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Day in the Life

Jul 31, 1890

Journal Entry

July 31, 1890 ~ Thursday

31 I signed 10 Recommmends & receivd 6 Letters
I met in the prayer circle I wrote 1 Letter to Phebe C
& Sarah & [blank]

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Scholes, Phebe Carter Saville
6 Oct 1862 - 29 Nov 1926
113 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
695 mentions
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Letter from Edward Shoenfeld, 31 July 1890
President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother, Being one of the Committee of Supervision over the affairs of the German paper, the "Intelligenz blatt," I deem it my duty to make hereby to You a report about some of the recent occurrances. Last Tuesday morning Mr. Jos. W. Dittrich, the Editor, wrote to me, in my capacity as Committee member; and told me, to take notice and bring to the notice of the other members, that in consequence of some reports concerning him, as having indirectly caused the arrest of one of our Missionaries in Bohemia (Austria.), he feels so embittered about the way he has been treated, that he "protests as an under the law legitimized Editor against the further issuance of the above named newspaper under its own or his name.
Letter from James Rogers Read, 31 July 1890
Hon. Wilton Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Sir: The object of this letter is to inquire if in the service of the Church or in your own individual service there is a position vacant which you wish to fill with a man on whose ability, fideli- ty, courage and integrity you can always rely? If so, to respect- fully request that you consider me an applicant. If there is not any way which I can serve you here, I shall be pleased to come to Salt Lake City or to go to any place which you may direct. I am a young man, 27 years old; have been a student at the Johns Hopkins University, and am a graduate of the Law Dept. of the University of Maryland. I am at present employed, but my position is in many ways not congeniel, but being dependent upon it and having a mother to look after, has in a great measure precluded me from securing another situation more suited to my taste. In the event of employing me, there is no doubt but that you will find me valuable to you. I do not say this is the spirit of conceit, but because I know that a man of any ability, who is an honorable man, as I trust I am; and who will be as loyal to your interests as I shall be, is always a valuable man. If you decide to give me a trial, I shall give you satisfacto- ry reference as to my character, mental qualifications &c. I solicit your careful consideration for the above, and am sat- isfied if you decide to take me into your service that you will not regret having done so. Yours very respectfully, James R Read. 1315 Mulberry St.
Letter from Lot Smith, 31 July 1890
Cassia Creek, Cassia Co. Idaho. . President W. Woodruff, Dear Brother: I had a little scrap of news that I thought might interest you, the folks at home in Arizona write me that when the officers failed to find me they got an old Squaw to slip up behind the barn and set it on fire and burned the barn a stock of wheat of 175 bushels and all the things in the barn furming? mild, hampers, tools hay in loft all the barn contained. I think you will recolect the large stone building the Missionaries built with port holes in it. That was what I call the barn & it joined the dwelling house & it must have kept the folks pretty busy to keep the houses from burning. Bro. John Q. Adams is working for me & lives in the log house that Bro. Mortensen was living in when we were there & it is so close I cant tell how they kept all from burning. The Officer Mr. John Francis said he was not Dam fool enough to go up? ^(to)^ that that house with me in it, the strange part of it is he never saw me in it. I think he must have had a quirk in his bowels. I have been up Snake River, Crops are tolerable good. I undertook to help at the work and fell off the mower and hurt my side, then when I got here work was Crowding and I offered to help Bro. Udy my son-in-law, he said I had better not for he fell off 3 times in one day, but I managed to stick on. I attend meetings wherever I go and trus I do some good. All treat me kindly Gentiles, Apostates and Saints, the former say Mr. Smith please ask the blessing. I cant tell how so many Gentiles know me, but they do. You must forgive me for writing this unimportant letter, but I wanted to tell you of the acts of those officials. I beleave they could be made pay for that property. I cant tell you how long I may stay here. My best wishes go out to you and the Brethren and may God lengthen out your lives untill you are Satisfied. Your Brother in the Gospel Lot Smith Copied by George S. Tanner 8-21-70. File in CHO

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August 1890
Frank H. Dyer resigns as receiver under accusations of malfeasance of Church property and is replaced by Henry W. Lawrence.

Jul 31, 1890