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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE < 01 TY members of the United Lutheran church of Holden of which Mr. Kjos is ;i trustee, and has several times been elected to represent the church at the annual meetings. Iver Haugen, proprietor of Prodigy Farm, Holden township, was born on the homestead where he now Lives, April 9, L875, sod of Albert and Soneva (Bjoreker) Haugen, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1853, Locating in Wisconsin where the ratlu-r worked for three years, after which they removed to Min- nesota, where they pre-empted 160 acres of land in Holden town- ship, which the father cleared and improved, buill a Log house where they Lived for sixteen years, after which they erected a modern home. They carried on general farming until 1902 when they retired from active Life and Lived with the son. The mother died in 1904, bu1 the lather is still Living, [ver received his education in the public schools of Holden. and e pleted with a course ; t t the State Agricultural school, graduating in 1897. For five years after graduating he was at the experiment station at Crookston, .Minn., where he was interested in liorses and cattle. lie returned home in 1902 and purchased 180 acres of the homestead, and has since been successful in general farm- ing and stock raising, also dairying. April 17, 1002. he was married to Gertrude Hofdahl, daughter of Ole and Mary Klakne) Hofdahl. natives of Norway, who came to America in 1895, settling in Polk county. Minnesota, where they took up a homestead of 160 acres of land and carried on a general line of farming until the death of the father in 1907. The mother still lives at Beltrami. Polk county. Mr. and Mrs. Haugen have five children: Myrtle S., 11a S.. Arnold O.. Ingmar G., and Gurine A. Mr. Haugen is a Republican in his politics. He is a member of the Farmer's Club of Goodhue county, and is a director in the Farmers' Creamery at Kenyon. The family attend the Nor- wegian Lutheran church. Knute Dalbotten, was born in Holden township on the home- stead where he now lives, January 5, 1870, son of Iver and Anna (Trove) Dalbotten, natives of 'Norway, who came to America in 1861 settling in Holden township, where they bought 160 acres of timber land, which the father broke, built a home and other out buildings and carried on a general line of farming until his death in October 1888. The mother died in October 1907. Knute received his education in the public schools of the town- ship and worked at home on the farm until in 1900 when he pur- chased the homestead, and has continued general farming, dairy- ing and stock raising. He now cultivates about 100 acres of his land with much success. He has five sisters and one -brother. The sisters are : Martha married Andrew r Charlson living in Kenyon township; Carrie married O. I* Haugen; Ella married