▁the ▁St or z ▁Bre wer y . ▁Gott lie b ▁St or z , ▁Frederick ▁K rug ▁and ▁Frederick ▁Met z ▁built ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁their ▁bre wer ies ▁by ▁h iring ▁German ▁bre w meister s ▁and ▁labor ers ▁for ▁their ▁skills . ▁ ▁Many ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁the ▁O ma ha ▁area ▁also ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Union ▁Stock y ards , ▁and ▁in ▁far ming ▁in ▁Douglas ▁County . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁Union ▁Stock y ards ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Im m igration ▁Commission ▁that ▁ 1 4 . 1 % ▁of ▁its ▁workers ▁were ▁German ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁Germ ans ▁worked ▁at ▁German ▁be er ▁gard ens , ▁dry ▁goods ▁stores , ▁far ms ▁and ▁mill ing ▁operations ▁throughout ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁Douglas ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁work ▁eth ic ▁was ▁highly ▁regarded ▁throughout ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Im migr ant ▁workers ▁from ▁Germany ▁were ▁readily ▁employed ▁in ▁Job bers ▁C any on ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁rail ro ads ▁in ▁O ma ha . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁German - owned ▁bre wer ies ▁in ▁O ma ha ▁sought ▁to ▁keep ▁alco hol ▁legal . ▁German ▁vot ers ▁in ▁O ma ha ▁were ▁largely ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁Governor ▁As ht on ▁C . ▁Sh allen berger ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁as ▁Sh allen berger ▁ran ▁on ▁an ▁anti - Pro hib ition ▁sl ate . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁was ▁elected ,