Journal of Samuel Rose Parkinson
18951901
[Transcribed by Ben and Jared Parkinson and Mark Brady and proofread against original. Transcript completed 2011.]
[outside front cover]
S. R. Parkinson book
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S. R. Parkinson Journal
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this give account from
Aug 26 - 1901
to Feb 22 - 1895
Feb 22 1895
to Aug 26 1901
[p. 1]
Feb F 22 1895 I am at home and the sheep was Brought in to feed
S 23 I was attending to my sheep
S 24 I went to meeting
M 25 I was attending to my sheep and assisted L.H. hatch to Bless two of O.L. Packers children with a Patarach Blessind and my Daughter Lucy also wrote the Blessing
T 26 I was around home
W 27
T 28
29
F Mar 1
S 2 me & my doughter Charlotte went by slay to Cannon station on our way to Boise
S 3 we arived at Boise at 11 oclock was met by my son George he took us to his loging house we had
[p. 2]
dinner & then went to the Penetenitory and I saw some Prisoner that was there when I was. and they was very glad to see me. we was treated very kindly by the officers. and they furnish a Buggy to take us to Boise & then Bro
1895
Mar Jinning took me Bro [Brun?] & G.C. Parkinson a carage riding & show us his large water ditch
Mar M 4 we attended at the state house & lisen to the legislators making laws
T. 5
W 6 we attended the legislators & see seneter Shoup elected & we got a horse and Buggy and rode all around Boise & then started home
T 7 we got home all right
F 8 I am now at home
S 9
S 10 I attended my meeting
[p. 3]
M 11 I was around home
T 12
W 13 I was fixing up Medecin for the sheep
T 14
F 15 I attended a farm Club
meeting
S 16 I attended a farmer club meeting
S 17 I attended my meetings
M 18 I am greeing & menden my harness
T 19
W 20 I am attending to my sheep
T 21
F 22 I went to ogden Mr Wardren for misrepresenting my doughter Caricter
S 23 Mr Wardren took it Back and contredicted it in the ogden Stander & I came to Logan at Night
S 24 I stay at Esther & visited the rest of my Family & Lymon Martinow on Buiseness for J.D. Haines and then I Came home with Headache
[p. 4]
M 25 I went to bed all day with headache
T 26 I was sick all day with headache
W 27 I went to the sheep camp
T 28 I was around home all day
F 29
S 30
S 31 I attended my meeting
M April 1 I was at home
T 2
W 3
T 4 I went to ogden on my way to Conferance I stay with James Pingree
F 5 I went to S.L. City to Conferance
S 6 I attended all the meeting
S 7
M 8 I attended a Preasthood meeting
T 9 I Came strait home
W 10 I was attending to my farming
T 11 I was sowing oats & Lucearn and visited Sister Corbridge who was sick
F 12 I attended my Farm
[p. 5]
S 13 I was attending to my farm
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I was sowing Lucern & went to see Sister Corbridge
T 16 I was sowing oats & visited Sister Corbridge
W 17
T 18 I was attending to the Farm & visited Sister Corbridge
F 19 I hire Delbert Packer to work on water ditch & had my sister Lucy & Husband to dinner & visited Sister Corbridge who was very sick
S 20 I was attending to the Farm
S 21 I attended my meeting
M 22 I went to the sheep heard and then to W.C.P. Preston and had a stockholders meeting of the store and declared 12½ per Cent dividen
T
T 23 I Came home by way of fairview and see Bro. Pratt a bout fencing for sheep Corrall
[p. 6]
W 24 I went to the sheep heard
T 25 I went to the sheep heard and it was all Burnt up but the running geers of the wagon
F 26
S 27
S 28 I attended Conferance
M 29 and Bro Lewis from the Penitentory Came to see my Family and take dinner with me
T 30 it rained all day and I was at home
W 1 May I was at home all day
T 2 it rained all day & I stay at home
F 3
S 4 I went to the sheep heard & it rain all day & the lamb was dieing fast
S 5 I attended my meetings
M 6 I was making Corral at sheep Camp
T 7
W 8 Commenc sheering my sheep
T 9 I am
F 10
S 11 I finish sheering my sheep
[p. 7]
S 12 I attended my meetings
M 13 I am hauling my wool to store
T 14 I went to Preston to report the Condishion of the sheep as they have the scab so bad
W 15 I am now at home
T 16 I went to see the sheep
F 17 I was bilding sheep Correll
S 18
S 19 I attended my meeting
M 20 I finish the Correll and Comments shearing
T 21 Still
W 22
T 23
F 17 I went to the heard and told T.S.P. to Bring 25 muttons to the union
S 18 delived 24 mutton to the union
S 19 I attended my meeting
[p. 8]
1895
M 20 May I went to the sheep Camp and told T.S.P. I would mark in morning
T 21 I and marking my sheep lambs and there was 605 lambs and I hauld all the Correll home
W 22 I was at home all day
T 23 I went to Preston to see my son G.C.P. to rection up the exspences and we found that we had lost money by the sheep heard this season
F 24 I was at home all day and attended a water dich meeting at Night
S 25 I was at home all day
S 26 I attended my meeting
M 27 I am attending to my farm
T 28
W 29
T 30
F 31
S June 1
[p. 9]
S 2 I attended to my meeting
M 3 I was at home
T 4
W 5 I was fixing my Cart
T 6 and attended fast meeting
F 7 I was at home all day & attended our Family meeting at Night and had a good time
S 8 I visited with my Doughters
S 9 I attended my meeting
M 10 I was visiting with my sister Lucy
T 11 myself & James Chadwick & Bro woodward was acting as refrees for T. Low & E Butterworth on there Store trubles commence work at 9 oclock and work untill ½ past 11 oclock in the evening
W 12 Commence at 8 oclock & quick at 11 oclock our next meeting to be monday at 10 oclock
[p. 10]
T 13 I went to Logan to see the Cloesing exersizes of the B.Y.E.
June
F 14 I took my Doughter Esther to welvill to see Jane Parkinson and Back By Irum
S 15 I Came home
S 16 I attended my meeting
M 17 I was acting as referree on E Butterworth & T. Lowe Case & work at it until 12 oclock at Night
T 18 Continue till 12 oclock to day
W 19 I left Franklin to go East to see my relasion with my son Franklin who was going to Denver on Business we went to ogden & left for the east at 6 oclock
T 20 we eat dinner at Laramay and sent a letter to my son Joeph
[p. 11]
S. Parkinson and went to Denver
June
F 21 we have been in Denver all day attending to Business
S 22 we have been attending Business & took a ride around the City
S 23 I am now in Denver & have writen 3 letters home & I went to the zoological gardens I saw 5 Lions & a number of munkets and Came home to the windsor
M 24 I am still winson hotel with Frank waiting to be Identify and left at Night for kinsas
T 25 arived at Kansas 5 oclock and took the train street Cars and took in the City & left for St Louis at Night
W 26 we got to St Louis at 7 oclock A.M. & we went
[p. 12]
1895
June
to Bell Benintons to Breakfast & Change our shirts & went to mrs Mc Kinneys & Back to Benintons at Night
T 27 we went to Simmon hardware store & then went to my Sister Sarah and stay all Night
F 28 we went with my Bro. William to see his works and stay all Night
S 29 myself F.C.P. Bell Beninton & May Bering went & had our pucture taken & then stay with my Bro William
[p. 13]
all Night and he show us around town
S 30 we went to Clara laberge had dinner & then we went on a steam Boat excurtion to Montesano 22 mills down the Misacippa river & Came up on the iron mountain railroad and we look throw the St. Louis new Depot
1895
July M 1 I went with my Brother William & Sarah Mc. kinney & had our Picture taken
T 2 we went to may Berring & John Mc Kinney & bid all the folks good By & we took Bout to quincy & my sister Sarah with us
[p. 14]
1895 Aug July 3 W
at 6 oclock A.M. the Boat got to Luesyanna mo. & arived at Hannibal at 9 oclock & quincy at 11 oclock & then went to see the sholgurs soldiers home & then we went to tolona to my sister Ellen Bowman got there at 7 oclock & had a good time
T 4 we left Ellen Bowmans at 2 oclock & went to Esther veatches & stay all Night
F 5 and left for Kansas at 9-30 oclock A.m. & arived at Kansas 8-30 oclock p.m.
S 6 left Kansas at 9-30 oclock A.m. & got to Silver
[p. 15]
lake about 12 oclock & mete 2 of my Cussions who I had not seen for 47 years we had a good visit and they was very glad to see me & Franklin my son & we left at a 11 oclock at Night
S 7 we Came to a washout and we had to Chang trains we got to Denver Just as the R.G.R.R. was moving out we Jump on and started to S.L. City
8 M we are now at leadvill at 6 oclock eating Breakfast and got to S.L. City at 12 oclock
[p. 16]
T 9 we are now at hamptons hotel & we started to ogden & I stay at Sister Robinses all Night
W 10 we started home & I stop at Logan at my Doughter all Night & they was glad to meet me
T 11 I got home at 11 20 oclock A.m. and my Family was all very glad to see me
F 12 I am now at home vititing my Friends
S 13
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I set on a referree Case beentwen T Lowe & Butterworth all day & attended a Bishop meeting at Night
[p. 17]
T 16 I have been settleing up accounts of the sheep heard and settleing with Lowe & Butterworth all day & was at a Bishop meeting untill 12 oclock at Night
W 17 I have been Collecting donasions for the acadamay
T 18
F 19
S 20
S 21 I attended my meeting
M 22 I was colecting of the acadamay
T 23
W 24 and helping to decide Lowe & Butterworth account & went to a dance at Night
[p. 18]
T 25 I was with W. Woodward all & Lowe & Butterworth all day
F 26 I was at home all day
S 27 I have been fixing harness all day
S 28 I attended Conferance at Preston
M 29
T 30 I was attending to the Farm
W 31 I attended a meeting of Parkinson Bro. & Co.
Aug T 1 I attended my fast meeting
F 2 I am fixing fence around Farm
S 3 I am looking after the Farm
S 4 I attended my meeting
M 5 I am attending to my Farm
T 6 I am attending to the sheep
W 7
T 8 I went to I. Packers & help to rob my Bees
[p. 19]
F 9 I went to see the grain & found it ready to Cut
S 10 I am geting ready to Cut my oats on monday
S 11 I attended my meeting
M 12 I was at home all day writing
T 13 I am fixing Maria stove and Cuting my grain
I have been bussy all day with my graine
W 14 I was attended to my heard Business
T 15 I was fixing Maria stove
F 16 I was around home all day
S 17 I sent a letter to my sister Ellen & help Caroline with her stove in Bedroom
S 18 I went to meeting and then me & Charlotte went down to the old home and had a pleat of ice Cream with the girls
[p. 20]
M 19 I was fixing my Cart
T 20
W 21 I was fixing my Carridge & oiling it & attended a Family surprise parity of Bro. smart Family
22 T I was working on Barn
F 23
S 24 I went to see W.C.P. sick Child
S 25 I Came home from Preston
M 26 I was working on my Barn
T 27
W 28
T 29
F 30
S 31
S Sept 1 I went to Preston to see W.C.P. sick Boy
M 2 I am working on my Barn
T 3
[p. 21]
W 4
T 5 I went to administer to Bro. monson
F 6 I working on the Barn
S 7
S 8 I and my Wife Charlotte went to see Bro monson & went to Logan attended a commity meeting of store and we hire a supperintended for store
M 9 I was Building my Barn
T 10
W 11
T 12
F 13
S 14
S 15 I attended my meeting
M 16 I working on Barn
T 17 I went to Logan for tic time for the sheep
W 18 I am geting ready to dip the sheep to morrow
T 19 I went to the dip pen with a load of diping material & I had headache & got my foot run over with my wagon loaded
[p. 22]
F 20 I dip all my sheep and had a bad snow storm
S - 21 I Came home in a lad snow storm but got home all right & was thankfull for it
S 22 I attended Franklin ward Conferance
M 23 I got 46 # of honney from 2 of my hives & I felt very sore all day
T 24 I am Just geting a little better fram being runover with my Wagon and from the snow storm I had to face Coming the Canyon
W 25 I went to Preston with my son S.C.P. to see my son W.C.P. & he give me a nice pair of shoes
T 26 I am attending to my Farm
F 27 I am fixing sheep Wagon
S 28
[p. 23]
S 29 I went with the Bishop & Bro Kinkup to Nashvill & preach
M 30 I was Burning willows
T oct 1 I Commence plowing up my timathy land and I bid my son thomas good By as he was going to St. Louis and I told him it was the worst day work ever he don & I said I would sooner Bery him
W 2 I went to S.L. City to Conferance & my daughter Bell & I took Bell to Sister Yards & Timethy Parkinson Wife to Sister Aslum & I stay all Night
[p. 24]
T 3 I went with my daughter Bell to see the Penetuery
F 4 I attended Conferance
S 5 and a Concert at Night
S 6 I attended Conferance
M 7 I attended Priesthood meeting
T 8 I was vititing frends
W 9 I attended Fred Alder weding & went thought the temple with a Company & hear the Ceremony of the second anointing
T 10 I started home & stay at ogden at Sister Robin all Night
F 11 I Came home to Franklin
S 12 I was fixing sheep Wagon
S 13 I attended meetings
[p. 25]
M 14
T 15
W 16 I was working on Barn
T 17
F 18
S 19
S 20 I attended my meeting
M 21 I was working on Barn & delived 49 head of muttons
T 22 working on Barn
W 23
T 24
F 25
S 26 working on raods
S 27 I attended to my meeting
M 28 I was working on the road
T 29
W 30
T 31
F oct Nov 1 work on Barn
S 2
[p. 26]
oct Nov S 3 1895 attended meeting
M 4 I was working on the roads
T 5 I work on Barn & went to Logan to the temple
W 6 I went to the temple with my Wife Charlotte to see my Doughter Leona Married to W. Malter Monson & Came home at Night
T 7 I work on the Barn
F 8 I have been attending to my sheep Buisness & I attended a Weding party at Night of my two Douthers Leona & Olive S. Parkinson
S 9
S 9 I am working on the Barn
S 10 I attended my meeting
M 11 I have been working on Barn
T 12
W 13
[p. 27]
T. 14
F. 15
S. 16
S. 17 I attended my meeting
M. 18 I was attending to my sheep
T. 19
W. 20 I was sick at home all day
T. 21 I was working on Barn
F 22
S 23 I was attending to my sheep
S 24 I attended to my meeting
M 25 I have been attending to the Bucks
T 26
W 27 I was working on Barn
T 28
F 29 I was attening to the Bucks
S 30 I sheep
S 1 Dec I attended to my meeting
M 2 I am settleing store accounts and I Bought Doney straw for 5 dollars
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[p. 29]
T 3 I have settleing up sheep account all day
