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GERMAN AMERICAN STATE BANK OF MILLERVILLE.
The German American State Bank of Millerville was chartered on May II, 1914, and opened for business on August 1, 1914. The present officers are: Tollef Jacobson, president ; Frank Buscher, cashier. Directors: Tol- lef Jacobson, Ferd. Swenson, F. G. Dobmeyer, P. B. Lorsung and Frank Buscher.
At the close of business on June 30, 1916, the condition of the bank was as follows: Capital stock, $10,000.00; surplus and undivided profits, $2,- 124.30; deposits, $61,616.88; loans and discounts, $54,538.16; cash assets, $15,034.27.
CHAPTER XVII.
MILITARY ANNALS.
On the lawn of the Douglas county court house there stands a beautiful gray granite monument, surmounted by a life-size bronze figure of a soldier standing at guard. On the face of the granite shaft there is carved a repro- duction of the familiar emblem of the Grand Army of the Republic and on the left side of the shaft there is carved the following inscription :
IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1861 TO 1865
IT WAS ERECTED BY THE PERSONAL INFLUENCE OF
REV. T. W. CRITCHETTE, D. D.,
COMMANDER OF J. L. REYNOLDS POST NO. 51, DEPT. OF MINN., G. A. R., THE W. R. C. AND THE CITIZENS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. DEDICATED MAY 30, 1916.
Douglas county not having had a formal, separate civic entity during the period of the Civil War, it having been, previous to the spring of 1866, attached to Stearns county for civil purposes, the military annals of the region now comprised within the boundaries of Douglas county hardly can be regarded as those of the latter county, but rather of Stearns county, to which it then was attached. When the Civil War broke out there were not many settlers in the territory now comprised within Douglas county and of these all but a very few scattered and left during the time of the Indian up- rising in the next year, the story of which, together with a history of the establishment of the old stockade at Alexandria, following the outbreak, is told in an earlier chapter. Of the few settlers in this region, however, a goodly percentage responded to the call to arms and joined the forces of the state of Minnesota in aiding to put down the rebellion of the Southern states, this percentage having been sufficiently high to obviate the necessity for the exercise of the draft throughout this region. At the close of the war and upon the re-establishment of a sense of security against the Indians in this section, settlement became quite rapid and among these settlers were
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many of the veterans of the Civil War, who came out here seeking new homes in this promising region. These veterans in the due course of time formed local posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, one at Osakis and one at Alexandria, and the rosters of these posts may therefore very properly be regarding as continuing the military annals of the county in so far as the Civil War is concerned.
JOHN L. REYNOLDS POST NO. 51.
The charter of John L. Reynolds Post No. 51, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Minnesota, was granted at Stillwater on October 29, 1883, John P. Rea then being department commander and Samuel Bloo- neir, assistant adjutant-general, following being the charter members of the post : Horatio Jenkins, Thomas F. Cowing, Lewis J. Brown, James S. Chap- man, John B. Cowing, Henry K. White, Buel Chidester, William E. Chid- ester, Andrew J. Ames, Charles Schultz, Lewis S. Hill, William H. Hutchin- son, Joseph Gilpin, Charles Perkins and Ole J. Urness. The post held its first meeting in Cowing's Opera Hall at Alexandria on October 29, 1883, and W. H. Harrington, chief mustering officer of the Department of Minne- sota, Grand Army of the Republic, installed the post and officers of the same, the officers being as follow: Commander, Horatio Jenkins; senior vice-commander, Thomas F. Cowing; junior vice-commander, William H. Sanders; surgeon, Lewis J: Brown; chaplain, James S. Chapman; quarter- master, J. B. Cowing; adjutant, William E. Chidester; officer of the day, Henry White; officer of the guard, Buel Chidester; sergeant-major, Andrew Ames.
John L. Reynolds Post grew in strength of numbers and in local influ- ence with the passing of years until its roster came to number one hundred and seventy-nine. the members, in addition to those mentioned above being as follow : Hiram Shippey, Hiram P. James, James A. Shotwell, William A. Downs. Oliver B. Cooley, A. H. Taylor, George A. Whitcomb, Francis Giles, Charles E. Jenkins, F. C. Meade, William P. Burgan, G. J. Strang, Samuel J. Johnson, James Shaver, George E. Keyes, Knute Nelson, Leon- ard West, Henry H. Brown, David Johnson, Peter Lundgren, W. H. Hal- stad, W. C. Roland, John Lindquist, John Barnard, Hamilton Taylor, F. G. Stevens, N. N. Hardy, Fred von Baumbach, A. A. Brown, James C. Miller, Royal Colby, Dennis Crandall. W. R. Franklin, James A. Miller, C. W. Co- field, Moses Fredenberg, Isaiah Johnson, Calvin Abbott, Albert Hubbell, Rial Catlin, Thomas Kinney. Mathias Swap, Joseph Cramer, William H.
