3rd Aug E L SloanWhitney I learned this morning that E L Slan
E L Sloan & Sister Whitney ^2nd^ wife of Bishop Whitney
are Both Dead died this morning Brother Sloan was
taken coughing & lived but a few moments I received 2 letters & wrote One. To day is the Election for Territorial Officers & Precint Officers The Utah Ring
gathered at the City Hall to create a fuss Many Rowdies were
were Appointed Deputy Marshalls by Maxwell the U. S. Sheriff
so they could arest the city officers & stop the Legal voting
& a number of the poliece were arested & the mob tore the
coat of from Mayor D. H. Wells & there was quite a
fight Ast Sandy In the Evening at about 10 oclok Bulah A Beatie was taken sick had awful convulsions & cramping
all night we thought she would die. we gave Endow[me]nts to 28, D H Wells sealed 14 couple
~ Tuesday
4. Bulah has been vary low & weak all night day we laid hands
upon her several time & she got Better. I spent the day with her
~ Wednesday
5 I spent the day in the Endow[me]nt House we gaveEndo Baptized
374 persons W. Woodruff sealed 27 couples for the dead.
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
6, , & 8. I spent the time at the farm ploughing & hoeing corn 6 [miles]
~ Sunday
9 Sunday I received 2 letters, one from Susan I was sick
through the night & felt quite poorly all day I did not attend any Meeting
~ Saturday
Aug 1, 1874
I spent the day at the farm we had several Hard
showers of rain I returned to the City in the Evening 6 miles
~ Sunday
2nd Sunday [FIGURE] I received 3 letters wrote one to David
I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon
E D Woolly prayed W Woodruff spoke upon the
first five verses of the 2nd chapter of Isaiah 45 Minutes,
followed by A Carrington 28 Minuts I met for prayer
~ Monday
3rd Aug [FIGURE] E L Sloan [FIGURE] Whitney I learned this morning that
E L Sloan & Sister Whitney 2nd wife of Bishop Whitney
are Both Dead Died this morning Brother Sloan was
taken coughing & lived but a few moments I received
FIGURES 2 letters & wrote One. To day is the Election for
[FIGURE] Territorial Officers & Precint Officers The Utah Ring
gathered at the City Hall to create a fuss Many Rowdies were
were Appointed Deputy Marshalls by Maxwell the U.S. Sheriff
so they could arest the city officers & stop the Legal voting
& a number of the poliece were arested & the mob tore the
coat of from Mayor D. H. Wells & there was quite a
fight At Sandy In the Evening at about 10 oclok Bulah
[FIGURE] A Beatie was taken sick had awful convulsions & cramping
all night we thought she would die. we gave Endowments to 28, D H Wells sealed 14 couple
~ Tuesday
4. Bulah has been vary low & weak all day we laid hands
upon her several time & she got Better. I spent the day with her
~ Wednesday
5 I spent the day in the Endowment House we Baptized
374 persons W. Woodruff sealed 27 couples for the dead.
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
6, 7, & 8. I spent the time at the farm ploughing & hoeing corn 6 miles
~ Sunday
[FIGURE] 9 Sunday I received 2 letters, one from Susan I was sick
through the night & felt quite poorly all day I did not attend any Meeting
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," August 1, 1874 - August 9, 1874, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 30, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PZMA