Journal of Samuel Rose Parkinson
1876–79
[Transcribed by Ben and Jared Parkinson and proofread against original. Transcript completed 2011.]
[inside front cover]
Childs history of England
by
Charles Dickens
volume 1
New york
Harper and Brothers
Publishers
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Franklin Square
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W.	Nov. 1th 1876
	I went with Job. Pingre to Gentile Vallay on Business for Z.C.M.I. and I drove to James Packers on Cottonwood
T. 2	I drove in Bear River kanyon above Morrisons left my team there and went a foot up the kanyon about three Mills and there we found the men with the ties we talk to them and incourage them to Continue and they Said they would
F. 3	I drove back to Bear River Bridg and Stayed at Lucy Packers
S. 4	I drove home to Franklin and met Davis & Jones deputy Shirfrife and I got under my beding and they did not see me
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S.	Nov 5th 1876
	I was around home all day
M 6	I was on the lookout and move to Goe. Alders at Night
T. 7	I am now at Goe. Alder
W. 8	I am still at Goe. Alder and move home at Night
T. 9	I was around all day
F. 10	I recieved A letter from R.S. Watson with instructions to hire two men to drive ties So I hire them and rote a letter to R.S. Watson
S. 11	I was around home all day
S. 12	I was at home all day
M. 13	I received a letter from George Parkinson dated Pleasent Valley
T. 14	I was working on a Cupboard and looking around all day
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	Nov 15th /76
W.	I was around home all day
T. 16	I was arrested by Jones Duppety Shirif for bigamy and taken to Malad I had A bad headache James Chadwick and Francher give there words for my Safe keeping until the next morning So I Slept with James Chadwick
F. 17	I walk around until 2 oclock and then give Bonds of $2.000 I was Jovel the rest of the day
S. 18	I went to Court and try to get my triel to Come of this turm but I Could not, and it was put of to the next turm of Court my William and T. Mendenall Came over to See me they had travel all Night I paid my lawyer $100.00 and then Start home our team give out So we Stay at T. Mendenall all Night
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Nov 19th /76
S.	we drove home the folks was glad to see me back I went to meeting and tended teacher meeting and got
M. 20	a letter from G.C.P. from vergina I have been around all day an Sold 13 Sack of Flower to C. Rose
T. 21	I Sold a Stove to James Huching for 35 gallons of malases
W 22	I was around home all day
T. 23	I arested by dupputy Shirif Jones for Bigama and taken to Malad by Wm Francher and deliver to Shiref kenney he wanted $2,000 bonds the mormons Could only rase $1,500 and the bonds he woud not excepted he Cept me there untill 12 oclock at Night and then he took J Chadwick
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Nov
	for my Safe keeping and I went and Sleep with him all Night
F. 24	I walk aroud town with J. Chadwick and I found all the bonds I wanted So I got Davis and Bro. Peck to go $2.000 bonds and I hired Lawer Higby to plead my case and agreed to pay him $100 dollars down and $1.50 more if he clead me and I went around and got a quanted with a good many and they seem to be very Soable
S. 25	I tended Court and they dismist my Case untill next term of Court So I Started home but our team give out So I Say at T. mendenall my Son Wm Came after
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Nov 1876
	me and T. Mendenall and they came back with me
S. 26	we hitch up our team and Came home my Family was very glad to See me home
M. 27
T. 23	I was around home all day
F. 24	alou I bought a lot of Butter from the Coop.
S. 25	Bro. R.S. Watson Came up to my house and Stay all Night
S. 26	I took Bro. Watson to the ties Camp on Bear River
M. 27	Bro Watson Sow how the ties men was geting along so he told them he want me to look after the ties and hire what men I thought was needed
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Nov 27th 1876
	and we drove home
T. 28	I got Some piks made for the ties men
W. 29	I went out to the tie camp and met Eeson Packer coming in to town for A pair of gloves So I told him he Could have my gloves and go back to work
F. 30
T. 30	I hire J. Nelson and went to E. Nelsons and got him to make some pike pols and then I Came home
F. December 1th 1876
	I talegrafted to R.S. Watson for gum boots, and got some suplies from Franklin Coop.
S. 2	I and my Son George went out to the ties Camp on Bear River George went to work
S. 3	I was tenden to the ties all day
M. 4	we work hard all day as the ties was froze on the sids of the River
T. 5	we got to Packers Bridge to day
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Des 5th 1876
	and then I went down the River about 5 mills hunting a Boat an we lost last Night and Georgees Cort in it but I Could not find it So I Came home to Franklin to get Sum Supplies and gum Boots
W. 6	I went Back to Bear River with F. Bacon he told me that Ragins had been to the Camp and told them that the River was froze up at Newton Bridge and he wanted Some help So I went down
T. 7	I rode down to Newton Bridge and found Ragin and his men there looking at the ice he told me the River was froze for A mile up the River So I walk up to See for my felf and I found it froze for 4 mils then I Rode to Smithfield stay all Night with Wm Thompson
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Des. 8th 1876
F.	I saw Bro. Miles and he Rode with me to our Camp on Bear River had dinner look Around at the ties and then Rode to Franklin
S. 9	I went to Ogden on the U.N.R.R. to See R.S. Watson to exsplain to him the Condishion of the ties and that the River was froze up for six miles I saw Mr Watson and he told me to use my own Judgment for he depended on me So I told my plan was to take them out of the River and he thought so to
S. 10	he told me that he would not pay Bacon & thompson Co orders to R. Miles and J. Rode home on U.N.R.R.
M. 11	I Bought Some goods for Camp and and took them to Bear River
T. 12	I examins the work and deceided it would not pay So I discharge the men and Came home
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Des 13th 1876
W.	I have been Busy all day Settleing with Bacon Thompson, Co tie drivers
T. 14	I went down with F. Bacon to Ogden on the U.N.R. R. to settle up with R.S. Watson
F. 15	I settle up with R.S. Watson and F. Bacon
S. 16	F Bacon went home and I Stay in Ogden all day
S. 17	I went to kayvill and pay a visit to Alfred Alder
M. 18	I went to Salt Lake City and trayed Some Butter for a Wagon with R.H. Eldredge and Road to Ogden on the U.C.R.R.
T. 19	I stayed in Ogden all day
W. 20	I Came home on the U.N.R.R.
T 21	I was around home all day
F. 22	I Bought a yoke of Cattle paid $27.00 for them
S. 23	I was fixing up Sharlott and Maria houses and tended store
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Des. 24th 1876
S	I tended meeting
M. 25	I was at home all day
T 26	I was at a dance
W. 27	I traying Boots 5 times to day
F 28		”  ”  ” twice ”  ”
F. 29	I was around home all day and went and presided over a dance at Night
S. 30	I was around home all day
S. 31	I dended meeting
M. Jan 1th 1877 I had all my family at my house to Dinner and presided over a Dance at Night
T 2.	I was around home all day
W. 3		”	”	”
T. 4	W. James Lee got Shot axidently accidently
F. 5	he was brought home to day dead
S. 6	I agreed to go in parnership with J. Biggs in the Lumber Business in A steammill this Season
S. 7	I was requisted to talk some at W. J. Lee Funeral I done So and my Self and
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Jan. 7th 1877
	Family went to his Funeral
M. 8	I was around home all day and hired men and teames to work in the Canyon to haul out timber to the mill to make ties
T. 9	I Started to Logan on Business for the Store but was to late for the train
W. 10	I started to Logan to tend to Store Business and Came home at Night
T. 11	I ingage a man to drive my team to haul out logs to the mill he is to get half the team make
F. 12	I was around home all day
S. 13		”	”	”	”
S. 14	I tended meeting and teachers meeting and I was maid tresurer for the Settleing up of the Coop Blacksmith Shop
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Jan 15th 1877
M	I was at home all day and tended the stockholders meet at Night after hearing the repart of the financiel Condision of the Store I was appointed one of a Committe to Select officers for the next turm I was elected Present and my son W.C. Parkinson was elected Secretry of the Store
T. 16	I met with the Bord of derectors and Received the Store as it was and all the Books and don Some other Business
W. 17	I was around home all day
T. 18	I was making trails through the Snow So that the Children Could go to school
F. 19
F. 19	I had a talk with R.S. Watson Conserning ties he told me he would look out for me all he Could and keep me posted
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Jan 20th 1877
S	I was around all day
S. 21	I tended 3 meeting and was apointy to Settle a difeculty betwenn Bro. S. Handy and Bro. P. Nish it was Settle
M. 22	I was at home all day and tended a Derectors meeting in the Store for the purpose of appointing a Superintendent for the Store but we Could not agree the vote was a tie and as it was concering myself I would not Cast the deciding vote So it was deceided to Call a Stockholders meeting to Elect a Superintendent
T. 23	I was around home all day
W 24	I road over to Livi Wheeler on Bear River and Back on Business for R.S. Watson
