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Floyd County, Iowa News Articles
Clark
J. P. Clark and family of Charles City, Iowa are visiting with friends and relatives here. They will attend the Sutton reunion at Murray this week. Mr. Clark has been engaged in the self-measuring oil tank trade for a few years and has met with abundant success.
[Bluffton Chronicle, Bluffton, Indiana, Published June 7, 1893, submitted by Cathy D.]
Bensen ~ Nae ~ Scranton
County Clerk Julius Ruge received a postal card from a man by the name of J. Nae, at Fort Dodge, yesterday morning, asking information about Mrs. Lucy Bensen and Clarence Scranton. The writer says that he was at Charles City, Iowa, the other day and there saw a man who had been injured in the cyclone of Sunday afternoon, with both legs and one arm broken.
He would not talk, but had papers in his pocket, on which were the names of Mrs. Lucy Benson and Clarence Scranton, with Young Moore as bondsman.
Mrs. Benson formerly resided here and it is thought the injured man is her husband, whom she cannot locate. One, Mr. Nae seems to be interested in the matter.
[Carroll Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Published June 10, 1908, submitted by Cathy D.]

Glenn Carter
Glenn Carter, 8-year-old son of James Carter, living near Bailey, in Mitchell county, lost both legs as a result of a team attached to a self-binder running away.
[The Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., August 21, 1905, submitted by KT=fofg]

Garland, McGrath & Martin
CHARLES CITY, IOWA. - Father J. J. Garland of Eagle Grove is likely to be appointed dean of the Catholic church for this deanery, consisting of five counties, to succeed the late Father P. J. McGrath. Another popular candidate is Father J. P. Martin of Osage, who was a close personal friend of the late dean. The appointment is not expected to be made until the return of Archbishop Keane from Europe in October.
[The Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., August 21, 1905, submitted by KT=fofg]

Kern ~ Smith
Robert Kern and Ruby Smith of Charles City, who tried to elope to Des Moines to get married recently, but whose plans were thwarted by the young man's parents, departed for Osage the next day, where they induced a woman to certify to their ages as 21 and 18 respectively, and were married. Both of the young people were under age, the boy being but 16 last July. They expect to go from Osage to Minneapolis, where the groom will try to find work, probably in a printing office.
[Clinton Mirror, Clinton, Iowa, Published September 25, 1909, submitted by Cathy D.]

Lege & Dodd
J. G. Lege and A. L. Dodd and their wives arrived today from a ten days' boating trip down the Cedar river from St. Ansgar. They camped out nights along the banks of the river.
[The Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., August 21, 1905, submitted by KT=fofg]

J. W. Merrill
Gored by a Vicious Bull
Mason City, Iowa, Sept. 21. - J. W. Merrill, a lawyer and stock raiser of Rockford, Iowa, met with a serious accident on the fair grounds. He was watering a bull which became enraged and tossed him over a petition into another stall.
When Mr. Merrill was picked up it was found that the bull had inflicted a frightful wound, entering the flesh of his leg about six inches below the groin and ripping it upwards and almost disemboweling him. Physicians sewed the wound, and the patient is resting easy.
[Aberdeen Daily News, Aberdeen, South Dakota, Published September 22, 1888, submitted by Cathy D.]

Ocker
Helen Ocker plans to visit in the west during the latter part of the summer. She will teach the first grade at Charles City, Iowa, next year.
[Rock Rapids Review, Rock Rapids, Iowa, Published May 24, 1928, submitted by Cathy D.]
George Reams
Murder and Suicide
An Iowa Man Kills His Wife and Cuts His Own Throat
Marble Rock, Iowa. Oct. 11 - George Reams, a citizen of this place, murdered his wife and cut his own throat, and is supposed to be dying.
It appears that the pair had been quarreling for some time past. The tragedy was discovered about 11 o'clock. The rooms bore evidence of a terrible struggle, a chair having been used by one or both in the combat preliminary to the cutting.
The woman had an arm broken, while the upper part of the body was a mass of bruises and cuts. It seems that after felling her with a chair, cutting a deep gash in the forehead, the man dragged her from the kitchen to the sitting room, and obtaining a razor, cut her throat from ear to ear and down to the spine, almost severing the head from the body. Then locking all the doors he cut his own throat and will undoubtedly die.
[The Broad Axe, St. Paul, Minnesota, Published Thursday, October 11, 1894, submitted by Cathy D.]
Win White
Deputy Game Warden Win White captured a fifty-foot seine in the Cedar river here last night. Eight men who were at work with it escaped, but they are known and will soon be arrested.
[The Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., August 21, 1905, submitted by KT=fofg]

