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FISCHER, WHEELER AND COMPANY. [[WHEELER, Henry|Henry WHEELER]] came to Dubuque in 1865 | FISCHER, WHEELER AND COMPANY. [[WHEELER, Henry|Henry WHEELER]] came to Dubuque in 1865. [[CUSHING, James|James CUSHING]] sold his interest in [[CUSHING, FISCHER AND COMPANY]] to H. Ripon to focus on the vinegar business. Fisher, Wheeler and Company, dealers in pure lake ice, was located at the corner of Third and Iowa [[STREETS]]. (1) Wheeler was the manager with [[FISCHER, Louis|Louis FISCHER]] his partner. | ||
The ''Dubuque Herald'' carried news on December 21, 1877 that Fischer, Wheeler and Company had received an order for one hundred car loads of ice from St. Louis. (1) | The ''Dubuque Herald'' carried news on December 21, 1877 that Fischer, Wheeler and Company had received an order for one hundred car loads of ice from St. Louis. (1) | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 1 April 2018
FISCHER, WHEELER AND COMPANY. Henry WHEELER came to Dubuque in 1865. James CUSHING sold his interest in CUSHING, FISCHER AND COMPANY to H. Ripon to focus on the vinegar business. Fisher, Wheeler and Company, dealers in pure lake ice, was located at the corner of Third and Iowa STREETS. (1) Wheeler was the manager with Louis FISCHER his partner.
The Dubuque Herald carried news on December 21, 1877 that Fischer, Wheeler and Company had received an order for one hundred car loads of ice from St. Louis. (1)
The 1878-79 Dubuque City Directory listed the corner of 3rd and Iowa.
In the 1880 city directory the address was given as the northeast corner of Julien and Bluff.
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1. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, December 21, 1877, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18771221&printsec=frontpage&hl=en