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Day in the Life

Oct 28, 1896

Journal Entry

October 28, 1896 ~ Wednesday

28 The Scientific Association Met at the Office
this morning And the Mining Company held
a Meeting at the office what to do with the body
of Thomas P. Gallespie who was shot yesterday
at the Sterling Mine It was finally concluded
to bury it there

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Gallespie, Thomas P.
abt. 1844-1896
2 mentions

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

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Letter from William Alfred Nethergate Challis, 28 October 1896
Franklin President Woodruff. Dear Brother, I can say, in answer to the call, that you have made of me to take A Mission to great Britan. I can realize and under-stand that it is A great responsability. It is with this as it is with all other calls that the servants of God require of me, I try to fill them to the best of my ability. There-fore I will go trusting in the Lord, and try to furthur his work among those to whom I am sent. Your Brother in the Gospel Wm Challis. L. L. Hatch Bp.
Letter from Rasmus Nielsen Rasmussen, 28 October 1896
Millville To the First Presidence Dear Brethren As a Humble Servent, I lay my Sorrow befer you, as the Servents of God, as I no of no other that can halp mee opon this Earth, or that I can cast opon, for halp. when the B Y College Land was Sold I Bod [bought] 23 A[cres]. at $43 and Ac. and Shortly after I was carlt [called] to go on a Mission too Skandenavea. I dit not no what to du, ender the Cercum- stance, I ditd not no what to du but I carld opon my Havenly Father, and I was Impresd to goe, and i did Lev my Hom on the 4 of Jan. 1894, and was set apart by S B. Young
Letter from Samuel George Spencer, 28 October 1896
President Wilford Woodruff and Counselors, P. O. Box B. Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brethren: As it has been some time since I advised you of my immediate labors, I take ^this^ liberty of pening you these few lines in relation to them. I left Kansas City, Missouri, about the 20th of August enroute to visit the ten conferences of the Northern States Mission, as already know to you. The Southern Illinois Conference (thirteen Elders), held September 6 and 7th at Vienna, Illinois, being the first of the six already convened. The remaining five have met as follows: Southern Indiana (twelve Elders), September 19 and 20th, Taswell, Indiana. West Virginia (eight Elders), September 26 and 27th, Metz, West Virgina Maryland (eight Elders), October 3 and 4th, Pratt Maryland (In counsel with the Brethren we

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November 5, 1896
Wilford changes fast day from the first Thursday to the first Sunday of each month.

Oct 28, 1896