HANS N. HANSON

      HANS N. HANSON, a prosperous farmer and stock man residing about a mile west from Bridgeport, has so conducted himself in his labors in Douglas county, that he has both won the respect of all who know him and gained a fine property holding. He was born in Bergen. Norway, on December 23. i860, the son of George F. and Inger P. (Reese) Hanson, natives of Norway. The father was captain of a sailing vessel. Our subject was well educated in the Bergen Academy and did bookkeeping for a mercantile house. In 1879, he shipped on a sailing vessel for the United States and at Baltimore, in 1880, quit his vessel. For a short
time thereafter, he was in the Burlington shops in Chicago after which he was in the employment of David Rankin, a large stockman. He left this business and traveled in various sections but soon returned to Mr. Rankin, where he remained for seven years, handling stock. In 1888, Mr. Hanson came to Spokane and thence to Douglas county, settling on Douglas creek, about two miles below the town of Douglas. He proved up on a pre-emption there, which was his home until 1895. In that year he moved to his present location and took a homestead. He handles about four hundred and eighty acres of land here and has over fifty head of fine cattle on the range. His land is largely productive of hay. Mr. Hanson has three sisters, all in Norway.

      In Atchison county, Missouri, on March 16, 1886, Mr. Hanson married Martha E. Anderson, daughter of Anders H. and Seneca (Samuelson) Moberg. Mrs. Hanson was born in Moberg, Norway, on March 2, 1861. To our subject and his wife, five children have been born, Lula I., Minnie S., Stella M., Georgie A. and Frank I.

      Mr. and Mrs. Hanson are members of the Lutheran church and they are good substantial people. He has served as road supervisor for several years and has also labored for the up- building of the community. Mrs. Hanson has two brothers, Sam and Haldo. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson have a fine family of children and are doing everything in their power to give them a good education and a nice start in life.

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