W 4 I was working on Barn
T 5
F 6
S 7
S 8 I attended my meetings
M 9 I went over to see my sheep
T 10 I was fixing my Bobs sleds
W 11
T 12 I was at home with sick headake
F 13
S 14 I was attending to the sheep
S 15 I attended to my meeting
M 16 I am around home with G.C. Parkinson settleing up our sheep account
T 17 I went out to measure F.C. Parkinson hay
[p. 30]
W 18 I was puting sawdust in C.H. Parkinson house
T 19
F 20
S 21
S 22 I attended to my meeting
M 23 I was sick
T 24 I sent for the sheep heard
W 25 I Counted my sheep on spring Creek bottom 2477
T 26 I went to see my sheep
F 27 I got my yewes 230 head from S.C. Parkinson please
S 28
S 28 I was attending to the sheep
S 29 I attended to my meeting
M 30 delived to J. wilkison 185 of T.S.P. sheep
T 31 I was attening to the sheep
W Jan 1 1896 I was at home
T 2 I atended fast meeting & had headake all Night & a supprise
[p. 31]
on Luala
F 3 I had my Family & sister to dinner & sister Husband
S 4 I attended Priesthood meeting
S 5 I went to Salt lake City and attend statehood day and
M 6 I attended meeting in the tabernacle & witnest all the Ceremonys & marching in the streets & the legislative first sesion
*
T 7 I stay to see Young Young & Moyle & talk with them about the Alder Case & went and told Mrs Alder what they say & Mrs Alder & my self went to see the Lawyers and then after talking with them Mrs Alder felt better & I Came home as far as Ogden
*
[p. 32]
W 8 I came home & I measured my hay
T 9 I went to see the sheep
F 10 I let J Wilkison have 36 more Sheep making in all 223 but held 2 Back for to pay T.S.P. his poll tax
S 11 I made up some more scab medicen and told the hearder to watch the sheep well commence feeding S.R.P. hay to day
S 12 I attended to my meeting
M 13 I helping the Bishop to settle thithing
T 14
W 15
T 16 I was mixing sheep medison and examining sheep & Cut up 1 Pig
[p. 33]
F 17 I have been Cuting up & salting Pigs
S 18 I was getting some Fire wood
S 19 I attended my meeting
M 20 I Commence working on privey
T 21
W 22 I was working on Pig pen
T 23 on Calf pen
F 24 I was mixing scab medicine
S 25 I was attending to the sheep
S 26 I attended to the ward Conferance
M 27
T 28 I was working on the Barn
W 29
T 30 I was atten to my sheep
F 31
S 1 of Feb. I went to Preston to get G.C.P. to straighten up my sheep heard Book
S 2 I was working on the Books
[p. 34]
Feb 1896
M 3 I settled up with W.C. Parkinson and Came home at Night
T 4 I have been mixing sheep medicine & fixing well Bucket for Maria
W 5 I was around home all day
T 6 I attended fast meeting Bro Parmon preath
F 7 All the Family had a Picknic party for a benefit for Fred Hawk presented him with $22.50
S 8 I was vititing with the girls
S 9 I attended my meeting
M 10 I was attending to my sheep and went to Sady Marshall to dinner and I saw Bro smart sheep
T 11 I was writing letters to my relations
W 12
T 13 I was attending to the sheep
F 14
S 15
S 16 I attended to my meetings
[p. 35]
M 17 I was mending harness
T 18
W 19 I attended Bishop meeting to settle a little truble between S.R.P. W. Woodward & T. Lowe it was settle and attended a party at Night at Charlotte Pratts
T 20 I was greesing harness
F 21 I move my sheep out to F.C.P. hay
S 22 I went to the heard
S 23 I attended my meeting
M 24 I am menden harness
T. 25 greesing
W. 26 I went to the heard
T. 27 I hade my sister Lucy visiting me
F. 28
S. 29 I am around home all day
S. Mar 1 I attended my meeting
M. 2 I went to see the sheep
T. 3 I fited up my Wagon at depot
W. 4 I haul my wood from mill
T 5 hauling hay in the Barn
F 6
[p. 36]
S Mar 7 storm all day
S. 8 I went to preston to young folks Conferance
M 9 I stade at Conferance & Came home at Night
T 10 I was hauling hay in the Barn
W 11 I was sick all day and I had Bro. Paterson to adminester to me
T 12 I wrote a letter to L.S. Parkinson
F 13 I attended a Water right meeting
S 14 I went to see the sheep & hay
S 15 I took the lead in the meeting
M 16 I traided Cows & Calfs with O.C. Packer & wrote a letter to L.S. Parkinson
T 17 I went to the sheep Camp
W 18 I was mixing medicen
T 19 I was around home
F 20 I went with my son Franklin to see Alfred Alder & Family before Frank went on his missiom
S 21 we went to present to visit W.C.
[p. 37]
Parkinson & family
S 22 we Came home
M 23 I was attending to my sheep
T 24 I went to Logan to work in temple
W 25 I was working in temple
T 26
F 27
S 28 I Came home
S 29 I went to my meetings
M 30 I was attending to my Bees
T 31 attended to water Committe for the town
W 1 of April 1896 I was at home
T 2 I was at fast meeting & Bishop meeting at Night
F 3 I attended our Family meeting and a farewell Picknic at Night for Frank
S 4 I went to Conferance
S 5 I attended Conferance all day & Bro thatcher was left out of the twelve
M 6
T 7 I attended Presthood meeting & went to Bro. thatcher with
[p. 38]
my sons F.C.P. George C.P. W.C.P. & Bro thatcher give Frank a Blessing & then I anoited Bro thatcher & Bro. Roberts was Mouth with me W.C.P. G.C.P. & Franklin C.P. & then Bro J.F. Smith give Frank a Blessing & then I give him Blessing & went to the train & see them off W.C.P. & F.C.P.
W 8 I came to ogden & saw Bro. Jos a. west about the sheep & he want me to stand the loss of his sheep & I told him I would not do it I stay at Sister Robines all Night [insert in margin: I went & talk with Lawyer Moyle about the Alder case]
T 9 Lawyer Tanner met me at the depot ask me to help west to get his sheep Back of T.S.P.
[p. 39]
I said I would do what I could & then I Came home
F 10 I went out to see the sheep with my son Fred
S 11 I went with the Bishop to inquire about Frank Shrives and mrs Shrives Misdemiers
S 12 I attended my meeting and I spoke of the Conferance new to day I am 65 years old at Ό past 12 oclock
M 13 I was around home all day
T 14
W 15 had a snow storm my sheep mixt with Bro Smarts
T 16 I went to see Bro Smarts sheep Correl on worm Creek and to see my sheep the sheep was scperated
F 17 it storm all day & I stay at home
S 18 I went to see my sheep & the feed was bad
S 19 I attended my meeting
M 20 I went to worm Crick devided the wethers from the Ewes and hire a hearder
Ewes 1185 & wethers
709
totle 1894 to date
[p. 40]
April 1896
21 T I was at home all day
22 W I wend to the heard feed very scarce
23 T I was at home
24 F I hire Edward Packer at 10 dolars per month and sent the Culs sheep to the heard and I went myself and Cal Weeler clame damage $10.00 and trespress for my sheep being on his land but I would not pay it
25 S I was up to the sheep Camp and Weeler has me hup before the Bishop and they alowed him $3.00 damage
26 S I went to Preston to conferance
27 M
28 T I went to sheep Camp
29 W I let a job to a new Comer Cuting willows for 24 $ in Cash
T 30 I went to sheep Camp doing very bad
May F 1 I went to T Smart sheep and he say it was the worst spring for sheep he ever see
S 2 I went to Preston to Presthood meeting
[p. 41]
S 3 I attended my meeting
M 4 I went to the sheep heard the weather was very bad
T 5 I was around home all day
W 6
T 7 I attended fast meeting
F 8 I was around home and attended our Family meeting at Night and my son W.C.P. give an ocount of his trip to California & Back
S 9 I was around home all day
S 10 we had the manefesto
M 11 I was plowing in the Willows on the Bottom
T 12 I went to the sheep heard and they were doing better then I exspected
*
W 13 I went to Salt Lake City on the Alder Law sute
T 14 I went to see Young Young & Moyle & made a Compromise on the Bolton & Parkinson Case
[p. 42]
and paid $100.00 to Moyle & 50 C for hauling the shoes to Lidea D. Alder house
F 15 I was at the Lawer office all day but Could not do any thing
S 16 I have got my Bonds releace and the restraing order lifted
S 17 I attended the tabernecel in the afternoon & at Night
M 18 I got the Cost of the dugless Case, 1 hundred dollars and paid it to my Lawers & settle up with them & Came to Ogden stay at Sister Robinses
T 19 I Came home
W 20 I went to the Sheep Camp
T 21 I am now at home
F 22
S 23
S 234 I attended my meeting
M 245 I was puting up sheep Corell
[p. 43]
T 256 I mark 917 lambs
W 267 I was moving sheep Corell
T 278 I was making sheep Corell
F 289 I Commence shiering
S 2930 it rain all day we did not work and Maria
was sick all Night
S 31 I was attending to my Sheep
M June 1 I attending to Shearing Sheep
T 2 finish Shearing & Came home
W 3 I am Buisy settleing with the sheares and went to Logan to attend the Commencment exercies of the Brigam Young College
T 4 me & my Wife went through the temple with my son Jos. S. Parkinson
F 5 me & Wife attended the excercies
S 6 we was out Buggy riding all day
S 7 we attended Thomas Smart child funeral and then came home
[p. 44]
June 1896
M 8 I was around home all day
T 9 I finish hauling my wool to the union
W 10 I was around home all day
T 11 I went to Preston to see W.C.P. about Buying Alders shoes
F 12 I weighed my wool for the union 10.090 # and attended J.S.P. fairwell dance
S 13 I had the Family meeting and my son J.S.P. fairwell meeting and they give him $21.50 and there was an excelant good feeling
S 14 I went with J.S.P. to the Depot and there was a Big Crowed at the Depot
M 15 I went to see Thomas Lowe about the stock I put in his store Bilding 28 dollars in shingles W.L. Webster will testify to this
T. 16 I was trying to Ive a swarm of Bee
W 17 I went to measure that land over
[p. 45]
maple Creek with the Bishop
T 18 I was fixing the saddle belonging to the sheep heard
F 19
we hived a swarm of bees & dived princeiple Nash
S 20 I was around home
S 21 I attended to my meeting
M 22 I was geting ready to dip my sheep
T 23 I am geting suplies for the Camp
w 24 I went to the dip pen
t 25 I am fixing up the Boylors
F 26 I dip 2790 Sheep and Came home with a sick Wife Charlotte
S 27 I went to Preston to the Sunday School Conferance
S 28 I attended
M 29 I was around home fixing hay netts
T 30 I settled with the hands for work done at dip pen
W July 1 I was painting the hay rake
T 2 I attended the fast meeting
F 3 fixing hay rack
S 4 I was at home all day & my Wife Maria had been sick all Night
[p. 46]
S 5 I attend the meeting
M 6 I was fixing hay nett
T 7
W 8 I was attending to my hay
T 9 Fr Pratt comments work at $20 month
F 10 I was attending to my hay
S 11
S 12 I attended my meeting
M 13 I was attending to my hay
T 14
W 15 I was robing the Bees
T 16 I am attending to my store account
F 17 I was attending to my woold and sold it on Commision and received 7 C per # in advance
S 18 I was attending to my wool
S 19 I attended to my meeting
M 20 I was attending to my hay
T 21
W 22 I sold my oats for 72 C per hun to store
[p. 47]
T 23 I was attending to my hay
F 24 I attended 24 Celerbraion
S 25 I was attending to my hay
S 26 I attended to my meeting
M 27 I was attending to my hay
T 28
W 29 heavy rain was turning over the hay
T 30 I was around home all day
T 31
S 1 Aug I am Cuting hay
S 2 I attending my meeting
M 3 I have been fencing & fixing mechine
T 4
W 5
T 6
F 7 looking after my hay Crop
S 8 I was attending to my Sheep Supplyes
S 9 I attended my meeting
M 10 I was repairing fences
T 11
W 12
[p. 48]
T 13 Aug 1896
I was repairing fench
F 14 and went to Preston to see G.C.P. & W.C.P. but they one was gone East & the other out Fishing
S 15 I am at home the weather very warm
S 16 I attended my meeting
M 17 I repairing fences
T 18
W 19 I attended a Politicol meeting to send delegates
to Boisey sent G.C.P. as one of the delegates
T 20 I attendind to my farm
F 21 I was attending to my Buck lambs
S 22 and firnishing suplies for Camp
S 23 I attended to my meeting
M 24 I was attend to my hay
T 25
W 26
[p. 49]
T 27 I fixing morer gards
F 28 I took Ada Parkinson to Preston to rend a house
S 29 I am puting wire scheen on Maria doors
S 30 I attended to my meeting and went to Preston on Business with my sons
M 31 I attended to Sheep Suplies & Bro. Preston & Wife stay with me all Night with there team
T 1 Sept. Bro Preston left for Preston & I got ready to go to Logan
W 2 I went to the temple with my wife Charlotte to Witness my son Fredrick S. Parkinson Marriage & Came home & had a supper for all his relations same Night
T 3 I was helping my daughter to get read to go to Snake river on train. and attended fast meeting
[p. 50]
1896
F 4 Sept. I was helping to put hay in Barn and rob the Bees
S 5 I went to Priesthood meeting at Preston
S 6 I attended meeting at Cherry Creek
M 7 I went with my son S.C.P. to Preston with his lettle Boy to the doctor
T 8 attending to my Farm
W 9
T 10
F 11 I was repairing farm fence
S 12 attending to shiping sheep to Chicago
S 13 I attended our ward Conferance
M 14 I started my son Fredric with my sheep to Chicago
T 15 I finish puting hay in Barn
W 16 I thrash my grain to day
T 17 I was buying Salt for Sheep & fixing fence
[p. 51]
F 18 I was fixing fence & we had a gale of wind at Night
S 19 the wind blode my straw & a great deal of my hay away & some fence. it Blode some Barn down and lots of trees
S 20 I went to my meeting
M 21 I am repairing fences
T 22
W 23
T 24 taken Care of my hay
F 25
S 26
S 27 I attended my meeting
M 28 I am repairing fence
T 29
W 30 I was attending the heard Business
T 1 oct 1896 and attended fast meeting
F 2 I went to Preston to see G.C.P. about the money for the sheep sent to Chicago
[p. 52]
Oct S 3 1896
I went to S.L. City to Conferance
S 4 I attended Conferance
M 5
T 6
W 7 I attended Presthood meeting & I attended Florance Alder Wedding Party
T 8 I went to the Salt Lake temple with my Doughter Charlotte Pratt I went through for Samuel Dunford who is dead and Came to ogden & stay at Sister Robins
F 9 I Came home to Franklin
S 10 I was at home all day
S 101 I attended to my meeting
M 112 I am geting ready for diping my Sheep
T 123 I went to the dip pen and had wood haul
W 134 I dip my sheep & Came home
T 145 I settle with the store
F 156 I was attending to things around home
S 17
S 18 I attended to my meeting
M 19
[p. 53]
T 20
W 21 I took a Car of hogs to Salt Lake and Sold for W.C.P.
