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 HISTOID OF GOODHUE COUNTS LOU who died in infancy. Air. Baugen is a Republican in his political views, and has been treasurer of school district No. 53. Ee is a stockholder in the North Star creamery a1 Kenyon. He and his family are members of Wang's Norwegian Lutheran church, of which Mr. Eaugen is trustee. Olai Haugen was born December 3, 1883, on the farm where he now resides, in Section 7. Minneola township. He is the son of Ole and Sigrid (Romo) Haugen, of Norway, who came to America and first Located in Rice county, .Minnesota, then in Minneola township, where they purchased 200 acres of land. They improved pari of this. Hollowing general farming until August, 1908, when he retired and moved to Wanamingo village, where he is now located. Olai attended the common schools in his township, then entered the Minnesota Agricultural College in Minneapolis, from which he graduated in 1906. He then re- turned to the farm and worked with his father until 1908, when he took charge of the homestead, carrying on general and diversi- fied farming principally dairying^ and making a specialty of high grade stock. Father and son are both staunch Republicans and attend the Lutheran church. The former has served several years as treasurer of school district No. 95. Olai has six brothers and sisters: Siverte, wdio is a farmer in Wanamingo township; Louis, of Harmony, Minn. ; Hannah, Rebecca and Marite, of Wanamingo; and Martin, who conducts the farm with bis brother. Martin A. Hostager was born in Wanamingo township, Febru- ary 20, 1871, son of Anfin and Mary (Simonson) Hostager, natives of Norway, who came to America and located at Kansas, but later came to Cherry Grove township, where they purchased 120 acres of land and engaged in farming until 1864, when they re- moved to Wanamingo township and purchased 240 acres in Sec- tions 21-22-27-28, which the father improved, building a home and other outbuildings, and followed general farming until 1899, when the family moved to Kenyon village, where the father died in June, 1904. The mother still lives in Kenyon. Martin A. received his education in the public schools of Wanamingo and worked with his father on the farm until in 1896, when he took entire charge of the homestead, making a great many improve- ments and erecting new buildings, and has carried on a general farming. Mr. Hostager was married March 20, 1896, to Matilda Chrislock, daughter of Roph Chrislock. They have four children : Alfred, Rachel. Mary, Alma, and Rudolph, all living at home. Mr. Hostager is a Republican in his political views, and is clerk of school district No. 62 ; he is also a stockholder in the elevator and creamery of Wanamingo. Ole J. Hamre was born in Warsaw township, on the old home- stead, on October 3, 1863, son of John Torgeson, who came to