BIO: Frank HAHNE, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 544 & 545.
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  FRANK HAHNE, who is identified with many of the leading enterprises of DuBois, 
Pa., has been a resident of this borough since 1896.  He was born in Germany, 
March 31, 1856, and being left an orphan when quite young, has mainly made his 
own way in the world and stands today as a telling example of what an honest, 
right-minded, hard working boy can become.
  Mr. Hahne attended the excellent German schools and at the age of seventeen 
years started to learn the brewer's trade.  In 1875 he came to America in search 
of better industrial conditions, landing in Milwaukee, Wis., where he found 
employment in a brewery.  One year later he went to Iowa, where he worked at his 
trade for three years, when, having accumulated some capital, he took up 
Government claims in South Dakota, where he engaged in farming for two years.  
In 1881 he became a resident of Chicago, Ill., and there again went into the 
brewing business and remained until 1887, at which time he went to Allegheny.  
He was there until 1896, and then came to DuBois, where his business interests 
have been extensively developed.
  When Mr. Hahne decided that this Pennsylvania town offered excellent business 
opportunities, he organized first the DuBois Brewing Company and was made its 
president.  The plant at the beginning was not more than one-half the size of 
the present one but the growth of the enterprise has been continuous, under Mr. 
Hahne's judicious management and the time will come when the present commodious 
quarters on South Main Street, on the B. R. & P. Railroad, will have to be 
enlarged and still better facilities provided.  It is a growing business.  The 
buildings are of brick construction and an average of eighty men are employed.  
The main office is at DuBois, Pa., with branch offices at Buffalo, N. Y., and 
Newark, N. J.  In connection with the brewery proper, the company has a complete 
ice plant and by contract, the Hygienic Ice Company takes all their over-
production of ice.  In addition to supplying the local trade from the brewery, 
shipments are made to many points, including Hamilton, Canada.  The main brands 
of beer manufactured are:  DuBois Budweiser, DuBois Wurzburger, Hahne's Export 
and Hahne's Porter.  The officers of the DuBois Brewing Company are well known 
capitalists.  Frank Hahne is president; J. Weil, is vice president;  Frank I. 
Schwem is treasurer, and M. I. McCreight is secretary .  Mr. Hahne is also 
president of the DuBois Storage and Carting Company; is a director of the DuBois 
Electric and Traction Company; a director of the United Traction Company, and 
formerly was president of the J. Mahler Glass Company which sold out to the 
American-French Belgium Glass Company, in 1909.
  Mr. Hahne has also prospered as a farmer and stock raiser.  He manages a farm 
of 180 acres of valuable land belonging to the Brewing Company and situated near 
Luthersburg, in Clearfield County, where he has a large orchard selected by the 
state as a model demonstrating orchard.  He is much interested in the breeding 
of thoroughbred horses and cattle, making a specialty of Percherons and 
Holsteins.  His 1800-pound Percheron stallion, DuBois, has taken many blue 
ribbons when exhibited.  Improvements of every kind have been made on this farm 
and Mr. Hahne has been heard to express the wish that he may spend his last 
years in the midst of these beautiful surroundings.
  On May 30, 1883, Mr. Hahne was married first to Miss Carrie A. Trom, of 
Chicago, Ill., who died in 1896.  Four children were born to that union, namely:  
Emelia T., Maria A., Frank John and Carolla A.  In 1900, Mr. Hahne was married 
secondly to Mrs. Maria Strey, whose death occurred May 16, 1910.  Mr. Hahne and 
children are members of the Roman Catholic church.  He is identified fraternally 
with the Elks, at DuBois, and socially with the Acorn Club of DuBois and the 
German Club, of Pittsburg.  He belongs also to the Pennsylvania Brewer's 
Association.  In 1903 Mr. Hahne erected his substantial and comfortable dwelling 
on South Main Street, DuBois, which has been the family home ever since.