tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389742498038772281.post8678600923248689274..comments2024-03-06T23:56:19.386-06:00Comments on Ainsworth, Indiana: Phil Roper with Team and WagonAinsworthianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051177319922707157noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389742498038772281.post-64555666209293048352011-09-07T18:31:15.892-05:002011-09-07T18:31:15.892-05:00I believe that the fringe covers were to keep flie...I believe that the fringe covers were to keep flies at bay...my g'pa Carbine worked for Roper and Brown...I have a picture of him and the horse drawn wagon, circa maybe 1910?. I graduated HHS, class of '65 with a Louis Roper who I believe is a direct decendant of this family. Don't know if he is still in the area.SuziEmignoreply@blogger.com