T. 25	I have been around home all day
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Jan 26th 1877
F.	I went to Logan on the U.N.R.R. to Settle Some Business between Franklin Coop. and the U.N.R.R.
S. 27	I am Still Settle up Business and I went to meeting in the new tabaneckle and heard 3 of the 12 preach Bro Snow J. Talor and Franklin D. Richers
S. 28	I tended meeting twice and done Some Business for the Store and then Came home on the U.N.R.R.
M. 29	I have Been tenden store
T 30	I have Been around home all day
W. 31	I have Been around home all day and tended A stockholders meeting at Night
T. Feb. 1th I have been at home all day
F. 2		”	”	”	”	”
S. 3	I went to Logan to try and get settlement for the Store with the U.N.R.R. but they would not untill the Snow went off as they wanted to Count the ties
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Feb. S 4th 1877 I went to meeting
M. 5	I was around home all day
T. 6		”	”	” 
	tended a derecters meeting at Night
W. 7	I was around home all day
T. 8	I went and Settle tithing and paid $173.50
F. 9	I was around home all day and I tended A meeting at Night as there was tow Preaches from Salt Lake City 1 was Danel H. Wellses Son and a Derectors meeting in the Store
S
S. 10	I was at home and tended Store at noon
S. 11	I went to Sundy school and to meeting and had 3 misionary at my house to dinner
M. 12	I went around vititing the poor all day and found 18 Famileys needing help
T. 13	I help to devide $100.00 for the poor
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Feb. 14th 1877
W.	I tended the Store at noon and persided over a dance at Night
T. 15	I was at home all day	”
F. 16		”	”	” and presided over a dance at Night and there was a Slay drawn for and W. Head  got it
S. 17	I was at home tended Store at noon and went to W.L. Webster and got the money $2,575.25 to Buy goods with and put out on instrest for the Store
S. 18	I tended meeting
M. 19	I rode on the U.N.R.R. to Ogden to Buy A Bill of good for the Store
T. 20	I went on the U.C.R.R. to Salt Lake City Bought a Bill of goods for the Store and rode to Kayville to Alfred Alders
W. 21	I went to Ogden Bought Some goods
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Feb 22th 1877
T	I was Buing good and tending to them
F. 23	I came home on the U N R R and went to my Son Samuel to Supper as it was his Birthday
S. 24	I tended the store all day
S. 25	I tended two meeting
M. 26	I tended store all day
T. 27	I was around all day
W 28		”	”	”	”
T. Mrach 1	”	”	”	
F 2		”	”	”	”
S 3	 I went on the U.N.R.R. to tend a meeting of the Derectors of the U.N.R.R. at Logan to get them to release me and W L Webster and T. Smart from paying rent of a Stable for the Stage Company
S. 4
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March 4th 1877
S.	I got left by the train and had to Stop at Logan all day
M 5	I Came home on U.N.R.R.
T 6	I have been at home all day
W. 7		”	”	”	”
T. 8	I tended A meeting at Night and preached
F. 9	I was around home all day
S. 10	I went to Logan on the U.N.R.R. to a two days meeting and tended 2 meeting
S. 11	tended 2 meeting and Came Home on the U.N.R.R. while at Logan I Stay at Bro. Watasons G.C.P. and F.C.P. went also
M. 12	I am now at home
T. 13		”	”	”
W. 14	G. thatcher the Superintendent of the U.N.R.R. Came up to transact Some Business with me and W L Webster & T. Smart about a Barn that the people
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March 14th 1877
	of Franklin had agread to pay the rent for and S.R.P. W.L. Webster and T. Smarth beaing the Committee we had to pay it up to date, and move a house and graynerry to get released
T. 15	we Commence moving the Building
F. 16	work all day on the Building me and team and Franklin
S. 17	work on Barn
S. 18	went to meeting
M. 19	work on Barn & tended Stockhold meeting
T. 20	I was aroung home all day
W. 21	I was hauling manure on lot
T. 22	I was around home all day
F. 23		”	”	”	”
S. 24	I went to the Depot with my team and Brough Alfread Alder to my house
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March 25th 1877
S.	I took my team and went around the Range with A. Alder George & Shem Purnell to see the land
M. 26	we went out to see the land again
T. 27	Alfread Alder went home and said he would Send me word about the land
W. 28	I have been Plowing and Bought Some wheat of W. L. Webster
T. 29	I went to See my P. Prece land and the pepoel was marking roads all over it. So me & Franklin done Some Ditching
F. 30	W.C.P., G.C.P., F.C.P. and myself went and Ditch all day
S. 31		”	”	”	”	”
S. April 1th 1877 I went to meting and to my Wife Shartlotte
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April 2th 1877
M.	I have been working on the Public water Ditch
T. 3	I was working in the Field all day
W. 4		”	”	”	”
	had a Derector meeting at Night of the Store
T. 5	I have been working in the field
F. 6		”	”	”	”
S. 7		”	”	”	”
S. 8	I went to meeting and went to hear a Metherdise preacher at Night
M. 9	I was invicing goods for the Store all day
T 10.	I was helping in the store and helping to make by laws for the goverment of the Store
TW
W. 11	I was working in the field
T. 12		”	”	”	”
	and tended a Lecture at Night
F. 13	I have been warking in the field and tended a meeting in the Store at Night making By laws to govern the Store
S. 14	tended Store ½ day and work in the feild
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April 15th 1877
S	I was at home all day
M. 16	I was working in the field
T. 17		”	”	”
	and had a Stock holders meeting in the Store
W. 18	I was at home Sick all day
T. 19		”	”	 all	”	”
F. 20	I stay at home to tend to Some Store Business
S. 21	I tended A Derectors meeting in the Store
S. 22	I tended meeting in the School house
	I went to Ogden on the U.N.R.R.
