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Name	Scotten, Edward
Othernames	Ed
Spouse	Cora Scotten
Children	none
Relationships	nephew- Bert Cagney grand neices/nephew- Betsy Cagney Waller, Terry Cagney Theisen, Jim Cagney
Occupation	Alderwood Resort 1944 real estate investments in Winchester area with Bill Sell Sr.
Places of residence	Chicago, IL

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1. Alderwood Lodge on Alder Lake. 1944-1948 - Edward and Cora Scotten purchased the property in October 1944 from Edmund Kmentt who ran the resort as the Chain-O'-Lakes Lodge. MW Chamber of Commerce guides advertise the resort as Alderwood Lodge. The resort sign lists Scotten as owners and T. Willett as manager.

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2. Alderwood- Not the last resort...nor the first-- by Matt Stegemiller June 2025 - Matt chronicled the history of Alderwood Resort on Alder Lake for the Judkins/Stegemiller/Skoronski annual family fun newsletter titled The Northwoods Bar & Moose. Matt's family has stayed at the resort since 1993 though they have vacationed in the area since the 1940s.

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3. Chain-O'-Lakes Lodge on Alder Lake. 1938-1944 - Owned by Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Kmentt of Chicago, IL until 1944 when sold to Mr. & Mrs. Edward Scotten, also from Chicago. The property name was then changed to Alderwood Lodge. Kmentts stayed active in the community and continued to live on Alder Lake. They opened Lakeland Sporting Goods retail shop in the late 1940s.

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4. Sales brochure for "Former Trostel Estate" located in Winchester, WI (in the northwest corner of Vilas County). ca 1940s-1950s - Document is from the William (Bill) F. Sell, Sr. collection of papers. He worked for the Albert Trostel & Sons Company, a Milwaukee tanner, from 1914-1927. His title was timber and lands manager of the Trostel land in northern WI. After leaving their employment he established Sell Improvement Company, selling real estate and insurance, as well as a resort on South Turtle Lake. The color shaded area on the map was done by Bill. Red shaded areas are owned by him and wife Lowrene. Blue shaded areas owned by the Sell in partnership with Edward and Cora Scotten of Chicago. It appears "Halliburton" is written across George Lake. Joan Halliburton was the Sell's daughter.

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5. Various newspaper clippings of real estate transactions by William F. Sell, Sr., realtor with Sell Improvement Company. 1931-1950 - Sell was purchasing property in MW (Township 42) as early as 1931. He and Edward & Cora Scotten purchased and sold many properties in the Winchester area (Township 44). Sell was also part of a 1938 federal ruling about purchasing lake islands in WI.

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