Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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cheated them some by watering it, just as men would do today.
With the canoe they went to Eaton Rapids and brought back
100 brick, two barrels of flour and other things too numerous to
mention. He was at the Toledo War, and was acquainted with
the boy governor, Stevens T. Mason. Was also in the "Patriot
War," and told good stories of the bravery of the men, whom he
said a company of squaws would have frightened out of their wits.
Hiram Rix, Sr., is more than 80 years old, yet he gets out and
hoes in the garden before breakfast, partially to prepare for the
time when some Legislature like the last one shall require that by
statute. His home was first in the White Mountains and he is the
last of four brothers. He was in this county in 1842 and believes
there was less complaint then about the roads than there is now.
Perry Henderson said he had been here but 50 years and when
he came it was an old country-some woods of course. He is the
only one left who helped organize this society, and he wished
some accurate history could be written.
Randolph Whipple said he came here in 1837 and soon after
was elected pathmaster. His road district was one-third of the
town of Ingham and there was but one man on his warrant. His
name was Amasa Clough, and it took an entire day to warn him
out.
Gardner Fletcher came to Ingham county in the fall of 1839,
and has been here ever since. He came to Michigan in 1835.
R. J. Bullen said lie came to this county in 1840, but could
claim no credit for that. He remembered a solid wilderness for
six miles west of Mason, and also remembered having his shoes
made by old Father Griffin, the pioneer shoemaker.
L. Meech and J. J. Tuttle were called out again, and Mr. Meech
said he could assess non-resident land so high that he was elected
supervisor of Lansing by 18 out of 20 votes cast. Tuttle told how
maple sugar sold so well that it took all the money and nine jack
knives out of one village, and later those jack knives paid nine
men for a day's logging.
The officers elected were: D. L. Case, President; L. H. Ives,
Secretary; W. M. Webb, Treasurer. The pioneers were invited
to hold the next meeting in Leslie, but it was voted that the
county seat was the most logical place, and that it should be held
there.