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KEGLER, Christian Mathias
KEGLER, Christian Mathias. (Germany, Feb. 24, 1848--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 9, 1902). Moving to this country with his parents when he was three, the family settled on a farm near St. Donatus. He later opened a large general store in Springbrook and had financial interests in several large creameries in Jackson County. (1) For some time prior to December 1895 he operated a fourth class post office in Springbrook. (2)
Around 1894 Kegler and G. A. Schenkowitz announced the discovery of a cure for cancer. Coming to Dubuque, Kegeler established DR. KEGLER AND COMPANY at 8th and Washington STREETS. (3)
He died suddenly of a heart attack.
See: HAM HOUSE
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Source:
1. "At Washington," The Dubuque Herald, December 8, 1895, p. 6
2. "Useful Man Gone," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, February 10, 1902, p. 2
3. Ibid.
