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The Iowa Southwestern Railroad was laid across Warren township
in the southwesterly discretion in 1880. When the following year
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Co. built it's line
to Omaha through the southern part of Carroll county it was
perceived that the intersection of the two roads was a favorable
sight for a new town. The land that was laid out as a town was
selected by O. H. Manning, then a Carroll agent for the
officials of the St. Paul Railroad Company. The latter named the
place in honor of Mr. Manning. About 160 acres on the south half
of section 16, Warren township was laid out into lots, the first
of which was sold July 28, 1881 to J. L. Weatherill of Carroll.
Manning's school building is a frame structure in the northeast
part of town and gas built in 1883 at the cost of $7,000. It is
two stories in height and contains six rooms. Four teachers were
employed at first and now six are found necessary. There are
three organization represented the M. E., Presbyterian and the
Catholic. All are in prosperous condition. Manning has several
societies all of which are in good prosperous condition. Some of
the more important are Manual Lodge No 450, AF & AM; Manning
Lodge No 122 I.O.O.F.; McPherson Post No 33, GAR; Manning Lodge
No 262 A.O.U.W.; and the Manning Union Fair and Driving
Park Association. The growth of the town has been steady and
kept pace with the development of the surrounding country the
population now being about 1,600. |
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