Oct 26, 1896
I called upon Brother G. Q. Cannon He was
not vary well but finally came to the office
it commenced a cold hard Rain abot Noom [noon]
I had an interview with F. S. Richards
~ Tuesday
27. [FIGURES] On my arival at the Office we got a Telegram
from the sterling saying that our Agent at work on
our Mine was shot Dead. We did not learn who
by but we supposed by a wicked Man who sent
us a threatening Letter Demanding so Much Money
we had to Notify the family & make arangements for
the body to be brought home his Name was [blank]
we had a hard Rain today quite cold
~ Wednesday
28 The Scientific Association Met at the Office
this morning And the Mining Company held
a Meeting at the office what to do with the body
of Thomas P. Gallespie who was shot yesterday
at the Sterling Mine It was finally concluded
to bury it there
~ Thursday
29. I held a Meeting in the Temple. We met with several
in the OfficeOvando Beebe spent the Evening with us
~ Friday
^[FIGURE]^ 30 I wrote to Sarah{and sent forty dollars} I received Telegrams from Idaho on Politics wants an Answer
~ Saturday
31 I took cars with Mrs Woodruff for Nephi when
we got to the point of the Mountain 3 train of cars was
stoped for one hour waiting for Wm H King who
came to Late to get the cars He overslept himself
And all the train of cars were stoped waiting
for him & when He arived He ownly rode 2 o[r] 3 Miles
before He got off & went another way this was vary strange
~ Monday
Oct 26, 1896
I called upon Brother G. Q. Cannon He was
not vary well but finally came to the office
it commenced a cold hard Rain abot Noom noon
I had an interview with F. S. Richards
~ Tuesday
27. FIGURES On my arival at the Office we got a Telegram
from the sterling saying that our Agent at work on
our Mine was shot Dead. We did not learn who
by but we supposed by a wicked Man who sent
us a threatening Letter Demanding so Much Money
we had to Notify the family & make arangements for
the body to be brought home his Name was [blank]
we had a hard Rain today quite cold
~ Wednesday
28 The Scientific Association Met at the Office
this morning And the Mining Company held
a Meeting at the office what to do with the body
of Thomas P. Gallespie who was shot yesterday
at the Sterling Mine It was finally concluded
to bury it there
~ Thursday
29. I held a Meeting in the Temple. We met with several
in the OfficeOvando Beebe spent the Evening with us
~ Friday
[FIGURE] 30 I wrote to Sarah{and sent thirty dollars} I received Telegrams from
Idaho on Politics wants an Answer
~ Saturday
31 I took cars with Mrs Woodruff for Nephi when
we got to the point of the Mountain 3 train of cars was
stoped for one hour waiting for Wm H King who
came to Late to get the cars He overslept himself
And all the train of cars were stoped waiting
for him & when He arived He ownly rode 2 or 3 Miles
before He got off & went another way this was vary strange
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," October 26, 1896 - October 31, 1896, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 11, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/v8l5