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Upon our subject's arrival in Lansing in the year above mentioned he became idenfitied with the livery business which he successfully continued until 1867. Disposing of this property he engaged in the real estate and ice business, in which he continued for forty consecutive years. Various other enterprises demanded Mr. Daniels' attention, as he also owned and operated a valuable farming property near the M. A. C., comprising one hundred acres. In the conduct of this place he took individual pride, as he was a great lover of fine stock and raised a great many throughbred horses and also Holstein cattle. In later years he was also identified with the dairy business and in 1882 embarked in the drug trade in which he continued until 1903.
In 1855 Philo L. Daniels was united in marriage to Miss Emeline E. Fisher, daughter of John Lewis and Letitia Maria Fisher, who were both natives of New York. It was in this state Mrs. Daniels spent the first sixteen years of her life and then, accompanying her parents, moved to Ohio. Her education was principally acquired at Albany, N. Y., and in Ohio she successfully taught in the district schools prior to her marriage. Mr. Daniels affiliated with the Republican party, believing its men and measures best qualified for good government.
Forty-three years have passed since Philo L. Daniels became a resident of Lansing and Ingham county. The part which he took in the struggles and labors and successes of pioneer times and all the many acts of kindness and little deeds of charity and benevolence, and the temperate and consistent life he led are matters of history and will be recognized by all whom knew him. Not a few there are who can say that to his kindness an dindulgence they are indebted in a large degree. Settling here in the early history of his adopted State, he contributed much to making it what it is, decirable for situation. He died at his home on the 10th day of August, 1903, and is interred in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mr. Daniels devoted much of his time to matters connected with the growth of Lansing and invested his means in the development of property, having built four stores in this city. He was one of the principal promoters of the Central Michigan Agricultural Fair and bought the first life membership ticket. He was man of genuine worth and stook high in the community where he so logn made his home and those who knew him best were numbered among his warmest friends and no citizen of Lansing or Ingham county was more highly respected.
Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Daniels has successfully superintended the settlement of his business affaris and in this has shown herself to be a business woman of exceptional capability. She was made administratrix of the estate. She still resides in Lansing in her pleasant home, surrounded by host of friends, who are coextensive with her acquaintance.
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