Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03
HEIR TO A FORTUNE.
Salt Lake Printer Comes 10 For Share
ola Large Estate
SUMMONED TO HIS NATIVE LAND
BY an Order OF Court, 10 Receive One
Third Of tho Properly Left by
Wealthy Parents.

Peter Hansen IL n resident OF this
oily, and by trade = composition. He IL
m unassuming, pleasant man, who
Ia highly respected by those who know
him, and that means n great many, for
he has boon Danish consul In this city
for number Of years past. Mt. Han
sen 10 native OF skive, Denmark, and
emierHted from that place to Utah
twenty years ago--in 1873. In this
city he fir,t found work as competitor
nj tho Juvenile Instructor office, when
that Journal vas published at Ia old
quarters, on South Temple street, west,
and George q. Lambert was manager.
After time Mr.. Hanson thought
he would try his fortune in the farming
district, and removed to Msnti, San
pete county. He remained there elk
or seven year,, when no again con-
oludod to cast his lot In the metropolis,
and with his interesting family again
came TO Salt Lake. Here he was en-.
gagged as a printer at tho DEsERE1
NEWS ofiloe, on AorgenSJ1nsn, then
being published by Andrew Jensen,
and on other works, bJtn English anu
Danish.
Mr.. Hansen next found employment
NJ member OF the Salt Lake IRE de-
pnrtment, and filled that position for
about Ave years, until the change Of
city administration in 1890, when he
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NEWS.
On several occasions he had been OF
assistance TO the Danish consul general
at Chicago IN finding n number OF
bcandinavians who were being sought
for In Utah, and when consul 10
represent Denmark IN this Territory
was wanted hia name came 10 the
front. He received the endorsement oi
business men without regard 10 politics,
anu obtained the appointment from
the Danish minister in, Washington In
February, 1891.
AZ consul, Mr.. Hanson IL making n
satisfactory officer, and has been OF
service TO great many people from
his native land. In connection with
ths settling up Of estates alone thore
has passed through his hands for his
more than $50, 1000. lie also has se-
cured over ton thousand names for
people who wero making up their
family records.
Mr.. Hansen's father vas Hans Peter
Nielsen. BY the ruls OF inheritance
Of namea which prevailed to tho pres
ent generation In Denmark, and which
seems strange and confusing to people
unyocuslomed thereto, tho first Chris
tan name Of the father becomes modi.
fed TO the surname OF the son. So
under this rule Hans Peter Nielsen's
son II Peter Hansen.
There wero three children In tho
family. Mr.. Hansen being the eldest,
and the only son. The other two were
Hannah and Charlotte, and both are
now the wives Of wealthy business
men In their native town. The nus.
band Of ono II n dry goods merchant
and that OF the other Ia In the shipping
business In tho English trade.
Mr.. Nielsen stood high In his native
town, being one Of ia leading poll.
ticians. He belonged 10 the Venstfe,
or party OF the Left, and was for many
years = member Of tho Skiye city
council. He carried on a large busi.
nees as dealer In willowwnfe, agrl.
cultural implements, etc, anu also
owned farm n llttls way out In the
country. During the greater portion
OF his life he was robust In health, but
for the past i've years he has been an
invalid.
When Mr.. Hansen decided to move
to America his action was not looked
upon iavorAbly by his parents. His
father was OF n kindly disposition, but
III 80 years VI age he wa. hale ana
vigorous, and the fiTm refusal Of his
only son 10 change resolve TO 20
10 America displealed him. He de-
olared that II the son presisied he
would be disinherited; but after all,
when Mr.. Hansen came here lie con.
tinued regular correspondence with his
parents and the love which existed
soon brought about n reconciliation. A
year ago MT. Hansen received word of
his mothers death, at the age of ~.
She died on Christmas day, 1892. Ouo
year later, on Christmas day, 1903. Mr..
Hansen received cAblegrAm that hi.
father had expired that day, being 10
years Of age.
Mr.. Hansen would have liked 10
have paid his parents and sisters a
visit, but the circumstances were such
that he did not have the opportunity
" doing 10. Nor did hs anticipate
going, at least at an early date, when
ne learned Of the death VI his father.
That which caused him to decide TO 10
Immediately was summons from a
Danish probate court, requiring his
presence In his native land In order 10
settle up the sstAte, OF which he In
heir to one-third. and which Is worth
from $4,000 TO $4,000 at least. The
call to 40 came u few days since, aud
no 10 how arranging matters 20 as TO
leave IN couple OF weeks. He OF.
poets 10 return In May next.
The many friends OF MIR. Hansen
who know his honesty and worth as a
citizen viii feel TO congratulate him
and wish him a safe journey going and
returning and pleasant visit 10 his
old home. At the same time there
viii be sentiment Of respect for the
father who would not cast OF his boy
because the latter preferred this land OF
freedom to his native land for a home,
even though the father desired that
his soma choice had been otherwise.
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