Day in the Life

Sep 17, 1888

Journal Entry

September 17, 1888 ~ Monday

Sept 17, 1888 ^ An arrow^ This is an important day in our History
A crown Keys crossed President George Q. Cannon was indicted on
saturday again for cohabitation and this Morning He
went into court and Delivered himself up to
the court & Plead guilty to the Indictment and the
court sentenced him on the first count 75 days
imprisionment & $200 dollar fine and the second
count 100 days & $250 dollar fine total
175 days imprisionment & $450 dollars fine He
was taken im [in] to the Penetentiary w by Marshal
Dyer who was accompanied by C. W. Wilkin H. B.
Clawson
& James Jack. The Marshal told the
warden to treat him kindly. He will have all the
privileges the rules can afford. We parted in
good spirits. This leaves me in a Measure
alone for 5 Months but I will do the best I can
I had an interview with Col Broadhead &
F S Richards concerning our settlement with
Dyer and Peters and we find that they are
Determined to try to Break the settlement as
thay want to extend it as long as they can
Brother Wilkins returned from the Prision &
reported that Brother Cannon was cheerful
I Pray God to Protect him & all the faithful


A hand pointing to the right I signed 69 Recommends I received 39 Letters
I wrote 4 Letters pub[lic]

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Letter to William Paxman, 9 September 1888
Salt Lake City, Utah, . President W. Paxman, Dear Brother: We wrote you by last mail but, being exceedingly busy at the time, did not answer the two questions you asked in your favor of the 3rd of July with regard to tracts and the emigration of our Maori converts. We shall send you an assortment of tracts by the Elders who next go to your field, and trust that by their means you will be able to accomplish much good. Respecting the emigration of the Maoris to this land, we feel led to say that for the present you had better repress any inclination of that character. If the work among the Pacific Islanders continues some provision will doubtless have to be made for their future colonization and development. It is not improbable that we shall be able to arrange after a while for some suitable place in a milder climate than ours, a climate the seasons of which would be like their own, and where it will not cost so much to live as it does in our own northern land. The Sandwich Islanders are moving here in small numbers; but their position is not such as is best adapted for their growth in those disrections that are desirable.

Sep 17, 1888