January 19, 1860 ~ Thursday

19 Jan ^1860^
I wrote 2 letters to D. H. Wells & J. Taylor President of the council &
speaker of the House of Representatives I spent a short time in
the council They Appointed this Evening at candlelight to meet
in joint Session For the purpose of hearing addresses From the
President & Board of Directors for upon the subject of extending
the Agricultural & Manufacturing interest throughout the Territory
President Hunter & W. C. Stanes & Lorenzo Young met with me
at the H. O. Office to make arangements for the Meeting

I met with the Joint Session of the Legislature with Bishop
Hunter Lorenzo Young & W^m C Stanes. President Wells called
the tHouse to order, and presented the object of the meeting
Bishop Hunter arose and made a few remarks I was then presented
to the Assembly and addressed them at some length upon the
subject of the agricultural & Manufacturing interest of the Territory
I recommended the esstablishing Branches in evry county through
the Territory & Hold county Fairs for the Benefit of the whole
people and that they Join the State Fair, and that all unite in sending
agents to the states to buy good sheep, cattle, Horses swine or other
stock also good cotton seed & cotton jGinnes and any Machinery
we want, and other remarks was made I was then Followed by
Lorenzo Young & W^m. C. Stanes & Bishop Hunter then remarks
were made by councellor Harrington & A. P. Rockwood. President
Wells than made some good remarks and received us vary kindly
and Resolved to sustained us & to have the minutes printed in
the D News & Mountaineer & in tomorrows minutes

January 20, 1860 ~ Friday

20 vary cold and Frosty I went to the office in the morning I there
learned that Joseph Rhodes was killed by Jason Luce last evening in
Butchers House whare William Hickman lay. Rhodes came to
the House and said he wanted to see Hickman Luce said he
could not Rhodes swore he would or die on the spot and drew
two pistols one cocked in Each hand and presented them at
Luce. Luce drew his knife and sprung at Rodes and struck
him in the Right Breast & the knife went through his body
Ormas Bates sprung at the same time and caught hold of each
pistol and turned the muzzles up Luce continued to thrust the
knife into Rhodes and he soon fell and as he began to Fall He
snaped both pistols but the hammer struck Bates Hand and
did not go off Luce continued to stab him untill he had

January 19, 1860 ~ Thursday

19 Jan 1860 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to D. H. Wells & J. Taylor President of the council & speaker of the House of Representatives I spent a short time in the council. They Appointed this Evening at Candlelight to meet in joint Session For the purpose of hearing addresses From the President & Board of Directors upon the subject of extending the Agricultural & Manufacturing interest throughout the Territory President Hunter & W. C. Stanes & Lorenzo Young met with me at the H. O. Office to make arangements for the Meeting

I met with the Joint session of the Legislature with Bishop Hunter Lorenzo Young & Wm C Stanes. President Wells called the House to order, and presented the object of the meeting Bishop Hunter arose and made a few remarks I was then presented to the Assembly and addressed them at some length upon the subject of the agricultural & Manufacturing interest of the Territory I recommended the esstablishing Branches in evry county through the Territory & Hold county Fairs for the Benefit of the whole people and that they Join the State Fair, and that all unite in sending agents to the states to buy good sheep, cattle, Horses swine or other stock also good cotton seed & cottonGinnes and any Machinery we want, and other remarks was made I was then Followed by Lorenzo Young & Wm. C. Stanes & Bishop Hunter then remarks were made by councellor Harrington & A. P. Rockwood. President Wells than made some good remarks and received us vary kindly and Resolved to sustained us & to have the minutes printed in the D News & Mountaineer & in tomorrows minutes

January 20, 1860 ~ Friday

20 vary cold and Frosty I went to the office in the morning I there learned that Joseph Rhodes was killed by Jason Luce last evening in Butchers House whare William Hickman lay. Rhodes came to the House and said he wanted to see Hickman Luce said he could not Rhodes swore he would or die on the spot and drew two pistols one cocked in Each hand and presented them at Luce. Luce drew his knife and sprung at Rodes and struck him in the Right Breast & the knife went through his body Ormas Bates sprung at the same time and caught hold of Each pistol and turned the muzzles up Luce continued to thrust the knife into Rhodes and he soon fell and as he began to Fall He snaped the both pistols but the hammer struck Bates Hand and did not go off Luce continued to stab him untill he had