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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PIONEER HISTORY OF INGIIAM COUNTY

Leroy-G. L. Gorton, G. H. Galusha, Richard Lowe.
Meridian-H. G. Bigelow, Mrs. Joseph Kilbourne, Mrs.
Narmorc, Mrs. M. A. Edgelar, Mrs. Rosetta Ireland.
Onondaga-Mrs. Joshua Bump, William Hill, Mrs. Wolcott,
Rev. William Jones, Mrs. N. M. Childs, Mrs. Hiram Godfrey,
Miss A. Saunders.
Stockbridge-Charles A. Nims, I. N. Forbes, Benj. Peet,
Mrs. David Rodgers, Chas. Cool.
Vcvay and Mason-Jacob Willett, Louisa Miller, Walter
Colton, Mrs. John Dunsback, W. D. Landfair, L. F. Olds, Mrs.
Belle Ilarrington, G. G. Mead, Mrs. Andrew Tubbs, Mrs. Edward Swift, Mrs. I. J. Teall, Mrs. Batchclor, Mrs. A. B.
Rose, Mrs. Nancy Sweet, Alfred Sliultz.
Williamlston-John B. Dakin, Mrs. N. Cook, Thomas Lawler.
Wheatfield-Silas Butler, aMrs. James Frost.
White Oak-Isaac Davis, Mrs. Munson, Allen Wolverton,
Abram IHayner.
President Barnes welcomed the pioneers, then introduced IIon.
D. L. Case, of Lansing, as speaker of the day. He is 80 years old,
and because of his failing voice the audience gathered closely
around him to hear his words.
Ie came to Mason 49 years ago. He said that people were more
inclined to worship the rising than the setting sun, and generally
preferred to hear young rather than old men, and are also inclined
to greet the young more pleasantly than the old. He could not
ride a bicycle, but started out on foot to visit some old associates
and prepare for this speech. Ile gave a list of those who lived in
Mason 49 years ago, and only a few of them are left. He made a
careful distinction between the pioneer and the boy of today,
who rides a bicycle and wears patent leather boots. In pioneer
days we had not the deteriorating influence of the saloon, which
produces tramps, and we never failed to recognize the brotherhood
of man if not the fatherhood of God.
After this address the pioneers partook of a picnic dinner and
then reassembled in the church for the afternoon program.
It was found that among those present were Gardner Fletcher,
T. Densmore, H. I. Northrop, Sidney Parker, Mrs. James Turner,
Alvin Rolfe, Oliver Edwards, Edwin Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Skadan, Mrs. Betsey Webber, Mrs. U. C. Post, Orman Rolfe,