M. 23	I don Some Business for the Steam Saw mill and went to Kay ward
T. 24	I went to S.L. City tended to mill Business
W. 25	tending to mill Business
T. 26	went to Ogden tended to mill Business
F. 27	tended to mill Business
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April 28th 1877
S	I rode home on the U.N.R.R. and tended a Directors meeling at Night
S. 29	I went to meeting
M. 30	I was around home all day and tended A stockholders meeting at Night
T. May 1th I was at my sons Samuel he had a little girl very Sick
W. 2	I sent to Richmond for Bro. Fellows as the girl was no better and he Stay with her all day
T. 3	I took Mr Fellows home and Some of my Family went with me the girl was a little better
F. 4	I went to see Bro Adams on Business the girl is geting better
S. 5	I am around home work Some in Store
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May 6th 1877
S.	I tended meeting
M. 7	I went to Richmon to Rent a house
T. 8	I was at my Sons S.C.P. as he had a little girl very sick
W. 9	I went to Richmond to See a house
T. 10	I have been at S.C.P. last Night and to day his little girl died this morning
F. 11	I toke all my Family to the Funeral and move them to a Richmond
S. 12	I went over with Francher to Malad to see J. Hibee on Business
S. 13	I Came home
M. 14	I went to Richmond
T. 15	I was at Richmond all day
W. 16	I Came home on foot and tended a derector meeting at Night and they agread to let me and Biggs have goods at 5 per Cent less then Retail
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May 1877
T. 17	I went to see my grain and found the grass hopers was eating Some
F. 18	I was around home all day and had a sever headache all Night
S. 19	I feel a little better this morning
S. 20	I went to Logan to Conferance and hear Some very good instruction I Stade at W. Watersons
M. 21	I went to meeting and heard Some good instruction and they reorgunize the valley orthoities and I Came home to Richmond
WT 22	I stade hear all day
W. 23	I walk home to Franklin
T. 24	I went to examion my grain
F 25	I have been around home and am going to Richmond to Night to see my Family
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May 26th 1877
S.	I am now at Richmond Marria had a baby at ¼ past 7 oclock this morning
S. 27	I walk to Bro. Gouslind and Road in a Wagon home and went to meeting Bro Andrew Alan hired me to go to S.L. City to tend to Some Business for him
M. 28	I went to the field to See my grain there was plenty of grasshoppers on it then I went to Richmond
T. 29	I went to Ogden on U.N.R.R. and stay with Prs. D.H. Peery
W. 30	I went to S L City and tended to some Business
T. 31	I Settle up my Business and went to kayvill
F. June first I went to Ogden
S. 2	I Came to Logan and Saw Moses Thatcher he said he would do all he Could for me in my truble
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June 3th 1877
S.	I am now at Richmond with my Family
M 4	I come to Franklin
T. 5	I am now at Franklin
W. 6	I went to Richmond
T. 7	I am now at Richmond
F 8	I came to Franklin
S. 9	I went to Richmond to see the organization appinted
S. 10	I am geting Reddy to go to Malad I tended meeting and I was ordain A high preast and first Cousicilar to the Bishop
M 11	I went to Malad and tended Court
T. 12	I tended Court and my Case Came up and was put of till monday a 9 oclock so I came home
W. 13	I went up to the Steam Sow Mill & stay all Night
T. 14	I Came home and went to See my Family they was all well
F 15	I Started to Malad and drove to P. Pools
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June 16th 1877
S.	I Started from to Malad at three oclock in the morning and reach Malad at 8 oclock in the morning and tended Court all day
S. 17	I tended 2 meeting and Preach to the People
M. 18	I tended Court and ancerd to a Charge of Bigamy the witeneses was egxanine before 12 Jury and they found a verlick of not guilty then I Came home
T. 19	I am now at home with my Family
W 20	I was around home all day
T. 21	I wentup to the Sow mill and tended to Some Business with J. Biggs
F. 22	I was doing Business for the Store and Sold a Span of horses to W. Whitehead 
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	and tended a derecters meeting at Night
S. 23	I was around home all day and I met with the Bishop and Councel at Night
S. 24	I tended Sundy School & meeting and help to Set apart the Presedent and Councle of the teaches Corum and tended the Curcul and administer to my Douther bell twice
M. 25	I road to Ogden on the U.N.R.R. done Some Business
T. 26	I went on the U.C.R.R. to Salt Lake City I was doing Business for the store
W. 27	I was buying goods for the Store I road to kayvill
T. 28	I went to Ogden and Bought Some goods
F. 29	I Finish Buying and Settle up my Business
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June 30th 1877
S.	I road home to Franklin on U.N.R.R.
S. July 1th 1877
	I tended meetings 3
M. 2	I was invicing goods all day
T. 3	I went to the Steam saw Mill and tended to Mill Business
W. 4	I tended a Children dance in the afternon and a derecters meeting at Night
T. 5	I was Bibtize by J. Packer and Confirm by L.L.H. and made a deal for some lumber of Bro. Wheeler to pay his indetedness in the Store
F. 6	I was Receiving lumber from Bro Wheeler
S. 7	I went to Logan to tend the Board of traid
S. 8	I Came home on the U.N.R.R.
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July th 9
M.	I was around home all day and sold a Mechin to Bro kingford
T. 10	I was Building a Cichen for Sharlott and went to Bro. thomas Preston and help to wash him and lay him out
W. 11	I went to the meeting and Preston Thomas funeral was preach
T. 12	I was tending to the store
F 13	had a meeting in the store of the Derectors
S. 14	Derectors met in Store
S. 15	I went to meeting
M 16	I tended meeting with the Derectors and had a Stockholders meeting at Night the Stockholders invited the Board to Resign they Said if the mogority of the Stockholders wanty them out they would resign So a vote was Call for
T. 17
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July 16 – 1877
	and the magority Carried So the Board resign there was elected S.R. Parkinson Pres. L.L. Hatch vice Pres. J. Dunkley T. Low Ser. J. Scarbroth derectors
T. 17	the Directors met in the Store and after talking Some time to gether they hired S.R. Parkinson to be Superintendent for Six month for $325.00
W. 18	I was tending Store
T. 19		”	”	”
F. 20	I went to Logan to tend meet with the Board of traid and to draft by laws to govern a lumber yard in S.L. City
S. 21	I was appointed an
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	another Commity to get up a articcel of agrement and then I Came home
S. 22	I tended meeting and Sunday school
M. 23	I was Busey in the Store
T. 24		”	”	” and tended meeting and had a good time
W. 25	I tended Store all day
T 26		”	”	”
F 27	went to Logan Bought a Bill of goods for store
S. 28	went to Ogden
S. 29	stay in Ogden at Bro Robins
M. 30	I went to S.L. City Bought a Bill of goods for Store
T. 31	I settle up my Business and Road to kayvill and stay with alfred Alder
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Aug 1th 1877
W	I went to Ogden
T. 2	bought a Bill of goods for the Store
F. 3	I Settle up my Business and Road to Logan
S. 4	I tended Bishop meeting and the Board of traid and then Came home
S. 5	I tended meeting and at Night I went and to the store and invice a Bill of goods
M. 6	I went to Logan my Self and J Biggs to talk with Brigham Young Jur. about the sall mill and we agree to pay $1.00 per m. for the rent of the mill. and then came home
T. 7	I tended Store all day and Settle up my account with the Store
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Aug 8th 1877
W.	I tended Store all day
T. 9		”	”	” and kill a Beef for the Store
F. 10	I tended Store and Butcher Shop all day
S. 11	I tended Store all day
S. 12	I tended Sunday School and meeting & Cilcul
M. 13	I tended Store all day
T. 14	I was Busy Buildind a gallows for the Bucher Stop and kild a Beef
W. 15	I tended Store all day
T. 16		”	”	”	”
F. 17	I went up to the Steam Saw Mill and went up the mountain to See the timber and then I went over the mountain to Wheelers mill and Bough Some lumber
S. 18	I tended Store all day W.M. Francher ask me to take Care of his money I done so gould $287.50
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S. Aug 19th 1877
	I went to meeting & to the Sunday School Jubele
M. 20	I went to Logan and Bought a Bill of goods for the store
T. 21	I went to Ogden on the U.N.R.R. to make a sale of Lumber for the Chache valley lumber Coumpany Bro Card of Logan went along with me and then I went to keyvill and stay with A. Alder ser.
W. 22	I went to S.L. City and Bought a Bill of good for the store and went to see Pre. Young I had a long talk with Pres. Young about Saw mills and he wanted me to Buy the mill but we Could not agree on the Price but I Sold him 20,000 feet of lumber and then he told B.Y. Jur. he would leave the mill to him and me
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T. Aug 23th 1877
	I went to See Bro Burton and talk about a lumber traid for tithing wheat he said he would talk to Bishop Hardy then I went to meet B.Y. Jur. and he agrea to rent the mill as before and pay $10000 toward moveing it Bro. Card went home on the 3 oclcok train I talk with Bro Jinnings about a peace of land for a lumber and he agreed to let me have it if I wanty it I went and talk with Bro. Sharp and Sold him 53,000 ft. of lumber
F. 24	I went to Ogden and Bought a Bill of goods for the Store and then Road to Logan
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	Aug 25th 1877
S	I tended a Sunday School Jubelee and Bought some goods and went home with a part of my Family
