Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-28
HISTORY OF EAGLE RIVER
A Short Account Of Some Of the Most
important Events in Its Life and
y Brief mention of Come Of Hts Lead
;ro business Men, both Past
and Present by
Rev. Father GoepferS.
CONTINUED from laso week.

Continued from laSU week.
Very soon, beyond doubt, a vast army
of new settlers, farmers, and laborers
will invade our Northern territory, and
the old pioneers will rejoice to see
their first discoveries and energies
brought to success, despite thousand
initial obstacle, for the welfare OF hui
manity.
From South, East ano West they will
swarm in, in groups, batallions, single
families or single warriors, to take pos
session of. to live and thrive on such
a fertile soil, in so healthful cline.
AS some Of our far seeing intelligent
residents now do, they will clear. culti-
waite. produce and renew the already
charming aspect of our region, where
wear after year, our winters Will be-
come shorter and milder. and the sea-
sons warmer and more uniform. a
peaceful war will here be Waged, to the
surprise of many, with most consolln9
results, to the satisfaction and delight
of all those living, with simple yet
powerful arms. stump lifters, ploWs
and spades. Golden harvests here,
must needs. ere long, cover our hills
dales and valleys. The time for oper-
atisn has seemingly arrived. Our
future lies in God, in our virtues,
perseverance,, work and soil. Our soil
is our mine wherein wealth untold is
hidden. Vigorous hands are needed to
unearth the hitherto abandoned, unseen
treasures, and to bring them to surface
for the support and enjoyment OF our
future families. None but christian
workers can here succeed.
At the present period, our Villas
County already numbers some imposing
popular, promising, prosperous cities:
Eagle River, Minocqua, Arbor Vitae,
and splendid villages, such as Woodruff,
Star Lake and State Line. These will
increase. and there Is ample room for
more within the 936 square miles of our
County limits.
There is as yet in none OF our
towns sufficient number of.people OF
any denomination to support church, a
priest or minister. In Eagle River, the
County Seat, our Congregations consist
of excellent and devoted families; but,
in comparison with other larger cities,
there are butfew ready to do their duty
and to carry their burden until our
growth andthe increase of our strength.
For city, too it takes years to develop
from infancy into the svigor OF man
hood. With predicted invasion that
time is not far distant. To-day, our
flock is scattered; and, out of Eagle
River we must find our sheep at Three
Lakes, Stella, Gagen, Monico, Parrish,
Jeffries North Crandon, South Crandon,
Scott, Conover, Lake Laura and State
Line, on fha farms and homes leads
tarAq.ssG)at nuI vast virgin forests. and
sew. d ;ia,, ,~ATlc summer re-
+ - $50 ,te-ur ,que banks of our
i..sfs Lakes and Rivers.
Alas Lake Laura. Whilst we were
tracing the above lines, q fire consumed
the wife and children of our only
Catholic family in this locality. There
are wounds so deep. that it seems inn
possible to heal them, affections and
earthly sorrows so great that human
sympathy feels powerless to offer conso-
lation.to the surviving mourners, the
wifeless, childless father, Peter Stein,
her and his relatives. Only in faith
can we find solace. They have gone to
heaven! We may meet them again!
The Will of God be done, At the sad
news feeling Of horror and coincidence
filled the entire community.
Our people belong to every nation
and region: Americans, Arabians,