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Day in the Life

Feb 10, 1890

Journal Entry

February 10, 1890 ~ Monday

Feb 10th 1890
This is the Election day for Salt Lake City

Our Enemies called liberals were resolved to
steal the Election and they did they struct off
hundreds of Names from the list of the peoples
Party and brought into the City By Rail road
hundreds of men who voted illegally so they
got the majority in the Election but the day past
without any Blood shed I spent the day in the
Office I signed 30 Recommends I received
41 Letters I wrote 3 Letters to Owen Newton
& Sarah I held a Meeting at 6 oclok with the Twelve
& others I went to the farm & spent the night

People

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
616 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Woodruff, Newton, b. 1863
3 Nov 1863 - 21 Jan 1960
153 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
702 mentions
Family

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from A. Arnold Clark, 10 February 1890

Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dear Sir: I enclose some of my publications, with my compliments. If H. H. Bancroft's excellent history of Utah is for distribution, I should be very grateful to receive a copy in exchange. Very respectfully, A. Arnold Clark, Lansing, Mich.

Letter from A. Arnold Clark, 10 February 1890

Not answered

Letter from Andrew Johnson Russell Gray, 10 February 1890

Salt Lake Feb 10th 1890 Pres Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother. Your Note of Feb 3rd Informing me that I was selected for a mission to the southern States, recd in due time. I see no reasonable obstacle to prevent my going, and will endeaver to prepare myself to start with the Company as directed in your Circular. I Think I can ^see^ my way clar to get ready, and while I think you have made a mistacke in the selection I will try and do my best to make an enegertic & faithful Elder. Yours Respectfully Andrew. John. Gray.

Letter from Mads Nielsen, 10 February 1890

Spring City . President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City. Dear Brother In reply to your letter that I recieved on the first, I am on hand to take the mission you have assigned to me, and will try and be at the Historian's Office on the day mentioned. I was born in Denmark. Your Brother in the Gospel, Mads Nielsen. James A. Allred Bishop

Letter from Mads Nielsen, 10 February 1890

Accepts Mission

Letter from A. Arnold Clark, 10 February 1890

Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dear Sir: I enclose some of my publications, with my compliments. If H. H. Bancroft's excellent history of Utah is for distribution, I should be very grateful to receive a copy in exchange. Very respectfully, A. Arnold Clark, Lansing, Mich.

Letter from John Larsen Ness Balstad, 10 February 1890

Salt Lake City February 10th 1890 President W: Woodruff Dear Brother, On answer to yours ^letter^ of the 6th instant for the requist of me to go on a Mission to Scandinavia. I will her stat, that I have never performed eny missionery lebor in the old contry. Hwen I joined the Church in Denmark in 1861. the President of the Con ference soon found out, the I had no gift to prich the Gospel, he put me to work as a Teacher among the Saints and tuck charge of the scandi navian Star and done the best I could in discharing my duty

Letter to Laura Delite Young Foote, 10 February 1890

Mrs. Laura Foot, Provo. Dear Sister: The increase in the number and importance of our church schools and academies admonishes us that we should make every reasonable effort to bring to the highest state of perfection the educational work done within their walls. While we are gratified with the advancement already made, we believe that in certain branches higher efficiency can be reached and greater progress made by the adoption of more systematic and uniform methods. In the ladies' department much good has already been accomplished by the faithful labors of our lady teachers, but the General Board of Education, at its last meeting, decided to appoint a committee of experienced sisters whose duty it would be to consider and suggest such a course of instruction as would assist our lady teachers in the important duties that devolve upon them. Yourself and Sister Jennie Tanner, of Logan, and Sister Zina Y. Card, of Alberta, were chosen as that committee. If you accept this appointment, as we trust you will, will you please put yourself in communication with the other members of the committee, so that the duty entrusted to your mutual efforts may receive early attention. Yours respectfully in the cause of true education, W. Woodruff Prest. General Church Board of Education Geo. Reynolds, Sec.

Letter to Zina Presendia Young Williams Card, 10 February 1890

Mrs. Zina Y. Card, Albetrta. Dear Sister: The increase in the number and importance of ouhr church schools and academies admonishes us that we should make every reasonable effort to bring to the highest state of perfection the educational work done within their walls. While we are gratified with the advancement already made, we believe that in certain branches higher efficiency can be reached and greater progress made by the adoption of more systematic and uniform methods. In the ladies' department much good has already been accomplished by the faithful labors of our lady teachers, but the General Board of Education, at its last meeting, decided to appoint a committee of experienced sisters whose duty it would be to consider and suggest such a course of instruction as would assist our lady teachers in the important duties that devolve upon them. Yourself and Sister Jennie Tanner, of Logan, and Sister Laura Foot, of Provo, were chosen as that committee. If you accept this appointment, as we trust you will, will you please put yourself in communication with the other members of the committee, so that the duty entrusted to your mutual efforts may receive early attention. Yours respectfully in the cause of true education, W Woodruff Prest. General Church Board of Education Geo. Reynolds, Sec.

Letter to Jane Harrington Tanner, 10 February 1890

Mrs. Jennie Tanner, Logan. Dear Sister: The increase in the number and importance of our church schools and academies admonishes us that we should make every reasonable effort to bring to the highest state of perfection the educational work done within their walls. While we are gratified with the advancement already made, we believe that in certain branches higher efficiency can be reached and greater progress made by the adoption of more systematic and uniform methods. In the ladies' department much good has already been accomplished by the faithful labors of our lady teachers, but the General Board of Education, at its last meeting, decided to appoint a committee of experienced sisters whose duty it would be to consider and suggest such a course of instruction as would assist our lady teachers in the important duties that devolve upon them. Yourself and Sister Zina Y. Card, of Alberta, and Sister Laura Foot, of Provo, were chosen as that committee. If you accept this appointment, as we trust you will, will you please put yourself in communication with the other members of the committee, so that the duty entrusted to your mutual efforts may receive early attention. Yours respectfully in the cause of true education, W. Woodruff Prest. General Church Board of Education Geo. Reynolds. Sec.

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1890
Church membership 188,000; Utah Territory 210,779; population of 44 United States. 62,948,000.

Feb 10, 1890