WT 22 I settle up the Buisness with the hogs &
paid Mrs Alder $556.25 and she pay me 92.00
for pay in full and Mrs Alder let S.C.P. have $300.00
F 23 I Came to Preston & settle with W.C.P. & Came home
S 24 I am at home
S 25 I attended my meeting
M 26 I settle up with the union & I hired hamton Boy to heard Bucks
T 27 I was attending to my Bucks
W 28
T 29
F 30 I was around home
S 31
S Nov 1 I attended to my meeting
M 2 I hire Handy Boy to heard Buck for Eight dollars per month
[p. 54]
T 3 I went and got S.C.P. sheep wagon for my sheep hearder to heard Sleep in
W 4 I was making grain traves for the sheep
T 5 [possibly I was working on privey went to fast meeting]
F 6 I was work on the Privy
S 7 I and Family went to Preston to anna Packers
S 8 I attended to my meeting
M 9 I was attending to my sheep
T 10
W 11
T 12 I was
F 13 I was repairing G.C.P. fence on his lot
S 14
S 15 I attended my meeting
M 16 I was fixing maria washer
T 17 I have a sick head ache
W 18 I am attending to Buisness around home
T 19
F 20
S 21
[p. 55]
S 22 I attended my meeting
M 23 I was attending to the Bucks
T 24
W 25 I am attending to the sheep
T 26
F 27 I helping to make a sheep rack
S 28
S 29 sent Buck to the heard
M 30 I put the Ews in the lot sent Bucks to heard
T Dec 1 I put the French Merino Bucks to Ews
W 2 I was attending to the sheep
T 3 I fixted a shed for the Bees
F 4 I am attending to the sheep
S 5
S 6 I attended to my meeting
M 7 I was around home
T 8
W 9
T 10
F 11
[p. 56]
S 12 Dec 1896
I was attending to the Bees and went to see my Doughter Clara Gauslin who was very sick
S 13
S 13 I am now at Preston at my Dauther who is very sick
M 14 I Came home from Preston as my dauther is a little better
T 15 I went to weston to see my sheep
W 16 I was around home
T 17
F 18
S 19
S 20 I attended to my meeting
M 21 I had some trees some Cut down in my lot
T 22
W 23 I was attending to the sheep
T 24 I let the two Bucks & S.C.P. Ews go to S.C.P.
[p. 57]
F 25 I was at my Dauther olive Monsons
S 26 I sent 141 Sheep to the heard all Ews & I went to preston
S 27 I am now at Clara at Preston
M 28
T 29
W 30
T 31
F Jan 1 1897 I had dinner at anna Packer at Preston & Came home with my Wife Charlotte & my sister Lucy
S 2 I went to my Daughter Clara at Preston and I Sleep at G.C.P. house
S 3 Clara is very sick
M 4
T 5 Clara is growing weeker
W 6
T 7 Clara is geting much weeker the last 24 hours
F 8 I am still at Clara & she is so week she cant talk Sheep Commenc feeding
[p. 58]
Jan S 9 1897 I am still at Clara she is geting weeker
S 10
M 11 I am still at Clara. and the sheep move to Fosters to feed
T 12 I went to Franklin & Chang my Clothing & went back to Preston
W 13 I went to sheep heard & measured 4 tons of hay at Balif farm then I went to Preston
T 14 I am at Clara all day & stay at G.C.P. at Night I went to W.C.P. Store & Clara was worse while I was away
F 15 I am still at Clara & G.C.P. at Night
S 16
S 17
M 18 Dr. Armby see her & said she was dieing by inches
T 19 I am Still at Clara She is no better
[p. 59]
W 20 Clara died at 10 minets to 11 oclock She died very suden. present at her death S.R. Parkinson C.D. goulind Sister gouslind Easter C. Rogers Bro. Rogers & his sister & Bro Clark & my doughter Bell & in 4 minets later & daughter Caroline & W.C. Parkinson was there then I came home to Franklin
T 21 I was at home all day not feeling well
F 22
S 23 my self & Family attended the Furla
Funeral
S 24 I attended our stake Conferance
M 25
T 26 I was attending to my sheep
W 27
T 28
F 29
S 30 I went to J. Wilkenson to see him about my sheep
[p. 60]
1897
Feb Jan 31 S I went with my Wife Charlott to Preston had dinner at anna Packer
S.
Feb M 1 I was attending to my sheep
T 2 I Bought some straw of Saint Woodward
W. 3 I was attending to my sheep
T. 4
F 5 I went to Preston and searved as a highconsulman in a Case of adultry
S 6 I attended the Priesthood meeting Preston and went to sister Monson party at Night
S 7 I attended my meeting
M. 8 I was attending to the sheep & meeting at Night
T 9 My Wife had a fairwell party for Eazra monson
W 10 I was at a Bishop meeting at Night
T 11
F 12 I went to Eazra monson benefit dance
S 13 I went to our Family meeting
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I attended the stockholders & derectors meeting of the store & I was very much dissatisfied with the unfairness of
[p. 61]
some of the the derectors & m. thatcher
T 16 I met with the derectors of the O.m.u. and m. thatcher was put in presedent without Salary
W 17 I was around home
T 18
F 19
S 20
S 21 I attended to my meeting
M 22 I was attending to my sheep
T 23
W 24
T 25
F 26 I went to Preston to Conferance and attended a Suprize on susan Alder
S
S 27 I attended Conferance of young men mut. inprovement assotiateion
S 28
M Mar. 1 I attended derection meeting and decided to build a Creamery & sell the Factory to Bro Buckley for $2700
[p. 62]
1897
Mar T 2 I went to see the sheep
W 3 I
T 4 myself S.C.P. & W.C.P. agreed to sell the Companny sheep
F 5 I attended indian veterans dance
S 6 attending to the sheep
S 7 I attended fast meeting
M 8 I attended to my sheep
T 9 I am around home
W 10
T 11
F 12
S 13 I went with F.S.P. to W.C.P. sheep at Bearriver
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I was attending to the sheep
T 16
W 17
T 18
[p. 63]
Mar
F 19 I went to see H allens about hay
S 20 I went to Preston & Bargin for 18 tons for $75.
S 21 I went with S.C.P. to allens to buy some hay for W.C.P. & Secured 40 tons at $5 per ton
M 22 I went to see the sheep
T 23 I was around home
W 24
T 25 I went to see the sheep
F 26 I went to Preston to meet with all the sheep owerners
S 27 I was at home
S 28 I attended my meeting
M 29 I went to Preston and I Change my hay with C.D. goulind for hay at Franklin stay at G.C.P.
T 30 I Came home
W 31 I am settling with the store
[p. 64]
April T 1 I went to see the sheep and the hearder Commence hearding at 30 dollars per mounth
F 2 I went to sheep heard Commenc feeding G.C.P. hay
S 3 I went to S.L. City to Conferance
S 4 I attended Conforance & stay L. Alders
M 5
T 6
W 7 I attended priesthood meeting & I heard a Lady lecture from Jersilum
T 8 I Came home and I Bought 10 tons of hay at $4.00 per ton
F 9 I went to see the sheep & to W.C.P. at Preston
S 10 Commence hauling hay from woodlands
S 11
M 12 my family give me a supprize on my 66 birthday & made me a present of 21 dollars & they give my oldest doughter $15.00
[p. 65]
T 13 I went & attended to my Sheep
W 14 I was attending to my Sheep
T 15 I started the sheep to the range
F. 16 I got the Sheep to Weston
S. 17 brought 20 head of wheak sheep from heard
S. 18 I attended my meeting
M. 19 I was attend the sheep at home
T 20 I am around home
W 21
T 22
F 23 I went to the sheep heard over to weston
S 24 I was around home
S 25 I went to Conferance to Preston
M 26
T 27 I was at home
W 28 I was fixing field fence
T 29 I went to see the lambs there was 250 lambs at this date
[p. 66]
April 30 F I went to Logan & took my Wife Charlotte & vivian & olive & baby
May S. 1 we Came home & left vivian with Lucy & Beather
S 2 I attended my fast meeting
M 3 I was attending to my sheep
T 4 I went to preston on Business
W 5 I went out to the sheep heard
T 6 I was around home
F 7
S 8
S 9 I attended meetings
M 10 I took Maria to my sister Lucy on a visit
T 11 I went to Preston to visit my Children
W 12 I went to the Sheep Camp
T 13 I was geting Supplies for Sheep Camp
F 14 I was at home
[p. 67]
S 15
S 16 I attended my meeting
M 17 I went to mill for lumber to make Sheep Corall
T 18 I was making fence for Sheep
W 19 I haul fence to Sheep Camp
T 20 I am geting readdy for marking lambs
F 21 I mark 929 lambs at Weston
S 22 I am now at home
S 23 I attended my meeting
M 24 I am attending Buisness at home
T 25 I went to Preston on Buisness
W 26 I to Sheep Camp at Weston
T 27 I am now at home
F 28
S 29 I attended [name blacked out] triel for adultry
S 30 I attended my meeting
M 31 I sent Clarance to sheepheard & myself & Sharlotte went to Preston
June T 1 I stade at Easters all Night and had a talk with Caroline and told her my mind & Came home
[p. 68]
1897
June W 2 I was at home all day
T 3 I went to sheep Camp & Sharlotte
F 4 I went to shiering Corrall and work on road and S.C.P. sold my wool at 9 C & 7/8 per C. lbs.
S 5 I am prepairing for shiering
S 6 I went to sheep Camp up Cub river
M 7 they sheirer 1245 sheep
T 8 646 and mark 46 lambs and I Came home in a storm
W 9 I am now at home resting
10 I went to see the graguate recite & bring Berth home from Logan
F 11 I Came home
TS 12 I am attending to farm deliving wool
FS 13 I went to meeting
M 14 I weight all my wool and delivedd it & received $1,051.85 at 9 & 7/8 per lbs
[p. 69]
I went to Preston for a pig
S 15 I attended my meeting
M 14 that my
son G.C.P. give me and G.C.P. & W.C.P. made me a present of a Sute of Cloth
T 15 I took my wife maria to Doctor aadam &
he said she had gall stones she is very sick
W 16 my Wife maria is very sick
FT 17 I am around home very sick
SF 18 I am very sick & I sent to
Preston for W.C.P. & G.C.P. Bro. Sheapard Said I had the Pendesetoes
S 19 I am very sick I took a Chill at Night
S 20 sent to ormsby and he said I was dangerous so my sons
[p. 70]
1897
June 20 took me to S.L.City to the holy Cross Hospital and dr. Richard performed the operation I was Consired the worst Case that had Come to the Hospital Jos. F.S. John H.S. & W.C.P. & G.C.P. witnesed the operation. the Docters did not think I could live
M 21 I am in bed W.C.P. & G.C.P. is with me
T 22 I am suffering very much my son G.C.P. went home
W 23
T 24 my Wife Charlotte Came at 3 oclock a.m. & my son W.C.P. went home. and my Caugh was a little better
F 25 I am on my Back
[p. 71]
S 26 I am still on my Back
S 27
M 28 my caugh a little better
T 29
W 30
July T 1 I am still on my Back
F 2
S 3
S 4
M 5
T 6
W 7
T 8
F 9
S 10
S 11 I am on the improve
M 12 I am sitting up
T 13
W 14 I am walking a little
[p. 72]
July T 15 I am sitting up & walking a little more
F 16 I Move to mrs Jones & went to see the doctor every day
S 17 I am geting Stronger
S 18
M 19 I went to see the doctor and he say I was doing well
T 20 myself & Wife went to Jubilee we had a room at the templeton where I Could see all perade
W 21
T 22
F 23
S 24 and fire work at Night
S 25 I Came home & every body was glad to see me
M 26 I am now at home
[p. 73]
T 27
W 28 I went to Preston with maria
T 29 I Came home Call at Alfred Alder and the people was all glad to see me
F 30 I took ada Parkinson and I went over maple Creek to see my hay and lucern
S 31 I was at home all day
Ju Aug. S 1 I attended meetings
Aug. M 2 I was at home
T 3
W 4 I went to Preston stade all Night with W.C.P.
T 5 I Came home
F 6 I was at home all day
S 7
S 8 I went to meeting
M 9 I went to Preston with my Wife Charlotte stay at anna Packer and Lucy S.P. & Sarah ann Hawk
[p. 74]
Aug T 10 I told Bertha to quit the store & we all Came home
W M 11 I attended the first primary Celeberation
T 12 I sent my wool to Factory
F 13 I went my Wife Charlotte Caroline & ada Parkinson & visited Lucy Packer
S 14 I was at home all day
S 15 I went to meeting
M 16 I and Maria started to Soda Springs and stay at Leon Meechum
T 17 I drove to W. Mendenall
W 18 I drove to Soda and stay at Mrs Crain
T 19 I and my Wife Maria went to the 90 per Cent spring at the Bottleing works
F 20 we went to the hooper & Shampain spring
S 21 we went to the Sulpher bed & Swan lake & we visited William Davis
S 22 my Wife was sick & I went to meeting and Preach
[p. 75]
M 23 my Wife was better and we went to the Mamoth spring & then to Bowman Spring
T 24 we drove to W. Mendenall on our way home
W. 25 we drove to W. Nelson had super & drove to W.C. Parkinson at Night
T 26 we drove to L.P. & had dinner F. Alders & then drove home & found all well
F. 27 I got a letter from W. Berry wanting to bowrow $400 I sent a talegram no. and sent a letter exsplaining why
S 28 I was attending to the sheep Buisess
S 29 I attend meeting & sunday school Conferance
M 30 I was at home all day
T 31
Sept. W 1 I sold four Cows & Calf
T 2 I delived the Stock and I went to Logan and attended S.H. Parkinson wedding & had a good time & stay all Night at sister Nibbelies
T 3
[p. 76]
Sep F 3 I Came home from Logan
S 4 I attended Presthood meeting at Preston my Wife Charlotte went with me
S 5 I attended my meeting
M 6 I am around home
T 7 had a Family meeting & devied all the house hold Furniture a mounch th first Family
W 8 I am attending to selling sheep
T 9 I sent to Brigham City for Fruit
F 10 I Sould to union 141 Sheep
S 11 I went to Preston and oppointed W.C.P F.S.P & Geo. Marshall to Collect money to pay Dr Bill of five handred dollars
[p. 77]
S 12 I attended my meeting
M 13 I sent to sheep Camp for 500 weathers & 300 lambs to ship East for sail
I & ada Parkinson went and visited Lucy Packer and I told her I was going East with sheep and would Call at St. Louis
T 14 I was attending to my Sheep
W 15 I sold my sheep 2 year olds 3.00 1 year olds 2.50 lambs 2.25
T 16 I was delivering my sheep to cars and went to S.L. City at Night
F 17 we Came to grand Junsion & went to tenase pass at Night
S 18 we unloaded the sheep to feed them & headed them all Night
[p. 78]
Sep S 19 we loaded the sheep & left the pass at 4 oclock p.m.
