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Hungry Run Murder Case Sparks Timber Dispute in Chippewa Crossing
Ann Wright arrives with a timber claim staked on Hungry Run and hires Bill Harrington to log her land. Harrington overhears Levens and Hyland discussing the murder of the dam watchman and the shifting boundary that harms her claim. As she faces offers to sell, Ann wrestles with distrust of men and shifting timber estimates while seeking independence.
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Hungry Run
Chippewa Crossing
Ann Wright
Bill Harrington
University of Wisconsin Engineering
Harrington
Levens
Hyland
Ann
Arles Wright
Northland
Rington
Levens and Hyland
Big Bill
Etheridge
Charles Wright
Bill
Frank Levens
Charley Wright
Israel Hyland