The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-09
HIS DISAPPEARANCE
Still A MYSTERY

Williston, N. D., Dec. 9.-About 6
o'clock a. m, Sunday, Nov. II.
Theodore Samuelson. a lumberman of
Sydney, Mont. stepped out of the lob
by Of the Great Northern hotel in this
city accompanied by q man whose
identity has not been completely es-
tablished, and up to this time has not
been seen nor heard from by his
friends or acQuaintances.
This Is the central figure in a mys-
terry that increases in interest and
| alarming features as h days go by,
Samuelson. who is the agent Of a lum-
Der company at Sydney, came to Mon
dak, which is on the Montana-Dakota
| state line, to make a collection from a
man who is said to be Charles Drake,
of Plentywood, Mont. Samuelson
| came by automobile, leaving his car
across the Missouri at Java. Accord
ing to report he met Drake but did not
succeed in getting g. settlement, the
latter saying he would come to Willis
ton and return on the local Saturday
morning prepared to pay the ac-
count, which is said to have been $40.
Drake, it Is reported. claims that he
returned to Mondak on the train, as
promised. but was not met by Samuel
son and did not see him again. Drake
returned, so he claims, by the morn
| 1llS ILdIn " 4 AChAN1 "OOAs
Travelling men acquaintance. who
came to Williston with Samuelson or
the local Saturday evening, say the
lumberman said that Drake had not
kept his appointment so he. Samuel
son, would so to Williston and And
him. The two travelling men and the
Sydney man registered at the Great
| double room, No. 35. Samuelson told
the night clerk he wished to return on
No. 1, which leaves Williston at q
o'clock a. m. He was called for this
train, which proved to be about two
hours late. He was told Of this fact
but said he would get VI anyway as
he expected to meet a man. The night
clerk reports that, soon after. a man,
who was a stranger to him, came into
the office and he and Samuelson left
together. That vas the last seen OF
Samuelson SO far as any of his &C.
quaintances in this part of the coun.
try are concerned. His employer came
from Glendive AMI friends have been
In Wfiltston on at least two occasions
to learn the circumstances surround
ing his mysterious disappearance.
The accounts and business affairs oil
Samuelson's yard at Sydney, while not
yet checked UP. are thought. to be in
good condition.
He enjoyed the fullest confidence Of
his employer and business associ-
ates, who are completely mystified by
his continued absence and are unable
to account for it on any other grounds
than foul play or accident. While he
Is said to have been an occasional
drinker, he was not given to excessive
drinking or protracted sprees and
when he left he is said to have beer
sober.
The Williston police have gathered
evidence that will tend to prove ths
identity of the man who met Samuel
son early Sunday morning.
Lewis Samuelson, father OF the
missing man, who Is a grain buyer
at Westhope, N. D., arrived in the
city Monday evening to learn what ne
could Of his sons disappearance. Ht
found no clues and evolved nc
theories while here, and after spend.
ing Tuesday in the city went on tc
Mondak and Sydney. Mr.. Samuelsor
described his son as a single man, 2V
years of age, medium height, heaviIS
built, weighing 100 or 100 pounds. rec
hair, smooth face and ruddy complex.
ion. He was formerly employed al
Hannaford, N. ID.