Nov 8, 1887
Two years ago to night I visited Phebe & found her vary [blank]
I received 8 Letters and started at 5 oclok to visit Brother Matson
at the Mouth of Provo river in company with Emma Br Bateman
& Wilkin we arived at Br Madsons at Noom & the Breth[ren] took
thare guns and went out to shoot ducks I got one
Brothers Solomons & Birt came by rail the whole company got about
20 Ducks Emma went to Provo and spent the night with Clara
~ Wednesday
9. [FIGURE] in the Morning Brother Matson took a small scene & drew an
a dozen carp from a small pond one of the two year old
weighed 6 lb the to yearlings would weigh 2 lb we put th[em]
into a larger pond after this we went to the Lake and Brother
Madson & I took the Boat went up the Lake it was so still
the ducks staid out in the Middle of the Lake & did not
come in the company got 15 ducks we went up lake all
tired
~ Thursday
10.Emma & Clara with Ovando came Down to visit us
Ovando shot 7 ducks I 1. the whole company got 20.
Clara was taken vary sick Emma & my self with Wilford
& oOvando went to Provo with her we were afraid she would
die we sent for Dr Pike He gave her some Medicine &
she was some better I left Emma and the rest of us
returned to Madson. I caughed most of the night I am suffering
much with my Lungs Distance to Madson 56 M[iles]
~ Friday
11 ^^ 4 Anarchist at Chicago were Hung 1 commit suicid
& 2 were sent to Prision for Life instead of being hung our
Black off Horse got his hind foot in a Barbed wire
fence & cut him so bad we had to leave him we got a Horse
of Br Smoot & returned home Distance of the day 53 M[iles]
~ Tuesday
FIGURES Nov 8, 1887
Two years ago to night I visited Phebe & found her vary [blank]
I received 8 Letters and started at 5 oclok to visit Brother Matson
at the Mouth of Provo river in company with Emma Br Bateman
& Wilkin we arived at Br Madsons at Noom & the Brethren took
thare guns and went out to shoot ducks I got one
Brothers Solomons & Birt came by rail the whole company got about
20 Ducks Emma went to Provo and spent the night with Clara
~ Wednesday
9. [FIGURE] in the Morning Brother Matson took a small scene & drew an
a dozen carp from a small pond one of the two year old
weighed 6 lb the yearlings would weigh 2 lb we put them
into a larger pond after this we went to the Lake and Brother
Madson & I took the Boat went up the Lake it was so still
the ducks staid out in the Middle of the Lake & did not
come in the company got 15 ducks we went up lake all
tired
~ Thursday
10.Emma & Clara with Ovando came Down to visit us
Ovando shot 7 ducks I 1. the whole company got 20.
Clara was taken vary sick Emma & my self with Wilford
&Ovando went to Provo with her we were afraid she would
die we sent for Dr Pike He gave her some Medicine &
she was some better I left Emma and the rest of us
returned to Madson. I caughed most of the night I am suffering
much with my Lungs Distance to Madson 56 Miles
~ Friday
11 FIGURES 4 Anarchist at Chicago were Hung 1 commit suicid
& 2 were sent to Prison for Life instead of being hung our
Black off Horse got his hind foot in a Barbed wire
fence & cut him so bad we had to leave him we got a Horse
of Br Smoot & returned home Distance of the day 53 Miles
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