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1891-2
There were 90 votes cast for directors; U. L. Patton succeeded himself, and H. D. Radeleff succeeded J. Kuhn. The old members of the board that carried over were,-D. W. Sutherland, Henry Hoffmann, E. L. Ives and L. E. Arney. E. L. Ives resigned in December, and was succeeded by Julius Brunnier. Fred Miller and O. E. Dutton suc- ceeded themselves as secretary and treasurer.
In September, the board gave a contract for the erection of a frame building 20 x 32ft. for the accommodation of 50 pupils. In due time the building was completed and occupied by the Primary Department. This department was divided into two grades which necessitated another teacher.
The teachers salaries for the ensuing year were placed as follows :- Principal, for the year $700.00; Assistant Principal, per month $50.00; all others $40. 00 per month each.
Following is the core of teachers and their respective reports for the ensuing year :--
Teacher Department
Enrollment
Alvina Hockett,
First Primary, 27
Flora Robinson,
Second Primary, 47
Jessie Oblinger,
First Intermediate, 44
Blanche Patton,
Second Intermediate, 32
Jessie Robertson,
Grammar,
Mary Wilson, Asst. Principal
High School, 3I
S. L. Garrett, Principal,
Senior Class, II
The graduating class for 1892, consisted of Charles Emes, John Ginther, Albert Henninger, James Signall, Nica Burnham, Alma Franke, Mae Barnes, Aszuba Hall, Lulu McCarty and Mamie Gardner.
1892-3
The vote cast at the school election this year was 208. £ The new members of the board were,- C. D. Dewing and Julius Brunnier. The former succeeded himself, while Mr. Brunnier succeeded Henry Hoffmann. The remaining members of the board were, - D. W. Sutherland, U. L. Patton, H. D. Radeleff and L. E. Arney. By the board, Mr. Sutherland was elected president, Fred Miller secre- tary, and O. E. Dutton treasurer.
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This year, we find the first record of any intermissions having been granted to the school between the opening and closing hours during the forenoon or afternoon sessions. They provided for ten minutes recess in each session.
The teachers salaries for the ensuing year was placed as follows :- Principal, $700.00 for the year; Assistant Principal, $500.00 for the year; all of the other teachers $40.00 per month, each.
The following report will show the teachers for the ensuing year :- Teacher
Department Enrollment
Luvina Hockett,
First Primary,
Lou Patton,
Second Primary,
Jessie Oblinger,
First Intermediate,
Dora Dunlap,
Second Intermediate,
Jennie Robertson, Grammar,
R. V. Garrett, Asst. Principal High School,
S. L. Garrett, Principal.
The graduating class for this year, 1893, has the distinction of being the largest that the school ever turned out. It consisted of the following members :- Charles Redick, Edward Henninger, Gordon Sutherland, Johnnie Oard, Guy Ross, Joseph Nickum, Peter Jones, Albert Halley, Mary Kinney, Alta Shepherd, Hattie Leonard, Jennie Peters, Bessie Hall, Viola Flaugh, Ida Pickett, Anna Dau and Effie Woolman.
1893-4
The number of votes cast for directors this year was 68, L. E. Arney and George Tank being elected. The former succeeded himself, and Mr. Tank succeeded D. W. Sutherland. The members holding over were, -- H. D. Radeleff, U. L. Patton, J. Brunnier and C. D. Dewing. C. D. Dewing was elected president for the ensuing year, Fred Miller secretary, and D. W. Sutherland treasurer .. The tax levy for this year was as follows :- Teachers fund, $3000.00; Con- tingent fund, $500.00; Bond fund, $1000.00.
The janitor, this year, was enpowered by the board, to inflict any necessary punishment on any child in its teachers presence.
A motion was made to increase the principal's salary, for the ensu- ing year, to $800.00, providing, that Miss Garrett would accept the position.
Following is the core of teachers for the year :- Principal, Sarah L. Garrett; Assistant Principal, Dora Dunlap; Grammar, Jennie Robertson; Second Intermediate, Jessie Oblinger; First Intermediate, Jessie Eden; Second Primary, Clara Blakeslee; First Primary, Alma Franke.
The graduates for 1894 were,- Effie Atherton, Edith Halford, Lilia Blair, Louella Cory, Clara Emmons and Belle Young.
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W. H. REEVER
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1894-5
At the annual school election for this year, there were 57 votes cast, H. D. Radeleff and L. E. Stanton being declared elected. Mr. Radeleff succeeded himself, and Mr. Stanton succeeded U. L. Patton. The members that carried over were,- L. E. Arney, C. D. Dewing, George Tank and J. Brunnier. In April of 1894, L. E. Arney resign- ed, and was succeeded by D. A. Ross. Mr. Ross resigned in February of 1895, and was succeeded by E. M. Funk. The president, secretary and treasurer were re-elected, the same as for the previous year.
