the Bennett Bank, so far as new
business was concerned, ceased to exist.
Mr. Lent is well known to the business men of Manning, not only as an extensive holder
of real estate in Audubon County, but also in banking circles. His Home is Audubon, where
he is also interested in a bank.
Mr. Boysen has been known in this community, for years, as an extensive farmer and
land agent.
His home is located just across the line in Audubon County. He was elected in 1899 to
represent his county in the next General Assembly, and made strong gains for his party at
the recent election. He is influential in K. of P. circles.
Mr. Dietz is well known in this vicinity, and requires no introduction as also are Messrs,
Brunnier, Jans, Grelek and Carpenter.
Mr. Shumaker, a former Manning young man, for a number of years, was connected with
the First National Bank of Charter Oak. He has been compelled, however, to resign his
position in the bank owing to other business affairs which demanded his undivided
attention.
His resignation took effect September 23.
He was succeeded by Albert Puck in the middle of October.
Mr. Puck is a wealthy agriculturalist of this community, who has obtained a thorough
business education previous to his engaging in the farming business.
Mr. Bennett is mentioned in other parts of the work, but since then he has been elected as
the representative from this county at the next General Assembly. He run, in the county,
759 ahead of the State ticket; was elected by 448 majority over a democratic majority of
300 in previous years. It also appears that he was instrumental in getting all but one
candidate on the republican ticket elected.
STATE BANK EXAMINER, F. A. Bennett, moved to Sioux City in September, 1899, where he has associated himself with banker John McHugh of that place, for the purpose of dealing in commercial paper.
JOHN A. SEXTON succeeded J. W. Leonard & Co. in February, 1900, when he purchased the stock and business block. Mr. Sexton is mentioned in connection with The Central Barber shop and needs no introduction here.
Although this is not a department store, still, it is a general store run on a large scale, arranged so neatly and conducted so systematically as to present the appearance of a number of special stocks arranged in one large room. They handle gent's and ladies furnishing goods, notions, dry goods, queensware, groceries, boots and shoes. They conduct their business on a cash basis and take produce in exchange.
The different departments of this store consists of: groceries, gents and ladies furnishing
goods, boots and shoes, millinery, drugs, hardware, musical instruments, agricultural
implements wagons and buggies, grain, coal and lumber.
The new officers of this corporation, elected May 1, 1900, are: Jacob Ohde, Pres.; Fred
Gloe, Sec.; Philip Dietz, Jacob Ohde and George Dietz, Directors.
Mr. Karsten left his farm, which is situated north of Manning, in the fall of 1883 and entered into the mercantile business, which he followed till the time of his death which was Wednesday, August 2, 1899.
H. P. Hansen has been a clerk in this store for a number of years, and is well prepared for
the responsibilities now brought upon him.
It is announced in The Manning Monitor, issued April 6, that this firm carries a full line of
millinery stock, a new feature added to the business.
HENRY HECKMANN, who, as will be seen in other parts of the work, has been connected with the repair department of Wehrmann's shoe store, in the middle of last June, severed his connection with the same and opened up on his own responsibility, in an apartment, prepared for him, in Hoffmann & Co's store.
MISS ESTELLE BLACKMUN moved her millinery stock to West Side, July 31, 1899.
FRY & GRUNDMEIER succeeded Fred Miller in the hardware business August 9, 1899. Mr. Grundmeier is well known around Manning, both as a farmer and as a mechanic. He has followed the latter occupation in this vicinity for a number of years past. Mr. Fry is mentioned in other parts of the work.
FRED MILLER retained his implement business and has leased the Bennett building immediately east of the bank, which he will make his headquarters. His machinery and buggy repository is located in the North-Western yards.
SCHROEDER BROTHERS, drugs and jewelry, succeeded R. R. Rogers October 15, 1898.
The new firm consists of F. P. and C. J. Schroeder.
F. P. Schroeder, for a number of years past, managed the store of Lewis & Grau
at Templeton. He is a full fledged pharmacist and gives his special attention to the drug
department and prescription work.
C. J. Schroeder has had the management of the jewelry department of this stock since
1893, during which time, his skill as an engraver has earned for him a wide reputation.
His attention is devoted principally to the jewelry department and general stock.
LEWIS & GRAU, sold their branch drug store at Templeton, Ia., August 25, 1899. Herman Grau, junior member of the firm, passed an examination before the state board of pharmacy, and became a registered pharmacist November 21, 1899.
CHAS. J. PARKHOUSE opened up his harness shop December 10, 1898. He learned the trade with his father who resides at Traer, Iowa, and Thos. Park house of this city. He was associated with the latter from the time he opened up a shop in this place till the date last mentioned, when Charles J. opened up a shop and started into business on his own responsibility.
WILLIAM MEIER leased the Johnson building, in block 7, and opened a saloon there May 5, 1900. He handles the Sioux City Brewing Co.'s beer. Mr. Meier managed the "Manning Exchange" when Earnest Riepen of Denison was its owner, prior to two years ago.
PAUL MOERKE, cigar manufacturer, located in Manning the middle of September, 1899. He was previously located at Sioux City. His factory is located in the Blohm building, on South Main Street.
CLAUS EDENS succeeded Graves & Moreau in the Corner Saloon in the early nineties. He opened up a saloon in the fall of 1899, having succeeded Peter Soehl who had preceded him but a short time.
JOHN RATHJENS, live stock dealer, dissolved partnership with Mr. Schouboe in the latter part of 1898 and has since continued the business alone.
J. W. MILLER, live stock, after dissolving partnership with Jacob Ohde has continued the business alone. Mr. Ohde now devotes his attention to the management of the Manning Mercantile Company.
