Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-29
Respectfully,
j. f.. HOOVER.

Another letter to Mrs. Hoover is
dated September 30, 1893. Mrs Hoover
says she has never answered any OF his
letters, but III this one he begins: at
is high time you and | were coming to
an understanding about matters, the
children, ETC." 1t continues: "Y on
have talked 50 much about me that
eventually | Will have to 60 where no
one will know me-. The letter cOntin-
ues on III this strain. Now If you can
write me good letter so some of this
burden and worry will be taken off my
shoulders and stop SO much of this talk
there and here, all | can reasonably do
under the situation | will do for you"
From all we have learned in this mat
ter such a letter would be very accept
able to Mr.. Hoover particularly IN the
light of what he says in the same let
ter about his position, tO-wlt: 81 have
one of the best places | ever held and
the contract lasts until one year from
tomorrow, Oct. LIST. Two of us run a
bank, postOilice and store, a very large
stock of goods they carry.
A FRIEND.
There prevails over West township a
generally bad impression of j. Edwin
Hoover An exception to the general
expression was what was said in
Hoover's favor by Mr.. f. f. Zeigler
who lives near his (HOOver's) mothers
Duse and who seems to have done
considerable work of one sort and an.
other, such as hauling wood to Mrs.
Hoover, ETC., for j. +. Hoo -er. 1t was
he who assisted Hoover and his mother
with the moving of their effects when
they departed for Dakota. He claims
that he was always paid for this work
When called upon he said he believed
that Mrs. Hoover was very much to
blame. lie said that Mrs. Hoover was
often at her fathers house when she
ought to have been at home. tie
thought wife ought to stay at home
and cook for her husband and said
That's what man gets woman for"
He asserted that Hoover had left $40
with somebody when he went away for
Mrs. nOOverS benefit and was quite
positive that such was the faci, but
finally admitted that he would not
swear to 1t and that he did not know
anything about it except that Hoover
had said that he was going 10 leave
some money with somebody for Mrs
Hoovers benefit. If he had done so it
looks reasonable that Mrs. Hoover
would not SO soon have become deSti-
tute.
WILLIAM WILBURN'S STORY.
The foregoing is in narrative but
part of the story that was related by
various people and space makes it nee
esSary for us to proceed even more
briefly toward the end. William Viii
burns story embraced the recitation of
much detailed information about a
number of notes endorsed for Hoover
by himself, his father and others. These
transactions in themselves furnish ma
terial for a long story and indicate that
David Wilburn lost his farm in West
township largely on account of having
endorsed notes for j. Edwin Hoover
VIM. Wilburn claims to have settled
obligations of HOover's for which he
was surety to considerable amount.
The story of the bankruptcy and its
attendant incidents would also no
doubt make another chapter of interest.
| But there is another and more peril
nent matter yet to be briefly spoken of
| in this article.
The story of the divorce does not
seem to be well authenticated and yet
there have been rumOrs current to the
effect that a divorce had been procured,
1t seems probable however thatno such
proceedings have been had. AS to the
matter OF being "churched' the story
was probably erroneous to the extent
that no formal proceedings were had
but the fact of joining secret society
was sufficient to bring about, in effect.
the same result.
WAS A DEFAULTER.
AS to that portion of the article
above referred to in which was made
| the statement "The climax came when