Regarding an 1800 hotel in Ionia, from a newspaper excerpt recently sent to me by Teresa Sweet, I offer the following: ...The house and farm were soon heaps of smoldering ashes, time not having been allowed to remove the contents. The family, who found shelter there, consisted of Mrs. McElroy and her 13-year-old daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Cook and their two little children. There were shouts of "Hang Cook" but no demonstrations of this kind, and he was shifted away and brought to Ionia. The women and children have found shelter at the < Eagle Hotel > kept by H. W. Jackson for the present... Perhaps this will help Margaret. If anyone knows anything about The Eagle Hotel, I'd be interested in hearing from you. Thanks, Diane Warneke