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JOHN M. FLORA COMES BACK TO OLD ROME MISSING SIX YEARS FOLLOWING ALLEGED ELOPEMENT WITH WIFE OF A NEIGHBOR. Flora, Dec. 9—John M. Flora, one time trustee of Monroe township and a wealthy, highly respected, prosper ous farmer, returned to his home af ter a mysterious disappearance more than six years ago. Late in September of 1908, Flora made a mysterious disappearance from his home in Monroe township; a few days later he returned but only to leave again in a short time, since when nothing had been heard of him until his arrival at the Monroe town ship metropolis Saturday evening. It later developed that on the evening that Flora left his wife and family that Mrs. William Clingenpeel, a wo man of the same neighborhood, had also disappeared and that she and Flora were seen on the same train, occupying the same seat between Ko komo and Cincinnati. Flora was one of the prominent men of the county and three years prior to his unceremonious departure was a candidate for county treasurer and was declared by John M. McCormick. He had been trustee of Monroe town ship and filled the office with perfect satisfaction to the people, whom he served. Flora left a wife and family with whom, it seems, he had not al ways agreed on matters pertaining to the sale of their farm and it was claimed that Mrs. Flora refused at various times to sign deeds for the disposal of land. Before leaving home the second time Flora left a letter in a book case which read as follows: “Tl, John M. Flora, do hereby relin quish all right to and in all of the lands and chattels heretofor, and be longing ire, which includes two pieces of land comprising 160 acres each. Also, all stock, grain, hay, house hold goods, to consist of everything except myself and clothing and money now in my possession, all of which, Harrietta A. Flora is authorized to keep or sell or dispose as she may see fit. “Voluntarily signed, ‘JOHN M. FLORA.” The night that Mrs. Clingenpeel made her departure from home through a window, her purse ‘contain ing $200 in’cash and a note from Flora was dropped, it was later found by members of her family and the note read as follows: “My Dear Darling—Will drive to Kokomo and take the train for Cin cinnati, where we will go on the first train to some point in Michigan. “Yours in love, “J. MrB.” On March 19, 1905, Mrs. Flora was granted a divorce by the Carroll cir cuit court and since has been living with her family on a farm in Monroe township. It is said that Flora and Mrs. Clingenpeel have been’ residing in the northwest but since his return nothing has been learned of the wo man with whom he left. BURGLARS STILL BUSY Delphi, Dec. 9.—Burglars in the smaller towns of this section have been extremely busy the past few weeks the latest attempt being made at Muberry early Saturday morning when three business houses were broken into by the would-be thieves, but as far as the proprietors have been able to ascertain the burglars ob tained nothing. A window in the restaurant of J. N. Beatty was pried open and the place entered. The thieves also removed a glass from the rear door of the grocery and meat market of J. H. Steckle and ran sacked the store in their search for money. At the grocery and meat market of J. W. Beez the thieves broke open the front door and entered the place.
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Logansport Daily Tribune
Logansport, Indiana, US
Fri, Dec 10, 1909
Page 9
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