The tax levy for this year was as follows :- Schoolhouse and Bond fund, $500.00; Contingent fund, $1000.00; Teachers fund, $3100.00.
The teachers elected for the ensuing year were,- Principal, S. L. Garrett; Assistant Principal, O. G. Olson; Grammar, Jennie Robertson; Second Intermediate, Jessie Oblinger; First Intermediate, Jessie Eden; Second Primary, Clara Blakeslee; First Primary, Alma Franke.
The graduates for 1895 were, -- Joe Ross, Mabel Dailey, Grace Funk, Laura Karstens, Ivah Priest, Winford Funk, Rosa Radeleff, Alva Franke and Agnes Kinney.
1895-6
The largest vote was polled at the school election this year, that has been recorded up to the present time, the number being 258. J. Brunnier, Edward Signall and O. E. Dutton were the newly elected® members. J. Brunnier succeeded himself, E. Signall succeeded U. L. Patton, and O. E. Dutton succeeded E. M. Funk to complete the unexpired term. O. E. Dutton' was elected president, Fred Miller secretary and D. W. Sutherland treasurer of the board. The tax levy for this year was as follows :- School house fund, $800.00; Contingent fund, $1000.00; Teachers fund, $3200.00.
THE SCHOOL BONDS issued May 28, 1883, for $5000.00; to ob- tain money for building the school house, became due May 28, 1895. These bonds were disposed of by issuing a refunding bond for 4000 .- o0, which was made payable at any time after the expiration of three years, the rate of interest to be 6 per cent payable semiannually. The interest on the old bonds was paid up to April Ist and bond No. I of the old bonds, for $1000.00, was taken up.
The teachers salaries for the ensuing year were placed as follows :- Principal, $80.00 per month; all others, $40.00 per month each.
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The principal change in the school, this year, was the method of grading. The First Primary was not to be classed as a grade, but as a Kintergarten. The first grade was the Second Primary and every room above that signified a grade, thus, making six grades in all. This change did not go into effect till the fall term of 1896.
The teachers and their respective reports for this year are as follows :--
Teacher
Department
Enrollment
Alma Franke,
First Primary,
35
Clara Blakeslee,
Second Primary, 67
Jessie Eden,
First Intermediate, 6I
Eva Pickett,
Second Intermediate,
53
Alma Studemann,
Grammar,
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Jennie Robertson,
High School,
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L. J. Neff, Principal.
The graduates for this year were :- Robert Sutherland, Edward Brent, Olive Freetly, Clint Russell, William Miller, Ray Sutton, Effie Parish and Mary Sprinkle. One peculiarity of this class was, the majority of boys over that of the girls. In the great majority of high- school graduates the case is vice versa.
1 896-7
The board for this year consisted of O. E. Dutton, president; Fred Miller, secretary and L. E. Stanton, £ J. Brunnier, E. Signall, H. D. Radeleff and George Tank. The first and last named were elected to succeed themselves.
On the 18th day of May 1896, the board created a new depart- ment and elected Jessie Eden teacher. Her room was to be the room formerly used as a recitation room. The course of study was increased by adding Chemistry, Zoology, Latin and Natural Philosophy thus making another grade and extending the course another year. The result of this action of the board was an increase of the number of grades so that the Junior class of this year would be the Junior class of the next year, wherefore, there was no graduating class for 1897.
The teachers for the ensuing year were,- Principal, L. J. Neff; Assistant Principal, Jennie Robertson; Preparatory, Alma Studemann; Grammar, Eva Pickett; Second Intermediate, Hattie Hall; First Inter- mediate, Jessie Eden; Second Primary, Blanche Patton; First Primary, Alma Franke. The total attendance for the year was 315.
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1897-8
This year H. D. Radeleff succeeded himself on the board and M. Jones succeeded L. E. Stanton. The members that carried over were,- O. E. Dutton, J. Brunnier, E. Signall and George Tank.
At the election of teachers for this year, it appears that the choice was rather difficult as 53 ballots were taken for Assistant Principal without a choice. The meeting was adjourned till the following evening when they compromised on Alma Studemann, who had been elected to teach the Preparatory Department. Shortly after this Hattie Hall, who had been elected to teach the Second Intermediate, and Eva Pickett resigned leaving two vacancies. Jessie Eden was elected as teacher of the First Intermediate but was_ changed to Second Inter- mediate. Effie Woolman was elected teacher of the First Intermediate. Ida M. Wilson of Cedar Falls was elected teacher of the Preparatory Department.
