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 HISTORY 01 (iuODHUE COUNTY 595 executive committee, Bond Olson, Zumbrota; Charles Miller. Pine island; I). C. Hill, William Boothroyd, Red Wing, and J. L. Sco- tield. Cannon Falls. The association met again the nex1 year at Zumbrota, June 19, 1906, and the officers chosen were: President, J. W. Peterson; first vice-president, William Boothroyd; second vice-president. Mrs. Sarah J. Hasler; treasurer, Harvey Miller; secretary, J. E. Holman, Kenyon. June 19, 1907, the annual meeting was held at Cannon Falls, with the election of the fol- lowing officers: President. J. W. Peterson; vice-president, Will- iam Boothroyd; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Sarah J. llasler. .lime 20, 1908, the meeting was held in the Red Wing Armory and the old officers were re-elected. At the annual meeting of the Old Settlers' Association at Goodhue, June 23, 1909, the fol- lowing officers were elected: President, W, E, Mosher, Zum- brota; secretary, J. E. Smith, Red W T ing; treasurer, Harvey Mil- ler; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Sarah llasler. Judge AY. C. Williston celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday, also the fifty- second anniversary of his arrival in Red Wing, and his sudden death at three o'clock that afternoon while speaking cast a gloom over the whole assemblage. The Lake Pepin Valley Old Settlers' Association has been in existence since aboul 1873. Meetings are held twice a year, the annual picnic being held in the township of Florence. O. P. Francisco, a resident of "'Sugar Loaf," in Goodhue county, is the president. Charles Gould, wdio since 1850 has lived near the mouth of Wells creek, is the treasurer, and Rosa Gould, his daughter, is the secretary. W. C. T. U. — The state organization of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was effected in Minneapolis June 6, 1877. The first local auxiliary in Goodhue county was organized at Red Wing. June 20, 1877. This was the first local auxiliary in the state outside of Minneapolis. The report made of the first year's work at the state convention held in Owatonna. September 17,' 18 and 19, 1878, was as follows : President, Mrs. C. Hobart ; re- curding secretary, C. Chaffee; corresponding secretary, Mrs. C. B. "Wright; treasurer, Mrs. PI S. Wright ; number of members. 38; number of saloons, 45 (two licenses have been taken away from saloons); meetings held weekly; average attendance, 15; number of reclaimed inebriates, 200; signers to total abstinence pledge, 1,700. There is a free reading room, supplied with the need of the day and temperance literature, and sociables are held frequently; thirteen copies of "Our Union" and five of the "Radical," besides the "Banner" for the children. Three hun- dred signers to the temperance petition; paid slate treasurer $8.75.