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MEE HONG LO AND COMPANY
MEE HONG LO AND COMPANY. This Chinese restaurant was opened by C. R. Dibble and appeared in 1905 newspaper advertisements as Dibble's Chop Sooy Restaurant, C. R. Dibble's Chinese Restaurant, or C. R. Dibble's Chinese Chop Sooy Restaurant.
The 1911-12 Dubuque City Directory listed 636 Main. It was operated by C. R. Dibble.
It appeared at the same address in the International Chinese Business Directory of the World in 1913 as Mee Hong Lo and Company. (1) The full name of the above source is:
萬國寄信便覽
International Chinese Business Directory of the World: A Comprehensive List of Prominent Chinese Firms and Individuals in Parts of China, Japan, India Proper [etc.].
Wong Kin
International Chinese Business Directory Co., 1913
The restaurant closed around March 7, 1912. Located above the LOG CABIN SALOON, the owners for the previous five years were relocating to Waterloo to open a similar restaurant. Their cook, Bertha L. Sing, moved to New Orleans. (1)
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Source:
Chee Wang Ng. Email. September 14, 2017
1. "Chop Suey Restaurant Closed," Telegraph Herald, March 7, 1912