From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904 Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETER ANDERSON Peter Anderson, who resides seven miles south of Chewelah,owns one of the finest farms in the Colville valley. The well-tilled fields, perfect order,general thrift and prosperity that are apparent in every portion of the premises,demonstrate Mr. Anderson the careful and wise farmer that he is. He was born in Wollsjo,Sweden,on August 28,1873,the son of Anders and Hannah (Nelson)Johnson,natives of Sweden,where they now reside,being prosperous farmers. They are the parents of the following named children: Bessie M.;Hansen,in Minnesota;Nelse,deceased;Peter;Alma N. Anderson,of Sweden;Albert,deceased;Louise,with her parents;Nelse G.,in Stevens county;Anna,in Spokane,and Albert with his parents. Working on the farm during the summmers and attending the public schools during the winter months,our subject passed the first fourteen years of his existence,Then,it being 1888,he came to Minneapolis and worked for one entire year to pay for his ocean passage. Following this,he attended school two years and in 1890 we find him in Spokane herding cows. The following year Mr.Anderson took land on the Couer d'Alene reservation,and while holding this he labored on the Great Northern as well as in the Palouse harvest fields,remaining on and improving the land during the winters. During the fateful year of 1893 he received for his wages in the palouse harvest fields a cow and calf. The next year he labored at Spokane,and the year following in Mullin,Idaho. In the fall of 1895 he bought a number of cows and started a dairy at Spokane, which he operated with good success until 1901. In that year he sold out and came to Stevens county,purchasing the farm where he now resides. Among other improvements of this estate Mr, Anderson has the mountain spring water piped into his buildings,which is a great convenience. He is an active and progressive Republican and at the present time is a member of the school board and president of a literary society. Mr. Anderson is also one of the chief officers in the I.O.O.F.,at Chewelah. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.