Arthur Benson took over the farm from his father, John. As a young man, he was a lineman for the Griggs County Telephone Company. He worked in the Anaconda Smelter, Anaconda, Montana in the late twenties. He married Emma Sortaasen on July 27, 1926. She was born in Lismarken, Lillihammer, Norway, on June 17, 1901. She came to Hannaford, North Dakota in September of 1925 to visit an uncle, Lars Alm. Arthur continued living on the farm till his death on August 22, 1967.
Two children were born:
Swanhild, her husband Byron, and family reside near Luverne, North Dakota, and operate the home farm at the present time.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 196