Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
ICNATz HUBER is
CALLED BY DEATH
Pioneer Rock Island Brewer
Succumbs to Infirmities
of Age.
SETTLES HERE IN 1851
Begins as EmpIoye, Graduates to
Owner and Develops Exten-
sive Business.

Ignatz Huber, the pioneer brewer,
died this morning at 1880 at his
home, 2314 Third avenue. Mr.. HUI
Der had been declining in health for
some time past due to advanced years
and death was not unexpected. He
was a native of Bavaria, Germany,
and was born Feb. 1, 1926. His boy
hood and youth were spent in his
native Bavaria and after his school
days were finished he learned the
brewers trade under the instruction
of his father. Like many others of
foreign birth who have emigrated to
the United States, Mr.. Huber saw
in America a land of promise where
individual ability counted for much
and brought much better returns
than in the old world. He took pas
sage for America on a sailing vessel,
leaving the port Of Rotterdam and
after a voyage of AZ days on the
ocean, arrived in New York June II,
1S49.
Turns Towards the West.
Pushing westward he stopped at
Canton, Ohio. where he spent two
months and then removed to Column
found employment in a brewery.
Leaving Columbus, he went to Gin
cinnati, where he again followed his
chosen line of business in which he
had received such thorough train
ing. He remained in Cincinnati I'M
til 1851, when he came to Rock Is
land, which had ever since been his
home.
In Rock Island he again obtained
employment in a brewery, and after
his first months employment he pur-
chased an interest in the concern,
of which three years later he be-
came sole owner. From q small be-
ginning, Mr.. Huber's business grew
and his patronage increased until it
became one of the city's principal
Industries, employing many men. He
continued in business alone until the
formation of the Rock Island Brew
ing company, whereby Rock Islands
three brewing plants were CONSOLE
dated and stock company organic
ed. Then Mr.. Huber turned over
active management Of the new enter
prise to his son, Otto, pursuing the
same course as his former Compel
itor, George Wagner, who had turn
ed over the management of his part
of the business to his son, Robert, the
elders practically retiring and placing
the responsibility for the active man
agement of this large concern upon
the shoulders Of the junior members
of their respective households.
Married I'm 1854.
Mr.. Huber was married in October, 1854.
to Miss Catherine Koehler, young
lady of German birth and rearing,
but who came to America in her
youth. To this couple were born six
children, three of whom died in
infancy, and three of whom have at
tanned womanhood and manhood and
are living at the parental home with
their mother. They are the Misses
Amelia and Lille Huber and Otto
Huber.
In politics Mr.. Huber was a dem
ocrat and although never an office
seeker, he was once elected alder
man from his home ward and he
proved so thoroughly competent and
acceptable to his constituents that he
was twice reelected to that Office.
From 1858 to 1861 he was captain
of the Rock Island Rifle company,
a military organization formed here
at that time. Mr.. Huber had valu-
able real estate holdings in Rock
Island, Moline, Geneseo and Daven
port. He was a stakeholder in the
Peoples National bank and for many
years was its vice president.
The funeral arrangements are in
complete as yet and will be announced
later.