Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-06-26
Nels Holman Of Dane County,
for Treasurer.

of Wisconsin, authorized the announce
ment that he had entered the field as
candidate for state treasurer subject
to the action of the Republican state
convention. The announcements Of Mr..
Holnan's candidacy is made through
the columns Of Amerika, the leading
Scandinavian paper Of the state and
the following is a translation of the ar
ticle written by Professor Rasinus b.
Anderson, its editor.
After refusing again and again,
Nels Holman has at last yielded to the.
wishes Of his many friends and has con-
sented to become the Republieancandi-
date for the nomination for state treas
urer. Nels Holman was born in Deer
field, Dane county, Wisconsin, of Nor
Iwegian parents, May 3, 1861 His birth
place was on farm and he was brought
up farmer boy. His parents, who are
still living in Deerfield came to Amer
lea in 1919, and are among the oldest
pioneers Of Dane county. Mr.. Holman
has not divorced himself from his ma
tionality, but takes deep interest in
the traditions and history Of old Nor
way and consequently also in all that
pertains to the progress and develop
ment OF his countrymen on this side Of
the Atlanta. He is proud Of his Viking
ancestry and rejoices in the successes
scored by his countrymen in the great
Northwest. On the other hand, he is a
full hedged American in the best sense
Of the word and is model citizen.
Mr.. Holman whs educated in the
parochial and common schools, and at
the usual age was confirmed by the Rev.
r. 0. Hill. After finishing the common
school he became student, first at
i Marshall academy, in Dane county, and
later in Hague's semineryin Red Wing,
Mimi. Finally he graduated from the
/ University of Wisconsin law school.
| In 1886 he married Miss Jennie 0lson
from Rock county. The father OF Mrs.
| Holman is Soren Olson from Thele-
marllen, in Norway. In 1882 Mr.. Hol-
man went West and spent three years
in the Dakotas. but retained to Deer
| field in 1885, and there, In com pany with
Mr.. T. u. Grinde, established himself
in the lumber business, which has stead
| lily grown in popularity with the peo-
pie Of Deeriield and vicinity His pop
ularity among hisassociates in the lun-
Der business is demonstrated by the
fact that he was recently for the second
time chosen president of the Wisconsin
Retail Lumber Dealers association. 1t
may be said that it was, he that sug-
gested and planned tha great exclusion
Of the Wisconsin lumber dealers to
Florida and other points in the south,
and back by the way Of Washington.
Besides attending TO his lumber bust
ness, Mr. Holman has for years pub
lished and edited an influential paper
in Deerfeld. From lse5 to 1897 hepub-
lished thF peerfield Enter prise and since
1899 he has published and edited the
Deerfela News. one Of the ablest week
ly papers in Dane county. The News
Is 4 Republican paper. conservative in
tone and character.
.'in 1883 and in 1859 he was elected
clerk Of the town Of Deeraela IN 1890
he was appoiqted Chairman Of the town
1 ~ ip5f' hS Nas HlSs&' btAN~ Ai'fS1 ti@A 1AA1h
Of Deerfcld as village Mr.. Holman
was chosen a member Of the county
board. a position which he has held
without opposition ever since. except
| ing the year 1898, when be was elected
d member OF the state Legislature, when
he resigned as member Of the board
"As a member Of the legislature, he
was Asdustrious, paiDstalSine and con
servatiye. He has been elected three
times as president of the village Of Ileer,
field. An this speaks volumes for tse
esteem in which be is held at home. Az
a member Of the county board, he was
I for eight years chairman Of the com.
hiittee on accounts, and il was he that
made war On the old system of fees ID
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