Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-20
LIVES FOUR SCORE YEARS
Fred Krug Will Celebrate Eightieth
Birthday Tuesday.
WILL HAVE FAMILY REUNION
Has Lived In Omaha for over Half
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the First
prewsry 90 NJ Erected in
Omaha.

and business man Of Omaha. Although
looking and appearing much younger.
tuesday he will be 80 years OF age. lie
win Observe the Anniversary in a quiet
way at his home. surrounded by his chill
dren and their children. II will be fam
ily reunion. with a family supper served
during the afternoon.
While Mr. Krug had not expected that
the date Of the anniversary OF his birth
was known by any except limited num-
her Of intimate friends. IL appears that
he has been mistaken. for from near and
far during the last week letters and tele-
grams OF congratulations have been
pouring In upon him until he is swamped
under the volume of his mail. The let
tiers and messages all wish him many
moro long years OF life and the good and
pleasant things that come along with Il.
II had been planned to make the birth
day celebration Tuesday just family
gathering. but indications are that It's
scope is likely TO so far beyond this. for.
be II known. already many OF the men OF
Omaha, those from al walks OF life.
have asserted that at some time during
the day they propose TO call upon Mr..
Krug and shake his hand and wish him
well even n they can remain but for
minute or 30.
Tn Perfect Health.
Though 80 years OF age. Mr.. Krug IL In
perfect health and not a day passes that
he is not at his place OF business. taking
ms much interest In IL and looking into
the details az closely as he did twenty
five years ago. His step Is as elastic as
< that Of boy and he Is Is straight as an
arrow. His eyesight is good and in
/. every respect he is well-preserved man
end might be taken for one at least
twenty years his junior
Fred Krug has the right to be called
a pioneer OF both Omaha and Nebraska.
for ne has resided here for more than
half century. All his possessions are
here and this is his home.
Here in Omaha are numerous monu-
ments that mark the progressiveness Of
the pioneer citizen who located here
when the city was but struggling from
tier trading point. He had faith in the
future and invested his money, long since
having come TO be rated as one OF the
wealthy men Of Omaha and the state Of
Nebraska.
Born near CasseI. Germany, Deccmber
g, isss. when - years OF age fred Krug
, left home and relatives behind and, turn
ing his back on his native land. turned
his faea toward America lie landed in
New~York. but did not remain there long.
moving on to st. Louis. where he secured
work In q. bravery and Later met. wooed
and won his wife. who prior 10 tho mar
rlase was Miss Anna wittig.
Leaving st. Louis. Mr.. Krug settled IN
western Missouri. where he became SUI
perintendent Of small brewery, later
coming to Council Bluffs. where ne ac-
cepted the position OF superintendent OF
the Haas Bros' brewery.
Lecates In onaha.
: While working in Council Bluffs Mr..
1xrug frequently made trips 10 tho Ne
hraska side OF the Missouri river, and
after carefully studying the location OF
Omaha apd its SURROUNDINGS concluded
(. that here was to be built the metropolis
Of the contrai west. with this idea In
view. carly I'm 1859 he located IN Omaha,
and with the little money that ne had
been able 70 save while working for
wages, determined TO erect brewery.
lie made a payment ON the lot at what
is new iois FArnam street. and By doing
mwcA Of tbs work himself IN six weeks
had erected the first brewery In Ne
braska. Il was a frame building, one
story high. and its dimensions were
22xto feet.
Mr.. Krug was not abundantly supplied
/, with money. so he had TO take in part
nsr IN order 70 set enough funds to buy
Z machinery and begin business This
partnsr was Rudolph Seller. Finally the
. brewery began operations and was able
s 70 turn cut twelve 10 fifteen barrels OF
beer per day. Mr. Krug doing most OF
the work about the establishment.
. Locates New Brewery.
Additions 10 the plant were made from
! time 70 time. and Ia 1868 what then, was
7 considered a model brewery was erected
!. ~ Eleventh and jackson streets. Later
the business outgrew the capacity OF this
!. brewery. and along IN tho early s0s Mr..
(. krug purchased eighteen acres OF land
Z At vinton and Twenty-slxth streets,
!. where after organizing the Krug Brew
ing company. the stockholders ali MEM
beers OF the family. he erected one OF the
largest, most modern and most complete
heeT brewing plants in the United States
During all these years Mr.. Krug has
been At the head OF the business that has
rrede his name famous throughout the
entire west for the scods that he manu-
features are on sale in alEsbst every city.
town and hamlet in all OF the country
between the Mississippi river aud the Pa
eifie coast. The business is conducted
on a gigantic scale and aggregates mill
lions Of dollars annually. The company
operates q line Of irefrigerating cars OF
its own and its goods 20 out OF Omaha
very Frequently in fun train lots. Oft
times not breaking bulk until hundreds
- miles away from home
Invests Money Here.
While Mr.. krug has made large
anount OF money. he has not Invested
It II bonds and laid them away IN order
! 20 clip the coupons once or twice year
and gather Ia the interest; neithor has
he invested IN vacant city corner lots
= 10 vait for an advance when surround.
Ing property has been improved. thus
: making them more valuable Instead, he
mas pioneered . considerable extent
: He has gone over the city and bought
: fairly high priced property. and Thereon
he has erected numerous substantial bricl
business houses. enhancing the value q
adiecent property.
Ihsn. too. some years ago. when omahl
was IN need o. smother theater. Mr.