by Sears Homes | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In the unspoken but ever-present caste system of Victorian America, 24-year-old Addie Hoyt was a socialite, and a woman of note. According to information gleaned from the Lake Mills Leader (newspaper), young Addie Hoyt possessed much promise and potential. She was...
by Sears Homes | Feb 11, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In the early 1980s, the Fargo Mansion Inn was slated for demolition. The two men who purchased it and saved it (Tom Boycks and Barry Luce) have done a remarkable job of restoring it. This weekend, this wonderful house (and one of the Innkeepers, Tom Boycks) were...
by Sears Homes | Dec 18, 2011 | Addie |
“A number of persons who knew [Enoch] will tell the same story – he shot Addie!” So wrote Mary Wilson (Enoch’s granddaughter) on page 274 of A History of Lake Mills. Since the articles on Addie have started to appear, I’ve received a...
by Sears Homes | Oct 30, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Often people ask me why I care about pursuing this old Addie story. After all, she’s been dead 110 years, and everyone who knew her is dead. What’s the point? My oft-repeated response is this: “Addie was someone’s beloved little girl.”...
by Sears Homes | Sep 2, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Did Enoch kill Addie? According to Enoch’s own granddaughter, the answer is a simple “yes.” Did Enoch beat Addie? That’s unknown, but I do know that Addie’s face is badly bruised in this photo, the last known photo of Addie, taken a few...
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