The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-31
POPULAR OUT-THE.PlkE STREE
CAR CONDUCTOR is
MISSING.
Left Elm Grove Saturday for Wheel
ine-Aliehted From Car at Eleventh
Street-Has Not Been Seen Since.

The strange disappearance OF Orvilio
kiger Saturda vat II o'clock a. nj. al
kieer Saturday at II o'clock a. m. q
ling the police OF Wheeling and all o;
the suburban stations. and at the same
time is causing his family no lille
uneasiness. His disappearance was so
unlocked for, so unusual that there Is
not the slightest clue to work on. FeE<
play Is suspected.
Mr.. kiger was employed when he
left as conductor on the pike division
OF the West Virginia Traction and
Electric company and his family re-
sides over the First National Sank
building Of Elm Grove, with whom he
was living up TO the time he diSap-
peared He left home about ~ o'clock
Saturday morning. telling his mother
that he was coming 10 Wheeling and
would be back home for his lunch be-
fore leaving for work in the afternoon.
Mr.. kiger was employed as a late
straight" conductor, starting TO work
about O'Clock.
When he left he was wearing blue
serge suit. gray flannel shirt. gray cap
and carried his coat on his arm. In his
pocket he had forty dollars in money,
aside from gold watch valued at 49,"
He had recently drawn ten dollars from
the bank, and had enough on his person
To make up the quoted amount. his
failure to return home at noon caused
some uneaSinesS, but his parents be-
lieved he had decided not 10 come home
TO lunch, and would eat in town. y
However. when his car passed the house
later. and he was not at his usual place.
they became suspicious that something
had happened and began search.
]. F. kiger. his father. LEFT for the
home Of his daughter in WellsburS,
hoping that his son had gone there, but
he had not. Remembering that the
young man was keeping company win
a young lady Of Fulton, he though prop
ably the young folks were trying 10
steal a march on him. so he stopped
at the county clerks offices IN the pan
handle counties before returning. bat
no marriage licene had been issued.
When he came back to Wheeling he Wis
tied the young lady and found that she
was at home and that she had not seen
Mr.. Orville since Wednesday night. ana
at that time nothing was sald 10 mi
mate that he was going away. Teie-
phone calls to relatives 1alleo 10 Ills
close his whereabouts.
The young man is "a years OF age
He was born near WaynesburS. IA. Nv
ing there until he was II years OF age
Church road. east of Elm Grove about
three miles. With his father. he ran 4
milk dairy. attending school in Elm
Grove in the winter time. He Eradu-
ated from common school under tne it'c
Professor A.. w. Curtis. His record
throughout has been straightforward
and clean. He was known 10 every stu
dent In Ohio county, as he bore the rec
ord Of being the best speller in the
county the year Of his graduation.
After leaving Elm Grove he, with MS
parents. conducted a grocery store IN
West Alexander. later moving 10 Spring
dale, 1t was while living in West Alex
ander he started working on the street
car line, where he has been emplovsI
ever since as one OF the most trusted
employees His employers know nothing
Of his whereabouts, he having not al
T.ised them of his intention of ''layiIfs
Off" The father appeared In. police
headquarters last night and said that
the mother was almost distracted. While
present conditions point to a complete
disappearance, his friends are hoping
against hope that he Will snow up