S. 26	I tended meeting
M 27	I	”	store
T. 28	”	”	store and bought a cow for the Butcher shop of S.C.P.
W. 29
W. 29	I tended Store and Butcher Shop and had 6 Boxes of Butter [“pack”?] Received 3 talagrams about Pres. Young illness he died at 4 O Clock
T. 30	I Close the Store on account of the death of Pres. Young
F. 31	I was around home all day
S. Sept. 1th I Started to S.L. City Stop at A. Alders my Self and Wife and Sharlott and Franklin
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	Sept 2 – 1877
S. 2	we went to the City and tended the Furnial of Present Brigham Young and I went Back to A. Alder and my Wife and Doughter & Son Stay at G Bourin in City
M. 3	I went to Ogden Bough a Bill of goods for the Coop. and Started home with my Family and in Chaingin Cares at honeyvill myself and Wife got left behind
T. 4	I went to Ogden and Returned home with my Wife in the evening
W. 5	I was tening Store all day
T. 6	I was inviceing goods all day and killed a Beef at Night
F. 7	I tended Bucher Shop
S. 8	” went to Logan and tended meeting and Came home at night
[p. 41]
	Sept 9 – 1877
S.	I tended meeting and teachers and a greede to put a new Rufe on the meeting house and paid $2.00 Cash toward it for the archatact to ride on the train
M. 10	I tended store all day
T. 11		”	”	”	and help to kill a Beef for the Bucher shop
W. 12	I tended store and Bucher Shop all day
T. 13	I tended Store all day Sow had 6 little Pigs
F. 14		”	”	”	”
S. 15	I went to Logan and Bought a Bill of goods for the Store and Came home in the Night
S. 16	I tended meeting and Sunday School
M. 17	I went to Logan to See the Corners Stones layed for the Temple and tended Sister Benson
[p. 42]
	Sept 17th 1877
	funeral meeting and a meeting at Night and hear the twelve preach some good Doctrin
T. 18	I tended Store and killed a Beef
W. 19	I tended the Bucher Shop all day
T. 20	I tended store and Bucher Shop all day
F. 21	I tended Store ”	” and had a bad headache
S. 22	I tended meeting and help to ordain 27 teachers and Decons
M 23	I tended Store all day & kill Sheep
T. 24		”	” & kill a Calf of mine
W 25		”	Store & Butcher Shop
T. 26	I was tending Store all day
F. 27		”	”	”	” and killed a beef of mine yearling
S	I went to Logan to tend the Board of trade meeting and paid for J Packer fair on train at night
[p. 43]
	Sept 30 – 1877
S	I tended Sundy School & meeting
M. October 1th 1877
	I tended Store all day
T. 2		”	”	”	”
W. 3	I went to Ogden on the U.N.R.R.
T. 4	I Bough Some goods for the Store and I went to kayvill Stade with A. Alder
F. 5	I went to Salt Lake City tended 2 meeting of the Presthood
S. 6	I tended Conferance
S. 7		”	”
M. 8	I Bought to bill of goods and went to kayvill
T. 9	I went to Ogden and Bought Some good
W. 10	I finish my Buisness and road home
T 11	I tended Store and had a beef killed
F. 12	I Ship Som Beef to Ogden and tended the Bord of trade at Logan and Came home
[p. 44]
S	Oct 13th 1877
	I tended Store all day and invice goods at Night
S 14	I was very Sick with a bad Could
M. 15	I tended Store all day and had a Beef kild
T. 16	I tended Store & Butcher Shop
W. 17	I had a long talk with Moses Thatcher about the R R & ties and he Said he was wiling to go parners with me in buying the ties and pay me 5 per Cent for doing the Buisness and half we made according to the amount of money I had invested
T. 18	I tended Store and went up to the Saw Mill & had a talk with J Biggs about the Buisness of the mill
[p. 45]
F.	Oct 19th 1877
	I went to Logan and Bought a bill of goods and had a talk with M. Thatch and he told me to go ahead & Buy ties & pay 20 C a peace for them
S. 20	I tended Store all day
S 21	” went to meeting
M 22	I tended store
T 23		” Bucher shop
W 24	tended Store
T 25		”	”
F. 26		”	”
S 27	went to Logan and Bought a Bill of goods
S. 28	I went to meeting
M. 29	I tended Store
T. 30		”	”
W 31		”	”
T 1 Nov 1th 1877 I tended Store
F 2	I tended Store
[p. 46]
S.	Nov 3th 1877
	I went to Logan and Bough a Bill of goods and tended Conferance
S. 4	I tended Conferance all day and Came home at Night
M. 5	I tended Store County Some Lumber and had a Beef kild for the Store
T. 6	I went to Ogden
W. 7	I Bought a Bill of goods and went to kayvill
T. 8	I went to S.L. City and Bought a bill of goods and done Some other Buisness
F. 9	I Finish my Buisness and went to Ogden
S. 10	I Finish Buying goods at Ogden and Stayed at J Pingree all Night
S. 11	I Came home
M. 12	I tended store and kill a Beef
[p. 47]
T.	Nov 13th 1877
	I tended Store and the Buchers Shop
W. 14	I tended Store and help 
T. 15	to Load a Car with Lumber and tended Store
F. 16	I tended Store all day
S. 17		”	”	”	”
S. 18	I tended Sunday School and 2 meeting and pray Circle
M. 19	I tended Store and had a Beef kill and Bought a Hog
T. 20	I tended Store and Bucher Shop all day
W. 21	I tended Store all day
T 22		”	”	”
F. 23		”	”	”
S. 24		”	”	”
S. 25	I tended 4 meetings
M. 26	I tended Store
T. 27		”	”
W. 28		”	”
T. 29		”	”
F. 30	I went to Logan
S. Dec 1 tended Bishop meeting
[p. 48]
	Dec 1th 1877
	and Road to Richmond with Bishop Fisher and then walk to Franklin
S. 2	I went to meeting
M. 3	I tended Store
T 4	I went to Smithfield and Bought 150 sack of Flour for the store
W. 5	I tended Store
T. 6	I went to Ogden
F. 7	I was Buisey all Buying goods
S. 8	I was Buisey Buying goods and Settling up account
S. 9	I Came home on U.N.R.R.
M. 10	I was tending Store
T. 11		”	”	”
W. 12	I tended meeting twice and hear M. Thatcher & Coulers preach
T. 13	I tended Store all day
F. 14		”	”	”
S. 15		”	”	”
S. 16	I tended Bro. Comish Fulneral & 3 meeting
[p. 49]
M.	Dec 17th 1877
	I went to Ogden on U.N.R.R. and done Some Busness and then went to S.L. City
T. 18	I Bought a Bill of goods and done Some other Business
W. 19	I went to Ogden and Bought a Bill of goods and tended to other Business
T 20	I done Some Business and Came home
F. 21	I tended Store all day
S. 22		”	”	”
S. 23	I tended meetings 3
M. 24	I went to Logan and Bought a Bill of goods and Came home
T. 25	I was at the U.N.R.R. office Collecting pay of the men as they was being pay of
[p. 50]
	Dec. 26 – 1877
W.	I was tending Store
T. 27		”	”	”
F. 28	I went to Ogden on U.N.R.R.
S. 29	I was Busey all day tending to Business and Bought a bill of goods
S. 30	I stayed at Edmond Robins all day
M. 31	I finish up my Business and Came home on U.N.R.R.
T.
	Jan. 1th 1878
	I tended Mrs [Mealng] funneral and Store to taken stock in store
W. 2	I was Business in the Store and W.C. Parkinson & J. Dunkley was taking stock
T. 3	I was Business taking Stock
F. 4	I went to Logan and tended Board of trade meeting and Came home
[p. 51]
S.	Jan 5th 1878
	I tended Store all day
S. 6	I tended meeting
M. 7	I tended Store all day
T. 8	I went to Ogden on the U.N.R.R. and went to Barney Wight and Settle up with him and wend to kayvill on U.C.R.R. and stay with A. Alder all Night
W 9	I went to S.L. City and had a talk with Bro. Sharp on R R matters of the U.N.R.R. and went and settle with the new tabanecle Commita for there Lumber and Bought a Bill of goods and settle up all accounts
T. 10	I Came Back to Ogden and done Some Business
[p. 52]
	Jan 11th 1877
F.	I Bought a Bill of goods and Settle up all my Business
S. 12	I Came home on the U.N.R.R. and Settle up with the Store
S. 13	I tended meeting twice
M. 14	I tended to the Business of the Store all day and had a Directers meeting at Night
T. 15	I tended to Store Business all day and a Stock holders meeting at Night and after Considorable talk from the stock holder we agreede to pay 26 per C divaden to aplie on stock or to be taken out over the Counter and after Some talk it was agree to vote for officers by balat and the Same Board was elected
[p. 53]
	Jan 16th 1878
W.	I tended Store and a Directers meeting at Night and the Board ingage me for the Supt of the store for the Coming year and tresurer
T. 17	I tended Store
F. 18	I Sent to  St Louis for bill of goods
S. 19	I was tending store and Receiving ties
S. 220	I went to meeting 3 times
M. 231	I was tending store and Receiving ties and went out with the construcion train near Bear River and Back
T. 242	I was tending Store
W. 23		”	”	”
T. 24		”	”	”
F. 17		”	”	”
S. 17		”	”	”
S. 18		”	”	”
M. 19		”	”	”
T. 20		”	”	”
W. 21		”	”	”
[p. 54]