M 20 we got to Pueblo & left at 2 oclock in morning
T 21 we got to Council grove in the morning & unloaded at Allen
W 22 we loaded the sheep & we got left & we had to wate for the passenger to Catch the train & got to Kan. at Night
T 23 we left Kan. at Night and got to Kirkland &
F 24 we unloaded the Sheep & left on the Chicago milwakee & St Paul got to Chicago at 3 oclock and pup up at City hotel
[p. 79]
S 25 we went to lincon park & Seen about our tickets & found out we Could not get away untill monday
S 26 I went to the Catolick healers Schurch & I went Collors people Church at Night
M 27 we went to the stock yards & slougher house where there kill about 10 hogs a minit and then started for kan. City
T 28 I got to Kan. & left for St. Louis at 9 oclock at Night
W 29 I got to St. Louis & to my Bro. William at 8:30 oclock a.m. and spent the day with him
T 30 I went to my Sister Sarah and went with her to John Mc kinney and Spent a plesent day and stade all Night
[p. 80]
Oct F 1 I went to Bell Beningtons and we visited her sister May & we had a plesent time and I stay with at Bell all Night
S 2 I went to mrs Bearing and had a plesent time and Stay all Night
S 3 I went to my Brother William & went to church with my Bro. Wife & soninlaw & my Brother & sister went with me to the train at Night I went to Kansas City
M 4 I left Kan. City and took train for Silver Lake and found my Cousin Susannah I stay with her 2 days I talk with her about the Gospel but I did not make much impresion
[p. 81]
my other Cousin was gone with her Husband to visit there Son
T 5 I took Susannah out a Buggy riding & went to Henry Howell to dinner & went Back to Thomas Howell stay all Night
W 6 I took my Cousin Susannah out Bugy riding had dinner & went Back to Kan. City
T 7 I left for home and road to Pen-Denver 392 mills
F 8 I had dinner at Pueblo 640 mills from Kan. City
S 9 I am hear at grand Junction wateing for a pass. I wated 24 and then Bought my ticket for S.L. City paid 13 dollars
[p. 82]
Oct S 10 I got to S L City and hunted up the agent and he said I should get my money back and I attended meeting in tabernacle & went to ogden
M 11 I left sister Robines & Came home Family all well
T 12 I was visiting relasion all day
W 13 I was home all day
T 14 I was taken sick in my stomache I sent for W.C.P. & G.C.P. G.C.P. stay with me all Night
F 15 I am a little better to day
S 16 I am still a little better
S 17 my son W.C.P. Came to see me and I was a little Better
M 18 I am still around home
T 19
W 20
T 21
[p. 83]
F 22 I went to Preston and Stay at G.C.P. all night
S 23 I came home & my sister Lucy was gone South
S 24 I attended meeting
M 25 I went to the sheep heurd
T 26 I am now at home
W 27
T 28
F 29
S 30
S 31 I went to meeting
Nov M 1 I settle with anton
T 2 I am attending to my sheep
W 3
T 4 I Settle with S.C.P. for damage on Lucern
F 5 I was attending to my sheep
S 6
S 7 I attended to fast meeting
[p. 84]
Oct Nov M 8 I was Buying straw for sheep
T 9 I was atteniting to my sheep
W 10
T 11 I went to Preston
F 12 I was attending to my sheep
S 13
S 14 I attended to my meeting
M 15 I am attending to my sheep
T 16
W 17 I am selling Coal
T 18
F 19 I took ada Parkinson to Preston
S 20 I was fixing my sheep account
S 21 I attended my meeting
M 22 I was around home
T 23 I was attending to the sheep
W 24 I was Buying 3 suts Clothes for the Boys
T 25 my doughter Loucy Came
[p. 85]
from Logan and her young man and we ate dinner together
F 26 Bro Loyed Lucy young man ask me for my doughter to Wife after after asking him a number of questions and him answering them to my Satisfation I give my Consent. her Mother agreed to the Same
S 27 I was dipping my Bucks
S 27 I sent my Bucks to be put in the heard on the 28th
S 28 I attended to my meeting and presided at the teaches meeting
M 29 I talk Business to G.C.P. and Sent a letter to moses thacther
[p. 86]
Nov T 30 I am at home
Dec W 1
T 2
F 3
S 4 I attended Breasthood meeting
S 5 I precided at the meeting & teaches meeting
M 6 I went to Weston to mussure the tithing hay
T 7 I was at home
W 8 I went to Logan to see moses thatcher and had a talk with he say he allway had great respect for me and all the Family & he new T. Smart as well as I did I stay all Night with at mrs Crains & see my daughter Bell & Lucy
T 9 I Came home after beening sick all Night
[p. 87]
F 10 I was at home all day
S 11 I went to Weston & received the tithin hay 42 tons at 2.00 ton
S 12 I attended my meeting
M 13 I was at home all day
T 14 I went to preston & stay at Easter all Night, my son G.C.P. was there & we had a good Chat on Family matters it done good
W 15 I am at home all day
T 16
F 17
S 18 I sent 39 sheep to heard 36 Ews and 3 lambs Bucks
S 19 I went to meeting
M 20 I am around home
T 21
W 22
T 23 my Doughter got married to mr Chas Loyde & the Famileys had a super in the evening and we had a good time
[p. 88]
Dec F 24 I was around home
S 25 I was sick all day
S 26
M 27 I sent the Boys & team over to the heard
T 28 I was at home
W 29
T 30
F 31 myself & Wife Charlotte went to Preston & attended dance at Night
1898
Jan. S 1 Came home and went to a Suprice on ada Parkinson at Night with all the Family
S 2 I attended fast meeting
M 3 I sent a letter to F.C. Parkinson
T 4 I was around home all day
W 5 I went to S.L. City to attend the Funerel of G.A. Alder
T 6 I went to the Funerel with G.
[p. 89]
C. Parkinson & Jane Stevenson & her doughter we held a meeting with mrs Alder & Family and give them some good Counsel
F 7 I Came to ogden & visited Sister Holland & 2 of the sisters Burtons & Family & D.H. Peery & stay at sister Robinses
S 8 I Came to Logan & stay at Mrs Lloyd all Night
S 9 I Came home & went to Alfred Alder & had a Nise visit
M 10 I was at home & Sent the hearders there pay for December
T 11 I had a meeting with Bro. Shepeard Buckly Smart & myself about the Factory and went to Preston
W 12 I went to the heard at Weston & found them all right & told them to feed them all they Could eate
[p. 90]
1898
Jan T 13 I was at home
F 14
S 15
S 16 I went to my meeting
M 17 I was around home
T 18
W 19
T 20 I measured G.C.P. hay & Erven Morrison
F 21 My self & maria went Preston held meeting about wooling factory
S 22 I was at home had meeting about Factory S.R.P. & Smart & Sheapard & Buckley
S 23 I went to meeting
M 24 I was home all day myself & Bro hains was look around the Creamery
T 25 myself hains & Sheapard went to See the Skinner of [Mereles?]
W 26 I was axaming the monthley Statement of the o.m. union
T 27 S.R.P. & Scharlotte we went to Preston to a supprise on W.C.P. had a good time
F 28 attended a stockholders meeting of W.C.P. & Co & declard a dividen of 10 per cent
[p. 91]
S 29 I Came home & went to see my sheep heard and they look well. they Came from Weston yesterday
S 30 I went to meeting was sick all day
M 31 I am geting beter
Feb. T 1 I took W.C.P. to see our Creamary
W 2 I sold my sheep pelts
T 3 I was around home all day
F 4
S 5
S 6 I attended fast meeting
M 7 I was at home
T 8 I went to see the sheep
W 9 I Counted my sheep found 2364
T 10 I working with Sheep Books
F 11 I was examing Store Notes and Books account
S 12 I have been Comparing accounts with Sheep hearder
[p. 92]
1898
Feb. S. 13 I attended my meeting
M. 14 I am at home with a bag Cold
T. 15 we had Maria Family togeather on her 30 weding day & had a good time
W 16 I wrote a letter to Frank
T 17 I was looking through the store Book with Bro. Shepard 1 houre
F 18 I was looking at the stock Books 1½ hours & moved the sheep to the hay stack by the Willowes
S 19 I attended derectors meeting
S 20 I went to Preston sunday and heard Bro Cowley preach
M 21 I atended a derectors meeting and undone all the Buisness that was done on satterday and then attended a stockholder meeting and there agree to examine the Stock Books & goods over again and apointed myself haines
[p. 93]
& J Scarborough to attend to it
T 22 I went to logan and stay with S.H. Parkinson
W 23 I went to the Logan Temple to witness my doughter Marriage to C.D. gouslind and was endowed for William glover and Came home
T 24 I was examioning the nots & Book account of the Store all day
F 25 I took 16 Buck lambs from S.C. Parkinson heard leaving 3 in the heard
S 26 I attended a Social geathering at W. Dains
S 27 I attended the Furneral of Bro Heard Boy
M 28 I went to See my sheep they Commence feeding G.C.P. hay Sunday the 27 1898
[p. 94]
Mar T 1 I was looking over the store Books & found $200 mistake in store favor
W 2 working in store all day
T 3
F 4
S 5 work in store all day and went to Logan at Night R R fair $1.20
S 6 I attended a meeting at Moses thatcher on Buisness for the store
M 7 I Came home went to the Store & I went out to examan the damage S.C.P. sheep don Bro. Larance orchad and work in store
T 8 I went to Preston last evening & see W.C.P. sick Boy and Came home
[p. 95]
this morning then I [work in store all day written over ___ to ___ damage ___ sheep had done Bro. Larance]
W 9 I am attending to store Business
T 10 attending Store Buisness
F 11
S 12 & I went to Preston at Night. after talking with Thomas Smart
S 13 I Came home with my Wife at Night anna P. had a son
M 14 hains & Quiney Came up at noon & I attending was attended Store Buisness
T 15 I am attending Store Buisness
W 16
T 17
[p. 96]
Mar F 18 I am attending Store Business
S 19 I attending store Buisness
S 20 I attended meeting
M 21 we had directors meeting Bro. Hill offered to manage the store for $80 per month & a letter was read from F.C.P. but did not state his salary so the directors hired S.R.P. for mage for the present at 3 per day
T 22 I attended to the store
W 23
T 24
F 25
S 26
S 27 I attended my meeting
M 28 I attended Store Buisness
T 29
W 30
[p. 97]
T 31
April F. 1
S 2
S 3 I attended to my meeting
M 4 I went to S.L. City
T 5 I attended directors meeting at moses thatcher house
W 6 I attended Conferance and a directors meeting at m. thatcher
T 7
F 8 I Bought a Bill of doods for store and attended directors meeting
S 9 I attended Conferance
S 10 Came home to Franklin
M 11 I attended to Store Buisness
T 12
W 13
T 14
F 15
S 16
S 17 my son Came from California and I went to meeting
[p. 98]
1898
April M 18 F.C. Parkinson took the management of the Store and I was helping him
T 19 I was attending to the Store
W 20
T 21
F 22
S 23
S 24 I went to Preston to Conferance
M 25
T 26 I was attening to my Business
W 27
T 28 I was attending to things around home
F 29
S 30
May S 1 I attended fast meeting
M 2 I was attending to things aroung home
T 3
W 4 I was attending to my sheep
T 5
[p. 99]
F 6 I was attending to home
S 7
S 8 I was vititing with W.C.P.
M 9 I went to sheep heard
T 10 found the lambs doing well & myself & marria had all the trout we Could eat & Came home
W 11 I am at home now
T 12 I attended to Bishop Court with Wickhum & wife
F 13 I am around home
S 14
S 15 I attended meeting
M 16 I was at home
T 17 I Commence moving my Family
W 18 I am moving moving
T 19
F 20
S 21
S 22 I attended meeting
[p. 100]
1898
May M 23 I was fixing up around home
T 24 I went to Logan
W 25 I went to temple & my Wife maria & witness my dauther Arabella Smart Parkinson Marriage to Robert Danes and drove to Hyde park & had dinner and then Came home & had Supper
T 26 I am at home & E.S.P. Just Came from heard & reports 1458 lambs marks
F 27 I Sent Supplies to Sheep heard
S 28 I am around home
S 29 I attended my meeting I went to grave yard with C.P.G.
M 30 I was attending to things around home
T 31 I went to preston & G.C.P. give me a whipe
June W 1 I went with G.C.P. to Jos. Albiston
T 2 Bro Quiney Commence Board at 3.50 per week & I took my Wife maria & Luala to
[p. 101]
Mary ann Morisons
WF 3 I was at home all day
TS 4
FS 5 I was attending to my sheep hearders I went to meeting
SM 6 I attended to my sheephearder
ST 7 I went to [Preston and one or two other words overwritten with sheep herd] I attended to my meeting
MW 8 I attending to the Sheep my wife maria went with me
T 9 I went to Preston & my Wife Charlotte Shearing corall
WF 10 I came home & sold Wool at 15 C #
S 11 I was geting readdy for shearing
S 12 I went to meeting
M 13 I & Wife Charlotte & Vivian went to Shearing Correll
T 14 I Commence Shearing
W 15 I am bussey Shearing
T 16 I finish Shearing 2316 Sheep & Came home
F 17 I am having wool hauled
S 18 I went to Preston
S 19 I went to meeting
M 20 I went to Logan to Buy a hay rake
[p. 102]
1898
June T 21 I was loading wool 15 C #
W 22 I was Settleing for the wool
T 23 I was around home
F 24 I went to Preston Bought a Buggy from my Son G.C.P. I went Logan to See T. Smart Sheep Corrells
S 25 I went to Preston Bought a Buggy of my Son G.C.P.
S 26 I went to meeting
M 27 I went to Preston & Bought a Saddle
T 28 I put the shaffs in my Buggy
W 29 I was getting reddy to dip sheep
T 30 I went to dippen & dip 13.00
July 1 F 1898 finished diping 3724 head
S 2 I went to Logan atended a Stockholder meeting of the mill
S 3 I attended meeting
M 4 I attended 4 of July Selerbraion
T 5 I was around home
[p. 103]
W 6 I went to Preston
T 7 I & my Wife maria & ollive went fishing with G. Marshall
F 8 Myself & wife went with G. marshall & Bro. Cowley fishing had a good time
S 9. I went to Preston to Dentist with my Doughter Liana
S 10 I attended meeting at Nashvill Sunday School with my Doughter Lucy Loyde
M.