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Countryman, R. B. Oliver, George W. Frost, Paul Paulson, Carl W. Wood- ward, Nels Abrahamson, H. L. Lewis, James F. Dicken, William L. Mc- Kenzie, William P. Rogers, Daniel Allee, Martin J. Norde, Johnson Baker, Christopher Halvorsen, George W. Gardner, Thomas Bratton, John N. Shelru, George W. Partridge, Olaf Dahlheim, James Madison, John Sund- blad, Andrew J. Urness, George G. Mitchell, William Hounsell, James J. McQuillan, Luther South, James R. Patten, Olaf Fahlin, Philander Brooks, Gilbert Olson, John Olson, Jr., Moses Ingersoll, H. G. Fladeland, Cyrus B. Chase. James W. Roath, Henry Johnson, Fred Prodger, Samuel Jones, John Peterson, Andrew Burkee, John N. Hanson, John A. Anderson, Nicholas Mager, Peter Smith. John DeBilzen, August Wilm, J. L. Kasson, J. C. Terryl, Gustav Olason, William Ziska, John A. Johnson, Charles Laurel, William Kapphahn, Joshua M. Doudna, Alonzo Kellogg, Laurentz Johnson, Justus O. Kellogg, Nicholas Renkes, John Hobart, John E. Allen, William A. Bailey, John C. Carley, Francis W. Frederick, John Moses, James Fitz- gerald, Frank Webber, Frank H. Colby, George H. Ostrum, William Mc- Crory, William B. Dow, Olie Olson, Olie Brandson, Charles Buscher, Charles H. Wright, Ed. Peterson, Josiah Kimball, James H. Abbott, Nicholas Sand- strom, Nelson Peck, Almon Warner, Stephen W. Miller, Theo. A. Emerson, August Gutzman, George A. Freundenberg, Valentine Nichols, Egbert Ful- lerton, Gilbert Hayford, Samuel Laws, Alvin Milligan, John R. Moran, James Bright, Jesse Barrick, Amos Bacon, William A. McDonald, Henry Haner, Solomon Demming, David R. B. Hall, Edward Alger, Joseph Alger, Benjamin W. Noe, Charles W. Sutton, P. L. Letherman, R. Larson, Vincent Cooley, Chris McCabe, Frank J. Stevens, Thomas Cooper, Henry Yerigen, Charles F. McKillips, William Cort, James Goddard, James Watters, Rev. T. W. Critchette, D. D., Melvin Cushman, George Mathison, Gottlieb Grie- bio, Lewis S. Patten and Melvin Churchman, besides whom the names of John Anderson, Thomas Carpenter and William Wagoner are mentioned on the roll as veterans not members of the post.
With the passage of time and in consequence of death and removals, the present membership of the post has dwindled down to thirty-two. Meet- ings are held in a room on the second floor of the court house, provided through the courtesy of the county commissioners, and the present (1916) officers of the post are as follows: Commander, Rev. T. W. Critchette, D. D .; senior vice-commander, Thomas Cooper; junior vice-commander, Frank F. Stevens; officer of the day, Luther South; officer of the guard, Henry Yearkin; adjutant, Melvin Cushman; quartermaster, James Watters, and chaplain, T. W. Critchette.
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JOHN KENNEDY POST NO. 4I.