	Jan 24th 1878
T.	I tended Store all day
F. 25	I went out to Thomas Smarts and took Schorlott & Marria to atend his Weding Party
S 26	I Came Back and tended Store
S. 27	I went to meeting twice
M. 28	I went to Ogden on the U.N.R.R. vice U.C.R.R. to Alfred Alder kayvill
T. 29	I went to S.L. City and Bought A Bill of goods
W. 30	I Settle up my Business and went to Ogden
T. 31	I Sent for a Bill of goods to homaha
F. 1	I Bought a Bill of goods
S 2	I road to Logan and Stay to Conferance
S 3	I went to meeting twice and then road home
M. 4	I tended Store and collected Some Bills of U.N.R.R.
[p. 55]
	Feb 5th 1878
T.	I delived 1000 U.N. ties to J Fisk
W 6	I was tending Store
T. 7	I had a long talk with W.C.P. and gave him Some good Council
F. 8	I tended Store
S. 9		”	”
S. 10	I tended two meeting
M. 11	I tended store
T. 12	I went to Logan and Bought a Bill of goods
W. 13	I settle up with the Store and got my Rebate of the U.N.R.R. $104.00 for Shiping Lumber and had a long talk with M.D. hamamon
T. 14	I tended Store and inviced a Bill of goods from St. Louis
F. 15	I tended Store
S. 16		”	” and had a Stockholders
[p. 56]
	Feb 16th 1878
	at Night and Decided to give out Check for tread and pay a divaden on them
S. 17	I tended Sunday School and 3 meetings
M. 18	I tended Store
T. 19		”	” and tended a party at Shartlott & Maria Parkinson and had a good time
W. 20	I tended Store and had an investagasion of the feeling of the presedent and Coulel of the teatheers Corum
T 21	I tended Store and had thurday Night meeting and then had J. Packer and andrew Shumway before the Bishop and his Coulel to qusten them about a putison got up againt the store and agreed to leave it Moses thatcher & his Coulel
[p. 57]
	Feb 22th 1878
F	I tended Store all day and tended a derecter meeting at Night to heaure a Complant from Bro W. Woodward and it was decided agant him
S. 23	I tended Store all day
S. 24	I give my Family Some instrucsion on Poligama and tended 2 meeting
M. 25	I tended store
T. 26		”	”
W 27		”	”
T. 28		”	”
F March 1th 1878 I went to Logan and Bought a Bill of goods
S. 2	I went to Bishop meeting and then Came home
S. 3	I went with the and coulcel to worm Creck and apointed a teacher to Perside Bro. Lourance and Bro Jenson to Supt the Sunday School and then Came home & tended 2 meetings
[p. 58]
M.	March 4th 1878
	I tended Store
T. 5		”	” and done Some Collecting and tended a Prest meeting at Night
W. 6	I tended Store
T. 7		”	” and went to meeting and done Some Business at the Depo.
F. 8	I went to Logan and had Some talk with m thatcher on prices & cooperation
S. 9	I tended the Board of traid meeting and talk some about Cooperation and came home
S. 10	I went to meeting twise
M. 11	I tended Store and went to See my Sister
T. 12	I went to Ogden on U.N.R.R.
W. 13	I went to S.L. City Bought a bill of goods and Came Back to A. Alders
T. 14	I come to Ogden on U.C.R.R. and done Some Business for the Store
[p. 59]
F	March 15th 1878
	I Bought a Bill of goods
S. 16	I Settle up my accounts and Bought Some Plows of D.H. Peery
S. 17	I Came home on U.N.R.R. and went to meeting at Night
M. 18	I send a letter to R.S. Watson to Send 1 Car load of oats for the store from Ogden
T. 19	I work in Store and fernish 1500 ft Lumber for the temple
W. 20	I tended Store and Bought 2 Cows
T. 21	I was tending Store and Receiving oats from Depo
F. 22	I was tending Store and I Sold a team for $21000
S 23	I let L.L. Hatch have 260 of Lumber for the temple and I went to Smith & Saw J Mack about Some Flour he Said he ship 2 cars on the 24th
[p. 60]
	I Saw Bro Merriel on my way Back & he said he would speak to Bro Preston to morrow about our Store wheat
S. 24	I was very sick all day & all last Night
M 25	I was very Sick with a bad Cold
T. 26	I tended to the Store
W. 27	I Received 2 Cars loads of flower from Smithfield for the Store and a Bill goods from the east
T. 28	I tended all day at the Store
F 29		”	”	”
S. 30	I Sent to Messrs Tootle & Maul N 226 Farnden Street Omaha Nebraska $280.18
S. 31	I tended meeting twice
M. 1 April I tended store
T. 2		”	”	 and Sold my land in the south field to J. Biggs for 75 Dollars
[p. 61]
W 3 April 3th 1878
	I tended store
T. 4	I went to Ogden & done Some Buisness
F. 5	I went to Salt Lake City and tended Conferance & Stockholders meeting
S. 6	tended meeting twice
S. 7	I was Sick all day at Bro Borne
M. 8	tended meeting ang Bought A Bill of goods & Came Back to kay ward & Stay with A Alder
T. 9	I went to Ogden & Bought Bill of goods
W. 10	I Came home
T. 11	I tended Store all day
F. 12		”	”	”
S. 13		”	”	”	& had A Directors meeting at Night
S 14	tended meeting
S. 145	I tended Store
M. 156		”	”
T .167		”	”
[p. 62]
T. 	April 18th 1878
	I tended Store
F. 19		”	” & tended to Some Lumber Buisness
S. 20	I tended to the Store & to the Lumber yard
S. 21	I tended meeting ”
M. 22	I tended Store
T. 23	tended to Store Business
W. 24	tended to Store Lumber
T. 25	I road out to the new R.R. town in Round valley and sold some Lumber & Butter & Eggs
F. 26	I tended Store all day & tended a meeting of a few Brothen & prs thatcher & Bro Preston to Settle Some difficulties
S. 27	I tended 3 meeting & Bro. thatcher & Bro Preston was there to here the complants of the Brothen and they gave us good Counsel & they appinted a Commity of six to make laws to goven our store wooard Smart hatch Low ser Webster & Parkinson
[p. 63]
S.	April 28th 1878
	Bro thatcher and Bro. Preston preach to us and I tended Sunday School and 2 others meetings and the people voted not to sucstane hour our enames but to youse there influance to unite the people in the Sprit of the gousple and forgive one another
M. 29	I tended Store & had a meeting at Night with a Committy to Draft bylows to goven the Store
T. 30	I tended Store & tended a meeting with the Committy at Night
W. 1 May I tended Store & a meeting at Night with the Commity
T. 2	I tended store & went out to Dun town at Night
W. 3	I tended to Store Business and Colected Some money
[p. 64]
S	May 4th 1878
	I finish my Business and Came home and tended Store
S. 5	I went to Logan to Conferance and had a good time
M. 6	I Bought a bill of goods and Came home on U.N.R.R.
T. 7	I went to Bro Kirkums and Sold him two wagons
W. 8	I went to Ogden on U.N.R.R. and Sold one Wagon to Rosenberm
T. 9	I Bought Some goods for the Store and went to Salt S.L. City on U.C.R.R.
F. 10	I Bought a Bill of goods and went Back to Kay vill and Stay with A Alder
S. 11	I went to Ogden and Bought A Bill of goods and Settle my Business
[p. 65]
S	May 12th 1878
	I Road home on U.N.R.R.
