0 6 ), ▁and ▁Hel ena ▁( née ▁Nich ol son ; ▁ 1 8 4 5 – 1 9 1 0 ). ▁Ern fr id ▁Jacob son , ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁Jacob son ▁received ▁his ▁public ▁school ▁education ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁boy , ▁then ▁a ▁book keeper ▁and ▁general ▁office ▁utility ▁man ▁for ▁various ▁concerns ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁president ▁part ▁owner ▁with ▁his ▁brothers ▁of ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁and ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁& ▁Music ▁Co ., ▁which ▁operated ▁several ▁music ▁stores ; ▁E . R . ▁Jacob son ▁also ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁F idel ity ▁Security ▁Co ., ▁deal ers ▁in ▁piano ▁paper ▁and ▁other ▁se cur ities , ▁and ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Hamm ond ▁Machine ▁and ▁For ge ▁Works . ▁ ▁Polit ically , ▁E . R . ▁Jacob son ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Republican . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Beth le hem ▁Swedish ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁of ▁Eng le wood , ▁Illinois , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁trust ee ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁He ▁res ided ▁at ▁ 5 7 5 4 ▁Fif th ▁a venue . ▁▁ ▁William ▁Stra ube ▁William ▁Stra ube , ▁before ▁ 1 8 9 4 ,