Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
RE EMINISCE ENCES.

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tieth milestone on lfe's journey, and
although her face is turned towards
life's sunset, her memory is undinmed
by passing years, and she recalls vividly
that day in February, 1880, when, with
her husband and two children, she
came to the farm on which she has
resided for forty-one years
Mr.. Glover came ont the year before
to locate his land, and build house into
which TO move his family. Mr.. Glover
boarded with tie family of Gen. Ely,
and walked back and forth through the
woods to his boarding house, while ne
was building his house
He went back to Waterloo, Jackson
county, after his family, and brought
them, with the household goods, in Il
sleigh to the home he had prepared for
them in the wilderness "up north" as
this part Of the country was designated
by the residents of southern Michigan.
The house had not the conveniences of
the one they had left, but it was COM
Portable, i'll spite of the fact that mother
earth was the only floor they had for
some time after their arrival. Mrs.
Glover possessed the spirit of the true
pioneer and stood shoulder TO shoulder
with her rhusband in the work of clearing
and getting the land ready for the crops.
one of their first acts, however, was to
get a floor for the house which was TO
be their home for some time, and she
herself helped TO split and hew the logs
Of which the floor was made They had
left near neighbors when they came
from Waterloo, and it is not surprising
that she and her children were often
lonely, as their nearest neighbOr was
Lafayette Church's family, more than
two miles away. Shortly after the
Glovers settled on their land, Oscar
Morse and John Keefer, with their
families came and settled on land
near them.
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furniture was cook stove, but
this had been left behind, and Mrs
Glover cooked over stick fire place
This was built of sticks and clay
against the wall Often SCOT and ashes
formed the seasoning of the food that
was being cooked. Mrs. Glover relates
that the first Christmas dinner eaten in
the new home was cooked over this
fire place, and that the meal of which
in cotfee-mill. As soon rs he could
Mr.. Glover went TO Saginaw, with
Gen. Ely as Il companiOn) in canoe
and brought back a cook stove.
Wolves We're numerous in the woods
which surrounded them on every side.
On one occasion Mrs. Glover was going to
visit neighbor, when she saw at dis
tancc, what she took TO be deer, but get
ting nearer, she discovered that they
were wolves, and hungry ones at that,
She quickened her foot steps and was
soon at her destination.
Indians, and white men as well, often
sought and always found lodging in this
hospitable home, and sometimes as
many as thirty land-seekers Were their
guests at night. The latch string was
always out, and none were ever refused
food and place by the fire-side. For
seven years after the Glovers came here,
"town meetin' was held in their house,
and thus it became the Mecca of the
political leaders of the township, as well
seekers.
Religious services were held here and
in the log school house mile or more
distant, conducted by Rev. Lafayette
Church, and sometimes by Deacon Fay.
Lemuel Cole was the teacher of the
school which was started soon after the
arrival of the Glovers. Many of those
who attended this school have long ago
joined the "silent majority but these
are now living: Mrs Byron Nevins
Samantha Rush); Mrs. George Bishop,
amanda Nevins) William and Wilbur
Nelson, Nathan Church, Mrs. Titus
Andrews of Ithaca, (Sybil Nelson); Mrs
Dixie Hall Of Ithaca, Susan Church,; /;
and Mrs. Lewis Fisk, (Almena Prouty).
There are others whose names Mrs.
Glover does not recall.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Glover reached
their home here, five dollars in money
represented their cash capital The
beautiful farm, pleasant home and con
venient out-buildings, have been earned
by toll homesickness and discourage
ments were forgotten in the determine
tion to make for themselves home and
provide competence for age, and
something for the children. Mr.. Glover
was buried five years ago last Saturday
and since then Mrs Glover has made
her home with her children on the