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Show Ten Norwegian Fellers Bane in Congress j Harold Knutson of Minnesota, majority ma-jority whip of the house, is serving his third term. He was born in 1875 (congressional directory doesn't say where). He got his education in the Minnesota schools and has been a newspaper editor and publisher. Representative Charles A. Chris-topherson Chris-topherson of South Dakota was born In Minnesota in 1871. He is a lawyer and educator and member of several fraternal organizations. He was speaker of the state legislature. This is his second term. John M. Nelson of Wisconsin was born in that state in 1S70 ; be is a lawyer and educator and has served in the house since 1907. Halvor Stc-enerson of Minnesota was born in Wisconsin in 1852. He is a lawyer and Is interested in farming; this is his tenth term in the house. His people came from Telemarken M. A. Michaelson represents the seventh Chicago district. He was born in Kristiansand in 1S75 and began be-gan his Chicago career teaching school. Finally there Is Andrew J. Volstead of Minnesota. He was torn in that state in 1SG0. He is a lawyer and educator. edu-cator. He has been in the house since 1003. His people came from Telemarken. TEN .Norwegian fellers bane in congress. con-gress. They are all Republicans and are all from the Middle West. The Nestor is Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota, born at Voss, near Bergen, in 1S43. He came here a child. He served three terms in the house and two terms as governor. He has been in the senate since 1895, his term ending end-ing in 1925. He is a Union veteran of the Civil war. The people of South Dakota's new senator, Peter Norbeck, came from Trondhjem. He is an expert in marketing mar-keting and general farming and good roads and can make a good speech. He is fifty-one. Representative Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa was born in Wisconsin in 1859. He entered business in Iowa when fourteen, and when eighteen bought a farm. This is his twelfth term in the house. |