376 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY E. H. Rehder, W. Adler, Rev. J. R. Baumann, Rev. E. I. Strom, John Gerdau, C. H. Tiedeman. Hospital staff — M. H. Cremer, M. D. : L. E. Claydon, M. D. ; A. E. Johnson, M. D. Superintend- ent of nurses and director of training school — Hannah Keller. Nurses' committee — Henry Adler, J. R. Baumann, John Gerdau. Visiting Committee — W. J. Schroeder, H. Ahlers, John Luth, ReA AYm. Franzman, John Burfeind, C. F. Arndt. Charles Luth, A. Thuman, M. Skramstad, C. Hernlem, Albert Keye, Harvey Luth, Fred J. Wohlers, Chris. Reitmann. Others will be named later by committee. GERMAN LODGES. Turners' Opera Hall. — This building was erected by Germans, the Turners' Society, in 1873. It was a brick structure resting on a stone basement ; dimensions, 50x110 feet, and cost $23,000. The hall was conveniently arranged and properly furnished, including stage scenery and all the necessary paraphernalia. It had seating capacity for 900 people. The building was destroyed by fire in 1882. The Turners' Society was organized December 3, 1867, with thirty members. The officers were : William Eisenbrand, presi- dent; J. Kuhn, vice-president; F. Bush, secretary; L. Hoffman, assistant secretary ; and H. Wolf, treasurer. Trustees, J. Winter, F. Hartman and M. Kappel. The society now has a membership of fifty. The officers in 1878 were: John Frederick, president; R. Landauer. secretary ; A. Oswald, assistant secretary, and John Bombach. treasurer. Trustees, Wm. Eisenbrand, A. Remmler and L, Hoffman. Teutonia Lodge No. 9, an order of the Sons of Herman, was organized October 30, 1878, with the following charter members : Frank Durig, Anton Brag, John Ha mm, H. Plaas, Carl Busch, L. Wunderlich, R. M. Fox, Fr. Hoffmann. Ernst Springer, Herman Oswald. Dr. Bruno Jaehning, Carl Goebel, Gottlieb Bracher. Olga Lodge No. 7, an order of the Sons of Herman, was organ- ized October 30, 1893, with the following charter members : Fried- erika Altmeyer, Katie Altmann, Anna Bellhammer, Lina Boat- mann. Mary Grieve, Mary Klingrath, Sophia Hegmann, Bertha Hammer. Amalia Herberger, Mary Huneke, Carrie Landeck, Anna Miller, Bertha Metzler, Anna Neumann, Bertha Risse, Augusta Ratz, Barbara Schmidt, Lina Schellenberger, Margaretha Straub, Rosa Schilling, Carolina Vieths, Katie Vollmers, Minna Wiech, Mary Wiech. GERMAN INDUSTRIES. Kappel's Wagon and Carriage Shops. The wagon and car- riage manufactory of M. & J. Kappel was commenced in 1865.
