July 28, 2025
BODY FOUND IN PASTURE.
Dead Man About 55 -- No Clue as to
Identity.
The partly decomposed body of an unidentified man about 55 years old was found yesterday afternoon in the middle of a wooded pasture on the farm of John Davidson, three miles northeast of Independence. Nothing was found in his clothes to identify him. Several German newspapers were in his pockets. He was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and had dark brown hair, tinged with gray. Two coats, a pair of boots and two shirts clothed the body, which was taken to Ott's undertaking rooms in Independence about 8 o'clock last night. The coroner's office was notified.
Labels: death, Independence, undertakers
