balanced up my books, listed names of those owing and amounts owing. Issued bills &c.

Continued work on my books, bills & reports. Sold $42.00 worth of lumber to Gt. Divide and other Small amounts to Sundry persons.

Received appointment from Y M M offic[e]rs to lecture befor[e] the joint convention meeting Sund evening 13th Subject amusements.

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Attended to business of the place put 3½ fish bed on wagon ready for trip to Salt Lake with G. L. Tates furnature. Phoned Geo & Legrand about the move and decided to not go in next day.

Attended to business until after mail time then took Nerva & Geo & our folks up Middle Canyon lift hand fork & got chokecherries Took dinner there & got home at 8 P.M. got lots of cherries.

I attended to business in morning and in attended meeting of H Council & Presidency at 10 AM though I was late and Stake Priesthood meeting at 1 P.M. Had Israel Bennion & U. S. Cline to dinner with me at 4 P.M.

Geo. L. & Joel were loading the former’s things ready to move to Salt Lake.

Sold buggy to Wm F Tate. $65.00 <Administered to Susie Garner in evening.> [p. 131]

I fasted until 6 P.M. Attended School, afternoon meeting and Circle. I was mouth in setting apart Robt. McLaws to labor as 2nd assistant Religion Class Supt of the Stake Wm Cassity being first Stake Supt & J L Lee 1st assistant. G L. Tate went by team with load of household goods to Salt Lake to live Nerva went by train

Joel went to City to attend LDS. University Rode his wheel in with attachment. <Legrand Phoned me about transfer of time>

I attended to the irrigation of the lot. picked fruit & sent to Geo & Edith also some to Geo & Nerva by J. M. Dunn. Sold single harness to W. F. Tate & lumber to Sund. persons.

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Labor day. Phoned Legrand about schooling for Joel Transfer of time. Attended to the business of the place. Geo L. Returned from City with team

Car of lumber came and I got J P Skelton & Son to unload same using my team. I assisted them. Alice was called to go up to Estella’s at 11 oclock last night and at about 2 oclock this A.M. gave birth to a baby girl.

Continued unloading Car lumber. Had Charles Green here fixing phone for about 4 hours. Attended to business generally.

Attended to my business as usual.

" " " "⁴ Took my team surray & the family to Station & met Mrs Laura Squires Ridges who came & staid with us until Tuesday following. Assisted Prest Gowans & Jno. Gillespie in administering to Sister Maggie G. Bryans 2 yr old boy who was very sick and he got better right off. Attended a meeting of the Y M M. Convention speakers at Lindbergs shop. Had a talk with Bro. Miller’s Son on Subject of smoking.

Attended Mutual Convention at 10 A.M. 2 P.M. & 8 P.M. and in evening meeting which was conjoint I spoke upon Amusements [p. 132] Had Bro. & Sister Dougal stay with us until Mond. 4 P.M. Bros Nephi Morris & Lewis Cannon were present at two meetings. Between morning and afternoon meetings I went with Prest Gowans and administered to Sister P. M. Clegg who was going to City that day to have operation performed for inward growth removal

Attended to the irrigating after 10 A.M. wrote Several business letters. Made deed of 1/2 A water to A. F. Doremus Henry having let former deed get destroyed. Attended to busines generally.

I wrote several letters, posted accounts took Mrs Laura Ridges to Station my wife & children accompanying me. Engaged team & buggy for Jos. Richards to go to Hickman Canyon as per phone request. Wrote Mother Sister Nerva & my children in City.

Good day in business. Attended to business and did work in lot. Counseled with Mrs Rhoda Marshall and Prest. Gowans at my home Thursday

Attended to the business of the place Cared for animals &c. Phoned U. S. Cline several times through the day. Saw Thos Horman about putting up a building at St John’s Siding for Cline. Wrote letters &c.

Attended to business of place, Correspondence &c. Cared for chores animals &c. In the evening Alice & I went up to Estellas and I later called at P Cleggs to learn how his wife is who is very loy [low] & dangerously so as a result of an operation for removal of an inward growth.

Attended to business and cared for animals &c. Set tires on single Seated buggy. & made ready to go to Grantsville on the morrow to attend Sunday School conference. George F. Jr. Came out from City on bicycle attachment on Ry & got here about dark. Sat up late at night visiting [p. 133]

Weather dry & has been for more than three months. Roads very dusty. I took my team & buggy and went to Grantsville & attended three conference meetings and two Counsel meetings and Prest Gowans accompanying me we came home after evening meeting arriving home at 11.30 P.M. Sat up until 1:30 AM Irrigating & visiting with George. At Conference L Jno Nuttall & Wm Ure were present. I spoke in Afternoon meeting.

Attended to business & With my team took George down north to Crossing of Ry. where he made a start for Salt Lake on his wheel by Ry. Alice and two babies went with me. Left here at 5:50 A.M.

Attended to the regular business of the place Bathed and retired early. Baby was sick in night.

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P M Cleggs wife Agness died at Hospittal S.L.C. I wrote him a letter of condolence. <She may have died Fri 25th>

I was very sick for several hours in the night vomiting and purging. Results a severe hoarseness which lasted for about a week.

With team I drove to Station to meet and escort P. M. Clegg & his Deseasd wife from station. Was requested by him to Speak at funeral services.

I visited Bro clegg later in the day.

Attended school & then called at P. M. Cleggs prior to funeral service.

Took my team to cemetry. Attended Services but was too hoarse to talk. Prest Gowans was the only speaker [p. 134]

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