February 8, 1868 ~ Saturday

8, Feb 1868

8. we met at 10 oclok in the meeting house for a 2 days
Meeting. Prayer By W. Woodruff. G. A. Smith spoke 20 M[inutes].

9. Sunday We met at 10 olock President Young spoke 42 M[inutes]
H. C. Kimball spoke 35 Minutes Afternoon The People met
for a mass Meeting to nominate the civil officers for Mayor
Aldermen & City Council After which W. Woodruff spoke
40 Minutes J Taylor spoke 20 Minutes President Young 30 M[inutes]

February 9, 1868 ~ Sunday

9. Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayer By B Young jr
J F. Smith spoke 40 Minutes E. F. Sheets spoke 15 Minutes
President Young spoke 25 Minutes. Afternoon Prayer By
H. C. Kimball Brother Bywater spoke 30 Minutes, W Woodruff
spoke 40 Minutes H. C. Kimball spoke 50 Minutes A. O. Smoot
spoke 10 Minutes President Young spoke 25. A. O. Smoot
was Elected Bishop of that stake & Wm Miller & E F Sheets
were appointed his councellors ^Phebe A. Snow had a son born today at 40 Minutes Past 4 oclok^

February 10, 1868 ~ Monday

10. The Election at Provo was held for Mayor Alderman &
city council & 436 votes were cast for the following
officers A. O. Smoot Mayor, W^m Miller E. F. Sheets &
Myram Tanner Aldermen & W Woodruff Joseph F
Smith George G. Bywater Allexander MCDonald David
Cluff Jr

Both councils met at the court House at 6 oclok & we had
a very good meeting all united as the Heart of one man
[FIGURE] I received a letter from Bulah. Brother McDonald
was vary sick till midnight I spent the night with Brother
Musser at Brother McDonald

February 11, 1868 ~ Tuesday

11. In company with A. O. Smoot & E. F. Sheets &
Brother Muser & J. F. Sheets we drove to American Fork
took dinner then road to Salt Lake & spent the night at home 50 M[iles]
[FIGURES] I received 4 Letters from Mrs Woodruff & others
I wrote one letter to Mrs Woodruff

February 12, 1868 ~ Wednesday

12. I spent the Afternoon in the council & the Evening at Elias
Smiths with a party of Friends

February 13, 1868 ~ Thursday

13 [FIGURES] I wrote 6 letters to Wilford Leslie Snow
[FIGURE] to Wilford & Emily Jane Woodruff to Wm Jefferies
to Jacob Brow, & to Azmon & Thompson Woodruff (sent Aphek & Bulah
Woodruff Photographs

February 8, 1868 ~ Saturday

8, Feb 1868

8. we met at 10 oclok in the meeting house for a 2 days Meeting. Prayer By W. Woodruff. G. A. Smith spoke 20 Minutes.

President Young spoke 42 Minutes H. C. Kimball spoke 35 Minutes Afternoon The People met for a mass Meeting to nominate the civil officers for Mayor Aldermen & City Council After which W. Woodruff spoke 40 Minutes J Taylor spoke 20 Minutes President Young 30 Minutes

February 9, 1868 ~ Sunday

9. Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayer By B Young jr J F. Smith spoke 40 Minutes E. F. Sheets spoke 15 Minutes President Young spoke 25 Minutes. Afternoon Prayer By H. C. Kimball Brother Bywater spoke 30 Minutes, W Woodruff spoke 40 Minutes H. C. Kimball spoke 50 Minutes A. O. Smoot spoke 10 Minutes President Young spoke 25. A. O. Smoot was Elected Bishop of that stake & Wm Miller & E F Sheets were appointed his councellors Phebe A. Snow had a son born today at 40 Minutes Past 4 oclok

February 10, 1868 ~ Monday

10. The Election at Provo was held for Mayor Alderman & city council & 436 votes were cast for the following officers A. O. Smoot Mayor, Wm Miller E. F. Sheets & Myram Tanner Aldermen & W Woodruff Joseph F Smith George G. Bywater Allexander MCDonald David Cluff Jr

Both councils met at the court House at 6 oclok & we had a very good meeting all united as the Heart of one man [FIGURE] I received a letter from Bulah. Brother McDonald was vary sick till midnight I spent the night with Brother Musser at Brother McDonald

February 11, 1868 ~ Tuesday

11. In company with A. O. Smoot & E. F. Sheets & Brother Muser & J. F. Sheets we drove to American Fork took dinner then road to Salt Lake & spent the night at home 50 Miles FIGURES I received 4 Letters from Mrs Woodruff & others I wrote one letter to Mrs Woodruff

February 12, 1868 ~ Wednesday

12. I spent the Afternoon in the council & the Evening at Elias Smiths with a party of Friends

February 13, 1868 ~ Thursday

13 FIGURES I wrote 6 letters to Wilford Leslie Snow [FIGURE] to Wilford & Emily Jane Woodruff to Wm Jefferies to Jacob Brow, & to Azmon & Thompson Woodruff (sent Aphek & Bulah Woodruff Photographs