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DUBUQUE OMNIBUS COMPANY. The Dubuque Omnibus Company was organized around 1880 with John H. Waller | DUBUQUE OMNIBUS COMPANY. The Dubuque Omnibus Company was organized around 1880 with John H. Waller, president and [[ATHERTON, Sanford A.|Sanford A. ATHERTON]], manager and treasurer. Upon the death of Waller, J. A. Earley, bookkeeper for the [[CONNOLLY CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY]], became the president when he bought Waller's interest. (1) | ||
The company had a contract for carrying United States mails from the post office to the various railroads. It also maintained equipment for | The company had a contract for carrying United States mails from the post office to the various railroads. It also maintained equipment for funeral services including a hearse. At a given time, the company could be expected to employ twenty workers and have from forty to forty-five horses. | ||
The 1884-1885 ''Dubuque City Directory'' gave 37 Julien as the address. | The 1884-1885 ''Dubuque City Directory'' gave 37 Julien as the address. | ||
Revision as of 02:40, 1 October 2016
DUBUQUE OMNIBUS COMPANY. The Dubuque Omnibus Company was organized around 1880 with John H. Waller, president and Sanford A. ATHERTON, manager and treasurer. Upon the death of Waller, J. A. Earley, bookkeeper for the CONNOLLY CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY, became the president when he bought Waller's interest. (1)
The company had a contract for carrying United States mails from the post office to the various railroads. It also maintained equipment for funeral services including a hearse. At a given time, the company could be expected to employ twenty workers and have from forty to forty-five horses.
The 1884-1885 Dubuque City Directory gave 37 Julien as the address.
The 1886-87 Dubuque City Directory listed 39 Julien.
The 1890-91 Dubuque City Directory listed 37 Julien.
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1. "Municipal Molecules," Dubuque Daily Herald, February 3, 1891, p. 4.
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa. Chapman Publishing Company, 1894, p. 202