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Timber to Automobiles and Pianos From Jasper County
L H Beck of Carthage bought oak and hickory timber on the old Sloane place southwest of Jasper. He built a small saw mill and cut timber into three inch squares and three feet long, shipping car lots to Cincinnati for furniture and automobile spokes. Several cars have been shipped. Fine harvest weather aids wheat cutting. crop generally thin with less twine needed this year. Mrs. Elizabeth Garner born 1847 died June 16, 1920 at 73, survived by four daughters and one son. Funeral June 17 at Carterville. burial in Carterville Cemetery. Grandma Garner beloved by neighbors.
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L. H. Beck
Carthage
Sloane Place
Jasper
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Garner
Earl Garner
Garner
Carterville
Ray Peg
Danarterville
Grandma