T. 11 [line from M to 11] I was around home all day
T. 12 Fred S.P. Bought 4600 sheep & I sign notes $11000
W. 13 I took a drumer to Richmond for $1.50
T. 14 I went to see G. marshall Boy he was heart in the Privets doing well
F. 15 I went to Preston Bought set harness and had a talk with W.C.P. & G.C.P. & had a Family meeting at Night
S 16 I went to the Field to See how much more hay there was to Cut & how the stack look
[p. 104]
1898
July S 17 I went to meeting
M 18 I was Seeing after my hay
T 19
W 20
T 21 I went to meet my Sister Lucy
F 22 I Sister Lucy got hear & after dinner I took her a Buggy riding
S 23 I am at home with my sister Lucy
S 24 I went to gentile valley to Conferance with my son S.C.P. and Stay at Bishop Willienes all Night
M 25 attended Conferance had a good time & Came home
T M 26 I was at home sick
W T 27
T W 28 I am better to day
F T 29 I am at home with sister Lucy
F S 30 my sister went to Preston
S 30 I was around home
S 31 I went to meeting
[p. 105]
Aug M Aug 1 I was around home
T 2
W 3
T 4 I went to Luiston with F.C.P.
F 5 my Son was taken very Sick
S 6 I was attending to my Son Henry
S 7 Henry is worse & I sent for Dr. Parkinson he died of
inflamation of the Bowels
M 8 we was getting ready for Burying
T 9
W 10 Bro Cowley & Hickman was the Speakers meeting at 10 oclock
T 11 I took Maria to Preston
F 12 I went up the Canyon & had a meeting with S.C.P. W.C.P. G.C.P. & F.C.P. & decided to fence my grave yard lot & please Cost equil on each Family & S.C.P. F.S.P. - T.S.P. - S.R.P. Commite to attend to it at once
[p. 106]
Aug 1898
S 13 I took Maria to See Lesle Smart
S 14 I attended meeting
M 15 I attended female R.S. meeting
T 16 I was around home all day
W 17
T 18 I attended Bishop meeting
F 19 I was around all day
S 20 I went to Preston to see G.C.P.
S 21 myself & G.C.P. Spent the day at S.C.P. & G.C.P. decieded to Buy a heard of sheep
M 22 I was attending to my sheep hands
T 23
W 24 I attending to sheep Business
T 25 I & Maria went to the Bacion to seperate my lambs
F 26 Seperated 860 lambs & Came home
S 27 driving sheep all day and went home for more help
S 28 sheep got home. lost 250 head I went to meeting
M 29 we found all the sheep and now geting ready to ship
T 30
[p. 107]
W 31 we have ship 942 lambs & weathers and got to S.L. City at 9 oclock
Sept T 1 we went on R.G.W. to G Juntion & then to new Castle
F 2 left florissant at 6 oclock & got to roswell 11 oclock & unloaded
S 3 left roswell 10 oclock & got to goodland 6 oclock
S 4 got to Keats at 11 oclock & unloaded
M 5 we loaded 6 Cars at 10 oclock
T 6 got to kansas by 8 oclock unloaded & sorted by 12 oclock
W 7 sold lambs at 4.75 per hundred # weathes at 4.00 sold ½ half sheep
T 8 I am holding the Balance of sheep back untill the sign is right
F 9 sheep heare & sold lambs at 4.75 weathers at 4.00 I sent Eddy S.P. & G. Handy to Chiago
[p. 108]
Sept F 9 Fred went home & I went to St. Louis
S 10 I got to St Louis & went to my Brother William & stay all Night
S 11 I went to my sisters Sarah & stay all Night & went to Church & vitited her son wests
M. 12 I went to Bell Benintons & stay all Night & vitited her doughter Clara
T 13 I stay at Mrs Bearing all Night & had a good time & lots of musicie
W 14 I spent the day with Sarah & William & left for Kansas City at Night
T 15 I went to the stock yards yearling sheep sold at 4.37½ Choice lots then I got my ticket by way of homaha
F 16 I Came to hamaha fair spent the day sight seeing was very tiere at Night
[p. 109]
S 17 I left for home at 1 oclock & got to Colorado Springs
S 18 left on the Midland & got to lead vill at 6 oclock Night & grand Junsion by 1 oclock in the morning
M 19 I left grand Junsion & got to Salt Lake City 10 oclock in morning I went to ogden stay at sister Robines
T 20 I Came home & found Family all well
W 21 I now resting at home
T 22
F 23 I was looking over my Farm
S 24 I went to preston
S 25 I attended my meeting
M 26 I went to see some damage at Sam Morgan Farm don with my sheep & took Bro. Woodward for referee but Morgan objected to woodward
[p. 110]
Sept T 27 I took James olverson but him & Holdden Could not settle
W 28 olverson & Holdden Chose G. Marshall & made damage $1500 & olverson 1.50 I went to Preston & See my Sister Louis & took my Wife Charlotte & Back at Night
T 29 I was attending to my sheep
F 30 I went to Preston to settle with G.C.P. on the sheep and paid him $500.00 dividen
oct. S oct 1 I was attending to my Biusness
S 2 I to Preston and attend the dedacation of my dauther house & stay all Night with with my son G.C.P.
M 3 G.C.P. & myself talk about Buying Some more Sheep
T 4 I was attending to sheep Buisness
W 5 I went to Conferance
T 6 I attended Conferance
[p. 111]
F 7 & stay at Alders
S 8 I attended Conferance & stay at sister Alders
S 9 & Came to ogden & stays at sisters Robins
M 10 I Came home & found my Family all well
T 11 I went to see my Bucks they was all well
W 12 I & my wife Charlotte went to Preston & Back
T 13 I took Beathr & Luella to Preston to the dentest & stay with G.C.P.
F 14 I Came home & attended to sheep Business
S 15 myself & S.C.P. & F.C.P. went to Spencer Idaho to See Some Sheep
S 16 the Sheep was Sold but we See the Sheep & mr Wood promise another lot Just the Same as soon as he Could Seperate them
M 17 we went to see the Bucks but did not Buy
T 18 me & S.C.P. Come home
W 19 I went to Preston & told G.C.P. all about the Sheep
[p. 112]
T 20 I was around home
F 21
S 22 I Comence to Build a dip pen
S 23 I started to Bear Lake to see my Doughter Lucy with Wife Charlotte but it Storm & we Came Back
M 24 I attended to dip pen & went with my Wife Charlotte to Preston to see my Dought Anny Packer who was sick
T 25 I am Receiving a Care of Coal 32.400 lbs
W 26 I was attending to my sheep
T 27 fixing dip pen
F 28
S 29 I went to measur T.S.P. hay at mrs Hull
S 30 I attended my meeting
M 31 I was attending to my sheep
T Nov 1 I went to Preston & Wife Charlotte
W 2 I was diping my Bucks
T 3 I was measuring my hay
[p. 113]
F 4 I was around home all day
S 5 I went to preston priesthood meeting
S 6 I went around visiting the sick with the Presedency at Preston
M 7 I was around home all day
T 8 I attended to the election
W 9 I was around home all day
T 10
F 11 I went with Maria & Bell to earnest Pernell & went to worm Creek hire L. Jenson for F.C.P. and had my Bucks dips
S 12 I was attending to my Sheep
S 13 I went to meeting
M 14 I attending to my sheep
T 15 I was Selecting G.C.P. Buck from F.S.P.
W 16 I was exchainging Buck with S.C.P.
T 17 I drove to Preston and got G.C.P. & went to Earnest Pernell & Bought 6 old Bucks & 1 lamb & Borrow 1 old Buck
[p. 114]
F 18 I am attending to seperating my Sheep from G.C. Parkinson sheep & I measured Weston tithing hay
Nov
S 19 me & G.C.P. went to the west Mountains & devided our sheep & Came home at Night
S 20 I went to Cheryvill with Bishop to meeting
M 21 I was geting G.C.P. Bucks from F.S.P.
T 22 I sent to Ernest Pernell for G.C.P. Bucks
W 23 I was attending to my sheep & sent to Ernest Pernell for G.C.P. Bucks
T 24 I was deviing G.C.P. Buck from mine
F 25 my Bucks was put in heard
S 26 I let F.C.S.P. [or F.S.C.P] have
92 mareno Ewes to Breed F.S.P. to have all the Bucks & he gives me and I
take my pick of the same am number of lambs out of his heard & I
have all the Ews
S 27 I went to Salt Lake & took my wife Chartloot to ogden
[p. 115]
& stay at W. Smarts and I mett my son Joseph at S.L. City and stay at mrs Smith all Night
M 28 I attened to Business & Came to ogden & stayd at W. Smart
T 29 I went to see Mrs. Robins and had a nice visit
W 30 we Came home
T Dec 1 I was attending to my sheep
F 2
S 3 I attended presthood meeting
S 4 I attended meeting & my son J.S.P. preach
M 5 I was attending to my sheep
T 6 I went to Preston & Bought a Cutter
W 7 I sent E.S.P. for Cutter & Bobs & he had a run away & Broke the Bobs all up
T 8 had J.S.P. E.S.P. & B.S. Larson Party & had a good time & all the Family came to it exsept two Anna & Lucy Loyd
[p. 116]
1898
Dec F 9 there was a fairwell dance I went see the sheep G.C.P. sheep
S 10 I have been geting supplies for camp two camps & sent a horse to G.C.P.
S 11 I took Charlotte to Preston to see Anna Sick Baby & Came Back home
M 12 I was attending to my sheep
T 13 I went to see F.C.P. sheep
W 14 I went to see G.C.P. Sheep
T 15 I went to Preston to see some Bobbs
F 16 I around home all day
S 17 I went to Preston attended Bearty Party
S 18 I Came home from Preston
M 19 I went over Bear river to muasur hay & see my sheep
T 20 I went over to Luiston to Buy hay
W 21 I attended ole olson Baby funeral
T 22 I went and Bought C. Weeler hay & 100 tons lursern Chaff $50
F 23 I went & musure G.C.P. hay & setttle for J wright straw
S 24 I went to Preston with Maria to see anna Packer Baby it was worse
[p. 117]
S 25 I went & told G.C.P. hearder to put the fence up good aroung the staks
M 26 I went to S.L. City and
T 27 I arange with the Deseret Bank for $5000 for six month at 8 per Cent
W 28 I Came home
T 29 I paid my taxes to F.C.P.
F 30 I went to see F.S.P. heard
S 31 I was at home
Jan S 1 1899 I attended fast meeting I went to Bells for dinner
M 2 I went to Leona Monson for dinner
T 3 I went to Preston with J.S.P. & F.S.P.
W 4 I am settleing up with the herders & I settle $1,50 titching
T 5 I am around home
F 6 I vitited a sick Spaniard & talk with him
S 7 I attended Presthood meeting at Preston
S 8 I attended my meeting
M 9 I was around home & hire W. Armond to make me a hay rack
[p. 118]
1899
Jan 10 T myself & F.S.P. went to See Wheeler about his hay & Came home
W 11 I am now at home
T 12 I took Stock for Goe A. Alder store
F 13 I finish taking Stock for Geo. A. Alder attended Releaf Socity dance
S 14 I sent some sheep to herd
S 15 I attend meeting
M 16 I went to Preston
T 17 I went to G.C. Parkinson sheep
W 18 I move G C P sheep to Preston
T 19 I Bought Bro Kurkup hay at 300 per ton
F 20 I went to see my sheep & to Buy hay
S 21 I went to Preston to see G.C.P. Sheep & Buy Some Straw & had a Family meeting at Night
S. 22 I attended to my meeting
M 23 I Bought 72 tons of hay of T Smart at $300 per ton to be paid for by first to [f__] of feb
T 24 I went and moved my sheep to Smithfield
[p. 119]
and fed at Night
W 25 I attended old folks Party & had a good time
T 26 I went & measured the tithing hay at Preston & see the sheep
F 27 I attended F. Pratt Party dance
S 28 I was around home all day
S 29 I attended my meetings
M 30 I and see S.C.P. Sheep & others
T 31 I took my Wife Maria to sister woodward
Feb. W 1 I was around home al day
T 2 I went to Smith to see my sheep
F 3 my sheep Came home with 12 lambs & I went to Preston & G C P sheep had 12 lambs
S 4 I went to see my sheep & I told T.S.P. to Bring to my Barn all Ews likely to lamb soon
S 5 I went to meeting & my sheep has 25 lambs
M 6 I was looking after my lambs
T 7 I went to Preston to attend G.C.P. Sheep & attend to his lambs and I was sufering with lagrippe
W 8 I was attending to my Ewes that was lambing & I was sick with lagrippe
[p. 120]
1899
Feb T 9 I have been home sick all day & I had a hole cut in the sealing & move the stove
F 10 I went vititing around the ward
S 11 I was at home sick
S 12 all day
M 13 I attended a derector meeting of store
T 14 I was kuting trees along the river Bank
W 15 I went to see my sheep in the Bottom & paid Thom Smart for his hay
T 16 I went to my daughter Bell who at Preston was deliver of a fine girl at ½ to 7 oclock a.m. & my Self & F.C.P. went to see Sciming plant
F 17 I went to the old folks Party at Preston
S 18 I was attending to my sheep
S 19 I attended meeting
M 20 I attended stockholder & derectors meetings & we agreed to dissolve the store
T 21 I was at home all day
W 22 I went to Preston to attende G.C.P. sheep
[p. 121]
T 23 myself S.C.P. W.C.P. G.C.P. & F.C.P. met at Franklin to discuss the Proprity of perchasing the store
F 24 we decied not to Buy now
S 25 I went to Preston to see the sheep & mark all the herd & I hire Corbin for Camp mover at $15
S 26 I went to Conferance at Preston & sent the sheep over to weston with Goe Jolley & lars Jenson quit
M 27 I stay at Conferance I went to Weston to See G.C.P. I to the herder to Idaho to feed sheep
T 28 I Came back from Weston
Mar W 1 I have been settleing With the herders
T 2 I move my sheep to T. Smart hay
F 3 I went to see T. Poulter lambs
S 4 I was fixing trees & Brush in River
S 5 I attended fast meeting
M. 6 I moved G.C.P. Sheep to Weston & sent T.S.P. to help move the sheep
[p. 122]
Mar 1899
T 7 I was attending to the sheep
W 8 I went to Preston to see G.C.P. lambs
T 9 I went to see my Sheep at Smarts
F 10 I measured W Kirkup hay and a Bishop meeting at Night
S 11 I was attending to my sheep
S 12 I attended to my meeting
M 13 I was at home
T 14
W 15 I attended a fairwell Concert on W.C. Parkinson at Preston he was presented with a gould watch & Chain & Charm worth $145 and Some Poetry had a good time
T 16 I attended a stockholder meeting of the Store at Preston of W.C. Par. & Co.
