The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-07
NORTHD|SAPPEARS
FROM SEATTLE
Former Wenatchee Resident
Drops Completely Out
of Sight.

O. A. North, formerly of this city,
has mysteriously disappeared from
! his home and business associates in
Seattle, and the police have been
asked to ascertain his whereabouts
if alive and his fate if i'll has befallen
him.
North will be remembered here as
an employee of the Seattle Grain
company. He spent several years
travelling up and down the river and
working the territory east AMI west
of Weantchee for the Seattle COM
pany. He left here under cloud
leaving considerable Indebtedness,
and it is reported that he was short
with his company.
The following story from the Sc
attic Times tells of the disappearance
from the Sound city:
Mystery surrounds the sudden
disappearance of Orville A. North,
foreman of the Northern Pacific ele-
vator and dock at West Seattle, who
vanished late Saturday afternoon
without leaving a clew as to his fate.
"All day Saturday and Sunday
friends and relatives conducted a
quiet but systematic search for the
missing man and late yesterday af-
ternoon invoked the aid of the po-
lice in an effort to get some trace of
his whereabouts if alive. or to obtain
some clew to his fate if i'll has be-
fallen him.
| North, who has a host of friends
in shipping, railroad and fraternal
circles, left his place Of employment
about o'clock Saturday afternoon
to fulfill business engagement In
Seattle. Just before his departure
he telephoned to his home, 1852 Wal
nut avenue. West Seattle, and mott
fled Mrs North of his intention, al
ding that he might be a trifle late
in returning home to dinner that
evening.
Vanishes Completely.
"He had planned fishing trir
with party of friends and prior to
leaving the dock, arranged for deliv-
cry of quantity of bait, paying for
il in advance. After closing his bust
ness for the day, Mr. North boarded
a Seattle car and alighted at First
avenue South, near King street
Here he met friend, with whom he
; walked down First avenue. At
| o'clock he appeared at the freight
offices of the Northern Pacific rail
road, where he invited a friend to &C
, company him on his Sunday morning
, fishing trip. Here North vanished as
completely as though the earth had
swallowed him.
THE business appointment which
: called the missing man to Seattle was
, at the freight yards of the Milwau.
; kee road. He never appeared tc
keep his enga cement. Friends, who
have been prosecuting the search, car
assign absolutely no reason for his
disappearance. 1t has been estab
, lished positively that he had only {
measure, is taken to eliminate the
theory of robbery or foul play. He
had no business nor domestic wor
ries and the theory that he may have
taken his life is secuted.
Description of North.
Eat the time of his disappearance
Mr.. North wore the clothes in which
he had been at work all day at the
West Seattle elevator. He was dress
! ed in a black coat and vest, gra!
striped trousers and high russo
boots, laced outside his trouser legs
He wore soft gray hat.
Mr.. North is so years old, abou
five feet four inches tall and weighs
$50 pounds. He is of dark complex
ion. He was member of West Sc
attic Camp of Woodmen.