Talk of the Town **Surname Index
**Stories chosen for their interest--not necessarily their importance!
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**Town Disasters
~As time permits more research stories about county families will be posted on this portion of this website. Your stories are needed. Help us grow these pages. Thanks!
Key Players & Characters Index
| Family Name | Date of News Story |
| Amsler-Karley (Chicken Scrap incident) | Aug 1896 |
| Barker, Charles A. (Honeymoon Police Arrest) | 24 Nov 1909 |
| Boffeli, LeVern (Tragic accidental death) | Jul 1926 |
| Braun, Alta (Sad Story-Tragic Death) | Aug 1917 |
| Church, Delbert (Killed by Otto Zeglin) | 15 Jan 1910 |
| Coppock, Mrs. Harold (Asphyxiation suicide) | 16 Dec 1936 |
| Deters, Carl (Escaped a Watery Grave) | Jul 1900 |
| Engel, Henry (Struck by Train, Skull Crushed) | Jul 1910 |
| Ewell, Orton A. (Killed by Train Cars) | Sep 1897 |
| Foskett, William (Death of Miser--Worth $150,000 - $200,00) | Mar/Apr 1913 |
| Frolkey, Rex J. (Bank Bandit) | 30 Sep 1929 |
| Gilchrist, Joseph (Gilchrist vs. Gilchrist) | 1897-1900 |
| Hamilton, Samuel (Merchant Police Killed) | Nov 1888 |
| Heeren, Will (Hit on Head With Hammer) | Nov 1909 |
| Held, Anna & Philip (Matricide & Suicide) | 21 Apr 1888 |
| Hill, Mrs. John E. vs Stinton (Damage Suit) | 1924-1926 |
| Hoffman, Fred (Shot/Killed by MT woman) | 1885-1916 |
| Hord, Miss Monah & Gypsy Boy (Parrot) | Jun 1930 |
| Janicke, Wm. A. (Divorce to Bad ck victim) | 1910-1911 |
| Klave, Henry (Family deaths) | 15 Aug 1923 |
| Kohl, Conrad (Farmer near O'Leary) | 1895 |
| Long, Markus (Neptune farmer suicide) | 1895 |
| Maxwell, Wm. A. (Gunned down at Jail) | 14 Nov 1919 |
| McCaustland, Charles (Marr & Ugly Divorce) | 1895-1901 |
| McFarland, Hayden (Killing of Tony Wanner) | Nov 1891 |
| Middleton, "Buck" (Lover's Quarrel Suicide) | Jul 1924 |
| Parker, Mr. Arza (Murder) | 31 Oct 1885 |
| Rees, Alice Ann (Mrs. Harry Simmons) **young dau seeking parents** | marr 4 Apr 1915 |
| Reifsteck, Geo. (Murdered E.F. Hanson) | 26 Apr 1891 |
| Roberts, Alex (Fireman Seriously Burned) | Apr 1924 |
| Ruble, John C. (Trip Back East) | Mar 1929 |
| Sisters Suicide Pact (near Merrill, Iowa) | June 1917 |
| Smith, Elmer A. (Unidentifed Body in River) | May 1924 |
| Sprague, Mr. & Mrs. Roy (Died Same Day) | 26 Dec 1936 |
| Thompson, Abner (Accidental Death) | 06 Oct 1900 |
| Trow, Lucinda A. (Buried in Flower Bed) | Nov 1938 |
| Tuttle, Milo R. (Death - Contested Will - Iowa Supreme Court Final Verdict) | Died: Oct 1896 |
| Walker, John & Thomas (Accidental Deaths) | Sep 1894 |
| Wolfe, Wm. (Lost Corpse) | Dec 1906 |
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