242 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY Herman Lodge, No. 41, A. F. and A. M., received its charter October 24, 1866, with William Bickford, W. M.; H. H. Palmer, S. W,, and James L. Scofield, J. W. The first meeting was held in a building owned by Mr. Blanchard, on Main street. After being located in different places, in 187:1 they rented a hall of S. B. Barteau, where they have held forth ever since. The pres- ent officers are P. W. Mook, W. M.; M. H. Powers, S. WV; J. D. Grover, J. AV. ; J. H. Barnett, S. D. ; L. M. Woodbury, J. D. ; C. L. Grover, S. S'.; Robt. Priebe, J. S. ; T. D. Seward, Tyler; A. B. Farwell, secretary.; H. E. Weiss, treasurer. Esther Chapter, No. 4, Order of the Eastern Star, was granted a charter June !>. 1874, with the following officers: Isaac AV. Blake, AV. P.; Airs. Climena Blake, AV. AL, and Marion C. George, A. Al. Mount Carmon Chapter, No. 23, was granted a charter June 25, 1874. with H. H. Palmer, H. P.; S. S. Worthing, K. : O. H. Hall, S. Zumbrota Lodge, No. 154, I. 0. G. T., was organized January 24. 1877. with twenty-four charter members. The charter officers were: D. B. Scofield. AV. C. T. : Amanda Dam. W. V. T. ; Ed Mitchell, secretary, and Airs. D. B. Scofield, treasurer. Scofield Post, No. 121, G. A. R., was organized September 9, 1884, the post being named for James and Amos Scofield, the former of whom died of sickness while in the army and the latter of whom was killed in battle. The charter members Avere : Edgar Stacey, deceased; H. W. Cooledge, Zumbrota; I. D. AVarren, Zum- brota; L. T. Ward, deceased; J. AI. Beeman, deceased; B. D. Woodbury, St. Paul; C. Daniels. South Dakota; F. D. AVebb, Chi- cago; ( '. Eastman, Soldier's Home; H.J. Eastman, Zumbrota; J. Hickock. unknown ; Ole Strand, deceased ; II. AI. Scofield. Zum- brota ; J. H. Reeves, Glasgow; D. L. Druse. Washington; AV. E. Alosher. Zumbrota; H. AV. Squire, South Dakota; L. S. Judd, Alora ; AI. L. AVebb. AVashington ; G. G. McCoy, Zumbrota; Louie Abend, deceased; P. D. Willard, deceased; 0. H. Hall, St. Paul; D. Bugby. AViseonsin; C. A. Leach, Zumbrota; Clark Rogers, de- ceased: AV. A. Black, North Dakota; Adolph Hoff. deceased. Those who have joined since are : G. AV. Giles, Zumbrota ; S. C. Holland, deceased; Sam Anclrist, Zumbrota: William Fulkerson, deceased ; Bond Olson, deceased ; J. P. Rians, unknown ; AV. E. Seckerson, Chatfield ; J. L. Annis, Zumbrota; AV. B. Dickey, de- ceased: J. R. Hemmingway. Zumbrota: X. L. Diekenson, Zum- brota ; Charles Gholtz. AVashington ; P. L. Dickenson. North Da- kota; Frank AVyman, AVest Concord; Ared AVoodworth. Ala- zeppa ; Josiah Lothrop, Zumbrota; K. B. Bennett. AViseonsin; R. C. Morgan, deceased; M. C. Morgan, Zumbrota; Aaron Getty,
