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GUSTAVE AND CLEMENT E. JENSEN.

  Among the successful young business men of Wyoming who are doing so much to
develop the resources of the young commonwealth and to lay here the firm
foundations of one of the great states of the Union, none stand higher than the
subjects of this brief review, the brothers Gustave and Clement E. Jensen of
Saratoga. They are natives of the old historic city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and
are the sons of Clement E. and Jennie A. (Blickfeldt) Jensen, the former a
native of Christiana, Norway, and the latter of the city of Bergen, in the same
country. Gustave Jensen was born on April 15, 1860, and Clement E. on August 2.
1870. The father, who was engaged in commercial pursuits in his native land of
Norway, disposed of his interests there and emigrated to America during the
fifties, he first located in the city of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada,
soon, however, removing to Buffalo, N. Y., where he was in business for a number
of years, thence removing to Green Bay, Wis. Here he established himself in
business and was for many years the representative of the well-known house of A.
Booth & Co., being their purchasing agent for Wisconsin and Michigan, and
carried on a large and extensive business in that line. Subsequently he engaged
in business for himself, and in all his enterprises met with marked success,
being one of the leading business men of that section of the country. Gustave
Jensen, the older of the two brothers, grew to man's estate in his native city
of Green Bay, and received his elementary education in the public schools of
that place. When he had attained to the age of seventeen years the desire to
make his own way in the world induced him to leave school and to seek his
fortune in the far West. lie therefore left the home and scenes of his childhood
and early manhood and removed to Nebraska, where he remained for about five
years engaged in ranching and stock-raising with an uncle who was a resident of
that state. In 1883 he disposed of his interests in Nebraska to accept a
government position in the then territory of Dakota. He remained in this
occupation for four years, and then removed to the western portion of Nebraska,
where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Owing to the dry seasons which there
prevailed for some years, his business was not as profitable as it otherwise
would have been, and in 1891 he sold to good advantage and removed to Wyoming.
Here he established himself at Saratoga, where he has since remained, becoming
one of the most successful and progressive business men of that section of the
state. His firm does an extensive business, and its operations extend throughout
the state. Clement E. Jensen, the junior member of the firm of Gustave Jensen &
Bro., passed his early days at Green Bay, Wis., and he there attended school
until he was prepared to enter upon his career in the mercantile world. After
completing his education he accepted a position in a hardware store in Green Bay
and for a number of years was there engaged in that occupation. In 1891 he came
to Wyoming and entered into business with his brother for about two years, when
he returned to Wisconsin and became manager of a company controlling three
mercantile establishments, with headquarters at Iron Mountain. Mich. In
February, 1898, he resigned this position and again joined his brother at
Saratoga, Wyo. They then formed the well-known firm of Gustave Jensen & Bro.,
which has since been engaged in business at that place, and has been uniformly
successful in all its operations. They handle hardware, furniture, farm
implements and mining supplies, and also conduct an undertaking department. In
the latter branch they are the pioneer business men of Saratoga. They occupy and
own a large two-story brick block in the business center of the city, having
large show windows and a great amount of room for the accommodation of their
extensive stock. In addition to their other property holdings, the older brother
is the owner and proprietor of the Jensen opera house at Saratoga, and he is
serving his second term in the responsible position of postmaster. The younger
brother was a member of the first city government of Saratoga and in all matters
calculated to promote the public welfare, the brothers always take a foremost
place. In January, 1896, Gustave Jensen was united in marriage at Cheyenne,
Wyo., with Miss Mary Stoy, the daughter of the Rev. W. H. Stoy, an Episcopal
clergyman, who is now residing at Marysville. Calif. To their union have been
born two children, Anna and Regena, both of whom are living, and the family home
in Saratoga is noted for the generous and refined hospitality which they take
pleasure in dispensing to their large circle of friends and acquaintances. On
March 8, 1899, Clement E. Jensen was married at Eaton Rapids, Mich., with Miss
Mary P. Leisenring, the daughter of John W. Leisenring, a well-known and highly
respected citizen of Michigan, who is engaged in contracting and building. The
two Jensen brothers are numbered among the ablest and most enterprising business
men of their section and enjoy the confidence of all classes. Progressive,
courteous in their relations with their patrons, and unfailing in the discharge
of every business obligation, they have built up a large and steadily increasing
business and are among the most valued citizens of their county. They have
mining as well as commercial interests, and Gustave Jensen is the president of
the Badger State Mining and Milling Co., which owns valuable mining property
which it has been operating with considerable success. By their enterprise and
public spirit they have done much to build up the city of Saratoga and to settle
up the surrounding country. Fraternally the brothers are affiliated with the
Masonic fraternity and take an active interest in all charitable and fraternal
matters. Politically they are stanch members of the Republican party,
conscientious and able advocates of the principles of that political
organization. Their success demonstrates what is possible of accomplishment in
this country by men of ability, unfailing integrity and determined purpose.


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PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO, ILL.
A. W. BOWEN &CO.
PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS
1903


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