M 13	I tended Store all day
T 14	I Sold a Wagon to B. Porter $153.50
W. 15	I Bought me a new Wagon
T. 16	I tended Store all day
F. 17		”	”	”
S. 18		”	”	”
S. 19	I tended meeting
M. 20	I tended Store
T. 21	I killed a Cow and Commence the Buchers Shop at the store
W. 22	I tended Bucher shot
T. 23	I killed a Beef for ”
F. 24	I tended Bucher shop
S. 25		”	”	”
S. 26	I tended meetings
M. 27	I tended Store and kild a Cow for the Buchers Shop
T. 28	I tended Bucher shop & store
W 29	tended Store
T. 30	  ”	” and kild a Calf for Bucher shop
[p. 66]
	May 31th 1878
F.	I tended Store
S.	June 1th 1878
	I went to Logan Bought a Bill of goods and had a Settlement Betwen G. thatcher & young
S. 2	I went to S.L. City
M 3	Bought a Bill of goods and Contrected for the Brick Store and Stay with A. Alder
T. 4	I went to Ogden and Bought a Bill of goods
W. 5	I finish my Business for the Store
T. 6	I Came home on the U.N.R.R.
F. 7	I tended the Bucher Shop
S. 8		”	”	” Store
S. 9		”	” two meeting
M. 10	I tended Store
T. 11		”	” Bucher Shop
W. 12	I tended Store
T. 13		”	”
F. 14	tended Bucher Shop
[p. 67]
	June 15th 1878
S	I tended Store
S. 16	I tended meeting and went to Round Valley in the evening
M. 17	I tended store Business and Collected $242.50 on A averley account on Wagon & team and Came home
T. 18	tended Bucher Shop
W 19	I went to Logan and Bought a Bill of goods and Came home
T. 20	I tended Store & inviced a Bill of goods
F. 21	tended Bucher shop
S 22	tended Store
S 23		”	meeting
M. 24		”	Store
T. 25		”	”
FW. 26	I went over to Bear River
T 27	and Bought some stock to
F 28	I went to Bear River Bought some Stock
S. 29	I went to Ogden on U.N.R.W. and at Night I hear By talegram that
[p. 68]
	Shem the indian had Shot at my Boy George
Julyne
S. 30	I stade in Ogden and hear that George had the indian tried By Law and he was find $20.00 and Cost So I went to S.L. City
M
July 1	I Bought a Bill of goods for the Store and went to Ogden
T. 2	I Bought a Bill of goods for the Store
W. 3	I Come home on the U. & N.R.W.
T. 4	I tended Store all day
F 5	I Commence taking Stock
S. 6		”	was taking Stock untill 2 oclock in the morning
S. 7	I tended meeting
M. 8	I Bought T. Mendenall Sity lotts for $500.00
T. 9	I tended Store and a Directors meeting at Night and they exsepted the Brick Store as I Bought it
[p. 69]
W	July 10th 1878
	I tended Store
T. 11	I went to Ogden & Bought Some goods & went to Kayvill & Stay with A Alder
F. 12	I went to S.L. City and Bought the Brick Store of Charly Popper
S. 13	I Came home to Franklin and tended a Director meeting at Night
S. 14	I went to meeting
M. 15	I tended Store
T. 16		”	”
W. 17		”	” and had a derector meeting at Night and I Bought the 2/3 of the one and half city lot of Thomas Mendenall Sen of the Board of Director of Franklin Coop. Store
[p. 70]
T	July 18th 1878
	I tended Store
F. 19	I went to Logan to tend to the Board of traid and Buy A Bill of goods for Store
S. 20	I settle up my Business and Came home
S. 21	I tended meeting
M 22		”	Store
T. 23		”	”
W. 24		”	” and a Dance
T. 25		”	”
F. 26		”	”
S. 27		”	”
S. 28	I tended meeting
M. 29	I tended Store & fixing the Brick
T. 30		”	”	”	”
W. 31		”	”	”	”
T. 1 Aug	”	”	”	”
F. 2		”	”	”	”
S. 3	I went to Logan to Conferance to meeting
S. 4	I tended meeting in the morning & was Call on a Commit to Select officer for the County
[p. 71]
	and then Came home
M 5	I tended Store
T. 6	I was fixing the new store
W 7		”	”	”	”
T 8		”	”	”
F 9		”	”	”
S 10		”	”	”
S 11	I tended 2 meeting
M. 12	I Comence moving the goods from the old Store to the new one
T. 13	I was moving all day and fixing up shelves
W. 14		”	”	”	”
T. 15	I went to Ogden and from Ogden to Kayvill with my wife Arrabella and stay with A. Alder
F 16	we went to S.L. City to the eye Doctor Mrs Pratt and She Said Arrabella had a Catterract coming on her eyes and she Could not help her
[p. 72]
	it made her feel very Bad and she went Back to A. Alders and I stay and Bought a Bill of goods for the Store
S 17	I have been tenden to Business for the store
S. 18	I went to A. Alders and my Wife was sick
M. 19	my Wife was Better and I Came to Ogden and Bought a Bill of goods
T. 20	I finish my Business
W. 21	I Came to Logan to
T 22	I Road to Ogden with Moses Thatcher on a Special train as I had Some Business with him and return home to Franklin
F. 23	I tended store
S 24	I went to Oxford with Bro Hawk to tend a County Convension and Came home again
[p. 73]
	Aug 25 – 1878
S	I tended meeting
M 26		” store
T 27		”	”
W. 28		”	”
T 29	I wend to Ogden and Bought a Bill of good
F. 30	I Came home
S. 31	I tended Store
S. Sept. 1 I tended meeting
M 2	I tended Store
T 3		”	”
W 4		”	”
T 5		”	”
F. 6	I went to Logan and Bought abill of goods and tended the Board of trade
S. 7	I finish my Business and Came home on the excursion train
S. 8	I tended meetings
M. 9		”	” Store
T. 10		”	”	”
W. 11		”	”	” and Commence thrashing my grain
[p. 74]
T.	Sept 12th 1878
	I was tending to Store Business and I went to the Mechine to See it thrash my grain
F. 13	I tended Store
S. 14		”	”
S. 15	I tended meeting
M. 16	I tended Store
T. 17		”	”
W 18		”	”
T. 19		”	”
F. 20		”	”
S. 21		”	”
S. 22	I tended meeting
M. 23	I tended stor
T. 24		”	”
W 25		”	”
T 26		”	” and W.C.P. went over to Malade as witness to grand Juries
F. 27	I tended Store
S. 28		”	”
S. 29	I tended meeting
[p. 75]
	Sept. 30
M	I tended and went to Ogden on U.N.R.R.
T. 1 Oct I went to S.L. City and tended A meeting in Presedent Taylor office to talk over Coop matters and I was put on A Committe to investigat Coop Prices and find out if our Parent Store Could furnish the Retale Stores goods as Cheap as our enimies
W 2	I met with the Committe and examined Some Prices
T. 3	we met and Compair Prices
F. 4	we met and talk over matters and decided that the Parant Store can furnish Retal Store goods as Cheap as our enimies
S. 5	I met with the Commitee and Reported progress
[p. 76]
S. 6	Oct 6
	I tended meeting
M. 7		”	”	”
T 8	I tended Coop meeting and talk over Coop matters and voted in A Centeral Committe to govern Cooperation I went to kayvill and Stay with A. Alder
W. 9	I went to Ogden and Bought A Bill of goods
T. 10	I settle up my Business
F 11	I Came home on the U.N.R.R.
S. 12	I tended Store
S. 13		”	” meeting
M. 14		”	” store
T. 15		”	”	”
W. 16		”	”	”
T. 17		”	”	”
F. 18		”	”	”
S. 19		”	”	”
S. 20	I tended meeting
[p. 77]
M.	Oct 21 – 1878
	I tended Store
T. 22		”	”
W 23		”	”
T. 24	I went to Oxford and met at Bro. Fishers with Bro. Preston & Hamham and talk Some about the election and myself & Bishop Hatch droved to malad and tended A Political meeting
F. 25	I acted in Committe with the outside party to unite the ticket together and agread to do so
S. 26	I met as delegate to the Central Dmacratatc Convenion and I was Chuse as nomonating Committe we made up our part of the ticket and the other Side
[p. 78]
	Back out so we made out a ful ticket and voted it in
S. 27	I Came home
M. 28	I tended the Store
T. 29		”	”	”
W. 30		”	”	”
T. 31		”	”	”
F. 1 Nov	”	”	”
S 2	I went to Logan tended a Preasthood meeting at Night
S. 3	I tended 2 meeting and drove home
M. 4	I tended Store
T. 5		”	” the Polls all day and untill every vote was Counted untill 2 oclock in the morning
W. 6	I was sick all day
T. 7	I tended the store
F. 8		”	”	”
S. 9		”	”	”
[p. 79]
