1912 Business Directory
Carville, Floyd, Nilesville, Powersville
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Carville
Population, 100. On the Illinois Central R. R.,
in Riverton township, Floyd county. 8 miles south of
Charles City, the judicial seat, and 5 from Nashua,
both of which places afford banking facilities. Exp., Am. Telephone
connection. Sander Helgen, postmaster.
Helgen & Son, grain.
Floyd
Population, 332. An incorporated town in Cedar river
and on the Illinois Central R. R., in Floyd township and county.
6 miles north of Charles City, the county seat. Has Adventist,
Christian and Methodist Episcopal churches and a bank.
Tel., W. U. Exp., U. S. Telephone connection.
Gordon Stewart, postmaster.
Barney H K,
general store.
Belville S G, carpenter.
Burke J, r r, exp and tel agent.
Carragher M A, druggist.
Clough Charles, carpenter.
Felix C A, restaurant.
Felix House, R F Felix, propr.
Felix R F, propr Felix House.
First National Bank (cap $25,000),
C H Jackson pres, O C Kindig cashr.
Fruden Lumber Co.
Griffin W L, physician.
Hill & Jackson (Rodney Hill, George H Jackson), real estate.
Kenyon E A, carpenter.
Knowlton Bros (Guy G and George), hardware.
Mapes N M, meats.
Martin Frank O, agrl implements
Sheldon E A, county supt schools.
Stewart Gordon, postmaster.
Stewart M, milliner.
Turner W S, general store.
U S Express Co, J Burke, agent.
Western Union Telegraph Co, J Burke agent.
Nilesville
PA discontinued postoffice in Floyd county, 6 miles n. e.
of Charle City, the county seat, nearest railroad station and
banking point, whence it has rural delivery.opulation,
Powersville
Population, 38. In Pleasant Grove township, Floyd county,
10 miles s. of Charles City, the judicial seat, and 9 w. of Nashua,
the usual banking and shipping point, with which it is connected
by daily mail stage, fare 50 cents. George Detrick, postmaster.
Allen A, feed barn.
Bloss A H, cream buyer.
Brownell W H, feed mill.
Detrick George, general store and postmaster.
Powers Elmer, carpenter.
Welton E, carpenter.
Source: Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1912-1913,
Volume XVI,
R. L. Polk and Co., Des Moines, Davenport, Detroit
Transcribed by Lynn Diemer-Mathews and uploaded February 7, 2025.
