The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-10-01
and he stops when here at a private


Is twenty-seven years of age, rather
sawed Of" in height. weighs Isl
pounds. is possessed of jolly dispo
sition. His territory extends east on
the Missouri Pacific and south on the
NJ, X. & I. He resides with biz
brother. Mr.. G. d. Minter, in this
city, is unmarried, has a strong lean
ing toward the girls, and they should
attend to his case at once.
KINGsBAKER.
This wholesale cigar and Tobacco
dealer, who has built up a wide trade
throughout the West, occasionally
travels in the interest of his house
himself. and always keeps one man on
the road, Mr.. d. l.. Cooke.
d. L. Cooke, is about 26 years OF
age, a decided brunette, glib and
ready talker, of medium hight, weighs
about 40 pounds. is lively in disposi'
ton, unmarried, but a great admirer
of the ladies, especially those that
smoke cigarettes, and embraces in bis
travelling route the entire states Of
Missouri and Kansas. He resides
with his brother at lockwood, Mo.
8. ii. BIELER.
The S. III. Bieler grocery company
keeps two men constantly busy, these
at present being James w. GatIin,
also vice president of the company,
and Mr.. William Jolly, also vice
president.
J. w. Gatlin, is about 40 years of
age, is inclined to be a brunette,
weighs about 160 pounds and can talk
buzz saw out of countensnce. Is
popular with everybody however, and
can make sales to a dead man. He is
married and four children call him
"paw." His territory includes the
counties of Barton, Benton. Camden,
Cedar, st. Clair, Henry, Vernon and
johnson. He resides here.
William Jolly, is jolly by nature a.
we'll as name, is about % or 80 ye rs
of age, has a pretty wife and
two children, weighs 145 pounds is
as active as a leopard and as good
a talker in his especial line of bust
ness as eau be found in the country.
His territory takes him down the NJ,
X. & L. from BoonvIile to Harwood
and on the Pacific from Centerview TO
Versailles. He resides in a cosy
home at the corner of Fifth and Ken.
lucky streets.
d. FL. SMITH.
The D. II. Smith hardware com.
pany have two eff the livliest "drum.
mers" perambulaung the country, to
tie found anywhere, one of them is
Mr.. r. w. Wiley, the other Mr..
Jiles Ii. Ploger.
r w. Wiley is a travelling man
from away back" he having been
connected with Mr.. Smiths establish.
ment since 1866 He is about 40
years of age. is rather heavy set and
has a disposition which is joviality
i:seIf. He likes a good story and en-.
Ijoys telling oneon himself, among Others
the following In company with w.
A. Mcmillan, another travelling mau
well-known in Sedalia, be was not long
ago making a journey by buggy
through a lonely part of the county
and headed for an interior town. The
two had always been excellent friends
but while journeyiDg along they had
a dispute which ended in a quarrel
and with one accord they alighted
from the buggy and hi,ching the
horse, squared themselves la Sulli.
van to fight it out right On that line.
They had no referees except the live
oaks but they shiedtheir castors into the
ring-made by fence corner-and
| were about to begin when the ludic.
rous side of the affair overpowered
Mr.. Wiley's anger and he burst into
a laugh which was presently joined
in by Mr.. Mcmillan and the "mill'
was ended by friendly hand clasp
and meek climbing into the buggy
side BY side and shoulder to shoulder
as thew proceeded on their way. Mr..
Wiley ownes q fine farm between
Hughesyille and Houstonia and upon
it reside bis wife and six children.
Jiles H. Ploger is of German nat.
ionaIity and was formerly of Concor.
fdia, Mo. He has been with Mr.,
Smith two years, but only one of them
has been spent on the road. He hal
made fine progress as q salesman, deals
in good deal of "taffy," is pleasant
and agreeable in his manners, is tall
good-lOoking, aged about twenty-five
and ought to be married, but is not
He boards at a private residence In
this city.
j. A. LAMY & co.