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From History of North Washington, published 1903, now in public domain. 
Submitted by Candy L. Grubb April 30, 1997. Both above notices must remain 
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PETER J. LANG

	Peter J. Lang is well known as one of the earliest pioneers of
the western part of Stevens county, and also as a man whose labors have
always been for the development of the country and its upbuilding, 
especially in the educational line.  He has a good place of one quarter
section, nine miles southwest from Fruitland, which is improved with
residence, barns, orchards, and so forth, and which is devoted to general
crops and the support of stock.
	Peter J. Lang was born in Prussia, Germany, on September 15, 1856,
the son of Kaspar and Gertrude (Saners) Lang, also natives of Germany.
The father's father, Nicholas Lang, was a lieutenant of the Guards under
Napoleon and participated in the battle of Waterloo.  He served from
an early manhood until forty in the military and four of his five sons
followed the same life.  Our subject's father turned from that and
followed civil life.  Our subject came with his parents to New York in 
1869, there being nine children.  They were all soon in Blue Earth county,
Minnesota, where the father farmed and our subject went to clerking in
a store and during school season was diligent in the pursuit of
knowledge.  The result was that he was well educated.  He was salesman
for some of the leading merchants in Mankato and then taught school.  His
father died in 1900, aged eighty-three, but the mother still lives there
aged eighty-three.  Our subject has eleven brothers and sisters.
	In Murray county, Minnesota, on November 15, 1883, Mr. Lang
married Miss Lettie A., daughter of Charles W. and Arizina (Hall) Sargent.
The father was born in Vermont, served in the Civil war from Minnesota
and is still living in that state.  The mother died in 1873.  Mrs. Lang
 was born in Plainview, Minnesota, on June 25, 1865.  Three days following
his marriage, Mr. Lang started with his young bride to the west.  A short
time was spent in Spokane and then they came direct to his present place,
and here he has labored since.  He taught the first school of this 
section, beginning it in January, 1885.  When they settled here his
finances were limited and he had to freight his supplies from Spokane.  
But steady labor and careful management have placed him in prosperous
circumstances and he is one of the leading men of this community.  
Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lang:  Orlie N.; Arizina,
wife of Roscoe Sherwood, of Lincoln county; Georgia A.; Marton E.;
Clarence E.; Eugene B.; and Irene C.  Previous to her marriage, Mrs. Lang
taught school.