In 1890 Maurice A. Exley, for many years a resident of Wausau, and engaged in the meat business from boyhood up, came to Menasha and with George Rippl opened a meat market in the Schug building on Appleton street. One year later the firm built a market of their own on the corner of
Broad and Racine streets, where they now do business. Here they handle a complete assortment of meats and everything else seasonable to be found in a first-class market. Besides retailing they also do an extensive wholesale business and buy more stock from the farmers hereabouts than any other firm in the city. They ship mostly to Chicago, but some of their stock goes to points north. Mr. Exley does the buying, while Mr. Rippl attends to the wants of customers in the shop. Steam power is used and five hands given constant employment.
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from the 1900 Menasha City Directory
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By the 1920s, George Rippl and Exley had gone their separate ways; Rippl opened his own meat market at 500 Broad Street and Exley's Market moved to 234 Main Street. He also moved residences to 309 Broad Street. His home is shown below in the pictured post card. Exley retired from the meat business for good in 1930 and lived until 1937, devoting his leisure time to a farm he owned on Appleton Road. 
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