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Day in the Life

Sep 9, 1895

Journal Entry

September 09, 1895 ~ Monday

9. ^[FIGURE]^ I spent the day in the office I wrote a Letter to Owen sent
^[FIGURE]^ him one from his Mother ^Dr Leslie W Snow called upon me to day^ We saw a peace from the Western Papers
saying that a Mob had Armed to take possession of the Sterling Mine
and the company owning the Mine were also Arming to defend
it & danger of Blood shed.

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
439 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
876 mentions
Family
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
175 mentions
Family

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

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Letter from Jesse Smith, 9 September 1895

Lehi Utah . President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Bro. Your letter received and will say in reply that I very willingly accept the call. Would like, however, to have until the April conference, not later, to place my affairs in shape. If my services are needed before then I shall respond, and be on hand by date mentioned in your letter Your Brother in the Gospel, Jesse Smith. I heartily endorse the above & recommend Bro Smith as a faithful Latter Day Saint Thomas R. Cutler Bishop Very good. Let it be Apr. next, about Conference time. J. F. S

Letter from Samuel Edward Taylor, 7 September 1895

Letter from Thomas England, 9 September 1895

Plain City . Presadent Weillford Woodruff Esq. Salt Lake City Utah. Dear Brother, yours of Sep 4 Recevied and contants Duley noted. As my nane name has been handed in as a misinery, I feel that I am highley honored to be couled to fill a mision to Great Britain. But as I am in Buisness and have Some Bills to collect also to Pay I do not think that I could get Reddy by Nov 16 And would esteam it as a great favor if you could extend the time of my departucer untill March ore apprial ore some time in the Spring to Get your coveniance. But in the mean time if it is Posible for me to Wind up my Buisness in Justice to my self and Familey would Be more then pleased to go in november as you ask me. An Early Reply would Greatley Oblig Your Brother in the Gospel Thomas England. I have enquired into Bro. Englands circumstances and I find that he is somewhat involved and has considerable outstanding. It will in all probability take him until Spring to fix us his affairs, and in Over

Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, 9 September 1895

President W. Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother, Our quarterly conference was held Saturday and Sunday Sept 7 and 8 when we had with us apostle John H. Smith and President Jon. G. Kimball who gave us many exhortations and good instructions. A good spirit was manifested throughout all our meetings which were well attended. The health of the people is generally good although we have had some sickness and deaths in Lyman ward. Temportally we are prospering. With kind regards I am Your Brother in the Gospel T E Ricks

Letter from Nels Peter Nelson, 9 September 1895

"The First Presidency" – Salt Lake City, Dear Brethern: Yours of the 4th inst recd. contents perused. Am thankful that I have been considered worthy to labor in the ministry of our Father. Though sorry that circumstances will not permit my going before Spring. Have signed contract to teach the present school yr. and two weeks of that time has now expired. After June 15th [18]96. will con- sider my self at your

Letter from James Ephraim Steele, 9 September 1895

To the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Dear Brothren We have just returned from a visit to Swan Valley, this valley is about 50 miles up the South fork of the Smith River, we found About 80 Members of the Church, their, and they see very anxious for a ward organization After holding a Meeting with them, we was convinced that it would be better if they was orgainized in to a ward we made a selection, of a man And then asked the proper present to write on a slip of paper the name of some of their own number who they should like to be the Bp All noted "by Slip" the name [most] [page smudge] hav selected but three (3). We presented his Name before the High Council [page smudge] [an] a they unanimously sustained him, the name is Robert Oakeden. Please advise us and we shall be pleased act Your Bro in the Gospel James E. Steele

Letter from Joseph Jacobs, 9 September 1895

To the ^first^ Presidency of the Church of Jesus christ of latter Day saints Dear Brethern I have just received your letter asking if it would be agreeable to my feelings & circumstances to take a Mission to the southern states in the first place I can truthfuly say I would be mere than pleased to go: thure is however a [] in our mi- nds as to which is ment in your late, ^as^ my son aged 28 years bares the same some as my self, only the Jr. should be atach- tc his name over

Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, 9 September 1895

President W. Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother In the [matters] of Egin ward are beg to say that this is a country of eleven & three miles with about [illegible] of families equally distributed. The meeting house is in one end of the ward and very inconvenient for a great portion of the people. They therefore desire to have a ward orgganization. By granting their desire the ward would be about equally divided placing about 25 families in the new ward. The name of Hyrum J. Lucas has been selected a approved of by the High Council for Bishop. If our doings in this are satisfactory to you we will be pleased to hear from you when convenient. With kind regards we are your Brethren in the Gospel T E Ricks Thomas

Sep 9, 1895