F 17 we had a derectors meeting of store & decieded to leav the dividen in to Build a Bucher shop with joying Stuabakers Building on the south then I Came home
[p. 123]
S 18 I am now at home & attended Bishop meeting
S 19 I attended my meeting
W 20 I attended Bishop meeting & lesley wickum & Wife confest to fornication & ask forgiveness of the Bishopprick
T 21 I went to see my Sheep & lambs on Smart ranch
W 22 I went to Logan to attend a derector meeting of the store about disposing of it
T 23 we Concider F.C.P. ofer of 50 C on dollar but refused & oferd F.C.P. at 65 C on the dollar and F.C.P. refused to pay it
F 24 I was attending to my Sheep
S 25 I went to see Allen hay & the feilds was full of water & me & Fred went to Smart ranch see lambs
S 26 I went to meeting
M 27 attended to my Sheep
T 28 I attended to kuting willows in river
W 29 I was attending to my Sheep
T 30 I went to Weston to see G.C.P. sheep and I saw they was beening neglegted So I hire P. Nelson to take the herd at 35 per month
[p. 124]
1899
Mar F 31 I went to Preston & paid all exspences of G.C.P. sheep herd
April S 1 I attended Preshood meeting
S 2 I Came home from Preston
M 3 I was settleing with the herders
T 4 I moved to Allen hay
W 5 I took my Wife Maria & glen with me to Conferance stay at Sister Robins all Night
T 6 I attended Conferance & stay at Sister Alders all Night
F 7 I attended Conferance & stay at Palace hotell
S 8 I attended Conferance & a derector meeting in M. thatcher house
S 9 I attended Conferance had good meeting
M 10 I attended Presthood meeting & the railroad officer finish a train & took all the Presthood to Salt hair free of Charge & I took Sister yard we had a plesent trip Came to ogden at Night
[p. 125]
I had my Picture taken for Easter and Joe & Fred had there taken with me
T 11 we all Came home & I lost my Coat
W 12 I went to see my Sheep & feed was very Scarse
T 13 I went to see G.C.P. sheep at weston
F 14 I was attending to my sheep
S 15
S 16 I went with F.S.P. to see G.C.P. sheep & F.C.P. sheep
M 17 I went to Preston with [Eva?] to school and hirder Bob anthney $1.50 per day
T 18 I went to see my sheep on Kirkup place & they were in a poor place
W 19 Bob anthney went home to get a dog & I sent Clarance to the Camp & John Lowe Came to see me about my Sheep damageing him
T 20 I was attending my sheep I went & paid 2 goats for pasture
F 21 I went to T.S.P. Camp & he was geting fair
S 22 I attending to things at home
S 23 I attended meeting
M 24 to things at home
[p. 126]
April T 25 I went to see my sheep
W 26 I went to my sheep & T.S.P. sheep up M. creek
T 27 I am lay up from my trip yesterday
F 28 I went to See my Sheep & they was in a bad fix no feed & lambs dieing
S 29 I am attending to things around home
S 30 I went to Preston with my son Frank to see W.C.P. & G.C.P. on store Buisness
May
M May 1 I attended Store meeting
T 2
W 3 I was around home I & hains singn an agreement for the union Farm to W. Kirkup
T 4 I was around home
F 5 I went to my sheep & they was geting along Better los 100 head
S 6 me & Maria went to T.S.P. heard & they was doing better
S 7 I attended fast meeting
[p. 127]
M 8 I & Charlotte went to Preston
T 9 I was around home
W 10 me & Charlott went to my herd
T 11 me & maria went to Preston had dinner with Sady & supper Esther
F 12 Maria house Burnt down but we got about all our Firiture and Clothing out my Nabors work hard to put it out
S 13 I and Family is very stiff today
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I was around home
T 16 I went to my sheep Camp
W 17 I went to T.S.P. Camp mark 700 lambs
T 18 I went to my camp mark 1052 lambs
F 19 I was geting supplies for the Camps
S 20 I was around home
S 21 I attended to my meeting
M 22 I went to Preston & I drove to Bear river to Catch J.S.P. to tell F.C.P. to Come home to sell wool
[p. 128]
May T 23 I was at home all day
W 24 I
T 25 I went to Logan to meeting of the union
F 26 I came home from Logan
S 27 I went to Preston to Conferance and took my Wife Charlott
S 28 maria
M 29 I took attended Conferance and Came home
T 30 we had Present G.C.P. & Appole teadal & had a good meeting
W 31 I was at home all day
T [June] 1 I went to see my sheep
F 2
S 3 I went to Preston
S 4 I attended my meeting
M 5 I was at home
T 6 I got a hoop maid for woll Sacks
[p. 129]
W 7 I went to Preston with my Wife Charlotte to about girls dresses
T 8 I was prepairing for Shearing
F 9 I went to Shiering Correll and Shiering out 450 head
S 10 I finish Shiering 1834 all in hird
S 11 I Came home from Cub river
M 12 I loaded 20 sacks wool
T 13 I 22
W 14 I went to the Cloasing exercices at Preston academy & Came home at Night
T 15 me and Charlott Family went to Logan & had our Picturs taken
F 16 we came home at Night
S 17 [Scraped out: I attended my meeting]
I went to Cheering Correll to see after T.S.P. & S.R.P. herd & me & S.C.P. Came back at Night & when we got to S.C.P. house we administer to S.W.P. Wife
S 18 I attended my meeting
M 19 me & Charlotte & maria went to the funeral of genie Allen Baby.
[p. 130]
June T 20 I sent $70 intrest on 2 notes and I agree to let my sheep be lamb out with J.S.P. & F.S.P. & S.R.P. sheep
W 21 I loaded my wool 11250 # at 14Ύ T.S.P. & S.R.P. wool 7156 # at 14Ύ C
T 22 I paid $1500 to D.[P.?] Bank
F 23 I was settle up accounts
S 24 I attended the funeral S.W. Parkinson Wife harriet
S 25 I attended my meeting
M 26 I went to Preston & Wife Charlotte & my Doughter Caroline had baby girl mother & baby doing well
T 27 I sent $25 to E.S. Parkinson
W 28 I working at my sheep Books & was around home all day
T 29 I was around home all day & attended Bishop meeting Night
F 31 I was attending to my herd
[p. 131]
[July]
S 1 I went with my son glen to S.L. City to a spelciel priesthood meeting
S 2 in the temple from 10 to 7.20 p.m. subject tithing
M 3 I attended to Business & Came ogden at Night
T 4 I stay with sister Robins and Came home at Night
W 5 I have been settleing with herders
T 6 I have been seeing Caring for my sheep
F 7 I took maria to Preston and went to Weston with G.C.P. to see Bro fife field & found he had lost his mind
S 8 I was around home all day
S 9 I attend ward Conferance &
M 10 I was around home
T 11
W 12 I took maria & glen to Hyde park and had a good time vititing my Doughter Bell Danes
T 13 I went to Preston found Easter sick & Caroline doing well Stay Night but Could not get to speak to G.C.P.
F 14 I attended a specel Presthood meeting at Preston & had our Family meeting at Night & had a splended time Fred S. P. misionary for Northen states & Nephy L for England S.W.P. for North westorn States
[p. 132]
June [July] 1899
S 15 I took maria to Preston to get her tooth pull
S 16 I attended my meeting and took a run to Preston & back with Charlotte
M 17 I was around home all day
T 18
W 19
T 20 I took Nephi Larson to the depho on his way to europeans mission
F 21 I was around home all day
S 22
S 23 I went to meeting
M 24 I attended the geathering
T 25 I went to Preston to Council with G.C. Parkinson about selling my sheep & Farm to J.S.P. & F.S.P. as it is giveing me to much worry
W 26 we talk about it half the Night and decieded to have T.S.P. & G.C.P. to walk over the Farm & prize it
T 27 I have been home all day
[p. 133]
F 28 I was home all day
S. 29
S 30 I attended meeting, & me & Charlotte Family went to Logan, & had our Pictures taken
M 31 and Came home at Night, & had a meeting with S.C.P. G.C.P. W.C.P. & F.C.P. about me selling my Farm & sheep to some of my Boys
May [Aug]
T 1 I give a Blessing to F.S. Parkinson
W 42 I was at home all day
T 53 I am thinking of selling my Farm
F 4 & sheep be Cause I cant get my
S 5 Boys C.S.P. & A.S.P. to do as I whant them
S 6 I went to Logan Conferance we had a good time tithing main subject
M 7 had a late meeting I had my dinner at Jane Stevension & then Came home
T 8 I went with Marig & G. Marshall & Co. a fishing and had all we Could eat and Come home at Night
[p. 134]
Aug 1899
W 9 I went to Preston to see G.C.P. about Selling out & we Call a weeking for monday Night for the Family
T 10 I was around home all day
F 11 me & my Wife Charlotte went to mary ann Morrison
S 12 me & my Wife marig went to Preston to Conferance
S 13 I attended my meeting at home
M 14 I Call a meeting of the Family to deciede the adviseabilaty of me Selling my sheep & Farm & decieded not to sell the Farm
T 15 I was around home all day
W 16 me & maria went to Preston
T 17 me & Charlotte went to Preston
F 18 myself & Clarance went to S.L. City to see the volinteers Come home from Minila & had a grand time
S 19 we had a good time
[p. 135]
S 19 I Came home & left Clarance in the City lost & I attended meeting
M 20 I was around home all day
T 21
W 22
T 23 myself & Charlotte went to Preston & Back home
F 24 me & Charlotte went up to the Bacon to Count & deliver the Sheep to G.C.P. - F.C.P. & J.S.P.
S 25 we did not get through but left F.C.P. T.S.P. & J.S.P. to Count the Sheep & Bring down the lambs
S 26 I came home I went to Conferance at Preston & stay at G. Marshall all Night
M 27 we attended Conferance & Came home at Night
T 28 myself & F.C.P. went to Preston to attend a stockholders meeting of the store
[p. 136]
Aug 30 1899
W myself & Charlotte west to Preston & had a Crown put on my tooth
T 31 I have been looking at lambs all day
Sept
F 1 I was attending loaded 25 Cars of lambs, the train left about 8 oclock
S 2 my self & Wife Maria Started for St. Louis & my son glen went to ogden & started East
S 3 went to Dever 6.30 p.m.
M 4 we got to Kansas City 5.30 p.m.
T 5 stay in City all day we went to see the temple lot myself & Maria & glen left for St. Louis
W 6 we got to St. Louis my Bro & Sister was not at home So we Stay at Bell Benington went to the Doctors with Maria & I left for Chicago
T 7 I found my son Fred & Jos. & T.S.P. took dinner with Bro. Cowley
F 8 we took the town in & went to Lincon Park & went to theatre at Night
[p. 137]
then left for St. Louis
S 9 I got to St. Louis I went with maria to the Doctor, doing well
S 10 T.S.P. & E.S.P. got to St. Louis and E.S.P. surprised his Parents with his improvement made
M 11 we where taking in the City
T 12 T.S.P. left for home
W 13 myself & E.S.P. went to visit my Bro. Williem received first Class
T 14 we where takeing the City in all day
F 15 we went to the St. Louis fair
S 16 I settle up with the Doctor $100.00 & I let E.S.P. have $25.00 we left St Louis at Night
S 17 got to silver Lake found my Cousins & Family well
M 18 I was visiting with my Cousins
T 19
W 20 I started for Denver & to Chyenne 7.30 on the 21
[p. 138]
Sept. 1899
21 T. stay in Chyenne all day & out at Night
F 22 we got to ogden at 1.30 p. m.
S 23 stay with sister Robins all Night we got home & found the Family all well
S 234 I attended my meeting
M 245 I went to Preston & Back
T 256 I took Maria to Preston & Back
W 27 I was at home all day
T 28 I attended Presthood meeting
F 29 I am at home all day
S 30 myself & Charlott went to the Factory for Batting
Oct S 1 I attended fast meeting
M 2 I served as referee on J. Doney & E.A. Pernell Sheep truble
T 3 I was at home all day
W 4 I was sick but had a long talk with Bassie Parkinson & she felt Better Bro Doney died today
[p. 139]
T 5 I was at home all day I spoke at Bro Doney funerall
F 6 myself & Charlotte & vivian went to Conferance & theatre at night
S 7 I attended Conferance & went to the Salt Palace at Night
S 8 I attended Conferance & vitited Jane Stevenson at Night
M 9 I attended Presthood meeting & went to Bro Burtons at Night
T 10 I visited Bro. Perry & had a plesent time & stay with Bro Burton
W 11 we Came home & found the Family all well
T 12 I was settleing up with J.S.P. & Co herd
F 13 I was to settleing up my Buisness
S 14
S 15 I attended meeting
M 16 I was around home all day
T 17
W 18
[p. 140]
Oct 19 1899
T 19 I was around home all day
F 20 I Sent to John Dunkley for Patatoes & he Sent Big Potatoes
S 21 I went to Luisiston & Bought 90 Bus Potatoes
S 22 I attended my meetings
M 23 I paid 35 C B received 40 Bus. Potatoes of Bro. Stocks & myself & Frank went to Preston
T 24 I received J.S.P. & L.S. monson Potatoes at home all day
W 25 I was attending to Business at home
T 26 and Bishop meeting at Night
F 27 I attended a derectors meeting in the store & Factory Came up
S 28 I went to logan to attended a Derector meeting of the store & Thatch haines Mack & smart would not listen to any thing different. but that myself G.C.P. & F.C.P. shuld take the Factory Back & pay in its place $4100.00 in Cash
[p. 141]
S 29 I attended Conferance at Logan
M 30 and Came home at Night
T 31 I reported my trip to S.C.P.
Nov.
W 1 I am attending to my Buisness at home
T 2 I went with F.C.P. to Preston
F 3 I sent $2500 to E.S. Parkinson I was geting my winters Coal
S 4 I went to Preston with maria for her Carpet and to Presthood meeting
S 5 I attended fast meeting
M 6 I went to Bro. Kingford Wife funeral with Lualla Cowley
T 7 I took my Wife Charlott to Richmond & Bought som winter Apples & had a visit with Mary ann Morrison
W 8 I took my Doughter hazel to Preston to have a tooth out & she had to take Cloriforme
T 9 I was at home all day
F 10 I went to Richmon & Bought some Apples
S 11 I was attending to my Buisness at home
S 12 I attended to my meeting
M 13 I was around home all day
T 14
[p. 142]
Nov W 15 1899 I was home all day
T 16
F 17 I had my hay mesured
S 18 I was at home all day
S 19 I attended my meeting
M 20 I went to Preston to see the tax Cesser
T 21 I went to See S.C.P. Sheep pens
W 22 I went to See Jos. S.P. Leveling the ground for early lambing
T 23 I was aroung home all day
F 24 I sent $25 to E.S. Parkinson
S 25 I received my graveyard fence today
S 26 I went to Conferance at Preston
M 27 I attended Conferance & Came home
T 28 I was at home all day the Children Came from School
W 29
T 30 we dine on turkey on thankgiven day
F 1 I went to Preston & Stay at G.C.P.
