A.J. "Jack" operated store near Oliver, IL with father, and 1872 they moved to Shiloh Township where he was engaged in operating a steam saw mill and grist mill near Garland. At that time the settlement of Garland consisted of a store, a blacksmith shop and the Methodist Church. In 1892 he was operating a sawmill near Sugar Creek. For a time he was a partner in a Big Capstan plow which was pulled by eight oxen working in pairs. This heavy equipment and powerful team were used to dig drainage ditches. Again with Jack, he operated a store at Garland, according to Ollie Randleman of Paris, IL, who recalled the stories in 1964.
A.J. "Jack" operated store near Oliver, IL with father, and 1872 they moved to Shiloh Township where he was engaged in operating a steam saw mill and grist mill near Garland. At that time the settlement of Garland consisted of a store, a blacksmith shop and the Methodist Church. In 1892 he was operating a sawmill near Sugar Creek. For a time he was a partner in a Big Capstan plow which was pulled by eight oxen working in pairs. This heavy equipment and powerful team were used to dig drainage ditches. Again with Jack, he operated a store at Garland, according to Ollie Randleman of Paris, IL, who recalled the stories in 1964.
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