Anderson Hans Waupaca Routes

Waupaca Record

September 24, 1908

ELEVEN HANS ANDERSONS ON THE WAUPACA ROUTES

Strangers About Here Start Out to Find Their Friend, Hans Anderson

Mark Richards of Appleton, state agent for the Buick Car Company, was in the city Tuesday and while here told a good story on Will Gross’ traveling salesman for the Kickbush wholesale grocery company at Wausau, which occurred while Messrs. Geo. W. Davis and Will Gross were in Appleton recently when they purchased Mr. Gross’ runabout Buick car. The story runs as follows: after these gentlemen purchased the car, Mr. Richards said he would ride over as far as Waupaca with them on the way home. They started. When nearing Waupaca about six miles out Mr. Gross remarked that he would like to call upon some old farmer friends who live a few miles out of Waupaca by the name of Hans Anderson. Mr. Richards acting as chauffeur and being of an accommodating nature replied that he would try to find them. When about four miles east of Waupaca he stopped in front of a farm house and called. Asked if they could inform him where Hans Anderson lived. They replied he lived south and west one mile. The automobile party thanked them for the information and rode south and west and sure enough such was the man’s name but he was not he party wanted. They were directed still further on south and west but to another Hans Anderson but he was not the party wanted. Thus they searched and called making six calls upon six farmers all of the same name, Hans Anderson. On the arrival into the city of Waupaca they called at the post office hoping to get track of the right party and were informed that there were eleven Hans Andersons who received mail on the R.F.D.’s out of Waupaca. Mr. Gross added further in explanation that the one he knew and wanted to locate, his wife’s given name was “Della”, and then he was informed by the Post Master that they lived just outside the city limits a short distance. After their long and diligent search the automobile party came to the conclusion that Waupaca county was pretty well populated with Scandinavians from the numerous families of Hans Anderson that lived within the county. - Grand Rapids Reporter