Dec
S 2 I attended Preisthood meeting
S 23 I attending my meeting
[p. 143]
Dec 34 M I was at home all day
T 5 I
W 6 I went to Preston with Maria
T 7 I Came home I talk with W.C.P. about the Store Cretiting to much
F 8 T.S.P. Bought 200 lambs for our herd I was at home all day
S 9 I was at home all day
S 10 I attended my meeting
M 11 I attended derectors meeting at store
T 12 I was sick all day with piles
W 13 I was sick all day with the Piles
T 14 I am better I went & measured lumber for J.S.P. and me & Charlotte went to Preston for Cutter Shaffs
F 15 myself & the Bishop went around the ward teaching the teaches & the Family
S 16 I sign $3000\00 note an Deseret Bank due oct 1 1900 for T.S.P. & S.R. Parkinson sheep heard I took my Wife Maria to Hyde Park & Stay with Bell all Night
[p. 144]
Dec 17 S 1899
I came home I was sick with the piles
M 18 I was at home all day
T 19 I went to see the sheep Pens
W 20 myself & Wife Charlotte went to Preston & I Bought a pair of Bobs & Box & some Chirstmax toys
T 21 I sent the team to Logan to bring the Children from school
F 22 I was at home all day I pay my taxes
S 23 I went a Sleigh riding
S 24 I attended meeting
M 25 I was at home with my Family all day the Family had a good dinner and a good time
T 26 I went to Logan to attended of a meeting
of the executive Committe
W 27 I went to Preston & Back on train
T 28 I was at home
F 29 I was talk over the Factory all day
S 30 I was intertaining J. Webster &
[p. 145]
Wife all day at my house
S 31 F.C.P. & my self was writing a letter to moses thatcher
1900
Jan M 1 I went to Preston to dinner at anna & Leon Packer & home at Night
T 2 I was at home all day
TW 23 I went to Richmon to Bro Merrell Funral with Luella
T 4 I was at home all day & attended Bishop meeting at Night
F 5 I went with my son Jos. S.P. to Smithfield to see the Sheep
S 6 I took my stock Sicitificits Certificates
to the Store
S 7 I attended my meeting
M 8 I work in tithing office
T 9
I attended derection meeting
W 10
T 11 I was at home all day
F 12
S 13 I went to Preston I settle up with the store & G.C.P. & read a letter he sent to his Lawers
[p. 146]
1900
Jan S 14 I attended meeting
M 15 I was settle tithing with Bishop
T 16 I was at home all day
W 17
T 18
F 19
S 20 me & my Wife Charlotte went to Preston
S 21 I attended my meeting
M 22 I went to see the Artichion well and the sheep & I went to see S.C.P. dipping his sheep at his house
T 23 I was at home all day
W 24
T 25
F 26 I took maria to see Sheep pens well
S 27 I was at home all day
S 28 I attended my meeting
M 29 I was at home all day
T 30 I took Charlott to Logan & Call at hydepark & See Bell
[p. 147]
W 31 I Came home from Logan
T Feb 1 I was at home all day
F 2 I went with J.S.P. to Preston
S 3 I attended Preisthood meeting
S 4 I attended fast meeting
M 5 I was at home all day
T 6 I went to see T Lowe lambing pens
W 7 I got a letter from m. thatch & I took it to G.C.P. at Preston
T 8 G.C.P. thought it best to let the Lawyes have the letter so I Came home
F 9 I was at home all day with Dr Cuttler & Berther Larson
S 10 I went to see the lambs in pens
S 11 I met with G.C.P. & the Boys to about the Lawyers & we agree for G.C.P. to go & see the Lawyers again
M 12 Some body tar & feather Harry Beninton I was home all day
[p. 148]
1900
Feb T 13 I attended Bishop meeting
W. 14 I have been home all day
T 15 I was vititing to lambs pens
F 16 I went to robert Dains at Hyde Park to See his lambs doing well
S 17 I Came home
S 18 I attended my meeting
M 19 I went to a Stockholder meeting but was denide the priviliage
T 20 I took maria & Charlott to See the lambs
W 21 I was at home all day
T 22
F 23 I went to my Doughter C.C. gouland to a party & I Dedicated there house
S 24 I was vititing my Children all day
S 25 I attended Conferance
[p. 149]
M 26 I attend Conferance all & talk with
Apostle Lun about m. thatcher & Factory & Came home
T 27 I went to See the lambs
W 28 I was at home all day
Mar T 1 I sign $1000 Note on Des. Bank
F 2 I went to a derectors meeting of W.C.P. & Co Store, and Store now is without Mag.
S 3 I attended Presthood & came home
S 4 I attended fast meeting
M 5 I went to see the lambs
T 6 I was at home all day
W 7 I took Charlotte to see the lambs
T 8 I was at home all day
F 9
S 10
S 11 glenn is very sick with lung fevor I had doctor Adamson I was up most all Night
[p. 150]
Mar M 12 I was with glenn all day had Dr. adamson at Night he is better
T 13 glenn is better & I go to Salt Lake City to see Pres. Snow
W 14 I went and met with the first Presidency and talk about the Store Business & it was descided to Settle it be for the high Counsil of Chash Stake
T 15 I Came home fred Robins had Small Pocks
F 16 I was at home sick all day
S 17
S 18 I attended meeting
M 19 I was at home all day
T 20
W 21
T 22
F 23 me & Maria went to Preston & took supper at Lula Parkinson for
[p. 151]
supper
S 24 I was at home all day
S 25 I went to meeting
M 26 I was at home all day
T 27
W 28
T 29 I went to Preston with C.S.P.
F 30 I took Charlotte S.P. to Preston
S 31 I was at home all day
Mar S Apr 1 I attended my meeting T.S.P. Baby sick
M 2 I was administering to T.S.P. Baby very sick
T 3 T.S.P. Baby died 10.50 mi a.m.
W 4 I was around home all day
T 5 I went to S.L.C. to Conferance
F 6 I attended Conferance 2 meeting
S 7
S 8
M 9 I attended Prehood meeting & Came to ogden at Night
T 10 I came home I Cought a bad Could
[p. 152]
W 1900
April 11 I was very sick all Night
T 12 I was 69 years old to day my oldest daughter eat dinner with me vivian give me 10 C. W.C.P. girls Sent me a new Shirt B. d. present
F 13 I am better to day
S 14 I been around home all day I am still geting Better
S 15 I attend my meeting
M 16 I was at home all day
T 17
W 18 I & Wife Charlotte went to Preston to visit Leona & anna Packer
T 19 I was at home all day
F 20 I went to the grave yard with Caroline
S 21 I went to Preston with F.C. Parkinson
S 22 I attended my meetings & heard W. Smart Preach
M 23 W. Smart had a meeting at my house to talk with his
[p. 153]
Father Family & Preach to them the gospel & warn them of the Course they where taking againce me S.R.P.
T 24 I was at home all day
W 25
T 26
F 27
S 28 I went to Logan Conferance
S 29 I actended Conferance
M 30
Bishop of welvell drop
menden
Ballife Logan
Skidmore of Richmond
1900
May T 1 I was at home all day
W 2 W. Smart telephone for me & F.C.
Parkinson to go to Logan to talk with m. tather
thatcher about our money in the union union
T 3 F.C.P. talk with m thatcher but did not get mutch Satisfaction
[p. 154]
1900
May F 4 my Self & Frank Came home & W. & T. Smart Came up & T. Smart Came to Frank we had a plain talk about our differances & we felt better & T. Smart Say he would do all he Cound for to Settle up the union account with us & he would See Jame Mack & talk with him about it
S 5 myself & Maria went to Preston to Presthood meeting
S 6 I went to meeting
M 7 myself & F.C.P. went to Preston
T 8 I took my Family to the grave yard and to there Mother grave
W 9 me & Frank went to meet moses thatcher J. Mack & T. Smart Jr to W. Smart at Logan to settle up for our Stock in the union and the best we Could do to give all my stock
[p. 155]
$5350.00 & Factory was put in $4100.00 & me take the Factory all other Stock was Sold at 60 C an the dollar I let it go this way for pease & stated let god Judge betwen you & me
T. Smart give me $750.00 to help to make his part of it right. as they Could not of Carried out there plands without there help
T 10 the above was Settle to day at Logan
F 11 we Came home with W. Smart who Brought about this settlement with his Continous explaining of Justtic to the partys. as he got it as near right as it is
S 12 I was at home all day
S 13 I attended my meeting W. Smart & Apostal Teadle preach to us
M 14 I am at home all day
[p. 156]
May 15 1900
T I was at home all day
W 16 I took my Wife Charlotte to Preston
T 17 I was at home all day
F 18 I went to See S.C.P. Bucks Sheep 3 average 34½ lbs wool
S 19 I was home all day
S 20 I was at meeting & started North to St. Anthony
M 21 myself W.C.P. & G.C.P. are now at St Anthony went west with team 12 mills I saw my sister Lucy Packer well in health
T 22 myself & W.C.P. went to see Sarah ann
Hawkes we Stay all Night She was not at home
T 22 we Came Back to St. Anthony & started to S.L. City
W 23 got to S.L. City went to ogden Stay at Sister Robines
T 24 Came to Logan stay at Lucy
[p. 157]
L Loyds with my Wife Charlotte
F 25 I Came home found all well
S 26 I was at home all day
S 27 I attended Conferance at Preston we had P. Snow Geo Q. Cannon Jos. F. Smith M.W. Merrell M.F. Cowley we had a splended time
M 28 we had a very good time
T 29 we had a good time & Came home
W 30 we went to the grave yard & we decerated the graves
T 31 I was at home all day
June
F 1 I went to the Factory with F.C.P.
S 2 I went to Preston to Presthood meeting
S 3 I atended my meeting
M 4 I was around home all day
T 5
W 6 I took Charlotte my Wife to have her teeth out. had to wate untill to morrow
T 7 Wife Charlotte had 16 teeth taken out & I Came home
[p. 158]
1900
June F 8 I took my Wife maria Bugge riding
S 9 I Brought my Wife C. home
S 10 I attended meeting
M 11 I was Painting my Buggy
T 12
W 13 I was around home
T 14
F 15 I took my Wife C. to Preston to have her teeth in but mouth was not redy
S 16 I was at home all day
S 17 as there was no meeting on acount of Sunday school being at Preston
M 18 I took Charlotte to Preston for her teeth
T 19 I was around home all day
W 20
T 21
F 22 I took Wife M. to Preston
S 23 I was at home all day
S 24 I went to meeting
[p. 159]
M 25 I Wife C. to Preston but gums not ready so Came Back
T 26 I was at home all day
W 27
T 28
F 29
S 30
July
S 1 I attended meeting
July M 2 I was at home all day
T 3 I took Wife M. to mary ann morison
W 4 My Family all had a good time
T 5 I took Wife M. to Preston & Back
F 6 I took Wife C. to Preston
S 7 we went to Bear river and had dinner & Liza meacham went with us we Came Back at Night
S 8 I attended meeting
M 9 I was at home all day
T 10 I took Wife C. to dentist
W 11 we Came home at Night
T 12 I was at home all day
[p. 160]
July F 13 I was at home & rote a letter to fred Parkinson
S 14 I was at home all day
S 15 I attended my meeting
M 16 I took wife Charlolle to Dentist to Preston & back
T 17 I was at home all day
W 18 I trying to Buy A. webster house for Luella
T 19 I went with Wife maria to Preston to see Alf Webster house
F 20 I was around home all day helping to load lambs my sons F.C.P. & Jos. S.P. went Back
S 21 I was at home all day
S 22 I attended our ward Conferance
M 23 I was around all day
T 24
W 25 I took my Wife maria to Mary ann morisons
T 26 I took my Wife Charlotte to Preston to get a bid on maria house
F 27 I was at home all day
S 28
[p. 161]
S 29 I attended my meetings and went & heard Apostol Lunn preach at Preston
M 30 I am trying to get two deeds from G. Marshall the masons started the work on my house
T 31 I got a deede from G. Marshall for that 2Ό acers land in the bottoms
Aug W 1 I got a deed for that land on my lot of G. Marshall
T 2 I was at home all day
F 3
S 4 I took C. monson to Preston to see C. gousling Sellow & Pantry
S 5 I attended the fast meeting
M 6 Jos. S. Parkinson Came home from the East Sold his sheep very well
T 7 I have been home all day geting ready for to go east on a visit with C.C. Pratt and my daughter vivian
[p. 162]
1900
Aug W 8 I leave to day at 1.30 oclock for the east with my Daughter C.C. Pratt & vivian for St Louis and I do not feel very well
T 9 I left ogden 8 oclock got to evenston at 11 oclock green River rolling at 8 oclock Cheyenne at 3 oclock a.m. got to Denver at 3 oclock & left Denver at 7 oclock
F 10 got to [Kansas 5:30 written over Denver 7 or visa versa] oclock
S 11 arived at Kansas at 5 30 oclock rr tickets $7.50
S 12 got to St. Louis at 7.30 oclock & we went to Bell Benintons
M 13 we went to sarah Mc Kinney & then Charlotte & myself went down to the river
T 14 we stay at sarah Mc Kinney all day
W 15 we went went to meremack river
[p. 163]
T 16 we went to W. Berry had a plesant time
F 17 we went to show garding
S 18 I went down town & Bought shirt & draws
S 19 I went down town
M 20 I took my watch to be repaird
T 21 I went down town
W 22
T 23 I went to see J. Mc.Kinney
F 24 myself & Daughter Charlotte & vivian went to quincy on steam Bout
S 25 we went to tolona & visited my sister Ellen
S 26 I was at Ellens all day exspleaning the plan of Salvaion
M 27 I give my Sister Ellen $10 & Converted her Husband to Mormonism & started to st. Louis
T 28 I got to st Louis stay at W. Berry
W 29 I went to the stock yards & Converce with a Dr Nay Smith on Piles and he satisfide me he Could Cure them
[p. 164]
Aug F 30 I ingage a Doctor to Cure me of the Piles and paid him $50.00 and I Bought Some thing to take home
F 31 I went to the Dr. Nay Smith
1900
Sept S 1 I went to the Dr & then went out to the fair grounds
S 2 I went to See the Docter
M 3
T 4 I went to see the Dr & I Bought 2 dresses for my Wifes & wasts for the girls
W 5 I went to the Dr
T 6 we pack up & went to Kansas City
F 7 we Started to See my Cousin & found them all but poor in health had good time
S 8 we Started home
S 9 we go to Denver & left at 7 oclock
M 10 got to ogden at 5 oclock a.m. and Came home to Franklin & we found the Smal Pox in the house and I stay at T.S.P.
