The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-10-22
KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.
A Few More Pen Pictures Caught
on the Fly by "BazOO"
Artists.


the pen pictures of the "Kuights
of the Grip" repr ,enting Soda
liza business houses and it is pro-
posed next week to give those who re-
side, or make their headquarters here
and represent bushes houses of other
cities. That the descriptive pictures
closed in this issue, have been popular,
the demand for the papers has amply
proven, and that the others which will
follow will prove no less popular goes
without saying. As a representative
body the''drummers" rank we'll and
that they are growing in popularity
year by year is realized by their stand
ing, not only in business but social
circles. All doors are opened to them,
and their CHEEKY presence is vel.
come everywhere. Long live the
knights" whatever star they may
stand under, and whatever flag may
float over them. The list this week
is as follows
THE sEDALIA CANDY co.
Is comparatively a new house here, it
having begun business Aprili Isl,
1889. But it Hills a good field. has
been conducted theoretically and has
already built up handsome and
paying business. 1t occupies a COM
modious two story Building in the
wholesale portion of the city, at 200
West Main street, corner of Ken
lucky. 1t manufactures all its own
goods, pure and fresh, and they are
known to be of the best quality and
the purest, healthiest Ingredients. It's
wares command ready sale where,
ever known.
The house is represented abroad by
Mr.. w. NJ. Watkins, who travels in
Central and Southwest Missouri. Mr..
Watkins has been with the house
since Its foundation. He is man OF
family and resides in Sedalis. He is
smooth talker and successful sales.
man.
CLAY & HEYNEN
Are dealers in marble, granite, tomb.
stones and monuments, at the corner
of Ohio and Pacific streets. Theirs is
one of the Oldest houses in Sedalia.
1t was founded in Sedalia's infancy
by L. +. Bailey. a practical marble
workman. In 1872, Mr.. Clay bought
it of Mr.. Bailey, and in 1874, he took
Heynen, practical workman who
was then working for him, into part
nership, since which time the firm has
been as above. This firm, now the
only one of the kind in Sedalia, has
put up very nearly all the monuments
and tombstones in the Sedali, GENE
'ery, including the magnificent Scotch
granite monument of the Jaynes fam-
lily, the finest monument in Central
Missouri. The firm claims, and
doubtless truly, TO have put up more
tombstones and monuments than any
other house in Missouri, outside of St.
Louis.
Mr.. &. HI. Heynen attends to the
business at home and Mr.. e. g. Clay
travels for the house. Mr.. Clay trav-
els in central and southern Missouri
and Kansas. He saws he was swim
died into the business. That is, he
was induced to go into is,
when he knew nothing about it,
ny false representation. But
when in it, he stuck to it and has
made SUCCESS of it. Mr.. Clay is
often asked il he is in any way related
to the family of Henry Clay. In
reply he says he thinks he must be,
as he has understood Henry Clay
was a pretty good sort of a fellow"
In fact though, he is not. The great
Commoner's ancestors were English
and settled in the south. Mr.. G. e..
Clay's ancestors were German and
settled in the north. Mr.. G. G.. Clay
is native of Ohio. 1t is a matter of
history though, that all Clays are of
German origin, the Clays of England
haying migrated in early days to the
British Isles from Germany. Mr..
Clay has been in Missouri about
twenty FIVE years and says he is a
thorough Missourian, ia love with his
adopted state and will never leave it
until he goes where all good Missouri.
ans hope to 60. He is married, has
an interesting family of four living
children and lives at 10 East Sixth
street this city. His complexion is
decidedly ford, also hair and whisk-
ers. He is good singer and sings
in the choir of the First Methodist
, church, of which he is a member.
PORTER VAN RIPPER & HUFFMAN.
The above we'll known real estate
dealers have established q reputation