C W. Penrose was sent to the Penetentiary on
contempt of court G Q Cannon & myself had an
interview with him at the Presidents Office while
he was in the Hands of the Marshal we met at 4 {o'clock}
with the Deseret Land Company I attended the Birth
Day Party of Sister M I Horn & took a vary severe
cold & suffered through the night
~ Thursday
21. I arose this morning with a severe cold & nearly
sick I signed 5 Recommends Received 1 Letter G. Q. Cannon was subpeonaed to attend the Court
He attended at 2 oclok & returned at 3. They
seemed to want but little of him when He got there
I met with the Atorneys in the Afternoon and
Apointed a committee to get up a Dispatch for
the East J W Young & B H Schettler made a proposition
to sell the forest farm I spent the Night at the Gardo
& [d]octored for my cold
~ Friday
22. I signed 25 Recommends & received 14 letters
I had an interview with the Lawyiers I spent the
day in the office & went to the farm at Night 6 M[iles]
~ Saturday
23. I spent the day at the farm done some choreing
~ Sunday
24 Sunday I was some better this Morning I went
to Ovando Beebe, & found him quite sick with
the Lumbago we administered to him. I Attended
A meeting with the Lawyiers at the Gardo in the
Evening they wanted me to Make some concessin to
Court upon poligamy & other points and I spent
several Hours alone & Enquired of the Lord and received the following
C W. Penrose was sent to the Penetentiary on
contempt of court G Q Cannon & myself had an
interview with him at the Presidents Office while
he was in the Hands of the Marshal we met at 4 {o'clock}
with the Deseret Land Company I attended the Birth
Day Party of Sister M I Horn & took a vary severe
cold & suffered through the night
~ Thursday
21. I arose this morning with a severe cold & nearly
sick I signed 5 Recommends Received 1 Letter
G. Q. Cannon was subpeonaed to attend the Court
He attended at 2 oclok & returned at 3. They
seemed to want but little of him when He got there
I met with the Atorneys in the Afternoon and
Apointed a committee to get up a Dispatch for
the East J W Young & B H Schettler made a proposition
to sell the forest farm I spent the Night at the Gardo
& doctored for my cold
~ Friday
22. I signed 25 Recommends & received 14 letters
I had an interview with the Lawyiers I spent the
day in the office & went to the farm at Night 6 Miles
~ Saturday
23. I spent the day at the farm done some choreing
~ Sunday
24 Sunday I was some better this Morning I went
to Ovando Beebe, & found him quite sick with
the Lumbago we administered to him. I Attended
A meeting with the Lawyiers at the Gardo in the
Evening they wanted me to Make some concessin to
Court upon poligamy & other points and I spent
several Hours alone & Enquired of the Lord and received the following
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," November 20, 1889 - November 24, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Y7z9