[p. 165]
T 11 I was over at T.S.P. all day my Son Jos. S.P. Came home with Small Pox and my house was quirinteen
W 12 I was attending to the Sick folks & Stay with F.C. Parkinson with my Wife at Night
T 13 I am attending to the Sick
F 14
S 15
S 16 I sent $3.50 to pay for dees
M 17 I was attending to the sick & I sent 4
T 18 letters 1 to W. Berry 1 Ellen Bowman Elizaberth Howell & Clary Laberge I am still staying at F.C. Parkinson
W 19 I am attending to the sick
T 20
F 21
S 22
S 23 I attended to my meeting & my son T.S.P.
got into a row & G. Robinson shot at him & Just mist him. he his
under Bonds
[p. 166]
Sept M. 24 I am attending to my Family
T 25
W 26 I went to Preston with F.C. Parkinson
T 27 I was attending to my Family
F 28
S 29
S 30 I attended my meeting & my son T.S.P. got into a quarrel & J. Robinson shot at him & mist him J Robinson is now under Bonds
oct M 1 I went to Preston with Maria
T 2 I am attending to my Family
W 3 I went to Preston & got some medensin to desinfect the house for Small Pox
T 4 I stay home to hear about T.S.P. Lawsute but it did not Come of
F 5 I went to Conferance
S 6 I attended Conferance
S 7
M 8 I attended Preasthood meeting
[p. 167]
T 9 I Came home
W 10 I was at home all day
T 11 and went to Mary ann Morison to a supprice party at Night
F 12 I went to Preston to the Dentist with my wife Charlotte
S 13 I was at home all day
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I was at home all day
T 16 I went and ingage a house for some new Comers of Bro. Smart
W 17 I went to see F.C.P. root sellor
T 18 I was at home all day
F 19 I went with Maria to Preston
S 20 I am at home all day
S 21 I attended my meeting
M 22 I took my Wife Charlotte to Logan
T 23 I Bought winter Clothing & settle up all there account & Came home
W 24 I have got a flooing well on my farm
[p. 168]
Oct T 25 1900 I attended a feemale relife society meeting
F 26 I was around home all day
S 27
S 28 I attended my meeting at logen Conferenance and went to hyde park and stay with Bell danes
M 29 I went to Conferance and Back to hyde park Night
T 30 I went to Logun Bought some good & Back home
W 31 I am looking after my new house
Nov
T 1
F 2 I went to Logan to see Clay Robinson about the sheep that T.S.P. Bought
S 3 I went to Presthood meeting
S 4 I took Chartlotte to see
[p. 169]
Leona Baby to Preston
M 5 I was at home all day
T 6 I was geting geting votes for Mc Kenley
W 7 I took Maria to Preston and Bought Hazen a suite of Clothes
T 8 I was at home all day geting my Winter Coal
F 9 I attended a Supprize Party at Geo Marshall Sen
S 10 I am Seeing after my new house there was some new Converts Came in to Night from tennesee
S 11 I attended my meeting
M 12 I was helping the new Comers in Bro Smart house & I let them have 100 # of flour 1 sack Potatoes and fifty of meat & some furture & plates & dishes knifes & forks & other things
[p. 170]
Nov 13 T 1900 I went to ogden Stay at Mrs Robins had a good Chat
14 W I went to S.L. City done my Buisness & Back to ogden
15 F I Came home
16 F I went to Luiston to attend a meeting a bout Building a Sugar Factory
S 17 I rote a letter to Clarance & one to Ed. S. Parkinson in Tenn.
S 18 I attended young lades Conferance
M 19 I was Seeing after my new house
T 20
W 21
T 22
F 23 I mending my Chair
S 24 I was around home all day
S 25 I attended my meeting
M 26 I looking after my house
[p. 171]
T 27
W 28
T 29 I had a good dinner with my Family
F 30 I went to Logan & Bought a Carpet for Maria new house & had Hazen eyes examion
Dec S 1 we Came home
S 2 I attended Conferance
M 3 and Came home
T 4 I was puting up piture in the new house
W 5 I helping at the new house
T 6 I went to welvill to attend my Son Jos. S. Parkinson weding as he got married at S.L. City temple and kept it up at wellvill at Sister Maughn his Wife Mother
[p. 172]
1900
Des F 7 me & my Wife Charlotte Came home
S 8 we are geting ready for my son Jos. S. Parkinson wedding
S 9 I attended my meeting
M 10 I was attending to my Buisness
T 11 we had a grand time at Jos. S. Parkinson Wedding
W 12 I was visiting none tithing payers
T 13
F 14 I went to Preston to see Leona Baby it was very sick
S 15 I was at home Sick & Could not go to the Funeral of Leona Baby
S 16 I attended meeting & S.H. Parkinson preach he just Came home from his mission
S
M 17 I am settleing tithing
[p. 173]
T 18
W 19 I settle my tithing $8035
T 220 I was around home all day
F 21
S 22 I wrote to E.S.P. and ollive S. Monson
S 223 I attended my meeting
M 234 I was around home
T 245
W 256 my son W.C.P. presenty me with a pair of [Pomps?]
T 267 I went with my Family to Mary ann Morison to dinner
F 278 I was around home all day
S 29 I went to Preston to see Leona Monson baby it had A tumer
S 30 the Dr Cut the tumer out and we Came home
[p. 174]
Dec 31 1901 [1900]
M 31 I attended Bro. gregory funeral
Jan T 1 1901 I eate dinner with Maria Family and a few friends
W 2 I was around home all day
T 3 I settleing up my Books
F 4 I was around home all day
S 5
S 6 I attended my meeting
M 7 I was hunting G. Marshall deeds
T 8 I was around home all day
W 9
T 10
F 11 Sold my old house that was Bournd
S 12 I was around home all day
S 13 I attend my meeting
M 14 I was attending to thing around home
T 15 I went to Salt L. City to attended the live Stock Convension
W 16 I attended the Convension
T 17
[p. 175]
F 18
S 19 I Came home after having a good time at the Convension
S 20 I attended my meeting
M 21 I was attening to my Business
T 22 I went with my Wife Charlotte to Preton to our Children
W 23 I ship my old stove to S.L. City in exchange for home Comfort Stove
T 24 I was around home all day
F 25
S 26 my Son Ed. S. Parkinson Came home of his mission to day
S 27 my son Ed. S. Parkinson preach a good sermond and I was well Please
M 28 my Son & his mother went to Preston. I am attening to my Buisness around home
[p. 176]
1901 Jan 29
Feb T 29 I was around home all day
Jan
W 30
T 31
Feb F 1
Feb S 2
S 3 I attended my fast meeting
M 4 I am around home
T 5 we had a fairwell Party of the Family for Clarance before he went on his mission to newzealand and had a good time
W 6
W 6 there was a party in the meeting house for Clarence benifit missionary stay at my house
T 7 my son Clarence started on his mission to newzealand feeling all right
F 8 I am attending to my Business around home
S 9 I went with home missionary teaching the ward Wife came Back from Logan to day
S 10 I attended my meeting
M 11 I went with home missionary around the ward teaching
[p. 177]
T 12
W 13 I was at home all day
T 14 I went with home missionary ½ a day
F 15 I was home all day
S 16 I went with home missionary all day teaching the people
S 17 I attended my meeting
M 18 I went around with the missionary teaching the people
T 19 I went to Preston to Lawyer [hart?] about a lawsute C. Monson was going to start about my house
W 20 Bridge monson decieded they did not want a Lawsute about house
T 21 I was around home all day
F 22 myself & home missionary went to Bro W. Wooard a teaching it was after 11 oclock when we home
S 23 I was with the home missionary teaching all day
S 24 I went to meeting & went with the home missionary teaching the balance of the day
[p. 178]
M 1901
Feb 25 Monsons Commence work on Maria house & I paid Brig $400.
T 26 I was listening to Bro. Smarts Family truble
W 27
T 28 I attended to Bro. heard funeral of his Doughter child
March
F 1 I was around home all day
S 2
S 3 I attended meeting Conferance at Preston
M 4 Conferance at Preston
T 5 I Came home from Preston and went to see Bro. Smart he Sick
W 6 I was at home all day
T 7 & W. Smart Stay with us all Night
F 8 I was with W. Smart & his Father talking about his Buisness
S 9 I was at home all day
S 10 I attended my meeting
M 11 I was around home all day
T 12
[p. 179]
W 13
T 14 Ed. S. Parkinson went to Blackfoot to see the Sheep
F 15 I was around home all day
S 16 I went to Preston to see W.C. Parkinson about the store
S 17 I attended my meeting
M 18 I went to Preston to attended store meeting and Bro. Lorson had Bought the Store and then wanted to Back out. and we talk untill 2 oclock in the morning. G.C.P. told him he would have to Stand by the deal or Stand a triale then went home
T 129 we met at G.C.P. and Bro Larson agree to stand by his traid and give his notes for $1800 at 8 per Cent we attended a Party & dance at Night
W 20 I came home
T 21 I was at home all day and my son T.S. Parkinson home at Night
F 22 T.S.P. went to Preston and I was at home all day
[p. 180]
1901
Mar S 23 I was at home all day
S 24 I attended my meeting
M 25 I was at home all day
T 26
W 27
T 28
F 29
S 30
S 31 I attended to my meeting
M April 1 I was at home all day
T 2
W 3
T 4 I went to S.L.C. to Conferance
F 5 I attended Conferance
S 6
M
S 7
M 8 I attended prehood meeting and then went to ogden
T 9 I Came home Family all well
W 10 I was at home all day
[p. 181]
T 11
F 12 my Family give me a Suprise on my 70 birthday & presented me with a goldheaded Cain and we had a good time togeather
S 13 I was at home all day
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 me & Maria went to Preston to see Luela who is sick with Smallpox but is geting Better & Laura has Smallpox
T 16 I was helping with Bro. Smart who is very Sick
W 17 I am helping with Bro. Smart who is neiugh unto death
T 18 Bro Smart died and I help to lea him out & dress him
F 19 I was around home all day
S 20
S 21 I help to dress Bro. Smart and took Charg of the meeting & went to the funeral
[p. 182]
April 22 1901 M all Bro Smart Family had a meeting & had the will read and it was all agreed to
T 23 me & the Smart girls went to see sister Corbridge & she was glad to See them all
W 24 the Smart girls went home and I was around all day
T 25 I went to Preston to see my son george
F 26 I was around home all day
S 27 I & my Wife Charlotte went to Logan to Conferance with my son W.C. Parkinson
S 28 we attended Conferance
M 29 Cash Valley stake was organize
T 30 we went to Hirum and it was organize with W.C. Parkinson as President and then we drove home to Franklin & W.C.P. to Preston
[p. 183]
May W 1 I was around home all day
T 2
F 3
S 4
S 5 I attended my meeting and my self & Charlotte took supper with S.C.P.
M 6 I was around home all day
T 7
W 8
T 9 I took my wife Maria to Hyde park to her Doughter Bell Danes
F 10 we Came home & Call at sister Merells
S 11 I was at home all day
S 12 I went to meeting
M 13 I was at home all day
T 14
W 15
T 16 I move Maria kitchen & put up the frunt fence
F 17 I went to Preston with my Wife Charlotte
[p. 184]
May S 18 1901
I was at home all day
S 19 I attend my meeting
M 20 I painted my Buggy & had a Party at Night for Leslie Smart
T 21 I was at home all day and put the lot in Potatoes
W 22 I have been home all day
T 23
F 24
S 25
S 26 I attended my meeting
M 27 I took Maria to Preston as Luela was sick
T 28 I was around home all day
W 29 I took Charlotte to Preston
T 30 I was around home all day
F 31
S June 1
S 2 I attended my meeting
M 3 I engage the Painter to paint the house
[p. 185]
T 4 I was Helping to prase Bro Smart Proprety
W 5 my self & Leon Mecum & T. durant went to worm Creek to see Bro. Smart ranch, to put a price on it then we went to river dale and prase his ranch there then we went to his ranch on weston & prase that. then we Came to Preston put a prise on Seven lots and got home at 11 oclock at Night
T 6 I was at home all day
F 7
S 8
S 9 I went to Preston to Conferance
M 10
T 11 I was at home all day
W 12 I attended old folks party
T 13 I spoke at the funeral of Bro Sam Morgan little girl
[p. 186]
1901 June 14 F
June I was around home all day
S 15
S 16 I attended my meeting
M 17 I took my Wife Charlotte Maria to Preston
T 18 Charlotte to Preston
W 19 I was at home all day
T 20 I was trying to sell our wool
F 21
S 22 I was taken sick in Night
S 23 I was very sick & sent for the Doctor & I took Colory Mendicson and am letter better
M 24 I am get better
T 25
W 26
T 27
F 28
S 29
S 30
[p. 187]
July M 1 Maria took Hazen to Preston to the Doctor
T 2 I went to Preston & stay up with him all Night
W 3 Hazen is a little Better and I Came home at Night
T 4 I am now at home Hazen is a little Better
F 5 I was at home all day
S 6 I took Wife Charlotte to Preston to see Hazen and he is geting better
S 7 I attended my meeting
M 8 I was at home all day
T 9
W 10 I went to Preston Hazen wors
T 11 I Came home Hazen a lettle better
F 12 I am now at home
S 13 I went to Preston to see Hazen & he was better and I Came home
[p. 188]
1901
July 14 S I attended my meeting
M 15 I paid Bro Crockett $25 on a lot at Preston & settle with the Painter for painting my house & papering same $92.00
T 16 my Sons is getting the lambs ready to ship Maria Came home with Hazen from Preston
W 17 the Boys ship 10 Cars of lambs all in good condision I was attending the lambs
T 18 I was home all day Wilkison & Hatch Ship there lambs to day
F 19 J. Robinson pay $572.00 on T.S.P. account & I sent it to the Bank & rote T.S.P.
S 20 I was around home all day
S 21 I attended my meeting
M 22 I was around home & give a Blessing to Codmus Wallas
[p. 189]
T 23 I am around home
W 24 I am celebrating the 24 of July
T 25 I was at home all day attended Bishop meeting at Night
F 26 I was around all day
S 27
S 28 I attended to my meeting
M 2 and I went & met Sister Robins at the train
M 29 I am vititing with Sister Robins all day
T 30 I went to Alfred Alders & Sister Robins Stay all Night & I Stay with G.C. Parkinson
WT 310 we vitited G.C. Parkinson & Stay all Night with C.C. gousland
July
TW Aug 31 we
took dinner with Easter Rogers & visited L. Cowley & anna Packer
& Came home & visited S.C. Parkinson we had lots of meisice [or
musice] & a good time
[p. 190]
Aug 1 T 1901 we visitted sister Corbridge had dinner & I took her for a ridge
F 2 we took dinner with Maria had a good time then I took her to the train & she met W.C. Parkinson on the train going home
S 3 I was around home all day
S 4 I attended my meeting
M 5 I was around home all day
T 6
W 7
T 8
F 9
S 10
S 11 I attended my meeting
M 12 I was with my son T.S.P.
T 13 I took my son W.C.P. to richmond to see Bro.
[p. 191]
Merrell & T.S.P. went to See Bro. Robinson about his money and he said he would pay S.R.P. in few days
W 14 we went to Bear river & had a good swim & quite a number of my Family
T 15 myself & some of my Family went up Cub river to get wild cherries
F 16 I was arount home
S 17
S 18 I attended my meeting
M 19 I was around home all day
T 20 I went to [gamon?] for Apples
W 21
T 22
F 23
S 24
S 25 I attended my meeting
M 26 I took my Wife Charlotte to Preston and I settle with the Doctor Cuttler up to date
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