The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-12
.ALO|S WEBER IS
CALLED BY DEATH
Well Known keokuk Business Man
Passed Away at Home Last
Night After Several
Months Illness.
IN KEoKUK SINCE 1857
Founded Hardware Business Here in
1868 and Was President and
Treasurer at Time
of Death.
IN KEoKUK SINCE 1857

Alois Weber. Keokuk business
man for fifty years, and one of the
city's most highly esteemed citizens,
passed away at his home, S02 Orleans
avenue last evening at 7.15 o'clock of
heart trouble and complications. He
had been in failing health for some
time and was seriously i'll since July
/. In Mr.. Weber's death Keokuk loses
one of her highest types of citizens, a
public spirited man who has always
had the good of the city at heart, a
generous contributor to new and
worthy industries and an open hearted
giver to benevolences and charities
Success came to him in his business
life because of those supreme quail
ties OF honesty, energy, industry and
close application to his work and he
had built up an industry here that is
a credit to the city and community.
Mr.. Weber first entered business for
himself here in 1868, the firm being
incorporated as the A. Weber COM
pany in 1901 with Mr.. Weber as presf-
dent and treasurer. This position-he
held until the present time. Mr..
Weber was also vice president of the
Security State bank and a stakeholder
in the Keokuk Savings bank and sew
eral other important Keokuk enter
prices.
He is survived by his wife, formerly
Miss Sara German. of Peoria, to whom
he was married June II, 1906 at
Peoria: one son. Frank j. Weber, by
a previous marriage. and three grand
children, Francis, Alois ]. and Co
rinne Weber of this city. Francis
Weber is with the rainbow division OF
the United States army and is now
stationed at Camp Mills. Garden City,
New York The funeral will be held
Thursday morning at $50 O'Clock at
ST. Mary's Roman Catholic church
The Rev George Giglinger will OFF,
ciate and burial will be in the Catho-
lie cemetery.
The life and business career of Mr..
Weber is a romance Of early trials and
disbursements to final and complete
success. Alois Weber was born in
Elzach, in the grand duchy of Baden,
Germany, February II, 1884, in fam
lily Of wealth and influence. When
twenty years old he decided to seek
his fortune in the new world and sail
ed for America. He made his home
first in Cincinnati. but due to the fact
that he was unable to speak the Eng
lish language, his first few months In
this country were full of trials. He
set himself diligently to the task OF
learning the language while he work
ed for farmer near Covington, Ken
lucky.
Returning to Cincinnati few
months later he secured employment
with the firm of Beggs & Smith, jew
elers, but having heard SO much Of
the west and its opportunities and pos
sibilities Mr. Weber left Cincinnati in
the spring of 1857 and came to Keo
kuk. with a twenty franc gold piece,
the gift of his father, in his pocket.
His mercantile experience began In
1861 when he entered the hardware
store Of H. Buel & company, remaining
there as clerk for seven years. Dur
ing these years he was learning the
business thoroughly and in the year
1868 in partnership with James Neill,
he organized the A. Weber company
and engaged in the hardware trade.
and in short time had built up
large and flourishing business.
At the expiration Of two years Mr..
Weber purchased the interest Of his