U. L. PATTON launched into the live stock business in 1899, and is following the same at the present time.
J. C. OSBORN, D. D. S., a graduate from the college of dental surgery at Louisville, Kentucky, located in Manning, for the practice of his profession, about September 1, 1899. He occupies, as his office, the front rooms in the Loes block, over Reinholdt's buggy repository.
J. E. BAKER, D. O., who is a graduate of the American School of Osteopathy, at Kirksville, Missouri, located in Manning the first of July, 1899. His office is located in Barber Block. He has the distinction of being the first physician of this school to locate in Manning.
LEE & ROBB abandoned the Manning office in November 1898, owing to the necessity of a larger force at the main office in Carroll. The Manning business has been conducted from Carroll since that time.
THOMAS H. BOYLAN received his professional training at the Sioux Falls University
where he graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Science in 1888. He was
associated with Dr. R. F. Warrack of Sioux Falls in the practice of dentistry during the
years of 1890 and '91. During his preparation for the profession of law Mr. Boylan read
under B. I. Salinger from 1893 to 1897, when he was admitted to the bar. He commenced
the practice of law in the fall of 1898, in Manning, where he is located at the present time.
Mr. Boylan has also been in the mercantile business and is an expert accountant.
Since the above was written, Mr. Boylan has formed a partnership with attorney John
Mosier of Audubon, Ia., to which place he has moved his office and will, hence forth make
his home. His permanent location in Aububon took place about April 1st, 1900. The firm
style is Mosier & Boylan.
THE BASEMENT BARBER SHOP was opened up in January, 1899, by C. T. Corbin. In June,
1899, F. S. Fitzsimmons, of Vail, became proprietor and continued about a month, when
he was succeeded by W. H. Threlkeld. In the first of October of this same year Henry
Graves, Jr., bought Mr. Threlkeld out and has operated the business ever since.
Mr. Graves spent a years apprenticeship under Mr. Murray so as to become thoroughly
adapted to the business. His shop is situated under the Bank of Manning.
THE CENTRAL BARBERSHOP changed hands in January, 1900, when J. A. Sexton was succeeded by Byron Offineer. Mr. Sexton has retired from the profession. Mr Offineer's preparation for his profession has consisted in years of practice in Chicago and other of our largest cities.
J. F. WEBB, photographer, formerly of Coon Rapids, located a photograph gallery in Lot 10, Block 7, operated the same till the middle of June, when he discontinued the business and returned to his native city.
THE W. B: PARROTT CO., butter and eggs, succeeded Koepke Brothers in the middle of
March, 1900. The firm of Koepke Bros. succeeded Judson & Lenhart in March, 1899, and
consisted of Charles and Fred Koepke. These gentlemen were reared in this community
and are personally known by all its inhabitants.
Mr. Parrott sold this business to the firm of Judson & Lenhart as will be noted in another
part of the work. After this transaction he went on the road for a commission house of New
York City. He also established a butter, egg and poultry house at Lake View, Ia., in 1899 in
partnership with D. J. Summerville of this place. Mr. Parrott makes his home at Manning,
while Mr. Summerville manages the business at Lake View. Mr. Summerville was reared
in this community and his business sagacity and integrity require no mention as they
speak for themselves.
Mr. Bailey had the misfortune to loose both of his feet, while breaking in the North-Western yards at Kirkman, in the fall of 1899. He needs no introduction as he has been a citizen of Manning for a number of years.
THE MANNING CREAMERY was transferred by Hoelker Bros. to A. T. Bennett during the
summer of 1898. Mr. Bennett retained W. F. Miller as manager till February, 1899, when
the latter purchased the plant of Mr. Bennett and became sole proprietor.
Mr. Miller is a professional dairyman and butter maker, having been in the business for
years, either managing creameries for some one else or running them on his own
responsibility.
In the middle of March, 1900, he disposed of his creamery to Wiese Bros. & Harvey
Sweger as will be noted from a clipping taken from the Manning Monitor bearing date of
March 23, 1900:
Wiese Bros., have formed a partnership with Harvey Austin Sweger for the purpose of doing a
creamery business. The firm has already purchased four creameries,
Manning, Irwin, Aspinwall and Botna and expect to build a new one at Manilla. Wiese
Bros. will continue in the merchandise business, which will be managed by Charles, the
junior member.
Messrs, Adam Wiese and Harvey Sweger will give most if not all of their attention to the
management of the creameries.
Mr. Miller moved his family to Harlan, Ia., where he has accepted the management of the
creamery at that place.
THE OIL WAGON of C. G. Knapp has changed hands a number of times since Mr. Knapp sold the business in 1898 to Chas. McVey. The successive owners have been Chas. McVey, A. J. Corbin, Frank Beal, S. C. Babington, Gus. Bohnsack and Niels Wiese. The last named having taken possession of the same just recently.
JOHN RICHTER, purchased the building adjoining the Park livery barn on the north and opened up a blacksmith shop in September 1890. Mr. Richter for a couple of years previous, had been employed in the blacksmith and machine shop of John Vossbeck. Previous to this ha had served for some time, in the same capacity, in the 3rd cavalry, regiment of the U.S. Army.
J. P. ARP discontinued the carpenter and contracting business in the fall of 1899, when he accepted the management of a lumber yard at Humboldt, Ia., to which city he has moved permanently.
LORENZ HUBER came to Manning in 1899 when he engaged in the carpenter business, which trade he is following at the present time.
H. C. PETERS has, for some time, devoted his attention to the trade of brick and stone masonry and responds to calls for contracts in this line.