DUBUQUE TIMES

Dubuque Times building at the northeast corner of Main and 5th. Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember-130170407077838/timeline/

DUBUQUE TIMES. The Dubuque Times was first issued June 15, 1857, by a corporation composed of twenty-four prominent Republicans. Jesse P. FARLEY was president ; D. N. COOLEY, secretary; Mordecai MOBLEY treasurer, and George G. Lyon, editor. The object was to establish a permanent Republican publication and job office. (1)

Jesse Clement and G. G. Lyon ran the paper until 1858 when they dissolved their partnership. The position of editor went to Francis W. PALMER in 1858.

In 1859 the Times was re-established by four printers and operated until the start of the CIVIL WAR.(2) In 1873 a half interest in the paper owned by Philip Ryan was sold to a Mr. Wilcox. Wilcox sold his interest to a Mr. Barnes. The price was an estimated $10,000. (3) The other partner was Marcus C. WOODRUFF.

In 1875 Jacob RICH sold his half-interest, purchased from Mr. Barnes, in the newspaper to Henry A. Perkins, a well-known figure in the newspaper business in Iowa. While the price was not stated, estimates at the time placed it at $13,000. (4)

The Dubuque Times was published until 1906 with daily and weekly issues.

The 1899-1900 Dubuque City Directory listed 448 Main.

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Source:

1. Oldt, Franklin T. and Patrick J. Quigley. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, p. 119

2. "The Greater Telegraph-Herald: The Story of Its Founding and Growth," Telegraph-Herald, May 18, 1904

3. "Sale of the Times Office," Dubuque Herald, December 2, 1873, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18731202&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

4. "Sale of a Half-Interest in the Dubuque Times," Dubuque Herald, October 21, 1875, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18751021&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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