March 14, 1894
I rode down North Temple street to Silvers to see
A New Pump. The Meintype inundater Force Pump, set in
the stream of water & pumps 1500 gal in a Minute I received
a good Letter from Owen to Ovando & Clara it was
an Excellent Letter I was much pleased with the
spirit He manifests we took supper
The ZCMI Board met and recepts for Feb were
$162,845.33 Disbursment were $149,070.92 recepts for
1843 [1893] were $2497916.48 cts. We also got word that Spencer Clawsons wife NabbieYoungClawson
died to day at 1:10 oclock Aged [blank]
~ Friday
16 I met with Brother Cutler upon borrowing $100000
on the sugar works I met with Professor Talmage who
read a lecture on the Book of Mormon
~ Saturday
17. I spent the day at home reading
~ Sunday
18 Sunday I was not vary well & spent the day at home
~ Monday
19 ^^ I had a Dream in the night I met with Benjamin Franklin
I thought He was on the Earth I spent several hours with him
And talked over our Endowments He wanted some more work
done for him than had been done which I promised heim He
should have {his} (2nd {anointing}) I thought then He diedd and while
waiting for burial I awoke I thought vary strange of my
Dream I made up my mind to get 2nd Anointing for
Benjamin Franklin & George Washington
~ Wednesday
March 14, 1894
I rode down North Temple street to Silvers to see
A New Pump. The Meintype inundater Force Pump, set in
the stream of water & pumps 1500 gal in a Minute I received
a good Letter from Owen to Ovando & Clara it was
an Excellent Letter I was much pleased with the
spirit He manifests we took supper
~ Thursday
15 [FIGURE] I wrote to Owen I & Emma sent Letter. I received
a Letter from Brother Naegle The board of sugar factory
Met at the office
The ZCMI Board met and recepts for Feb were
$162,845.33 Disbursment were $149,070.92 recepts for
1893 were $2497916.48 cts. We also got word that
Spencer Clawsons wife NabbieYoungClawson
died to day at 1:10 oclock Aged [blank]
~ Friday
16 I met with Brother Cutler upon borrowing $100000
on the sugar works I met with Professor Talmage who
read a lecture on the Book of Mormon
~ Saturday
17. I spent the day at home reading
~ Sunday
18 Sunday I was not vary well & spent the day at home
~ Monday
19 [FIGURE] I had a Dream in the night I met with Benjamin Franklin
I thought He was on the Earth I spent several hours with him
And talked over our Endowments He wanted some more work
done for him than had been done which I promised him He
should have {his} (2nd {anointing}) I thought then He diedd and while
waiting for burial I awoke I thought vary strange of my
Dream I made up my mind to get 2nd Anointing for
Benjamin Franklin & George Washington
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," March 14, 1894 - March 19, 1894, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PzQ1