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E. G. Rupp, s well known
citizen of Moberly, who is an extensive
dealer in coal, wood,
sand, crushed stone and junk is a native of Illinois.
He was born at Quincy,
Ill, and is the son of F. J. and Hannah Rupp. The
mother died at Moberly in
1900, and the father now resides in this city.
they were the parents of
the following children: William, Moberiy,
Mo.; Mary Hannah,
Pawhauska, Okia.; Clara, Tulsa, Okia.; Helen, and
Agnes married Elsworth
Warner of Moberly, Mo, and R. G., the subject
of this sketch.
E G Rupp came to
Moberly with his family and about s year later
began to deal in junk and
shortly afterwards engaged in the poultry busi-
ness, handling poultry in
carload lots. After a time he sold his poultry
business and engaged in
the grocery business which after a time he sold.
However, he continued to
handle junk after first engaging in that business.
E. G. Rupp was educated
in the Loretta Academy at Moberly and
was reared to a practical
knowledge of his father's business, beginning
work with his father when
he was 12 years. In 1911, he bought his
father out, and since that
time he has conducted the business which has
developed into large
proportions. He has several branches and handles
over 150 carloads annually
of junk, alone, which is a large business in
itself, to say nothing of the
other commodities in which he deals.
Mr. Rupp is a member of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks and the Knights of
Columbus, He is a progressive citizen and one
of the substantial citizens
of Moberly and Randolph County. |