Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-10
|DENHAM COUPLE
CELEBRATE 5OTH
Welded YEAR
Mr.. and Mrs. Claus j. Anderson Of
Denham NeighbOrhOOd Keep
Wedding Anniversary.
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
HONOR COUPLE JAN. 9TH
Married I'm Sweden but Have Lived
I'm Pine County Since
Year of 1904.

On Jan. 3, 1929, Mr.. and Mrs. Claus
j. Anderson of Birch Greek township,
in the Denham neighborhood, had
been married fifty years. A big cele-
bration was held at the home farm
in their honor Saturday evening, Jan.
5th, which was attended by their many
friends and relatives in the com
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were mar
ried in their native country, Sweden,
on Jan. 3, 1879. They lived there for
eleven years and then emigrated to
America, settling at Moline, Ill. In
1904 they came to Pine county and
bought $50 acres of land, three-quar-
ters of a mile north of Denham, and
have since resided there, hewing
home and farm out of the wilderness.
Seven children have been born to
this union, five of whom are living.
The four oldest children were born in
Sweden. The living are: John E.
Anderson, at home; Alvin N, Moline,
Ill; F. Egnar, postmaster and general
merchant at Denham; Eskel F., on the
home farm; and Clarence, in the gar
age business at Denham and Willow
River One son, Martin L., passed
away last year at Willow River, at
the age of 3S, and another son, Hilmer
E., died in the service of his country,
in England, at the age of 26, in 1918.
The body was brought home for bur-
ial and entered in the Swede Park
cemetery near Denham. The Ander-
sons have thirteen grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson are of the
sturdy pioneer type and are now i'm
the evening of their lives enjoying the
fruits of their hard labors. They are
both in good health, considering their
age, Mrs. Anderson being 20 and Mr..
Anderson 81.
They were the recipients of many
gifts in gold and number of tele-
grams from relatives and friends at
distant points. 1t was a very happy
event for them to be surrounded by
their good family of sons, who are all
making good, as well as the many
other relatives and friends who had
come to take part in the festivities
and help make the day memorable
one to the old couple who have been
kind friends and neighbors in the
Denham vicinity for a quarter of a
century. Rev. E. S. Ternberg of
Moose Lake, their Swedish Lutheran
pastor, spoke at the home Saturday
evening and added greatly to the hap
.piness of the event.
Fifty-six guests, including friends
and relatives, were invited and en-
joyed a delicious two course dinner at
1880 p. M, and lunch of ice cream
and cake at midnight. Between the
two courses of the dinner, the song,
"Klippa, du, som brast for mig" was
sung, this being a favorite song of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson.
Arthur weinberg gave a short talk
and read kilograms, cards and letters
of congratulations. Gifts in gold
money amounting to $3.50 were pre-
sented to the honor couple.
The old home farm of 100 acres
now has two sets of buildings, the
elder Andersons who retired from ac-
tive work and operation of the farm
and the son, Eskel F.. and his family,
who are now operating the farm, oc-
cupying the other home
Congratulations and best wishes are
extended to Mr.. and Mrs Anderson
for continued health and happiness.