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 BISTORY OF GOODH1 E COUNT1 7 309 W. W. Sunday, the present incumbent. There are two rural routes connected with the office. Eggleston.— This office, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, about eight miles west of Red Wing; was established in the seventies. It serves a small community principally on Prairie Island, for whose greater convenience one rural route is operated from the office. M. T. Nilan is the postmaster. Frontenac. — This is one of the oldest post-offices in the county, being established about 1855. For a long time it received its mail supply from Red Wing by stage, this continuing until early in the seventies, when the building of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway enabled a rail supply. There is one rural route connected with the office H. Lorentzen served as postmaster for thirty-six years, and H. Scherf, who succeeded him and who still holds the place, has served sixteen years. Goodhue. — The office of Goodhue Center, which later became Goodhue, was established in 1858 on what is known as the Hadler farm, at the present time about two miles east of Goodhue on the old Zumbrota and Red W T ing road. Peter Esterly, who was the first postmaster, continued in office until 1864. At this time the office was transferred to the Gleason place, two miles north of the Esterly place, and Mrs. Rebecca Gleason was made the postmistress. She continued in office until 1880, when. Frank Durig was appointed, moving the office back to the Esterly farm, where he held it until 1887. At that time George Uslar was ap- pointed, holding the office until 1890, the same farm being the location of the office. He moved the office from the old place of Goodhue Center* to the village of Goodhue during 1888. Soon after George Uslar moved the office to Goodhue, Frank Neubel was made his successor, Neubel being followed by W. C. Pilling, who likewise had the office a short time or until 1894. K. L. Anderson was appointed at this time, keeping the office until 1900, when D. C. Pierce was appointed, being in the office at the present time. The post-offices of Belle Chester, Ryan, Claybank and White Willow have been discontinued into this office. Rural delivery from this office was established in 1901 with two carriers. Later the number of routes was increased to six. The present carriers are : R. R. No. 1, Claire M. Acquard ; R. R. No. 2, Frank P. Ahern ; R, R. No. 3, Wesley Kolbe ; R. R. No. 4, Charles Han- son; R. R. No. 5, Ebba I. O'Reilly; R. R. No. 6, Mary Heaney. This post-office was raised to the third class on October 1, 1906. Kenyon. — The post-office at, Kenyon was established in 1856, with James Crowley as postmaster. For nearly thirty years it received its mail supply by stage from Red Wing and from Fari-