Abram H Cannon spoke 30 M[inutes], W Woodruff 25 M at the
close I attended the funeral of Sister Mary Ann Young aged
79 the wife of President Brigham Y[oun]g W Woodruff spoke 10 M John Taylor 30 M, & J F Smith 10 M she was buried by the side
of her Husband President Brigham Y[ou]ng
Afternoon Br John Nicholson spoke 34 M Authorites of the
Church then presented after which Joseph F Smith spoke 41 M
~ Monday
July 3rd I received 2 letters and wrote 1 Letter to committee Thermometer shows 92° of heat in the shade I wrote
2 letters to McAllister & Bleak I spent the day in the office writing
~ Tuesday
July 4, 1882 Independance Day A great celebration at Liberty
Park and picknicks in mayny places. I spent the day watering
my garden & mowingweeds I Blistered my hands
~ Wednesday
5 I came from my field this morning and bought a shovel
Plough and fitted Wilford out for ploughing corn
~ Thursday
6 I was quite unwell through the day I visited Br L J Nuttall
in the Evening and found him quite feeble, had been sick
near a week I spent the forenoon on Auditing business
7 I spent the day in the office word has reached us by Telegraph and Letters from St John that about the 24 of June while
the Mexicans were celebrating St Johns Day 3 of Greers
sons, & a highered hired man, J Von & a son of hHatch rode
into Town armed with Pistols & guns The Mexicans ordered them
to leave town or put away their arms which they refused to do then
fighting between the two parties commenced. Mexicans gathered their
arms and drove the cowboys into some unfinished houses James Von
was killed The Hatch boy shot in the shoulder. The three Greer
Boys taken prisioner & Nathan C Tinney killed while thrying to stop the fight
sideways text [FIGURE] Mary Ann Young end of sideways text
Abram H Cannon spoke 30 Minutes, W Woodruff 25 Minutes at the
close I attended the funeral of Sister Mary Ann Young aged
79 the wife of President Brigham Young. W Woodruff spoke 10 Minutes
John Taylor 30 Minutes, & J F Smith 10 Minutes she was buried by the side
of her Husband President Brigham Young
Afternoon Br John Nicholson spoke 34 Minutes Authorities of the
Church then presented after which Joseph F Smith spoke 41 Minutes
~ Monday
July 3rd [FIGURE] I received 2 letters and wrote 1 Letter to committee
[FIGURE] Thermometer shows 92° of heat in the shade I wrote
2 letters to McAllister & Bleak I spent the day in the office writing
~ Tuesday
July 4th 1882 Independance Day A great celebration at Liberty
Park and picknicks in many places. I spent the day watering
my garden & mowingweeds I Blistered my hands
~ Wednesday
5 I came from my field this morning and bought a shovel
Plough and fitted Wilford out for ploughing corn
~ Thursday
6 I was quite unwell through the day I visited Br L J Nuttall
in the Evening and found him quite feeble, had been sick
near a week I spent the forenoon on Auditing business
~ Friday
7 I spent the day in the office word has reached us by Telegraph
FIGURES and Letters from St John that about the 24 of June while
sideways text [FIGURE] N C Tinney end of sideways text the Mexicans were celebrating St Johns Day 3 of Greers
sons, & hired man, J Von & a son of Hatch rode
into Town armed with Pistols & guns. The Mexicans ordered them
to leave town or put away their arms which they refused to do then
fighting between the two parties commenced. Mexicans gathered their
arms and drove the cowboys into some unfinished houses James Von
was Killed The Hatch boy shot in the shoulder. The three Greer
Boys taken Prisioner & Nathan C Tinney killed while trying to stop the fight
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