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Hans Ott The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1912 Biography of Hans OTT Hans OTT of Baker City, was born November 24, 1866, in Switzerland, a son of Jacob and Regula OTT, both of whom were natives of that land where they were reared, married and died. In their family were eleven children, of whom Hans OTT, the youngest, is the only survivor. He had the benefit of a colledg education in his native land, where his youth was spent and where he also learned the printer's trade. When twenty years of age he left home and came to America, the voyage across the Alantic proving a most perilous one, for the vessel on which he took passage encountered a heavy sea and was wrecked, forty-three passengers being drowned. Mr. OTT landed safely on American soil and proceeded westward from New York to Kansas. After a short time spent in that state he removed to Colorado where he established a German newspaper doing both the editorial work and the typesetting himself. After a period of one year thus spent he disposed of his paper and in the summer of 1889 came to Baker City, Oregon, where he has since remained. After his arrival here he purchased a ranch in the vicinity of town, which he farmed for several years, meanwhile assisting in the digging of the thirteen-mile irrigation ditch in Eagle valley. Selling his ranch in 1909 he removed to the city, where he was given charge of the cemetery, and during the three years that he acted in that capacity he has given excellent satisfaction. In his political affiliations Mr. OTT is a democrat. He is a member of the Independant Order of Foresters and has gained a large number of friends in this community. He owns a residence and two lots in Baker City, evidences of industry and thrift and wise investment, and is numbered among the substantial citizens of this locality. |