History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . as janitor of theSouth Side Turnverein, of Pittsburgh, until 1916, whenhe entered the hotel business at No. 308 Main End. This venture was very successful, and onAug. 4, 1921, he retired from active business and re-moved to the fine farm which he has recently purchasedin Clarion county, Pa. Oscar Werner served for fouryears in the i8th Uhlan Regiment of Cavalry, in hisnative land, and was honorably discharged from theservice, having served his full time. He married, inGermany,
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . as janitor of theSouth Side Turnverein, of Pittsburgh, until 1916, whenhe entered the hotel business at No. 308 Main End. This venture was very successful, and onAug. 4, 1921, he retired from active business and re-moved to the fine farm which he has recently purchasedin Clarion county, Pa. Oscar Werner served for fouryears in the i8th Uhlan Regiment of Cavalry, in hisnative land, and was honorably discharged from theservice, having served his full time. He married, inGermany, Bertha Helbig, who was born in Zwickau,Saxony, Germany, about 1867, and is still living. Paul Oscar Werner, son of Oscar and Bertha (Hel-big) Werner, was born also in Zwickau, Germany, thebirthplace of both his parents. May 14, 1887. He at-tended the public schools of his native land for abouteight years, or until he was fourteen years of age. In1901 he entered the Electrical Technical High School,from which he was graduated in 1903. He was employedat the Berlin Electrical Works on switch work, light. BIOGRAPHICAL 331 signals, dynamos, etc., until October, 1906, when hecame to America, arriving in New York City, November4, and locating in Pittsburgh, North Side, November remained here for only a short period at that time,however, going to Monessen, where he accepted a posi-tion in the capacity of electrician with the PittsburghSteel , where he was engaged for about fouryears. Resigning to go to the Westinghouse ElectricCompany in East Pittsburgh, Mr. Werner remained withthat concern for two or three years, thereafter beingconnected with the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company,where he was engaged on repair work on electrical ma-chines and lay-out tables. At the end of one year heresigned from the employ of this concern to enter therestaurant business, and on May I, 1915, started thepresent place on Bingham street. It is an attractive andup-to-date restaurant, and is pr
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