Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-02
SUDDEN ATTACK
BRINGS THE END
AFTER s. HOURS
otto Huber Dies without Hav-
ing Regained Pun Con
sciousuess.
RELATIVES UNRECoeNIzED
slses Get IN Brain Places Him Be-
yard Earthly Aie-Fgnsrzi %
Be Held Monday.

Da-z came % the relief % OTTO
sabe-. stricken with cerebral hem
s-hare Ias- "wednesday. az 1850 last
srsnszr FOR 90 hours he had lain az
~ home. zIIf Third avenue uncou-
,eisgs or practically so. Ie was new
At any time able t1 recognize mem
ssrs OF ris family gathered about tae
ssds.te.
F-1u tae first re was beyond the
ala Of medical or surgical science a
brsof -rat bad formed in the brain
az there WAS no means OF reaching
ar flrr1ls.1E IT, Those who had been
srmuaaaf f1 minister 90 him could
o-fv note s-urt1ms which f1retoIt the
app-14el OF tho end Several times
mere a.ere ..1sur spells which iuti-
earaf chat death was at hand but re-
serr-Ue ..a vitality 1r The patient
asserted -ae..
The Urar.. services VIII take place
az rra residence az e. O'Clock Monday
ae-r-a5ar and -U be- private. Inter
mont a- le r Cripp.auuoea cetlc-
terv
trr bank. - .ge city VIII Doe closed
dl-.rr tre aftHruoou because of trc
aa that ur Huber was president %
trs PEOPLES National and German
Trrs- d. -ar.-r. banks or r.ir city
Mr. Huber was q Iir-louE resident of
p5e1 Island He was born here Jan
fs 1855. -la son OF -ls late iElatz
Haber. ll1 Hlr q Bavariau and came
to this ei-g .u 1851. being one OF tine
e.rys pioneer brew ers. The son are
tended the public schools. later the
state urivar fy at Champaign for
three year. end then studied fo- two
years abroad graduating from rEe 20
.aufe % Technology at Weiteu=te-
B1aa near Munich. Bavaria
setu-ul1e f1 RacE Island iu 1850
fe entered r.s father business and
had been connected with tHe brewing
.r4ls-rr Ia tlis city ever since To
1852 when rle Rock Island Brewing
COMPANY Was formed through O. con-
soltlt.1r OF tle local Interest," in This
field r. was one of tHe leading pro-
rrtars ffe aa.. elected secretary and
treasurer and rad t.st chat position
ever since.
.u 1909. M- Huber was one OF the
a-r1r Iz.-s rf che Illinois state Brew
~. ac.afl1u and was lfs .rst s-
c-.f1rr
la 1908 rc became vice pres ireut ct
pro- People, National bank OF Rock I--
nrF .ucCestfue his father il tlst OF
fee Later hs was elected president
% fre Institution. and also was
Dr. dent OF rIs German Savings
bank which was formed iu 1912.
Nr fller was "a promoter Of large
49,
clty rr 1898 he organized rEe Seattle
Brsvils a. Mating company. r11s'Ii-
dating four % Seatrie's brew iu
plants. The concern IF today the
lare.sf and m1st pr1u.1er west OF
milwaukee and ST. Louis iu 1909 Doc
organized the Dcs Nome Erevllz
company. OF which le was president
NJ Huber was not allied vitl any
political organization. bIr gave his
support t1 those men and measure
That lu lis opinion represented the
best principles Pie never held public
office but served a. q member 90 .he .
Rock Island park board which plan
ned Lone View park
Fond o. Sports
PIE vas prominent socially in the .
ri cities aud was member OF several +.
social and 1rltcruaI organizations.
amoEs them beirE the Rock Island F.
club tle Davenport Commercial club. .
Chicago Athletic club. EiEs and was
a Ilfe member % tine --1cE Island Ar
srlat Golf ciub. He was O. man fond .
~ clean athletic sports. being am ON.
tfus.1etlc .gulestsiau and golfer
If- Huber never married lie took
an active part lu tLe social life Vi Che F.
tri citIas and Chicago. Eir genial quail
ir-s alI IheraIify making him gem
esai fIvlrJre. Although "a man r1ss-
esaed 0f wealth and one who had re-
ccivet many advantage. re was un-
spoiled ard 81 ur1Esumi-E nature /
Warm hearted and sympa-heuc. he
vas ever ready Co extend q helping
band 90 those less fortunate than HIM
self {,
Nr uuber's death was particularly
lufimely because ne was unable Co see
The completion % the residence 90 the
erection % which he had given much
% BITS time during tho last year This
residence. which would have been
ready for occupancy during the pres
~ year. is planned on O. scale which
make 10 the most elaborate In the
'hree cities and e ga probl bic that u
vii cost. when completed and FUR 1
aished. not less than half million
iqllara. 10
Those left 20 mourn ais passiug. are ,
Re mother. Mrs Catherine Huber.
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