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 IIIstoky OF GOODHUE COUNTS 84!) which In- conducted general diversified farming until L876 when he sold this farm, and bought 200 acres in Roscoe township, where they still reside, Later ndding 120 acres more. He also has 160 acres of improved land in North Dakota, with a house and buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Hoven have four children: Bertha s.. born April 29, 1900; Otto G.. horn April 2. 1903; Georgia E., horn February 12. 1905, and Gillner, horn September 21, 1908. Mr. Hoven is a Republican and is a director of the school hoard of his district, which office he lias held for the past your years. He is also town treasurer, and is serving his third term, lie and his family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church. Bernt J. Lunde, of Rosco township, was born in Norway, June 1, 1847. son of Johannes and Caroline (Jerland) Lunde, natives of Norway. He received his education in the common schools of Norway and later attended the high school. After school days were over, he took up farming at home with his father and in 1866 he came to this country, direct to Zumbrota, where he worked on the farms in the summer, and in the pineries in the winter. In 1871 he purchased 40 acres of land in Roscoe town- ship, of which 17 acres was improved land, and the rest he cleared and improved. For four years he cultivated this land and then purchased 80 more, gradually adding more and more until he had 330 acres, all under cultivation. He now carries on general fanning and stock raising. March 4, 1871, he was mar- ried to Inger Goplin of Roscoe, ivhose parents were natives of Norway, and came to America in 1869 locating in Roscoe town- ship, where the father died in 1888, the mother having passed away in 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Lunde had eight children: Marie married Erick A. Strand and lives at Roscoe; Carry married Albert Erstad of Roscoe; Julia A. married Knute O. Strand; Lena married Albert Swenson of Roscoe ; Ada married Filing O. Bakke of Minneola ; John, Alfred and Ellen live at home. Mr. Lunde is a Republican and has served as treasurer for school district No. 106 for the past six years, also as road overseer for a number of years. He and his family are members of the Nor- wegian Lutheran church of which Mr. Lunde is one of the trustees. John Money, of Roscoe township, was born in Switzerland, October 20, 1851, oldest son of John and Elizabeth (Bringgold) Money, natives of Switzerland, where the father was a cooper and. carpenter. They emigrated to America in 1854, settling in New York state, where they engaged in farming. In 1877 the mother died, and in 1882 the father came west to Minnesota and took up his residence with his son, where he died May 20, 1903. John received his education in the schools of the town of Louise, Lewis county, New York, and after finishing his studies, worked