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FISCHER, WHEELER AND COMPANY
FISCHER, WHEELER AND COMPANY. Henry WHEELER came to Dubuque in 1865 and entered the ice business with a firm established in 1857. FISCHER, 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. Wheeler returned to the ice business in 1873 joining as a partner in the firm of CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY. (2)
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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Source:
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