MANGUS BROS’ DRUG COMPANY
Newspaper article from “The Moberly Democrat”, published March 26, 1898 saved by Daisy Mangus.
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MANGUS BROS’ DRUG COMPANY A Growing Enterprise And One of Which All
Moberly Should Be Proud-A Credit to the Town And County

That Moberly is about the best city in the west at which to transact
business, whether manufacturing or otherwise, has often been demonstrated,
but never in a more perfect and satisfactory way than has been shown by
the subjects of this sketch.  Mangus Bros. Drug Company-a company composed
of Dr. C. W. Mangus and his brother, W. F. Mangus.

Dr. C. W. Mangus was born in Louisiana, February 16th, 1860 and, with his
parents moved to Saline County, Mo., in 1866.  He was educated at the
State University and afterwards graduated at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, St. Louis, Mo., and taking a full course at the latter place.
During the year 189? He located at Clark, Randolph county, Missouri for
the purpose of practicing his profession.

William F. Mangus was born in Louisiana.  He graduated at Cambridge High
School and then entered the railway service and for years acted as station
agent at Farber, Armstrong and Marshall always discharging his duty in a
prompt, correct manner.  Shortly after Dr. C. W. Mangus located in Clark,
he was joined by his brother, W. F. Mangus and together, they started a
drug store at that place, which they successfully conducted since 1891,
until their removal to this place, a little over one year ago.

On September 21st, 1897, these gentlemen came to Moberly and opened a
wholesale drug store in the Rothwell building.  On account of their
prompt, square dealing with their patrons, their close attention to
business and their knowledge of their business, their trade in a short
time grew to such proportions that a larger house was an absolute
necessity.  “Their business had expanded”.