Bio: Mathie, Otto (1871 - 19??)

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Surnames: Mathie, Ringle, Zimmerman, Braatz

----Source: History of Marathon County Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, by Louis Marchetti, 1913.

Mathie, Otto (1871 - 19??)

Otto Mathie, president of the Mathie Brewing Company, at Wausau, O., has been connected with this company since boyhood and has a practical knowledge of the business. He was born in 1871, on the present site of the Mathie plant, and is a son of Frank Mathie, who was the founder of this business. Since the termination of his school days and even from an earlier period, Otto Mathie has been employed in some capacity in this concern and later applied himself to learning the business scientifically, studying both at Wausau and at Chicago and became a qualified brew-master. He now is not only at the head of the business as its directing officer but also is superintendent and brew-master, having succeeded his brother, Edward Mathie. The business was established by Frank Mathie in 1869 and was incorporated in 1892, with a capital stock of $150,000, the plant being located at Nos. 408-416 Grand Avenue, Wausau, with the following officers: Otto Mathie, president; John Ringle, vice president; John F. Mathie, secretary and manager; and E. C. Zimmerman, treasurer. The business is in a very flourishing condition and its future prospects indicate still further expansion.

Otto Mathie married Miss Emma Braatz of this city, and they have four children: Harold, Margaret, Pauline and Annetta. Mr. Mathie is a liberal and public spirited citizen and stands high in the estimation of his fellow citizens.