10 We drove over the Town sight crossed the river and
held a meeting at Teton Prayer By Br Bybee. H J Grant
spoke 25 M[inutes], W Woodruff 28 M[inutes]. Instructions were read
T. E. Ricks spoke 10 M[inutes]. John Donaldson was ordained & set apart
as a Bishop over Teton ward by W. Woodruff Joseph
Jones was ordained a High Priest & first councillor to
Br Donaldson By H. J. Grant. We dined with Brother Jones
then drove back to Rexburg & spent the night 20 Miles
at about sun down 3 Men rode into Rexburg with
15 Horses and wanted to stop over night they were rough
looking Men said they were looking over the country
Br Ricks pointed out the House for them to go into
But they got the wrong house they went into the House
of one of his sons with his wife children & a sick
man and got their supper they had not been there long
untill A sherriff and possee of 7 men arived in town
after these men as Horse thieves Br Ricks told them
whare the thieves were they wanted to go into the
House immediately and arest them Br Ricks
told them No (as they were in liquor) said they
would get killed some of them, and a woman & children
were there told them to wait till morning which
they did & garded the House untill morning
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