Malugen Bros.

After buying James R. Hogg's half interest in April 1908, W. A. Malugen was joined by his brother, and the business advertised as Malugen Bros., Livery and Boarding Stable at the remarkable address range of 412-14-16-18-20 Vine Street. The firm described itself as one of the best-equipped stables in Southeast Missouri, offering new rigs and horses, a Tally-Ho and service day and night. A 1909 article praised a matched bay team at Malugen Brothers and declared that no stable in Southeast Missouri could furnish a finer turnout. The 1910 and 1911 city directories list Malugen Bros. as a livery at 418 Vine Street, with W. A. and H. F. Malugen as proprietors. A period postcard looking west along Vine Street shows the words "MALUGEN'S LIVERY" on the south side of the street — one of the few photographic glimpses of the property in its horse era. In March 1911 the Frank Livery and Undertaking Company purchased the stable, bringing the livery business back to J. J. Frank.