Oct 6, 1888 I signed 60 Recommends. I received 25 Letters
I wrote 4 Letters Public I went to the farm at nigh
^^ I found Azmon had a fall and came near killing
himself He badly bruised the left side of his face
and nearly knocked his left Eye out D H Wells
spent several hours with me about Endowments
~ Sunday
7. I administerd to Azmon & Nellie it was a
Hard rainy day. I went to the office at 4 oclk
& Met with a large congregation of the presidents
of staques [stakes] & their councillors I talked to them upon
several subjects followed By J F SmithB Young
^^ & M Thatcher I receivd 8 Letters
~ Monday
8 ^^ I signed 10 Recommends. I received 10 Letters. I
wrote 5 Letters 3 Pub[lic] & to Thompson & Bell. I spent
the Evening at Br Richards with Col Broadhead
who with his wife took cars for St Louis at 11 oclock This 8th day of Oct is an interesting day to us
as our case has gone through the supreme court of this Territory and been carried up to the supreme court
of the United States for final settlement which has been
a hard struggle for us to get done
~ Tuesday
Oct 9. I signed 37 Recommends I receivd 17 Letters
I wrote 3 Letters to G Q CannonCushing & Mary
~ Wednesday
10 I signed 58 recommends I signreceived 35 Letters
I spent the day in council with the Twelve And the evening
in a Meeting of the Board. We Appointed T G Webber the
superintendent of the Coop & M ThatcherH. J. Grant and G Romney the finance committe
~ Saturday
Oct 6, 1888
[FIGURE] I signed 60 Recommends. I received 25 Letters
I wrote 4 Letters Public I went to the farm at night
[FIGURE] I found Azmon had a fall and came near killing
himself He badly bruised the left side of his face
and nearly knocked his left Eye out D H Wells
spent several hours with me about Endowments
~ Sunday
7. [FIGURE] I administerd to Azmon & Nellie it was a
Hard rainy day. I went to the office at 4 oclk
& Met with a large congregation of the presidents
of Stakes & their councillors I talked to them upon
several subjects followed By J F SmithB Young
[FIGURE] & M Thatcher I receivd 8 Letters
~ Monday
8 [FIGURE] I signed 10 Recommends. I received 10 Letters I
wrote 5 Letters 3 Pub & to Thompson & Bell I spent
the Evening at Br Richards with Col Broadhead
who with his wife took cars for St Louis at 11 oclock
FIGURES This 8th day of Oct is an interesting day to us
as our case has gone through the supreme court of this
Territory and been carried up to the supreme court
of the United States for final settlement which has been
a hard struggle for us to get done
~ Tuesday
Oct 9. [FIGURE] I signed 37 Recommends I receivd 17 Letters
I wrote 3 Letters to G Q CannonCushing & Mary
~ Wednesday
10 I signed 58 Recommends IReceived 35 Letters
I spent the day in council with the Twelve And the Evening
in a Meeting of the Board we Appointed T G Webber the
Superintendent of the Coop & M ThatcherH. J. Grant and
G Romney the finance committee
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