Day in the Life

Nov 25, 1889

Journal Entry

November 25, 1889 ~ Monday

Nov Sunday 245, 1889
My Son in Law Ovando Beebe was taken quite
bad again with the Lumbago in the Back I Engaged
Seymour B Young to go & attend to him I soon went
to see him myself. He was some better but quite
poorly. The court closed receiving Testimony
and the Lawyiers commenced ther arguments I called
upon Ovando in the Evening & found him some better
I went to the farm & spent the night. C W Penrose
was liberated by the court & He returned home at 8 oclk
I signed 19 Recommends & Received 6 Letters
A hand pointing to the right I wrote 2 letters to Sarah & Ensign.

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Penrose, Charles William
4 Feb 1832 - 16 May 1925
Woodruff, Ensign
23 Dec 1865 - 4 May 1955
51 mentions
Family
Beebe, Ovando Collins
14 May 1867 - 27 Dec 1928
183 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
701 mentions
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Young, Seymour Bicknell
8 Oct 1837 - 15 Dec 1924

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Wilford receives revelation on politics and polygamy; will not trade religion for statehood.
Church membership 188,000; Utah Territory 210,779; population of 44 United States. 62,948,000.

Nov 25, 1889