At the May meeting of the board, it was decided to reduce the salaries of the teachers $5.00 a month each.
The teachers and their respective reports for the year, were :-
Teacher
Department Enrollment
Alma Franke,
First Primary, 47
Blanche Patton,
Second Primary, 59
Effie Woolman,
First Intermediate, 44
Jessie Eden,
Second Intermediate, 47
James Signall,
Grammar,
54
Ida M. Wilson,
Preparatory,
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Alma Studemann,
High School,
W. H. Reever, Principal.
Original Entries 355
Per cent of attendance, 95
Per cent of punctuality, 99 1/2
The graduating class for this year is one grade higher than the classes of previous years for the reason stated before - the addition of another grade- otherwise. they would have graduated last year. The class consisted of the following members,- Charles Koepke, Grace Breckenridge, Ida Hall, Agnes Blakeslee, Amalia Dethleffs and Jessie Wood.
1898-9
The board for this year is as follows :- George Tank, M. Jones, H. D. Radeleff, O. E. Dutton and E. Signall. The latter succeeded himself and Julius Brunnier dropped out as there was only one candidate allowed by the new law, which reads as follows :- "The board shall
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consist of five members, one of whom shall be chosen the second Mon- day in March, 1898, two on the second Monday in March, 1899, and two on the second Monday in March, 1900. A Treasurer shall be chosen in like manner, whose term shall begin the second Monday in March, 1898, and continue for two years.". So after this there will be only five members on the board, and the Treasurer will be elected by the people instead of by the board as heretofore.
In March of 1898, a petition was handed to the board asking that › an election be held to decide on the erection of a new brick school building. This petition was refused as measures for enlarging the present building was under consideration. On May 3, a vote of the town was taken to see if the present school building should be enlarged. This proposition was carried and the north wing of the building was extended 32 feet, with an entrance, hallway and stairway between the new and old parts. The old stoves were removed and a new heating plant was installed, while the rooms were remodeled and refitted, and the entire building was repainted and put in good order generally.
One of the most commendable acts of the board, up to the present time, was their increasing the teachers salaries up to a living basis. The teachers salaries for this year are :- Principal, $75.00 per month; Assistant Principal, $50.00 per month; all others $40.00 per month, each.
The teachers elected for this year are,-Principal, W. H. Reever; Assistant. Principal, Alma Studemann; Second Preparatory, Elsie Studemann; First Preparatory, Lina Loechner; Grammar, James Signall; Second Intermediate, Jessie Eden; First Intermediate, Effie Woolman; Second Primary, Hattie Leonard; First Primary, Blanche Patton.
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF MANNING, Looking North-east. This view was taken from the top of Bell Tower in the Winter of 1897.
PETER STEPHANY
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Mail Service.
In the latter part of August, 1881, a petition was sent to the Postal Department at Washington asking for a post office. About the 20th, an answer came, in which the authorities positively declined to institute a post office at Manning. At this time there were fifty men in town, besides a large com nunity of farmers including, in all, not less than two hundred voters who desired to have their mail matter sent to this point, as the train service was now running between Carroll and Manning. When the decision of the department was known, the people became indignant and determined that a more vigorous effort should be made. A lengthy petition was written and signed by every voter who could be found in the town and a large number of farmers who made this their trading post. Their petition was then forwarded to our con- gressman, Mr. Carpenter, to be used by him in urging their request. Soon after this the good tidings came that Manning was soon to have a post office. The appointment of a post master came to Seth Smith. After a weeks delay Mr. Smith received his commission but no supplies, and no route had been designated. After another weeks delay the route was laid direct from Carroll to Manning, and a man was hired and sworn to carry the mail, as the train running on the Iowa South Western did not carry mail. Still no key was to be had, and no sup- plies. Finally these came in part, and then it was discovered that a link was still wanting in the route. No one was ready to carry the pouch between the Carroll office and the Carroll station. All of this time the people of Manning stood ready to do anything reasonable or unreason- able to have their mail carried. They expected to pay the salary of the carrier from the office in Carroll to the depot in Manning but, for some unaccountable reason, were not permitted to do so. Another act which aroused the indignation of the people, is described in the Monitor as follows-"And now, while we waited-waited and wondered, wondered why the work did not begin-comes upon the board some mysterious, mystified, mucklehead, who superintends the route agencies and orders our mail matter carried to West Side, a little town over in Crawford County with which we have no direct communication whatever, and which sends out a semi-weekly mail that runs three miles west of us- there the mail for six or eight hundred people is dropped twice a week while we have a daily train into town". All of this time the people 'of Manning were paying a Mail carrier twenty nine dollars a month to carry the mail from Carroll.
