[Deseret Weekly News, March 6, 1897, 366.] THE DESERET WEEKLY. [Column 1] PRESIDENT WOODRUFF'S BIRTHDAY. BIOGRAPHICAL. On Sunday, February 28, 1897, at 2 p. m., and on the following day, Mon- day, March 1, at 10 a.m., were exer- cises in the Tabernacle in honor of the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of Elder Wilford Woodroff, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, and one of the first com- pany of Utah Pioneers that entered the valley of the ...

through A Hilly rough country to travel day & night I did not see what way one pair of Horses was going to travel with any speed with such a train of Lumber behind them but I soon found out for as soon as we come to the top of A Hill the Horses could not Hold the waggons And of course they went down the Hill upon A keen run as fast as there legs could carry them & continued to run untill they got part of the way up the next Hill in this way we got ...

Asahel went to the Congregational Church meeting. Emma was sick through the night. September 7, 1896 ~ Monday Monday Sept 7th This Island is 22 miles long and from 1 to 8 miles wide entirely mountaineous. We took Steamer and arrived at San Pedro, thence by rail to Los Angeles 40 miles. We stopped and took dinner at our former hotel, and parted with our Mormon friends and took cars for home. We rode through that afternoon ...

September 6, 1896 ~ Sunday 6 Sunday Catalena Island of it 50 feet under water with branchs growing out from the Main body like limbs & we could see all the fish swimming in the midst of this Kelp we saw more Gold fish in the Midst of the kelp than any other kind [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Owen giving him an accont of our fishing and that we would Start home tomorrow The two steamer both Left the Island

OFFICE OF The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints P. O. Box, B. Salt Lake City, Utah. [blank] 189_ Editor Deseret News. ¶ You have asked me to give my you a page of Hhistory from my jourls ^journals^ for the News. I can barely answer that request, in the time allotted me to me, in a manner ^manner^ to satisfy my own minded. But it being the ownly Church paper devoted entirely to the Church I will ^endeavor to^ give you a few items. Concerning myself ...

With proper work and encouragement we might succeed in also creating a small fund to draw from on extraordinary occasions such as in case of long sickness of a member. a little check for $2500 from the choir would greatly gladden the heart of a destitute invalid, as in case of death, a needy widow. And a little wedding present from "our choir" would be a never- forgotten treasure. in case of a couple marrying in the choir, A juvenile choir and class should also be in existence—made up from the ...