Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-15
DEATH SADDENED CITY
Burial of Charles H. Vie
gand, Cashier of F. & M.
Bank, Largest Ever Held
Here.

d.
IN EAGLE River, was the largest
ever Witnessed here, over a hun
dred autos bearing sorrowing
friends in their tribute of a citizen
who had made Eagle River his
home since boyhood. The services
In the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Finn
LaWler in the Congregational
church and at the graveside lasted
for period of over two hours.
Friends and acquaintance from
every walk in business and social
life followed the body to its rest
inc place After leaving the church
the body was given over to the Ma
sonic order, who in turn rendered
the final burial tributes to their
dead.
On Tuesday morning of last
week Mr.. Wiegand, cashier of the
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Of Eagle River, after opening the
bank and admitting two of the
state examiners, excused himself,
entered his car and drove north on
highway 26 for about seven miles,
turned off toward the railroad
track on an old road running west.
Evidence showed that he had stop
ped the car near a swamp, left the
car running and within fifty feet
Of the auto had shot himself
through the heart with SO. calibre
revolver From all appearance
when the body was discovered,
death had been instantaneous. This
happened somewhere about ten
o'clock Tuesday forenoon. We'd
ncsday evening a farmer living
near where the car was parked,
notified the officers that the body
Of q man was lying at the edge of
a swamp and a car stood nearby.
Investigation by Sheriff Bowker
and the coroner told the tale of
how Wiegand had taken his life
and inquiry of the people in that
section showed that they had seen
the ear the day previous and saw
that the engine was running, but
gave no further thought, that be-
ing nothing unusual. The engine
had run until all the gas was ex-
hausted. Lying beside the body
was the revolver and the coroner's
jury Oh Thursday gave a verdict of
suicide.
Mr. Wiegand had underwent an
operation a number of months ago
for appendicitis, and at that time
he barely came through with his
life Since then he has been more
on less nervous, and adding that
and the average business worries
connected with the bank and other
affairs, his nervous system was
shattered, which without doubt
caused the taking of his life. No
other cause can be attributed for,
while the bank was closed pending
hIs disappearance and afterwards,
nothing has been discovered out
side the ordinary run of banking
affairs. There is no shortage shown
on any other delinquency; this is
the statement made by the officials.
Charles H. Wiegand was born in
Appleton on April 26, 1886, being
at the time of his death slightly
over thirty-nine years of age. When
he was in his infancy he became a
resident of Eagle River; attended
the different branches of our
schools and finally graduated with
The 1902 class. He then entered
The North Wisconsin Academy at
Ashland and in 1910 the Minnesota
State University, being graduated
hon the law department of the
latter institution in 1913. The
same year he was admitted to the
state bar Of Wisconsin and opened
general law office in Eagle River
IN connection with the abstract
Offices of his brother-in-law Finn
LAWYER.
The spring of 1918 he was elected
cashier of the Farmers 81 Mer-
chants State Bank of Eagle River,
carrying that position until the
tune Of his death. During 1916
Is he served as district attorney of
Villas county.
While this country was involved
~ the World War he proved his
true Americanism by patriotic
nome work; was a member of the
legal Advisory Board, one of the
executive committee of the Coun-
on OF Defense, secretary of the
mas County Chapter American
neg Cross and fuel administrator.
Mr.. Wiegand was married to
ypal Ferguson in St. Louis on June
~ 1916. Two children, Marjorie