The people of Manning and the Post Office officials continued thus at swords points till in January of 1882. After the Iowa South Western
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had established a daily train service between Carroll and Kirkman, the town was able to abolish the mail carrier service and have their mail delivered daily by rail.
The post office fixtures were purchased by Mr. Smith of Mr. Hastings, who was at this time post master at Carroll. The four hundred call boxes and twenty lock drawers were soon all rented out, and the post office was then run in its full capacity.
As stated before, Seth Smith was the first post master. He served till September 30, 1885, when his resignation took effect. He was succeeded by E. M. Funk who took charge of the office October 1, 1885.
The most interesting feature of M1. Funk's administration, occurr- ed soon after his ascention to office. Up to December 1885, the post office had been kept in a building located in Block 6. December 20, be- tween 4 A. M. and 7 P. M., Mr. Funk moved the post office and fix- tures to a building, in a block south, owned by him. When the business men of the block in which the post office had been located came to get their mail the following morning, much excitement ensued, and strong adjectives, gutteral and other wise, were used. It surprised every body except those who had assisted in the removal. Even the deputy post master was not aware of it till he came down to open the office in the morning.
Mr. Funk was succeeded in office by W. F. Carpenter who took charge of the same in February of 1889. He resigned in the summer of 1892; being suceeded by E. L. Ives who completed the term and was re-appointed for the ensuing term which expired in February of 1896.
Peter Stephany is the present incumbent, having succeeded E. L. lves. He is assisted by his sister, 'Katheryn Stephany, who makes an able and accomodating deputy.
United States Weather Signal Service.
Mr. Stephany, constantly having the good of the community at heart, spent much time and considerable money in getting a govern- ment signal station located at Manning; the reports came from Neola, the distributing center for this district. This, however, was not satis- factory as the reports came by mail and did not arrive here till in , the afternoon. After considerable trouble, Mr. Stephany succeeded in, hav- ing Manning made the distributing center, by which, receiving the fore- caste by telegram early in the morning and mailing them to the other stations in the district, the majority of the stations received their fore- casts nearly six hours earlier. £ For these services the community as
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well as the surrounding towns ought to be very thankful as Mr. Stephany receives no remuneration for his services, whatever. The sta- tion was opened in February of 1898.
Here Telegraphic messages are received daily "except Sunday" from the Department at Chicago, after which they are communicated from here by mail to the following towns: Aspinwall, Astor, . Audubon, Arion, Botna, Buck Grove, Charter Oak, Des Moines, De- fiance, Earling, Gray, Glenellen, Grant Center, Hornick, Irwin, Kirk- man, Kenwood, Luton, Mapleton, Panama, Persia, Portsmouth, Rodney, Ross, Ute, Yorkshire. Some towns receive two forecasts, making a total of 31 Forecasts sent out each day.
The following illustration and explanation, will give the reader a knowledge of the intricate workings of this bureau:
No. I White Flag
No. 2
Blue Flag
No. 3 White and Blue Flag
BLUE
Rain or Snow.
Local Rain or Snow.
No. 4 Black Triangular Flag.
No. 5 White Flag with black square in center.
Temperature Signal.
Cold Wave.
if disylayed on the pole in front of the office.
No. I Clear or fair weather.
No. 2 Rain or Snow. . :
No. 3 Local Rain or Snow.
No. 4 Temperature Signal. When displayed above the Weather flag, rising Temperature, when below, falling Temperature. No. 5 Cold Wave
If more than one kind of weather is predicted for the Period from 8 P. M. to 8 P. M., the conditions first named in the forecasts will be represented by the uppermost weather flag in a vertical hoist from which the signals are to be read.
All casts supposed to designate the weather for twenty-four hours from the time of hoisting; except in case of sudden changes.
BLUE
Clear or fair Weather.
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Manning Hose Company and Water Works,
Up till the organization of the Manning Hose Company, the only method of fighting fires was with fire buckets and even then there was no system, not even a bucket brigade; but each one could pitch in and do it all or stand on the street corner with his hands in his pockets and whistle, or criticise the methods employed by those who were assisting.
