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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY ? n burned in 1870. A two-story frame structure, partitioned into four rooms, was erected the same year. The ad incorporating the village of Zumbrota passed the state legislature February If), 1877, the petitioners being J. A. Thacher, T. P. Kellett and George Person. The first meeting of the voters in the village was held February 27, 1877, in Parker's hall. The judges of election were I. C. Stearns and E. T. Halbert. The clerk was S. G. (adv. The returns were sworn to before D.. B. Scofield as justice of the peace. The first meeting of the village council was held in April, 1877. J. A. Thacher was the first presi- dent of the village; John Anderson, George Person and T. P. Kellett were the first trustees; A. C. Rostacl was recorder, Will- iam Dorman was treasurer, D. B. Scofield was justice and L. Summers was constable. In 1886 the village was separated from the township. The presidents of the council since 1877 have been: 1877-78, J. A. Thacher; 1879, H. Blanchard; 1880-81-82-83, H. H. Palmer; 1884, E. V. Canfield; 1885-86-87-88, S. B. Barteau, Sr.; 1889, William F. Bevers; 1890-91, John Anderson; 1892-93-94, S. B. Barteau, Jr.; 189."). William F. Bevers; 1896-97, Louis Starz; 1898-99, A. W. Eddy; 1900, A. J. Rockne ; 1901, F. M. March; 1902-03, E. Woodbury; 1904. Paul C. Kalass; 1905-06-07. James H. Farwell; 1908-09, M. II. Baskerfield. The clerks have been: 1877-78, A. C. Rostad; 1879-80-81, S. G. Cady; 1882-83-84-85-86-87, C. E. Johnson ; 1888-89, T. N. Lee ; 1890-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99, W. W. Kinne; 1900-01-02, H. T. Banks; 1903-04, H. E. Weiss; 1905-06-07, E. F. Davis; 1908-09, M. H. Powers (removed from village). The present officers of the village are: President, M. H. Baskerfield; trustees, Leo Schafer, Theodore Stecher and Charles Olson ; recorder. Albert Severson ; treasurer, A. E. Mosher ; as- sessor, R. J. Staiger; marshall, James L. Annis; justices, P. W. Mook and A. H. Kellett. A speech delivered many years ago by T. P. Kellett contains much of interest to the seeker after facts regarding the early days of Zumbrota. After speaking of his arrival in 1856. Mr. Kellett said : On the first Sabbath day three of us, enough to "claim the blessing," held a meeting in a small log house or shanty, eight by ten, standing not far from where Mr. Skillman's house was later erected, and judging the feelings of others by my own, I must say that our worship was not in vain. And from that time to this, with but few if any exceptions, some sort of religious meeting has been held every Sabbath. (It mighl here be noted that the first public religious observance in the town was the prayer made by Albert Barrett at the funeral of John Cameron, who was buried not far from where the residence of D. W. Mclntire was later erected.)