John Kennedy Post No. 41, Department of Minnesota, Grand Army of the Republic, was instituted at Osakis on May 27, 1885, with M. D. Judkins, W. H. Crows, F. A. Caswell, William Johnson, S. R. Smith, M. Johnson, W. H. Stevens, V. A. Edgerly, John Bailor, L. E. Stallcop, H. H. Sander- son, J. B. Johnson, B. W. Viles, H. O. Whipple, John Casterline, J. H. Passon, John Hoosline, E. J. Wickwire, Stephen John, J. B. Sherman, J. H. Rock. W. B. Lyons. A. O. Chapin, E. G. Pike, C. N. Tubbs, C. W. B. Taylor and Paul Harmon as charter members and the following officers: Com- mander, Joseph Bird; senior vice-commander, Levi Stallcop; junior vice- commander, Mark D. Judkins, and adjutant, W. H. Crows. Kennedy post remained active for many years, but in course of time its ranks became so thinned by death and removals that it finally disbanded. At one time the post was a strong organization, owned their own building and held their meetings with due regularity. But as the years advanced death entered the ranks, many moved away, interest subsided and it was found impossible to maintain the post. Following is a complete roster of the post, sixty-seven in all: M. D. Judkins, William H. Crowe, F. A. Caswell, S. R. Smith, Morgan Johnson, William H. Stevens, V. A. Edgley, John Bailor, Levy Stalcap, H. H. Sanderson, J. B. Johnson, C. N. Tiebs, E. G. Pike, O. O. Chapin, O. W. Tiger, B. W. Viles, Paul Harmon, H. O. Whiffle, John Cas- terton, John Hoostine, P. H. Pason, E. Wickwire, John Stephen, John B. Scherman, John H. Rock, W. B. Lyons, William Johnson, James H. Fisher, W. W. Wood, M. W. Adley, Joseph Bird, James Stanley, William Millard, William Curtis, M. G. Tixley, John R. Lysing, David Chapman, Webster Howard, Sam Gonser, J. H. Mann, O. H. P. Faus, George Haskins, John Debord, Rubin L. Buck, Calvin Ripley. B. D. Judkins, A. O. Berry, R. B. Saterlee, J. B. Perkins, D. A. Edwards, Alexander Brink, Charles Peterson, William Knowles, Jacob Bowman, John Kileble, L. P. Beeding, Dennis Huntley, William Schroeder, A. J. Merrow, John Shaw, Ruben Skeesucker, V. Warren, W. W. Gorden, R. Tilton, Dennis Harden, M. Tilton, R. H. Belnap, C. S. Grover.
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
On the 25th of May, 1898, just one month after the declaration of war between the United States and Spain, President Mckinley issued his second
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call for troops. The patriotic fervor was at its height throughout the county. At the city of Alexandria there was organized a company of volunteers, one hundred and forty strong, which was promised a place in the Fifteenth Regi- ment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, but like a good many other like organizations, it was doomed to be disappointed, for there were sixty such companies and only twelve could be used at this time, and the Alexandria volunteers were asked to wait for the Sixteenth. In the first few days of July a number of the boys went to the cities and enlisted in other companies rather than wait for the promised Sixteenth Regiment.
Those enlisting in Company B, under Capt. John W. Fineout, were as follows: Asa P. Brooks, Frank R. Beisholdt, Erik Florman, Martin Jensen, William F. Miller, John O'Farrell, Henry T. Ronning, Benjamin F. Gaskill, Bendix N. Bekker, William Gauthier, Louis O. Lund, David Myers, Oscar I. Peterson and Carl C. VanDyke, all of Alexandria.
Those enlisting in Company G, under Capt. L. S. Nelson were as fol- lows : William A. Downs, George A. Fish, Edward P. Lampman, Ovey V. Shippey, Henry C. Eichman, Carl J. King and Frank L. Lampman, all of Alexandria, and Nick Sward, of Nelson Station.
They were first stationed at the state fair grounds, at Camp Ramsey, named in honor of the first governor of Minnesota, and there on July 18. 1898, the regiment was mustered in as a body. On August 23 the entire regiment, except Company G was moved to Ft. Snelling, on account of the epidemic of typhoid fever which had taken a strong hold on the boys at Camp Ramsey. Company G was left to police the grounds and followed the main body the next day. Although several of the boys from Douglas county fell a prey to the dreaded disease, they were all fortunate in recovering. Not so with all in the regiment, however, for a great number died. On the 15th of September the boys left for Camp Meade, Pennsylvania. On November 15 the boys again moved, this time to Augusta, Georgia, where they remained until they were mustered out on March 27, 1899. In addition to those volun- teers from Douglas county mentioned above, there were about half a dozen who enlisted in various other regiments.
CHAPTER XVIII.
FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.
