Mads Anderson Answers Call -
Founder of Western Land Roller Company Dies at Home Here Early Today -
Mads Anderson, 79, founder of the Western Land Roller Company of this city, and a resident of Hastings for the past 21 years, died at 12:50 this morning at the family home, 1019 north Burlington avenue.
The story of the growth of Mr. Anderson's business since 1914 when he leased the old Hastings foundry has been an interesting one. At that time he, with two of his sons and a bookkeeper, comprised the entire force. Today in their pretentious new building in Industrial Row on west Second street, the Western Land Roller Company, one of the largest industries in Hastings, maintains a payroll of some one hundred men and women and sends its products all over the country. The new building was completed in the fall of 1926.
For several years three of the sons, George, Charles and Arthur have been in active control of the business. The company manufactures not only land rollers, but hay stackers, sweeps, feed grinders, irrigation pumps and other articles.
With his wife and family Mr. Anderson came to Hastings from Cushing where he had been engaging in farming. He was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church there and had never affiliated with a church in Hastings, although the remaining members of the family are members of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Anderson died following a brief illness on December 30, 1931. Mr. Anderson had been in poor health for some time and failed rapidly after the death of his wife.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were born in Gestelev, Island of Fyn, Denmark and came to America shortly after their marriage there.
The survivors are five sons, George, Charles and Arthur of Hastings, Paul Anderson of St. Paul, Neb., Chris of Cushing and three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Glass of Grand Island, and Anna Anderson of Cushing and Edna Anderson of this city.
Funeral services will be held at the family home at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, with Dr. Alva V. King of the First Presbyterian Church in charge. Burial will be at Parkview cemetery.
Hastings Tribune, February 25, 1932, page 1, transcribed by Linda Berney
Founder of Western Land Roller Company Dies at Home Here Early Today -
Mads Anderson, 79, founder of the Western Land Roller Company of this city, and a resident of Hastings for the past 21 years, died at 12:50 this morning at the family home, 1019 north Burlington avenue.
The story of the growth of Mr. Anderson's business since 1914 when he leased the old Hastings foundry has been an interesting one. At that time he, with two of his sons and a bookkeeper, comprised the entire force. Today in their pretentious new building in Industrial Row on west Second street, the Western Land Roller Company, one of the largest industries in Hastings, maintains a payroll of some one hundred men and women and sends its products all over the country. The new building was completed in the fall of 1926.
For several years three of the sons, George, Charles and Arthur have been in active control of the business. The company manufactures not only land rollers, but hay stackers, sweeps, feed grinders, irrigation pumps and other articles.
With his wife and family Mr. Anderson came to Hastings from Cushing where he had been engaging in farming. He was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church there and had never affiliated with a church in Hastings, although the remaining members of the family are members of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Anderson died following a brief illness on December 30, 1931. Mr. Anderson had been in poor health for some time and failed rapidly after the death of his wife.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were born in Gestelev, Island of Fyn, Denmark and came to America shortly after their marriage there.
The survivors are five sons, George, Charles and Arthur of Hastings, Paul Anderson of St. Paul, Neb., Chris of Cushing and three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Glass of Grand Island, and Anna Anderson of Cushing and Edna Anderson of this city.
Funeral services will be held at the family home at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, with Dr. Alva V. King of the First Presbyterian Church in charge. Burial will be at Parkview cemetery.
Hastings Tribune, February 25, 1932, page 1, transcribed by Linda Berney
Mads Anderson Answers Call -
Founder of Western Land Roller Company Dies at Home Here Early Today -
Mads Anderson, 79, founder of the Western Land Roller Company of this city, and a resident of Hastings for the past 21 years, died at 12:50 this morning at the family home, 1019 north Burlington avenue.
The story of the growth of Mr. Anderson's business since 1914 when he leased the old Hastings foundry has been an interesting one. At that time he, with two of his sons and a bookkeeper, comprised the entire force. Today in their pretentious new building in Industrial Row on west Second street, the Western Land Roller Company, one of the largest industries in Hastings, maintains a payroll of some one hundred men and women and sends its products all over the country. The new building was completed in the fall of 1926.
For several years three of the sons, George, Charles and Arthur have been in active control of the business. The company manufactures not only land rollers, but hay stackers, sweeps, feed grinders, irrigation pumps and other articles.
With his wife and family Mr. Anderson came to Hastings from Cushing where he had been engaging in farming. He was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church there and had never affiliated with a church in Hastings, although the remaining members of the family are members of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Anderson died following a brief illness on December 30, 1931. Mr. Anderson had been in poor health for some time and failed rapidly after the death of his wife.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were born in Gestelev, Island of Fyn, Denmark and came to America shortly after their marriage there.
The survivors are five sons, George, Charles and Arthur of Hastings, Paul Anderson of St. Paul, Neb., Chris of Cushing and three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Glass of Grand Island, and Anna Anderson of Cushing and Edna Anderson of this city.
Funeral services will be held at the family home at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, with Dr. Alva V. King of the First Presbyterian Church in charge. Burial will be at Parkview cemetery.
Hastings Tribune, February 25, 1932, page 1, transcribed by Linda Berney
Founder of Western Land Roller Company Dies at Home Here Early Today -
Mads Anderson, 79, founder of the Western Land Roller Company of this city, and a resident of Hastings for the past 21 years, died at 12:50 this morning at the family home, 1019 north Burlington avenue.
The story of the growth of Mr. Anderson's business since 1914 when he leased the old Hastings foundry has been an interesting one. At that time he, with two of his sons and a bookkeeper, comprised the entire force. Today in their pretentious new building in Industrial Row on west Second street, the Western Land Roller Company, one of the largest industries in Hastings, maintains a payroll of some one hundred men and women and sends its products all over the country. The new building was completed in the fall of 1926.
For several years three of the sons, George, Charles and Arthur have been in active control of the business. The company manufactures not only land rollers, but hay stackers, sweeps, feed grinders, irrigation pumps and other articles.
With his wife and family Mr. Anderson came to Hastings from Cushing where he had been engaging in farming. He was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church there and had never affiliated with a church in Hastings, although the remaining members of the family are members of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Anderson died following a brief illness on December 30, 1931. Mr. Anderson had been in poor health for some time and failed rapidly after the death of his wife.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were born in Gestelev, Island of Fyn, Denmark and came to America shortly after their marriage there.
The survivors are five sons, George, Charles and Arthur of Hastings, Paul Anderson of St. Paul, Neb., Chris of Cushing and three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Glass of Grand Island, and Anna Anderson of Cushing and Edna Anderson of this city.
Funeral services will be held at the family home at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, with Dr. Alva V. King of the First Presbyterian Church in charge. Burial will be at Parkview cemetery.
Hastings Tribune, February 25, 1932, page 1, transcribed by Linda Berney
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