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Day in the Life

Mar 13, 1890

Journal Entry

March 13, 1890 ~ Thursday

13 I signed 10 Recommends I received 19 Letters
we had Meeting with the Legislative Committees

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Letter from Arthur Stayner, 13 March 1890
Salt Lake City P[r]esidents Woodruff Cannon & Smith Dear Brethren I have the honor of informing you that the Sugar County bill passed & the Governor signed it at 10 last Evening. It was handicapped with iron, ironpipe & rope & twine, but it was passed by heavy majority in both houses. The handicapping gave the Council a graceful opportunity of change of sentiment Thanks for your kind influence and support which carried it through. I called in to tell you the above Very respectfully Arthur Stayner
Letter from William Spry, 13 March 1890
Chattanooga, Tenn., President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother— My telegrams have before this apprised you of the death of Elder Halliday, also my letter of 9th inst speaking of his illness has doubtless been received. When I left him last Friday noon there was such a marked improvement in his condition that I concluded there was no necessity for me to remain longer, so I came away leaving Elder Clark President of that Conference and a companion to look after our brothers welfare. I am informed that he continued to mend until about 18 hours before his death when he took a relapse and sank rapidly until he passed away. Pneumonia was the cause of death, it being brought on by an attack of "La Grippe." No attention was paid to his first attack and after recovering he moved to another part of the field and was there taken down again about the 23rd ult and remained there until he died. I knew nothing of his illness until I was notified by wire to go to him immediately His companion tried to reach others of the brethren by mail when he was first taken but owing to high water the mail had stopped running. Hence they sent for me

Mar 13, 1890