The growth of the town had increased to such an extent. and the need of an organized fire company had become so apparent, that May 15, 1884, the first meeting was called for the purpose of organizing a hose company. An organization was perfected with the following officers and membership :- President, N. J. Smith; Vice President, J. M. Nettle; Foreman, F. W. Arney; Assistant . Foreman, W. P. Guild; Secretary, Neil McArthur; Treasurer, G. F. Chapman; Trustees,-E. C. Perry. A. L. Wright, C. S. Lawrence; Members,- R. L. Zane, J. B. Henshaw, D. D. Clark, W. F. Carpenter, C. Johnson, E. Smith and F. Wilkins.
At this time the only water supply was the wells and cisterns, how- ever, there was promise of a better water system as bids had been handed in for the institution of a tank system of water works. The sys- tem was ready for operation by the autumn of 1884. The tower stands 30 feet high and supports a tank with a capacity of 50,000 gallons.
The water supply was obtained south of the tank, across the C. & N. W. track, in close proximity to the present pumping station. A reservoir was sunk near, and lower, than the creek bed, and supplied from the creek through a filter. This, however, proved unsatisfactory, as high water flooded the reservoir filling it with sediment and impure water. A well was then dug east of the reservoir, but this failed to sup- ply sufficient water in the dry years of 1893-4. In 1894, nine three inch, driven. sand wells were sunk and connected with the pumping sta- tion. These have proven very satisfactory both for quantity and purity of water.
Up till 1894, the water was forced to the tank by wind power, but after the sand wells were sunk, the power was changed to , steam. Now, the water is forced from the sand wells to the tank by a steam pump equal to a 25 horse power and has a pumping capacity of 11,000 gallons per hour. There is over a mile of 6 and 4 inch mains, which renders it very convenient to tap for private use and affords excellent fire protection; as these mains connect with 14 double fire plugs to which can be attached the 1500 feet of hose, thus carrying a powerful stream of water to almost any building in the town. There are three hose carts for the reeling of the hose, and a hook and ladder truck, fully equipped with ladders, buckets, and all such appliances as are necessary in the case of fire.
A.T. BENNETT, PRESIDENT,
W.F. CARPENTER, CASHIER
F.W.KEMP, ASST. CASH.
BENNETT BANK
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Referring back to the organization of the hose company,-it was organized. under the name ;- MANNING HOSE COMPANY NO. I.
The first entertainment given for the benefit of the company, was a firemans ball, given at the hall, September 18, 1884. This was a great success and netted the company a nice little sum. The second Firemans ball was 'given December 1, 1885. This ball netted the com- piny $7.75. The third ball was given December 18, 1886 and netted the company $17.00. The fourth annual ball and supper was given December 9, 1887. The encouraging results of these entertainments prompted the company to take the following action .- That the Company give a ball the first Thursday night of each month, as long as the same proves satisfactory and successful. This was continued for several months and netted the company a nice little sum.
After the organization of the Company. to purchase a hosecart and hose was the : next thing in order, as the completion of the water works was only a matter of a few months. The request for a hose cart was presented to the town "coun- cil, and in less than a week the council reported that they had contract- ed for a hose cart of superior quality. A running team was then select- ed, consisting of the following members ;- Pole,- P. M. Loes, Frank Laird; Lead,- Dwight Patton, Fred Miller and F. P. Guild, J. P. Arp alternates; Couplers,- A. L. Wright, W. F. Carpenter; Reel-men,- J. P. Arp, W. F. Arney; Captaian,- W. F. Carpenter; Rope-men,- D. W. Sutherland, W. E. Guild, F. Laird, J. W. Morrow.
THE FIRST CONTEST that the team entered into was. at Perry, in July, 1884. The team won third money. They were to lay 300 feet of hose, break coupling and attach nozzle. The winning teams were ;-. Perry, 53 seconds; Jefferson, 5334; Manning, 55. The Manning team did not intend to run, but was persuaded to, 'and would have won first money but for the time lost in the start on account of their misunderstanding the signal. They made the best time on the coupling and won a purse of $20.00. They had only six rope men, while the other companies had ten and twelve.
THE SECOND CONTEST was at the Fire Tournament held at Manning during the District Fair of 1884 ... Manning won first money both days of the tournament, netting the Company $150.00 The score was :- Perry, 14 men, time 33 seconds; Vail, 13 men, ruled out; Audubon, 8 men, time 331/2 seconds; Manning, 14 men, time. 32 1/2 seconds. The contest was,- to run 200 yards, lay 300 feet of hose, break coupling and attach nozzle.
THE THIRD CONTEST in which the team took part was held at Sioux City, in the summer of 1885. The writer was unable to get the score of this Tournament, however, I am informed that this was one
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of the best runs that the team ever made; but as the couplers failed to perfect a coupling by a very small fraction of a turn they were ruled out. Not withstanding this error, the team beat the winner by several seconds. .
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