Nov Sunday 245, 1889
My Son in Law Ovando Beebe was taken quite
bad again with the Lumbago in the Back I Engaged Seymour B Young to go & attend to him I soon went
to see him myself. He was some better but quite
poorly. The court closed receiving Testimony
and the Lawyiers commenced ther arguments I called
upon Ovando in the Evening & found him some better
I went to the farm & spent the night. C W Penrose
was liberated by the court & He returned home at 8 oclk
I signed 19 Recommends & Received 6 Letters I wrote 2 letters to Sarah & Ensign.
~ Tuesday
26 I signed 5 Recommends Rec[eive]d 3 Letters. We
had a Meeting with Brother Penrose & with the Deseret Land Company I spent the night at the Gardo
~ Wednesday
27 I signed 20 Recommends I received 15 Letters I wrote 4 Letters
29. I signed 45 Recommends. I received
17 Letters I wrote 2 public Letters I had
several Meetings through the day
~ Saturday
30 ^^ We have a Decision By Judge Anderson that
No mormon Need Apply for citizenship for
it wont be granted. This is a high Handed Measure
I signed 25 Recommends Received 20 Letters ^met with^ ZCMI Board
~ Monday
Nov 25, 1889
My Son in Law Ovando Beebe was taken quite
bad again with the Lumbago in the Back I Engaged
Seymour B Young to go & attend to him I soon went
to see him myself. He was some better but quite
poorly. The court closed receiving Testimony
and the Lawyiers commenced ther arguments I called
upon Ovando in the Evening & found him some better
I went to the farm & spent the night. C W Penrose
was liberated by the court & He returned home at 8 oclk
I signed 19 Recommends & Received 6 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Sarah & Ensign.
~ Tuesday
26 I signed 5 Recommends Received 3 Letters. We
had a Meeting with Brother Penrose & with the
Deseret Land Company I spent the night at the Gardo
~ Wednesday
27 I signed 20 Recommends I received 15 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letters
29. I signed 45 Recommends. I received
17 Letters I wrote 2 public Letters I had
several Meetings through the day
~ Saturday
30 [FIGURE] We have a Decision By Judge Anderson that
No mormon Need Apply for citizenship for
it wont be granted. This is a high Handed Measure
I signed 25 Recommends Received 20 Letters met with ZCMI Board
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," November 25, 1889 - November 30, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/lRGl