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		History and Genealogy of Floyd County Iowa

Floyd County, Iowa News Articles Clark J. P. Clark and family of Charles City, Iowa are visiting with friends and relatives here. They will attend the Sutton reunion at Murray this week. Mr. Clark has been engaged in the self-measuring oil tank trade for a few years and has met with abundant success. [Bluffton Chronicle, Bluffton, Indiana, Published June 7, 1893, submitted by Cathy D.] Bensen ~ Nae ~ Scranton County Clerk Julius Ruge received a postal card from a man by the name of J. Nae, at Fort Dodge, yesterday morning, asking information about Mrs. Lucy Bensen and Clarence Scranton. The writer says that he was at Charles City, Iowa, the other day and there saw a man who had been injured in the cyclone of Sunday afternoon, with both legs and one arm broken. He would not talk, but had papers in his pocket, on which were the names of Mrs. Lucy Benson and Clarence Scranton, with Young Moore as bondsman. Mrs. Benson formerly resided here and it is thought the injured man is her husband, whom she cannot locate. One, Mr. Nae seems to be interested in the matter. [Carroll Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Published June 10, 1908, submitted by Cathy D.] Glenn Carter Glenn Carter, 8-year-old son of James Carter, living near Bailey, in Mitchell county, lost both legs as a result of a team attached to a self-binder running away. [The Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., August 21, 1905, submitted by KT=fofg] Garland, McGrath & Martin CHARLES CITY, IOWA. - Father J. J. Garland of Eagle Grove is likely to be appointed dean of the Catholic church for this deanery, consisting of five counties, to succeed the late Father P. J. McGrath. Another popular candidate is Father J. P. Martin of Osage, who was a close personal friend of the late dean. The appointment is not expected to be made until the return of Archbishop Keane from Europe in October. [The Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., August 21, 1905, submitted by KT=fofg] Kern ~ Smith Robert Kern and Ruby Smith of Charles City, who tried to elope to Des Moines to get married recently, but whose plans were thwarted by the young man's parents, departed for Osage the next day, where they induced a woman to certify to their ages as 21 and 18 respectively, and were married. Both of the young people were under age, the boy being but 16 last July. They expect to go from Osage to Minneapolis, where the groom will try to find work, probably in a printing office. [Clinton Mirror, Clinton, Iowa, Published September 25, 1909, submitted by Cathy D.] Lege & Dodd J. G. Lege and A. L. Dodd and their wives arrived today from a ten days' boating trip down the Cedar river from St. Ansgar. They camped out nights along the banks of the river. [The Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., August 21, 1905, submitted by KT=fofg] J. W. Merrill Gored by a Vicious Bull Mason City, Iowa, Sept. 21. - J. W. Merrill, a lawyer and stock raiser of Rockford, Iowa, met with a serious accident on the fair grounds. He was watering a bull which became enraged and tossed him over a petition into another stall. When Mr. Merrill was picked up it was found that the bull had inflicted a frightful wound, entering the flesh of his leg about six inches below the groin and ripping it upwards and almost disemboweling him. Physicians sewed the wound, and the patient is resting easy. [Aberdeen Daily News, Aberdeen, South Dakota, Published September 22, 1888, submitted by Cathy D.] Ocker Helen Ocker plans to visit in the west during the latter part of the summer. She will teach the first grade at Charles City, Iowa, next year. [Rock Rapids Review, Rock Rapids, Iowa, Published May 24, 1928, submitted by Cathy D.] George Reams Murder and Suicide An Iowa Man Kills His Wife and Cuts His Own Throat Marble Rock, Iowa. Oct. 11 - George Reams, a citizen of this place, murdered his wife and cut his own throat, and is supposed to be dying. It appears that the pair had been quarreling for some time past. The tragedy was discovered about 11 o'clock. The rooms bore evidence of a terrible struggle, a chair having been used by one or both in the combat preliminary to the cutting. The woman had an arm broken, while the upper part of the body was a mass of bruises and cuts. It seems that after felling her with a chair, cutting a deep gash in the forehead, the man dragged her from the kitchen to the sitting room, and obtaining a razor, cut her throat from ear to ear and down to the spine, almost severing the head from the body. Then locking all the doors he cut his own throat and will undoubtedly die. [The Broad Axe, St. Paul, Minnesota, Published Thursday, October 11, 1894, submitted by Cathy D.] Win White Deputy Game Warden Win White captured a fifty-foot seine in the Cedar river here last night. Eight men who were at work with it escaped, but they are known and will soon be arrested. [The Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., August 21, 1905, submitted by KT=fofg] Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.