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Day in the Life

Jun 5, 1897

Journal Entry

June 05, 1897 ~ Saturday

June 5th I slept fairly well until 8 a.m. At 9:10 I ate my
breakfast & took a walk, saw the men boring the well, rested
& slept some. they obtained a good flow of water in the well.
Spencer Clawson called & requested me to sign a petition to
the City council to have the Brigham Young monument erected
at the intersection of South Temple & East Temple Streets, which I signed.
As my son Asahel is going East the family got up a family dinner
all being present except Clara & Ovando, and all felt well. I spent
the afternoon reading & resting, while theEmma & Alice went to the

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city. I went to bed early & slept well until migdnight.

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
687 mentions
Family
Beebe, Clara Martisha Woodruff
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
411 mentions
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Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
987 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Mary Alice McEwan
2 Jan 1879 - 14 Jan 1916
208 mentions
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34 mentions
Beebe, Ovando Collins
14 May 1867 - 27 Dec 1928
183 mentions
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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from Phillip Ferrin, 5 June 1897
Hot Springs, Utah. . President Wilford [W]oodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother:— Yours of the 27th of May received and in answer I desire to say that I will make it a point to be ready to go on a Mission to the Eastern States on Oct. 16th. I feel like going and doing my best to help spread the truth. I will be there as suggested the day before to be set apart. Your brother in the Gospel, Philip Ferrin. P.S. my P.O. address for the next few months will be View, Weber Co. Utah as I am working there. Joshua B Judkins B.P

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Jun 5, 1897