Aug 31st
I spent the day in my field drawing & stacking wheat
& Hungarian grass & mowing sunflowers, after I Had retired
to rest Dimick Huntington called upon me & informed
me that Elder Hyde wished to see me I went & had an
interview with him He informed me that a young man
had rode 100 miles to inform him that Judge Eckless
who was holding a court at Nephi had issued a
warrant for him on the fals testimony of a woman
who said that he gave council concerning the killing
of the Parrishes which O. Hyde said was fals the messen-
ger said a possee was sent for at Camp Floyd to come
and take him & he new not what hour the posse would
come He said his course was marked out {I had an interview with President Young[illegible shorthand] who said let Hyde take care of himself.}Ormus Bates informed me
that Wm Hickman told him that what he was doing
was by the council of the Authorities of the Church
meaning the crimes which was committing such as
stealing cattles &c I told Bates it was Fals their was not
a Righteous man in Israel who either councilled him
to take such a course or sanctioned his doings. I told
President Young what He had said
~ Thursday
Sept 1st I attended fast meeting at the Tabernacle
President Young gave vary good instruction was followed by D. H. Wells & many others. The Church train arived & was
drove into Presidents Young yard at half past 4 oclok
they had about I70 waggons loaded with goods all
in good order under the charge of Brother Kesler
some theives came into my Garden in the night & stole
about a Bushel of Apples they took some of my best
Grafted Apples my 20 ounce & Jersey Blue a vary fine
Apple. Thieves are vary troublesome in this city at
the present time
~ Friday
2nd In company with G. A. Smith I visited Presidents Youngs sugar Mills & Nail Mills Burr stones &c which
came in the train yesterday. He also brought a fine young
Jack & Jinny I spent the day in the office
~ Saturday
3rd I spent most of the day in the Endowment HouseO pratt
& myself ordained one Elder & gave endowment to some 10
men. we attended to their washing & anointing President H. C. Kimball & D. H. Wells attended. President Kimball
gave an interesting account of past days & gave good
instruction upon principle of Being true to each other
& doing right & not mingling with the wicked for the
sake of gold
~ Sunday
4th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning R. L.
Campbellwasopened Anthony Ivins was mouth. I attended
meeting iat the Tabernacle Brother Michelmas preached in the
morning & G. A. Smith in the afternoon followed by Brother Kesler. The Hand Cart train arived at about 6 oclok followed
by a large croud of citizens they camped at the public square
~ Wednesday
Aug 31st
I spent the day in my field drawing & stacking wheat
& Hungarian grass & mowing sunflowers, after I Had retired
to rest Dimick Huntington called upon me & informed
me that Elder Hyde wished to see me I went & had an
interview with him He informed me that a young man
had rode 100 miles to inform him that Judge Eckless
who was holding a court at Nephi had issued a
warrant for him on the fals testimony of a woman
who said that he gave council concerning the killing
of the Parrishes which O. Hyde said was fals the messenger said a possee was sent for at Camp Floyd to come
and take him & he new not what hour the posse would
come He said his course was marked out {I had an interview with President Young who said let Hyde take care of himself.}Ormus Bates informed me
that Wm Hickman told him that what he was doing
was by the council of the Authorities of the Church
meaning the crimes which was committing such as
stealing cattles &c I told Bates it was Fals their was not
a Righteous man in Israel who either councilled him
to take such a course or sanctioned his doings. I told
President Young what He had said
~ Thursday
Sept 1st I attended fast meeting at the Tabernacle
President Young gave vary good instruction was followed by
D. H. Wells & many others. The Church train arived & was
drove into Presidents Young yard at half past 4 oclok
they had about70 waggons loaded with goods all
in good order under the charge of Brother Kesler
some theives came into my Garden in the night & stole
about a Bushel of Apples they took some of my best
Grafted Apples my 20 ounce & Jersey Blue a vary fine
Apple. Thieves are vary troublesome in this city at
the present time
~ Friday
2nd In company with G. A. Smith I visited Presidents
Youngs sugar Mills & Nail Mills Burr stones &c which
came in the train yesterday. He also brought a fine young
Jack & Jinny I spent the day in the office
~ Saturday
3rd I spent most of the day in the Endowment HouseO pratt
& myself ordained one Elder & gave endowment to some 10
men. we attended to their washing & anointing President
H. C. Kimball & D. H. Wells attended. President Kimball
gave an interesting account of past days & gave good
instruction upon principle of Being true to each other
& doing right & not mingling with the wicked for the
sake of gold
~ Sunday
4th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning R. L.
Campbellopened Anthony Ivins was mouth. I attended
meetingat the Tabernacle Brother Michelmas preached in the
morning & G. A. Smith in the afternoon followed by Brother
Kesler. The Hand Cart train arived at about 6 oclok followed
by a large croud of citizens they camped at the public square
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," August 31, 1859 - September 4, 1859, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/lOE5