S. 10	Nov 10 – 1878
	I tended meeting
M. 11	I went to Ogden on U.N.R.R. and done Some Business for the Store
T. 12	I Bought Some goods and went to kayvill
W 13	I went to S.L. City & Bought a Bill of goods & Came Back to Ogden
T. 14	I was Buying goods for the Store
F. 15	I was Buying goods for Store
S. 16	I finish my Business for the Store
S. 17	I came home on U.N.R.R.
S. 18	I tended meeting
M. 198	I tended Store
T. 2019		”	”
W. 20		”	”
T. 21		”	”
F. 22		”	”
S. 23		”	”
S. 24	I went to meeting
[p. 80]
M	Nov 25th 1878
	I was tending Store
T. 26		”	”	”
W. 27		”	”	”
T. 28		”	”	”
F. 29		”	”	”
S 30		”	”	”
S. 1 of Des I went meeting
M 2	I tended Store
T 3		”	”
W 4		”	”
T 5	I went to Logan and tended to Some Business for the Store
F 6	I went to Ogden and done Some Business
S. 7	I Bought Some goods
S. 8	I went to meeting and Stay at D.H.P. had a talk with J Taylor & C
M 9	I went to Salt Lake Bought Some goods
T. 10	I Came to Ogden and Settle up my Business meet W.C.P. going
[p. 81]
Nov 1898
	To get Mairid
W 11	I Came home and went to the Releife Society Super & dance
T 12	I tended Store
F 13		”	”
S 14		”	”
S 15	I was Sick in Bed
M 16	”	” little Better
T 17	I went to Logan
W 18	” Came Back
T 19	I tended Store
F 20		”	”
S. 21		”	”
S 22	I went to meeting all night and Setup with Larance Wife
M. 23	I tended store
T. 24		”	”
W. 25		”	” and went with the Bishop and vitited Bro Clark and adminester to him
T. 26	I tended Store
F. 27		”	” I paid $5.00 for W. Woodward to go to Boysee
[p. 82]
S 28	I tended Store
S 29	I tended meeting
M 30		” Store and had A Directors meeting
T 31	I tended Store
Jan 1 1878	” and tended W.C. Parkinson Wedding Supper and Dance 50 persons there
Jan 1 – 1879 I kept up my Wedding day I gave A Dinner to 30 persons
T. 2	I Commence taking Stock in the Store and work untill 2 oclock next morning
F. 3	Still taking stock and work all Night
S. 4	I tended Store
S. 5		”	” meeting and there was 5 members Cut of the Church
[p. 83]
M	Jan 6th 1879
	I tended Store and went to Ogden
T .7	I Bought a Bill of goods
W 8	I went to S.L. City and Settle all accounts
T. 9	I went Back to Ogden
F. 10	I Settle up all accounts
S 11	I Bought Some more goods
S 12	I rode home on U.N.R.R. and had a good talk with Present thatcher
M. 13	I tended to Store
T. 14		”	” and 2 meeting of the Derectors
W 15	I tended Store and had a meeting of the Stockholders and de Clard a 10 per Cent on Stock and 3½ per Cent on the trade Chacks and elected the same Bord of office for another year
T 16	I tended store and had a meeting of the Board
[p. 84]
	Jan 16th 1879
	and the Board hired me another year for $700.00
F. 17	I tended store
S 18	I went up to see the Carding mill with the Board of Director as that Company wanted to put it in the Coop Store and I offer to put $1000. in it if we could get Stock anofe to put it through
S
S. 19	I went with the to Settle Some trouble between sister Lunder green & her Daughter and held held a meeting and Settle the trouble
M. 20	I tended store
T. 21		”	”
W 22		”	”
T 23		”	” and went to Bro Doneys at Night to a supper
F. 24	tended store and went to Bro Smart at Night to Supper
[p. 85]
S.	Jan 25 – 1879
	I tended Store
S 26		”	” meeting
M. 27	I tended Store
T. 28		”	”
W 29		”	”
T. 30		”	”
F 31	I went to Logan to Buy good
Feb
S. 1	I tended Conferance
S 2		”	”
M. 3	I Came home With T Smart
T. 4	I tended store
W 5		”	”
T 6		”	”
F. 7		”	”
S 8		”	”
S 9	I	” meeting
M. 10	”	”	” Store
T. 11		”	”
W. 12		”	”
T. 13		”	”
F. 14		”	”
S. 15		”	”
S. 16	I tended meetings
M. 17	I tended Store
[p. 86]
	Feb 18th 1879
T	I tended Store
W. 19		”	”
T. 20		”	”
F. 21		”	”
S. 22		”	”
S. 23	I tended meetings
M. 24	I ” Store
T. 25	I went to Ogden to Buy goods
W 26	I Bougth some goods
T 27	I went to S.L. City and Bought Some goods and Stay with A Alder at Night
F 28	I went to Ogden and Bought some goods
S. 1 of March Settle up all my Business
S. 2	I came home on U.N.R.R.
M 3	I tended Store
T. 4		”	”
W 5		”	”
T. 6		”	”
F. 7		”	”
S. 8	I had the Store Painted
[p. 87]
S	March 9th 1879
	I tended meetings
M 10	I tended Store
T. 11		”	”
W 12		”	”
T. 13		”	”
F 14		”	”
S 15		”	”
S. 16	I tended meetings
M. 17		” Store
T 18		”	”
W. 19		”	”
T. 20		”	”
F. 21		”	”
S. 22		”	”
S. 23	I tended meetings
M 24	I Went to Logan to buy goods and tend to other Business of the Store
T. 25	I tended to Store Business
W. 26	I Came home with my team
T. 27	I tended Store
F. 28	I went to Blackfoot
[p. 88]
S. 29 March I went out to the Seders on Snakeriver on U N R R & Back
S. 30	I stayed in Blackfoot all day Fisk Came home at Night
M 31	I settle up with Fisk and Came home
T. April 1th 1879
	I went to Logan on J. Biggs Business to colect money of monro Salburry and Came Back
W. 2	I tended to Carding mill Business
T 3		”	”	”
F 4	I went to S L City for J. Biggs to Collect A debt from monrow Saulbery
S 5	I was wating for Saulbery I tended Conferance
S 6		”	”
M 7		”	”
T. 8		”	” and wait for Saulbery
[p. 89]
W.	April 9th 1879
	I was wating for Saulbery
T. 10	I saw Saulbery and got his note for $535-13 and Came to Ogden
F. 11	I bought a Bill of good for the Coop
S 12	I settle up my Business
S 13	I came home on U.N.R.R.
M 14	I tended Store
T 15		”	”
W 16	I ” to Cardmill Business
T 17		”	”	”
F 18		”	”	”
S. 19	I went to Logan to see Moses thatcher and atend the Board of tread
S. 20	I went to see thatch again
M 21	I Bought A Bill of goods for the Store
T 22	I Came home
W 23	I went to Carding mill
T 24	I tended store
F 25		”	”
S 26	I was up to Carding mill
[p. 90]
	April 27th 1879
S	I tended meeting
M 28	I work at Carding mill
T. 29	I tended Store
W 30		”	”
