June 22 1889
I went with Emma & Owen to G Q Cannon &
fished in his pond we caught 3 carp & returned
home & spent the night 4 Miles
~ Sunday
23 Sunday I spent most of the day at Clara's with
her Mother & Ovando 6 Mils
~ Monday
24. I went to the Gardo & signed 18 Recommends
I received 16 Letter. I wrote 3 Letters to A O Smoot
to Sarah & E Browett I spent the night at the farm
we had an interview with A Badlam
~ Tuesday
25 I had an interview this morning with A Badlam at the
House Dyer was with him I went to the office & I signed
30 Recommends I received 14 Letters I wrote 6 Letter
~ Wednesday
26 [FIGURE] In company with Emma I rode to the Depo at
8 oclock to go to Ogden with the old Folks we had 17
cars loaded full of old people I went up with John
Sharps car yet I walked through the whole length of
the 17 cars & returned shaking hands with some
800 people I shook hands with 600 over 70 years of age
with 100 over 80 years & 3 over 90 years & 80 young people
On our arival at Ogden carriages Met us and
took us to Lester Park whare there was 1000 old people
Gathered and near 2000 young people after taking dinner
we Gathered in the pavilion whare speeches were Made
By Gov Thomas W Woodruff the Mayor of Ogden
a Gentleman from NebraskiaW. B. Preston
& George Godard. Many Presents were given away
to the old People we returned in the Evening 80 Mils
I returned to the farm & spent the night
~ Saturday
June 22 1889
I went with Emma & Owen to G Q Cannon &
fished in his pond we caught 3 carp & returned
home & spent the night 4 Miles
~ Sunday
23 Sunday I spent most of the day at Clara's with
her Mother & Ovando 6 Mils
~ Monday
24. I went to the Gardo & signed 18 Recommends
I received 16 Letter. I wrote 3 Letters to A O Smoot
to Sarah & E Browett I spent the night at the farm
we had an interview with A Badlam
~ Tuesday
25 I had an interview this morning with A Badlam at the
House Dyer was with him I went to the office & I signed
30 Recommends I received 14 Letters I wrote 6 Letter
~ Wednesday
26 [FIGURE] In company with Emma I rode to the Depo at
8 oclock to go to Ogden with the old Folks we had 17
cars loaded full of old people I went up with John
Sharps car yet I walked through the whole length of
the 17 cars & returned shaking hands with some
800 people I shook hands with 600 over 70 years of age
with 100 over 80 years & 3 over 90 years & 80 young people
On our arival at Ogden carriages Met us and
took us to Lester Park whare there was 1000 old people
Gathered and near 2000 young people after taking dinner
we Gathered in the pavilion whare speeches were Made
By Gov Thomas W Woodruff the Mayor of Ogden
a Gentleman from NebraskiaW. B. Preston
& George Godard. Many Presents were given away
to the old People we returned in the Evening 80 Mils
I returned to the farm & spent the night
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," June 22, 1889 - June 26, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/08QX