The spirit of fraternity in the way of formal organizations of the vari- O11s secret societies began early to be manifested in Douglas county after the rough edges of pioneer living had been somewhat worn off, and, although this community is not so strongly marked by the presence of secret societies as are some communities in the state, there have been from the beginning some well-organized and influential fraternal associations in the county. Some of these have maintained their organization in compact form; others have flourished for a time and then gone down through a decline in interest on the part of their respective members. The majority of the lodges in the county at present are those organized for insurance, purposes rather than for any other reason and the social side of these latter associations has never been very strongly played up, the members keeping up their "dues" in behalf of the insurance feature, but giving little attention to the fraternity idea that is made much of by some such associations in other communities. The majority of these have no corporate existence and some do not even main- tain lodge headquarters. An effort has been made to obtain a complete list of the various fraternal and benevolent societies in the county, but the list which follows does not purport to be complete, not a few of the societies thus approached for information failing to supply the necessary data to make up a report on the same.
The first "lodge" to file articles of incorporation in Douglas county was Alexandria Lodge No. 54, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which on May I, 1876, was incorporated with the following charter members: B. Nicholas, W. L. McCallum, Evison Atkinson, August Kortsch and Samuel Beidelman, the articles of incorporation being signed by W. L. McCallum, noble grand; Evison Atkinson, vice-grand, and Fred von Baumbach, sec- retary.
The second was Ida Grange No. 395, incorporated on June 4, 1877, with the following charter members: E. H. Alden, Scharlatte Alden, Alexander Hasbrook, James F. Dicken, Jerome Dicken, Joseph Pennar, Abner Darling,
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Reuben Ecker, Rebecca A. Ecker, Elizabeth Bedman, Henry Alden and Henry H. Brown.
On March 14, 1895, Brandon Lodge No. 224, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was instituted with F. W. Ruppelius, Herman Nootnagel, Gustavus Gunther, Rudolph Wagner, Joshua M. Doudna and the following officers: Noble grand, F. W. Ruppelius; vice-grand, Herman Nootnagel, and secretary, L. E. Williams.
Douglas Encampment No. 47, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, ac- cording to its articles of incorporation filed in the office of the register of deeds, was instituted on September 25, 1897, with George G. S. Campbell, James Walker, James H. Van Dyke, A. G. Sexton, A. W. Curtis, Rudolph Wegener. J. A. McKay, Fred von Baumbach, H. K. White, George F. Whit- comb, J. E. Lundgren, Hugo Lundbohm, Wego Werner, F. E. Franklin, Michael Hickey, Gilbert Sargent, N. P. Jacobson, Charles Culross, J. P. Simonson, H. J. Boyd, A. M. Kohlhaas, H. T. Halvorson, William McKay, R. J. McNeil, P. Atkinson, John Templeton, Thomas Hall, S. W. McEwan and A. E. Shippey, charter members.
At a meeting held on December 7, 1898, Alexandria Lodge No. 185, Ancient Order of United Workmen, was incorporated with the following charter members: Arthur S. Mason, Leon E. Waite, Simon. R. Drum, Cyrus T. Allen, C. W. Ridley, D. J. Jones, Fred C. Meade, George R. Auxer, O. J. Reynolds, H. G. Atwood, L. C. Atwood, O. A. Bailor, G. B. Carlton, C. L. Gilbert, C. H. Kline, C. N. Mitchell and A. D. 'Sargent, with the following officers: Master workman, William E. Kellogg; foreman, J. W. Robards; overseer, Nels Erickson; recorder, L. C. Atwood; financier, J. E. Peterson; receiver, Charles S. Brown; guide, A. E. Shippey; inside watch, Hugo Heere; outside watch, J. L. Burgan.
Alexandria Lodge No. 133, Knights of Pythias, at Alexandria, was incorporated on December 13, 1898, said lodge having been instituted on June 13, 1894, the charter members being F. B. Van Hoesen, Charles S. Mitchell, L. E. Waite, George E. Soper, N. W. Hicks, G. A. Kortsch, W. K. Barnes, Milo Stricker, Alex. Jacobson, Walter E. Peck, H. K. White, George S. Spaulding, G. T. Morrisse, H. T. Halvorson, George F. Whitcomb, Claus J. Gunderson, J. H. Letson, N. L. Page, W. F. Jordan, C H. Raiter, S. D. Moles, H. W. Allen, R. J. McNeil, George L. Treat, G. B. Ward, W. T. Cowing, E. P. Wright, C. A. Benson, P. O. Unumb, H. Jenkins, Sr., W. F. Sundblad, S. W. McEwan, N. P. Ward, D. J. Jones, H. J. Boyd and Joseph F. Hiebel, the officers at the time of incorporation having been as follow : Chancellor commander, Tollef Jacobson; vice-chancellor, Miles Stricker;
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prelate, W. H. Thompson ; master of work, W. T. Hendren ; keeper of record and seal, Joseph F. Hiebel; master of exchequer, P. O. Unumb; master at arms, Andrew Jacobson; trustees, Charles S. Mitchell, H. K. White and W. K. Barnes. This lodge is no longer active, having surrendered its charter some years ago.
