Biographical Sketch of Patrick Scanlan Leave a Comment / Iowa / July 20, 2012 Last Updated on August 3, 2012 by Patrick Scanlan, agent for the C. & N.W.R.R. Co. at Ida Grove, came to this place in 1881 and took charge of the above office; is also agent for the American Express Co. Surnames:Scanlan, Topics:Biography, Locations:Ida County IA,Collection:History of Western Iowa: Its Settlement and Growth. Sioux City: Western Publishing Company. 1882.