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HARTIG, Albert J.
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HARTIG, Albert J. (Dubuque, IA--1964). Founder, HARTIG DRUG COMPANY. A graduate of the Northwestern University School of Pharmacy in 1904, Hartig returned to Dubuque and became a manager of the Ruete Drug Company at First and Locust STREETS. He bought the company in 1905 and began the chain of stores which included sites in East Dubuque (1912); Dubuque, Oelwein, Iowa (1953); Galena, Illinois (1975); and Dyersville (1985).