Urness Camp No. 5521, Modern Woodmen of America, in the town of Urness, at a meeting held in the camp rooms on July 25, 1899, was incor- porated, the officers of the camp at that time being as follow: Venerable counsel, Oscar Erickson; worthy advisor, John A. Urness: banker, E. G. Erickson; clerk, Oscar Lindstrom; escort, John G. Doobin; watchman, John J. Bugge ; sentry, Ole A. Johnson ; managers, Henry N. Hanson, P. J. Bugge and Nels J. Urness. The charter members of this camp were Peder J. Bugge, John J. Bugge, John G. Doobin, Erick G. Erickson, Oscar Erickson, Henry N. Hanson, Ole A. Johnson, Oscar Lindstrom, Charles S. Peterson, Albert Quam, Andrew Quam, John A. Urness, Ole K. Urness, Nils J. Urness and Thomas Thompson.
The Scandinavian Mutual Aid Association Siloah, of Holmes City, was incorporated on December 18, 1899, an association for relief in sickness, accident or death, the articles of incorporation being signed by the follow- ing officers: President, H. L. Lewis, vice-president, Per J. Holm, secretary, R. Vallquist ; treasurer, Jens Backelin; directors at large, P. J. Christopher- son and John Holmstedt.
Perlbandet Lodge No. 49, Independent Order of Good Templars, was incorporated on November 30, 1910, with the following officers: President, Peter Hoglin; vice-president, Jennie Johnson; secretary, Ole Wallner ; treas- urer, Andrew Hjelm; trustees, Albert Hanson, Paulus Paulson and P. J. Hjelm.
Besides the Grand Army Post and the Woman's Relief Corps, which are treated of in the chapter relating to military annals, there are at Alexan- dria, the county seat, lodges and societies as follow: Constellation Lodge No. 81, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Lyra Chapter No. 166, Order of the Eastern Star: Alexandria Lodge No. 54, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Douglas Encampment No. 47, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Canton Caledonia, Patriarchs Militant; Lady of the Lake Lodge No. 173, Daughters of Rebekah; Alexandria Homestead No. 589, Brotherhood of American Yeomen; Alexandria Lodge No. 185, Ancient Order of United Workmen; St. Mary's Court No. 1067, Catholic Order of Foresters; Alex- andria Lodge No. 904. Modern Brotherhood of America; Park Region Camp No. 2416, Modern Woodmen of America; Maple Camp No. 2064, Royal
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Neighbors; Alexandria Tent No. 65, Knights of the Maccabees, and a lodge of the Ladies of the Maccabees; Alexandria Lodge No. 357, American Nobles; Alexandria Council No. 1715, Knights and Ladies of Security; Alexandria Observatory No. 89, North Star Lodge, an active branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the Douglas County Humane So- ciety and the Douglas County Agricultural Society.
WOMAN'S, CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
The Alexandria branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was organized at a meeting held at the Methodist church in February, 1908, presided over by Miss Green, with the following charter members: Mrs. George E. Tindall, Mrs. Fred Williams, Mrs. Francis Davis, Mrs. Ida Tart, Mrs. Orin Kellogg and Mrs. Otto Landeen, the first officers being as follow : President, Mrs. Martha Williams; vice-president, Mrs. Francis Davis; secre- tary, Mrs. Orin Kellogg; treasurer, Mrs. Otto Landeen. The union now has a membership of sixty-six and is officered as follow: President, Mrs. Eva Wold; vice-president, Mrs. Leonora Squires; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Anna Poalson; recording secretary, Mrs. Alice Haskins; treasurer, Mrs. Martha Lobeck. At Evansville, Brandon, Garfield, Kensington, Ida and Nelson there are also active branches of this form of social work, the cor- responding secretary of the union at Evansville being Mrs. W. M. Thomp- son; Garfield, Mrs. Anna Loren; Kensington, Mrs. Agnes Osterberg; Bran- don Young Peoples Band, Reuben Hermanson; Ida Young Peoples Band, Miss Belle Angus, and Nelson Young Peoples Band, Emmaline Younger.
