We traveled to Obed & held a Meeting Bishop Austin Prayed E F Sheets spoke 9 M[inutes], Joseph F Smith 23, W Woodruff 15 m G Q Cannon 23. At the close we rode to Mount Peelier and
held a Meeting E F Sheets Prayed G Q Canyon spoke 30 M,
W Woodruff 15 M J F Smith 30 M we returned to Paris 25 Miles
~ Tuesday
21 We round [rode] to Mount Pelier & rodetook cars & rode to Granger 125 Miles
~ Wednesday
22 We took a Pulman sleeping car to Morgan 120 M[iles]
we stoped with Samuel Francis and held a Meeting at
10 oclok L John Nuttall Prayed W Woodruff spoke 52 M[inutes] John Taylor 35 M Afternoon John Taylor spoke 65 M
L John Nuttall 27 m, W Woodruff 10 M we then took
cars rode to Echo & to Coleville 25 Miiles
I attended a Meeting G Q Cannon & President Taylor were
the speakers the House was full. The stake have a splendid
stake building $24000 has been Expended and the
Estimated cost is $40000. I spent the night at Alma
Smith House who was badly [burned] under the Bellows at Haugn
Mill I helped Br G Q Cannon bless a child
~ Thursday
23 We rode to wonship & stoped with E. R. Young 8 1/2 Miles
We held a Meeting at 2 oclok L J Nuttall prayed W Woodruff
spoke 20 M[inutes] G Q Cannon 50 M J Taylor 48 M at the
close several of us went to Fishing and all of us ownly
[caught] 5 trout the fish were Mostly killed by the use of Giant powder
we spent the night at Br Malins distance of the day 11 1/2
We traveled to Obed & held a Meeting Bishop Austin Prayed
E F Sheets spoke 9 Minutes, Joseph F Smith 23, W Woodruff 15 mG Q Cannon 23. At the close we rode to Mount Peelier and
held a Meeting E F Sheets Prayed G Q Canyon spoke 30 M,
W Woodruff 15 M J F Smith 30 M we returned to Paris 25 Miles
22 We took a Pulman sleeping car to Morgan 120 Miles
we stoped with Samuel Francis and held a Meeting at
10 oclok L John Nuttall Prayed W Woodruff spoke 52 Minutes
John Taylor 35 M Afternoon John Taylor spoke 65 M
L John Nuttall 27 m, W Woodruff 10 M we then took
cars rode to Echo & to Coleville 25 Miiles
I attended a Meeting G Q Cannon & President Taylor were
the speakers the House was full. The stake have a splendid
stake building $24000 has been Expended and the
Estimated cost is $40000. I spent the night at Alma
Smith House who was badly burned under the Bellows at Haugn
Mill I helped Br G Q Cannon bless a child
~ Thursday
23 We rode to wonship & stoped with E. R. Young 8 1/2 Miles
We held a Meeting at 2 oclok L J Nuttall prayed W Woodruff
spoke 20 Minutes G Q Cannon 50 M J Taylor 48 M at the
close several of us went to Fishing and all of us ownly
caught 5 trout the fish were Mostly killed by use of Giant powder
we spent the night at Br Malins distance of the day 11 1/2
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