"History of Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties of Minnesota, 1916"



Ole A. Halvorsen, hardware merchant of LaSalle, Watonwan county, was born in Norway in 1866, and is a son of A. and Ragnhel Halvorsen, both natives of Norway, where they grew up, were married, spent their active lives on a farm and died there. They were the parents of four sons, namely: Halver, Rudolph, Annon and Ole A. The last named spent his boyhood on the farm and attended the common schools. He came to America about 1883, locating in Rio, Wisconsin, where he spent four years as a farm hand, then went to South Dakota and was there four years, working on various farms. His next move was to Yellow Medicine county, Minnesota, where he learned the carpenter's trade and was engaged in the lumber business three years at Hazel Run. In 1900 he came to LaSalle at the starting of the town and here he has since remained and has played well his part in the general upbuilding of the place. He erected his present building and put in a stock of hardware which he has kept increasing as the country settled up until he now carries a large stock of general hardware and implements and does an extensive business with the people of this township. He was in partnership with his brother, Annon, tinder the firm name of the LaSalle Hardware and Implement Company, until 1915, when the brother sold his interest to the subject of this sketch, who has since conducted the business alone, but has retained the original firm name.



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Mr. Halvorsen was married in May, 1908, to Mary Flogslad, a native of Minnesota, whre she grew up and attended school, and a daughter of Paul Flogslad, of Watonwan county. To this union three children were bom, namely: Inez, Amie and Oleta.

Mr. Halvorsen belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America, the Mutual Benefit Association, and the Norwegian Lutheran church.