T. 1 May I loaded 1 Car of shingles to send to Eglerock
F. 2	I tended Store
S 3	I went to Logan to Conferance hear some good preaching
S. 4		”	”	”	”
M. 5	I went to S L City By U.& N.R.R. & U.C.R.R.
T 6	to pertisapate in Gen. wells posesion from the penatentry to S L City he was put in for Contemp of Court put in for 2 days & find $100 there was over 20,000 peple there and it was a grand afair and we had a free Dinner at the townsend house and free fair on the R. Roads
[p. 91]
	May 7th 1879
W. 7	I Came home all right
T 8	I tended to Store
F 9		”	”
S. 10		”	”
S. 11	I tended the Highpriest meeting
M. 12	I tended Store & the present edent & Coulcel held meeting at Night
T. 13	I tended Store
W. 14		”	”
T 15		”	”
F 16	I went to Ogden on Business for the wooling factry to hiye money
S 17	I Saw Moses thatcher and he Said he would Sign a note with me for the money So I went to S.L. City I done Some Business and Came to A Alder
S. 18	I preach in keyvill and visited Bro Robins
[p. 92]
	May 19th 1879
M	I went to Salt Lake City and finish my Business and Came to Ogden
T 20	I Bought A Bill of goods
W 21	I was doing Business wooling factory with D.H. Peery
T 22	I finish my Business and Came to Logan
F 23	I saw Moses thatcher and By me giving him good Security he would Sign a note with me for $3000 for the factory
S 24	I Came home
S. 25	I tended meeting
M 26		”	” store
T 27		”	”	”	and sent word to D.H. Peery I would to the money
W 28	I tended Store
T 29		”	”
F 30		”	”
S. 31		”	”
[p. 93]
S	June 1th 1879
	I tended meeting
M 2	I had a derectors meeting and we talk over the wooling factory and Sign a Joint note to Moses thatcher for $3,000 dollars and decided that the Stockholders Should hand in there Certifficits for Security
T. 3	I tended Store
W 4		”	”
T 5		”	”
F. 6		”	”
S 7		”	”
S 8	I tended Sunday School & meeting
M 9	I tended Store & Derectors meeting and decided to go ahead with the factory
[p. 94]
T	June 10th 1879
	I tended Store
W. 11		”	”
T 12		”	”
F. 13		”	” and geting ready to go east I had my famail & sister to dinner with me and give my 4 Sons an equil Shair with me in A Brown Stalyon
S 14	I went to Logan and done Some Business for the store on my way east
S 15	I went to Ogden
M 16	I went to Kayvill and rote a letter home and to my son G.C.P. at Logan
[p. 95]
	June 17 – 1879
T	I went to S.L. City and I don Some Business for the Store
W 18		”	”	”	”
T 19		”	”	”	” and sent a letter to W.C.P. at Franklin
F 20	I went to Ogden and Sent a telegram to W.C.P. to Come down with his mother to Ogden and I was doing Business for the store
S 21	I was doing Business for the Store and with W.C.P.
S. 22	I started East with my Wife and Bro. Buckley
[p. 96]
	June 23th 1879
M	we arived at green river City and left at 12 oclock and arive at rockspring and left at 2 oclock
T. 24	we got down on the plat River
W 25	we Came to the North plat by 2 oclock
T. 26	we arrived at Omaha and stay all Night
F. 27	we took the train to St. Louis and got to kansis City the Same day
S. 28	we left kansas City and got to St. Louis
S. 29	I Send a telagram to Danvill ill to inquire about Same Mechinory
[p. 97]
	June 30th 1879
M	I went down town and found out my Brother William Berry and my Sister Sarah and there Family and they was very glad to see me and I got a ancer to my telagram
T 1 July I left my Wife in St. Louis and I took the train for Danvill ill to buy Mechinery but it did not Suet So I left for troy N.Y. R. R. fair $22.00 to Cincinnatti
W 2	and from Cincinnati to troy $32.00 I hear of some mechinry in Janevill oiho so I
T 3.	I am now in troy got hear about 2 oclock
[p. 98]
	we see Mr O.B. Arnol and he told us about some mechinery and we thought it would sute us
F 4	we went around to inquire about freight but beeving the 4 of July we Could not do any thing So we Started to Zainvill Oiho
S 5	we went from troy to Buffalo & from buffalo to Erie and from Erie to Cleveland from Cleveland to Shelby from Shelby to neward from neward to Zaneville by the Centrel oiho R R
S. 6	we are now in Zaneville ohio looking at some Mechinry
M 7	we are wate for Mr Arnol ancer as I have give him a offer on them
[p. 99]
	July 7th 1879
	I Close the bargen for the whole lot as we wanted at $2350.00 and took the train for Cincinnati and from Cincinnati to Louisville
T. 8	I done some Business for the Mill and Bought Buckley ticket throught to Ogden for $58.50 and then we started for St. Louis
W 9	we got to St. Louis this morning I then fitted Buckley out with provision to last him home
T. 10	I went out with my Brother W. Berry to find Some manufactory and went to shaw garden me & wife & W.B. & Wife
[p. 100]
	July 11th 1879
F.	I went around town and atended to Business
S. 12	I went down town and Bought Some goods
S. 13	me and Arrabela and Clarra went to see Clarra Soninlaw Henry Behring and then we went to see Elizebeth tibble her name is now Lissey Clobes She lives on North 15 St between North market St and Benton street St. Louis mo.
M 14	I went down to Simmons & Co. and Bought Some goods and at Night took Steam Bout to quisy ill. to see my Sister Ellen Wasburn
[p. 101]
	July 15th 1879
T.	we got to quincy ill. at 8 oclock a.m. and took the train to tolona we found my Sister Ellen and She was very glad to See us
W 16	I found my sister in a very poor fix for a living I talk to her about mormonisum Some and give her $1000 and left her and took the train to quincy and there took the steam Bout goulden Egle to St. Louis
T 17	I got to St. Louis in the morning and went down town examins the price of furniture
[p. 102]
	July 18th 1879
F	I was pricing goods all day
S. 19		”	”	”	”
S. 20	I went to my Sister Sarah & then to W. Berry
M 21	I went to see a Chare manafactteries and Bought some charses
T 22	I settle up with Simmons & Co
W 23	I done Some Business for the store and pricing goods
T 24	I left St. Louis for home and stay at Mexico 2 days I took the alton & Chichego R R line
[p. 103]
	July 25th 1879
F	I am now at my Father and him and Family was glad to See me I found them out of work and low in Circumstance
S 26	I went with Father to see a Wooling mill work and took dinner with him and left at 2 oclock I give him $10.00 and bid him good By and talk some mormonisum to him and he Seam like if he was talk to he mite be Converted I told him I would send him Som Books and I Started on the train to Kansas I got to Kansas City and took train to the bluff
[p. 104]
	July 27th 1879
S	I got to the Bluff and started to Ogden
M 28	We had a nise rain Storm on the road and got to a place mane Sedney
T 29	it was very Could last Night and we got to Larama
W 30	I had a Sick head ache and we got to green River at Night
T 31	we arived at Ogden at 10 oclock and I met my Son W.C.P. we went to Bro. Robinses and had dinner and then went to A. Alders
[p. 105]
	Aug. 1th 1879
F	I Came Back to Ogden and don some Business for the Store and Came home at Night and brought Bro. Robins Daughter Ellen home with me my sons G.C.P. & F.C.P. met me at the Depot with a team
S. 2	I am now at home Settleing up accounts and I found my Family all well
S. 3	I went to meeting and preach
M 4	I went to the wooling mill lade out a house for Bro Buckley
T 5	I went up to the wooling mill and tended to Store Business
[p. 106]
W 6	Aug 1879
	I tended Store all day
T 7	I went up to the wooling Factory
F. 8	I tended Store
S. 9	I went to the wooling Factory and tended to it Business
S. 10	I tended meeting
M. 11	I tended to wooling mill Buiness and had a Derectors meeting at Night
T 12
T. 12	I tended the wooling mill
W 13	I	”	”	”
T 14	”	”	”	”
F 15	I tended the store
[p. 107]
	Aug 16th 1879
S	I was up to the wooling mill
S 17	I went to meeting
18 M	I went to woolin mill
T 19		”	”
W 20	I tended Store
T 21	I went to woolin mill
F 22	I tended store
S 23	I was up at the wooling mill
S 24	I tended meeting
M 25	I ” Store
T 26	I went to the wooling mill
W 27	I was at the wooling mill
[p. 108]
T 28	I went to Ogden
F. 29	I tending to the wooling machinery
S 30	I sent a talegram to O B arnold troy new york about the machinery
S. 31	I was at Robinses
M. 1 Sept I got a talegram from O.B. arnold I went to S.L. City to See moses thatcher
T 2	I done Some Business for the store
W 3	I Came Back to Ogden and Sent a talegram to O.B. arnold
T. 4	I received a talegram to receive the machinery
[p. 109]
Sept 5 – 1879
F 5	I paid Fright on Machinery at Ogden
S 6	I got the machinery Ship to Franklin
S 7	I Came home
M 8	I Comence unloading the machinery and Haling it the Factry
T 9	I went to the Factory and found out there was Some machinery Short
W 10	I sent a letter to O.B. arnold to let him know that there was some machinery short
T. 11	I tending store and went to Woolind mill
[p. 110]
F 12	I tended W. Factory
S. 13		”	”	”
S 14	I tended meeting
M 15		” W Factory
T. 16		”	”
W 17		”	”
T 18		”	”
F 19		”	”
S 20		”	”
S 21	I tended meeting
M 22		” W factory
T 23		”	”
W 24		”	”
T 25		”	”
F 26		”	”
S 27		”	”
S 28	I tended meeting
M. 29		”	” W Factory
T 30		”	”	”
W. 1 October ”	”
T. 2	I went to Ogden on my way to Conferance
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