246 HISTOKY OF GOODHUE COUNTY E. Hoff. The present officers are as follows: G. S., Louis Houck; V. G. S., William Langsdorf ; scribe and financier, A. E. Alosher; treasurer, William Croxford; high priest, G. Gunderson; chief messenger, Fred AYeckerling; P. G. S., L. J. Henning. Trondhjem Lodge, No. 51, Sons of Norway, was organized August 1, 1905, with the following members: Carl G. Ofstie, Arne H. Westby, Severin J. Floor, Iver Peterson, S. A. Lexvold, C. K. Kolstad, P. A. Merseth, Carl R. Erslaud, Thorwald Lien, Peder Fredrickson. Theodore Thompson, Hofgen Klaven, G. 0. Reppe. J. M. Holtan, Friek 0. Swenson, Oscar Reppe, John Peter- son, Henry Martin Medehill, Iver E. Loken, T. C. Siversen, I. N. Johnson, K. E. Gryttenholm, Knut Berg, Johan A. Nerhaugen and Xcls E. Koppang. The present officers are: President, A. H. Westby; vice president, Knut Berg: secretary, Nels Koppang; treasurer, Severt Lexvold ; regent. I*. Neeseth; marshall, II. Klaven; inside warden. Iver Johnson: chaplain, J. Nerhaugen. Zumbrota Lodge, No. 43, Ancient Order United Workmen, was organized March 9, 1878. with the following officers: P. Ai. W., B. C. Grover; .M. W., I. Bingham, Jr.; G. F., A. B. Cogswell; 0., C. M. Bingham; recorder, D. B. Scofield; financier, D. B. Sen- field; receiver, George Person; G., A. A. Chase; I. W.. 0. I. Hall: O. W.. J. •). Callahan. During the financial depression, the so- ciety almost went ont of existence, but is now one of the most flourishing lodges in the village. The present officers are: AI. W., Louis Ilonck; G. F.. W. F. Mosher; <).. Aug. Biersdorf; recorder, E. A. Carroll; receiver. X. C. Adams; financier. Aug. Biersdorf; G., O. A. Xess: I. W., John Houck, Sr.; 0. AY.. Peter Henion. VILLAGE HISTORY. The village of Zumbrota was platted on the northwest and southwest quarters of section 31, in September, 1856, on land that had previously been entered by Aaron Doty. Doty was a bachelor, and in the employ of 0. W. Smith, who was the prac- tical owner, but who could not pre-empt land because he was a land speculator. The owners of the townsite were the members* of the Strafford Emigration Company. Bailey and Thompson made an addition which is called North Zumbrota, in 1857. The west addition was made by Josiah Thompson, on section 36, Minneola township. The first house was built by C. AY. Smith. It was a log structure, 14x18, and was erected on the south bank of the Zumbrota river. In 1857, Smith moved away, and was last heard of in Bay City, Michigan. The first store building was erected in October, 1856, by Thomas P. Kellett, in which he kept the first store. Lizzie Shedd taught the first school in the fall of 1857. A public school building, erected in 1866. 30x42. was
