Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout (1921) (14591762939)

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Title: Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ...
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed
Subjects: Montana -- History Montana -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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ing the standard of tlieschools very materially. He is one of the directorsof the First National Bank, which is now housed ina beautiful brick building recently erected. BothMr. and Mrs. Samson are fine people, big of heartand action, who have hosts of friends not only atWhitefish but all over this country, and they de-serve the confidence reposed in them, for they havewon it themselves. Marius Anderson was one of the Danish settlersin that part of the Yellowstone Valley included inRichland County at the beginning of the presentcentury. For nearly twenty years he went throughall the experiences of pioneering, living simply, withrude comforts, working hard, and rather rapidlyexpanding his holdings and increasing his prosperityas a farmer and stockman. Mr. -Anderson was born in the City of Odense onthe Island of Fyn, Denmark, March 12, 1879. Hisfather, Christof Anderson, was a baker and a brotherof Peter Anderson, founder of the Danish colonyof the Lower Yellowstone Valley. Christof and
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/ 4.J^ o-i-*^^><--^2_ <i^o-^^ HISTORY OF MONTANA Sophie Anderson had only one child, Marius. Thelatter learned his fathers trade, acquired a goodeducation, and at the age of nineteen left his tradeto enter the army. This was compulsory militaryservice, and for two years he spent most of his timeJ training and as a resident of the barracks atOdense, serving as a private. He left the army apoor man, his little capital of a few hundred crownssaved from work at his trade having been used tomaintain himself while a soldier, and he also spenthis meager wage of four and a half dollars a monthpaid by the Government. The soldier of Denmarkat that time had to provide his own shoes, under-wear, board, polishing powder for his gun and but-tons, the Government providing only uniform andgun. The service in the army therefore was noadvantage to a young man who intended to abandonthe country and make his future home elsewhere. After his military training Mr. Anderson res