June 14, 1883 I went to the office & receivd 8 Letters I spent the
day in the office
~ Friday
15 I spent the day in the off[ic]e & went to the Musical concert
in the Evening to hear the celebrated Thomas with his
great Musical concert
~ Saturday
16 I spent the forenoon in the office Attended Thomases concert
in the Afternoon And attended the CTheater in the Evening & Heard
Barrett Represent Richelieu in that great play I spent
the night at the farm 6 M[iles]
~ Sunday
17 I Attended Meeting at 2 oclok W Woodruff spoke 42 M[inutes] A Carrington 44 M[inutes] I wrode over Jordon in the Ev[enin]g 8 M[iles]
~ Monday
18 I received 1 Letter to day I spent most of the day
at the House I done some Mowing
~ Tuesday
19. I received one letter to day I was taken
in the Afternoon with an Attack of the Billious Colic was
quite sick for several hours
~ Wednesday
20 I received 1 letter to day I accompanied W C.
Williams of Missouri to visit the Temple & Tabernacle
I spent the day in the office. I met in council in the Afternoon
~ Thursday
21[FIGURE] I was awakened this morning about 12:30 with
the ringing of a fire Bell I steped to the window and
saw a large fire East of me near By I called up the family
and Dressed and while pulling on my hat ready to go out
and standing By my East window An Iron waggon stand[in]g
in H. B. Clawsons waggon yard with 800 lb of Powder Exploded
which filled the air with Iron timber & fire brands which
flung fire over the Block and saw Clawsons waggon yard
& Buildings all in flames also the Council Housesavages & others
~ Thursday
June 14, 1883
[FIGURE] I went to the office & receivd 8 Letters I spent the
day in the office
~ Friday
15 I spent the day in the office & went to the Musical concert
in the Evening to hear the celebrated Thomas with his
great Musical concert
~ Saturday
16 I spent the forenoon in the office Attended Thomases concert
in the Afternoon And attended theTheater in the Evening & Heard
Barrett Represent Richelieu in that great play I spent
the night at the farm 6 Miles
~ Sunday
17 I Attended Meeting at 2 oclok W Woodruff spoke 42 Minutes
A Carrington 44 Minutes I wrode over Jordon in the Evening 8 Miles
~ Monday
18 [FIGURE] I received 1 Letter to day I spent most of the day
at the House I done some Mowing
~ Tuesday
19. [FIGURE] I received one letter to day [FIGURE] I was taken
in the Afternoon with an Attack of the Billious Colic was
quite sick for several hours
~ Wednesday
20 [FIGURE] I received 1 letter to day I accompanied W C.
Williams of Missouri to visit the Temple & Tabernacle
I spent the day in the office. I met in council in the Afternoon
~ Thursday
21 [FIGURE] I was awakened this morning about 12:30 with
the ringing of a fire Bell I steped to the window and
saw a large fire East of me near By I called up the family
and Dressed and while pulling on my hat ready to go out
and standing By my East window An Iron waggon standing
in H. B. Clawsons waggon yard with 800 lb of Powder Exploded
which filled the air with Iron timber & fire brands which
flung fire over the Block and saw Clawsons waggon yard
& Buildings all in flames also the Council Housesavages & others
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," June 14, 1883 - June 21, 1883, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 3, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/lRgM