Letter from George Teasdale, 21 September 1889
President Wilford Woodruff,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Brother:
A company of
Saints from Scandinavia, and the Swiss &
German Missions, left here today per S. S.
Wyoming, of the Guion Line; anThey were in
charge of Elder Rasmus Larson, from
Logan, with Elders Ulrich Traba, of Providence,
Cache Co, and John Berg of Santaquin, Utah, as
his first and second counsellors. Elder Christian
Tueller, of Paris, Bear Lake, was appointed Clerk and
recorder. The names of the other returning missionaries
are John F. Shank, of Salt Lake City, Casper Gubler, of Santa
Clara, John F. Seiter, of Newton, Cache Co, and James
Clone, of Panguitch, Garfield Co. late of the Turkish Mission.
In the company there are besides the returning mission-
aries, 63 adults, 36 children, and 5 infants, total
112 souls. PrestJ. U. Stucki came with the emi-
grants from the Swiss & German Mission. Hise is
well. Last Sunday I met with the Elders and
Saints in the Welsh Mission in a Conference held
at Merthyr and we had a very profitable
time. The anti "mormons" tried to annoy and break
up our meeting, but signally failed. There were
20 Elders from Utah and we had an exceedingly
