The Odd Fellows was given permission to meet in October 1906, but the official charter was not given until the spring of 1907.

I absolutely did not say they could go on that property. If they say they were given permission by me, they are telling a big one. Plus I'd have no authority to tell them that since it's private property.

We still reach out to the needy and work with many organizations and raise the money ourselves.

We tried to educate the orphans in some sort of trade.

Dr. Stratton also had a practice in an office just south of the post office and served the Odd Fellows for about 50 years.

That building has been torn down now, but the order began meeting in a second building in 1913 above a grocery store.