DOUGLAS WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
The Douglas Chapter, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, at Alex- andria, was organized on November 4, 1914. The first officers were as fol- low : Mrs. Etta Mulligan, president ; Mrs. Ethel Kinney, vice-president; Mrs. Katherine Brandt, recording secretary; Mrs. Eunice Franklin, correspond- ing secretary ; Mrs. Anna Helming, treasurer.
The active charter members were: Mrs. Etta Mulligan, Mrs. Katherine Brandt, Mrs. Eunice Franklin, Mrs. Ethel Kinney, Mrs. Anna Helming, Mrs. Mable Reynolds, Mrs. Ida Hanson, Miss Eva Whiting, Mrs. Jessie Walters, Mrs. Mary Larsen, Mrs. Elizabeth Sherwood, Mrs. Maud Larson, Mrs. Cornelia Osten-Sacken, Mrs. Lillian Boyd, Mrs. Louise Wedum, Mrs.
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Angeline Hounsell, Mrs. Delia Nelson, Mrs. Ida Lor, Mrs. Florence Hicks, Mrs. Bertha Osborn, Mrs. Mary Geer and Mrs. Freudenberg.
The honorary charter members were: S. C. Nelson, R. C. Franklin, E. J. Brandt, Elmer Watters, John T. Flanagan and Fergus A. Flanagan. The present officers are : Miss Eva Whiting, president; Mrs. Louise Wedum, vice-president; Miss Mae Cowan, recording secretary; Mrs. Henrietta Morris, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Anna Helming, treasurer. The chapter now has fifty-four active members and nineteen honorary members.
ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.
A dispensation was granted to organize Constellation Lodge No. 81, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at Alexandria on February 25, 1869. The lodge was duly organized on March 8, 1869, with the following officers : N. B. Patterson, worshipful master; L. W. Kilbourne, senior master; F. B. Van Hoesen, junior warden; John D. Aldrich, junior deacon; W. T. Eng- lish, senior deacon: L. W. Rima, tyler; George F. Cowing, treasurer; L. G. Sims, secretary. The charter of the lodge was received on January 27, 1870. The lodge now has a membership of one hundred and fifteen, with the fol- lowing officers: W. J. Sheldon, worshipful master; J. H. Stevens, senior warden; H. E. Leach, junior warden; C. C. Strang, senior deacon; A. M. Foker, junior deacon; C. H. Raiter, senior 'steward; F. Garvey, junior stew- ard; C. Fiskness, tyler ; C. F. Raiter, treasurer ; J. A. Kinney, secretary.
OSAKIS LODGE NO. 180.
Osakis Lodge No. 180, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, was organ- ized at Osakis on May 5, 1888, by Deputy Grand Master Bridgman, of Star in the West Lodge No. 60, at Sauk Center, Minnesota. The charter members were: W. H. Crowe, J. H. Rock, H. Chalfant, G. R. Babbitt, W. P. Long, W. B. Lyons, C. Nelson and I. P. Schei. The first officers were : W. H. Crowe, worshipful master; J. H. Rock, senior warden; H. Chalfant, junior warden; W. B. Lyons, secretary; W. P. Long, treasurer. This lodge holds its meetings in the Masonic hall in the Caughren block. The officers for 1916 are: C. G. Millard, worshipful master; G. L. Bryant, senior warden; L. M. Thorburn, secretary; J. M. Curtis, treasurer.
Evansville Lodge No. 214, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at Evansville, was organized on May 25, 1894, with the following charter members : Charles W. Webb, Christ Nelson, P. J. Wrangelborg, Olaf Dahl-
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heim and F. N. Miner, the first elective officers being as follow : Wor- shipful master, Charles W. Webb; senior warden, Christ Nelson; junior warden, P. J. Wrangelborg; treasurer, Olaf Dahlheim; secretary, F. N. Miner. The lodge has a present membership of thirty-six and the pres- ent (1916) officers are as follow : Worshipful master, Allen H. Nelson; senior warden, E. L. Anderson; junior warden, A. C. Hanson; treasurer, C. W. Webb; secretary, H. E. Alstead.
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