Paul A. Anderson was born in Biri, Norway on December 17, 1882, the youngest of a family of five boys end two girls. His parents were Johannes and Perilla Anderson. Paul was only one and a half years old when the family emigrated to America in the spring of 1884. The first years of his life were spent on the old Feiring farm near Pigeon Falls, Wisconsin. Later he came with his family to his brother Andrew's farm south of Sutton, North Dakota. At one time his brother, Andrew, was the largest farm operator in hat part of the county. Before the railroad came to Sutton in 1912, Andrew also had a country store and was postmaster at the end of the star route from Hannaford. Paul's brother, Ole, stayed in Wisconsin on the Feiring farm, later buying it. Paul took his high school work at the Loftfield school in Minneapolis and attended the University of Minnesota for two years. Earlier he had attended district school near Sutton.
In 1905, Paul came to Hannaford to work in the Hannaford Enterprise with his brother I. A. Campen. A few years later Mr. Kampen sold his interest to George C. Epler, who married Ella Jackson, daughter of Claus Jackson. In 1913, Paul Became the sole owner of the Enterprise and spent he rest of his life in Hannaford in the publishing and job printing business. Also in 1913, Paul was married to Emelia Dunnum on June 19.
Emelia Dunnum was born January 1, 1885, at Lanesboro, Minnesota, to Edward and Martha Dunnum. Her parents had come from Norway and her father was a mail carrier. She had two brothers, Ingvald and Christ O. C. O. worked for the Larson Company in Cooperstown and his wife was a dressmaker. In 1902, Emelia came to Cooperstown to work for her brother and his wife and when they moved to Hannaford in 1909, she moved with them. C. O. worked in the Hannaford Mercantile for B. M. Lunde and O. M. Westly.
While working for her brother and his wife, she also worked for the telephone company, particularly at night. At that time the telephone office was upstairs over the Almklov Drug Store. After Paul and Emelia were married, Emelia worked with her husband in the Enterprise.
Paul died July 12, 1928, but Emelia continued in the newspaper business until 1935, when the newspaper was sold. I. A. Kampen came back to Hannaford to run the newspaper after his brother's death. Emelia took in boarders until 1943, when she went to work for the telephone company under Mrs. William Weller.
Paul and Emelia had lived downstairs in Miss Kaas's home and she continued living there until 1950, when she moved to the rooms behind the telephone office. Emelia lived and worked there until 1959, when the telephone system switched to the dial phones. From 1959 until 1973, Emelia and Mrs. Henry Swingen, who was also a widow, made their home together. Since that time, she has made her home with Miss Mary Larson and there she celebrated her 90th birthday, January 1, 1975.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were members of the Faith Lutheran Church in Hannaford. Emelia was a Sunday School teacher and superintendent for many years. She served as treasurer and also as president of the Ladies Aid. From 1929 until 1955, she was clerk of the Hannaford Board of Education.
Emelia died in the Griggs County Nursing Home at Cooperstown on January 8, 1983. Paul died July 12, 1928. They are both buried in the Mabel Lutheran Cemetery, south of Sutton.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 81