Peter Anderson came to Montana in 1873 from Norway. He did placer mining in Helena and Butte. He moved to Central Montana in 1882 and married Marie Slotten, his childhood sweetheart from Norway on July 22, 1883. They lived four miles west of Lewistown. He was born Dec 21, 1853 and died Dec 20, 1950 and is buried in the Lewistown cemetery.