^Sunday^ I came to the farm last night & found Asahel Ovando & Clara Asahel returned to the Valley House
I spent the day in the House looking over to my Journal
& reading
~ Monday
Sept 17, 1888 ^^ This is an important day in our History President George Q. Cannon was indicted on
saturday again for cohabitation and this Morning He
went into court and Delivered himself up to
the court & Plead guilty to the Indictment and the
court sentenced him on the first count 75 days imprisionment & $200 dollar fine and the second
count 100 days & $250 dollar fine total
175 days imprisionment & $450 dollars fine He
was taken im [in] to the Penetentiaryw by Marshal Dyer who was accompanied by C. W. WilkinH. B.
Clawson & James Jack. The Marshal told the
warden to treat him kindly. He will have all the
privileges the rules can afford. We parted in
good spirits. This leaves me in a Measure
alone for 5 Months but I will do the best I can
I had an interview with Col Broadhead & F S Richards concerning our settlement with
Dyer and Peters and we find that they are
Determined to try to Break the settlement as
thay want to extend it as long as they can
Brother Wilkins returned from the Prision &
reported that Brother Cannon was cheerful
I Pray God to Protect him & all the faithful
Sunday I came to the farm last night & found AsahelOvando & Clara Asahel Returned to the Valley House
I spent the day in the House looking over my Journal
& reading
~ Monday
Sept 17, 1888 [FIGURE] This is an important day in our History
FIGURES President George Q. Cannon was indicted on
saturday again for cohabitation and this Morning He
went into court and Delivered himself up to
the court & Plead guilty to the Indictment and the
court sentenced him on the first count 75 days
imprisionment & $200 dollar fine and the second
count 100 days & $250 dollar fine total
175 days imprisionment & $450 dollars fine He
was taken im in to the Penetentiary by Marshal
Dyer who was accompanied by C. W. WilkinH. B.
Clawson & James Jack. The Marshal told the
warden to treat him Kindly He will have all the
Privileges the rules can afford. We Parted in
good spirits This leaves me in a Measure
alone for 5 Months but I will do the best I can
I had an interview with Col Broadhead &
F S Richards concerning our settlement with
Dyer and Peters and we find that they are
Determined to try to Break the settlement as
thay want to Extend it as long as they can
Brother Wilkins returned from the Prision &
reported that Brother Cannon was cheerful
I Pray God to Protect him & all the faithful
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