First Presidency reorganized: Wilford as President, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith as counselors.
Monday May 13 [18]89
I returned to the Gardo House office I signed 6 recom-
mends and received 15 letters. I paid on my note
at the Savings Bank $50.00 Bro D. H. Wells from Manti
called on us he having come up to attend the funeral of his son
Heber's son. Hon John T Caine returned from washing-
ton last night & called to see us today, and report himself
Brother F S Richards called and reported that the U.S.
Supreme Court had rendered a favorable decision and
the Nielsen Habeas Corpus case and ordered his
discharge. This is the last case on the Adultery Indictments.
Brother Jesse W. Fox called & reportid, he had surveyed & levelled
for a canal to bring the water from Weber River into Provo
River if necessary to fill the Utah Lake as a reservoir. The
canal to be 9 1/2 miles long, 30 feet wide to cost about $50,000.00
I had an interview with Mr. Alfred Fryer of Elm Hirst near
Manchester, England a Quaker traveling through the country for
pleasure.
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