Oct 7, 1891
I signed 54 Recommends I received 24 Letters
I met with the Presidents of Stakes & Bishops in the
18 ward school House A Hatch Prayed J F Smith
spoke 45 M[inutes], And W Woodruff G Q CannonM.
Thatcher & others spoke. Dr Judge ^C^ Colburn
Addressed the Meeting upon the subject of going to
the worlds fair in 1893.
~ Thursday
8 I signed 35 Recommends I received 10 Letters
I signed 8 certificate on Education I went to
the CTheater & saw the Cleopatra it was one of the
Grandest sceneries I ever saw in that Theater
(On the night of the 7th while Driving my carriage
home with 2 Horses having in the carriage Emma Phebe & Florence Snow with myself the Electrit
car came within 2 feet of running into me
which had it done would probably have
killed us all)
~ Friday
9 I signed 6 Recommends I received 3 Letters
I wrote up my Journal & took cars for Deserett
at 4 oclok with my two councillors & several others
we arived at our stoping place at 12 oclok & slept
on the Cars untill morning 150 Miles
~ Saturday
10 Men with carriages called for us & we rode
to Deseret we took breakfast at Brother Gibbs we
then rode west to see our land I went over the
section of G. Q. Cannon W. Woodruff Abram Cannon
& John Q Cannon also the section that the company's Houses stand upon We took Dinner there
~ Wednesday
Oct 7, 1891
I signed 54 Recommends I received 24 Letters
I met with the Presidents of Stakes & Bishops in the
18 ward school House A Hatch Prayed J F Smith
spoke 45 Minutes, And W Woodruff G Q CannonM.
Thatcher & others spoke. Judge C Colburn
Addressed the Meeting upon the subject of going to
the worlds fair in 1893.
~ Thursday
8 I signed 35 Recommends I received 10 Letters
I signed 8 certificate on Education I went to
the Theater & saw the Cleopatra it was one of the
Grandest sceneries I ever saw in that Theater
(On the night of the 7th while Driving my carriage
home with 2 Horses having in the carriage EmmaPhebe & Florence Snow with myself the Electrit
car came within 2 feet of running into me
which had it done would probably have
killed us all)
~ Friday
9 I signed 6 Recommends I received 3 Letters
I wrote up my Journal & took cars for Deserett
at 4 oclok with my two councillors & several others
we arived at our stoping place at 12 oclok & slept
on the Cars untill morning 150 Miles
~ Saturday
10 Men with carriages called for us & we rode
to Deseret we took breakfast at Brother Gibbs we
then rode west to see our land I went over the
section of G. Q. Cannon W. Woodruff Abram Cannon
& John Q Cannon also the section that the company's Houses stand upon We took Dinner there
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