June 10, 1884
as a Bishop over Teton ward by W. Woodruff Joseph
Jones was ordained a High Priest & first councillor to
Br Donaldson By H. J. Grant. We dined with Brother Jones
then drove back to Rexburg & spent the night 20 Miles
at about sun down 3 Men rode into Rexburg with
15 Horses and wanted to stop over night they were rough
looking Men said they were looking over the country
Br Ricks pointed out the House for them to go into
But they got the wrong house they went into the House
of one of his sons with his wife children & a sick
man and got their supper they had not been there long
untill A sherriff and possee of 7 men arived in town
after these men as Horse thieves Br Ricks told them
whare the thieves were they wanted to go into the
House immediately and arest them Br Ricks
told them No (as they were in liquor) said they
would get killed some of them, and a woman & children
were there told them to wait till morning which
they did & garded the House untill morning

June 11, 1884 ~ Wednesday

June 11, 1884 [FIGURES] I arose this morning at 6 oclok
and found the Depiuteey Sheriff T. E. Ray with 7 men
on guard watching for the Theiieves to come out of the
house. The House that Br Grant & myself were in was
nearly in range of the Bullets of the guard so I watched
all the movement with a good Deal of interest Br
Ricks had the women & children moved out of the
house at an Early hour. we got an Early Breakfast
and ready to leave the town for Good to start on our

June 10, 1884 as a Bishop over Teton ward by W. Woodruff Joseph Jones was ordained a High Priest & first councillor to Br Donaldson By H. J. Grant. We dined with Brother Jones then drove back to Rexburg & spent the night 20 Miles at about sun down 3 Men rode into Rexburg with 15 Horses and wanted to stop over night they were rough looking Men said they were looking over the country Br Ricks pointed out the House for them to go into But they got the wrong house they went into the House of one of his sons with his wife children & a sick man and got their supper they had not been there long untill A sherriff and possee of 7 men arived in town after these men as Horse thieves Br Ricks told them whare the thieves were they wanted to go into the House immediately and arest them Br Ricks told them No (as they were in liquor) said they would get killed some of them, and a woman & children were there told them to wait till morning which they did & garded the House untill morning

June 11, 1884 ~ Wednesday

June 11, 1884 FIGURES I arose this morning at 6 oclok and found the Deputy Sheriff T. E. Ray with 7 men on guard watching for the Thieves to come out of the house. The House that Br Grant & myself were in was nearly in range of the Bullets of the guard so I watched all the movement with a good Deal of interest Br Ricks had the women & children moved out of the house at an Early hour. we got an Early Breakfast and ready to leave the town for Good to start on our