Samuel Rose Parkinson Journal
191014
[Transcribed by Ben and Jared Parkinson and proofread against originals. Transcript completed 2011.]
[front cover]
[front endsheet]
[p. 1]
Preston Idaho oct 1 S 1910 S.R. Parkinson
this is S.R. Parkinson jurnell
I attended Presthood meeting
S 2 I am working around home
S 3 I attended my meetings
M 4 I was working around home
T 5 I went to Conferance I took my daughter to Murry & back to S.L.City to theatre
W 6 I attended Conferance & fair in afternoon had a good time
T 7 I attended Conferance
F 8
S 9 I attended priesthood meeting
S 10 I attended Conferance & came home to logan I
attended Conferance & came home to Logan
[p. 2]
Oct 1910
M 10 I Came home to Preston
T 11 I was working around home
W 12
T 13
F 14
S 15 I attended Preast meeting
S 16 I attended meeting
M 17 I was around home
T 18
W 19
T 20
F 21
S 22
S 23 I attended my meeting
M 24 I went to Logan
T 25 I am with Wife Maria
[p. 3]
Nov
W 26 I work in the temple
T 27
F 28
S 29 I went down town to anna Nibbley & Loula Parkinson & T. Smart had Supper & Thomas took me home in otto.
S 30 I atended Conferance
M 31 I bought a over coat a Shirt & draws $20
Nov
T 1 I paid Maria rent $15
W 2 I work in temple
T 3
F 4
S 5 I was around home
[p. 4]
1910
Nov 6 S I went to meeting in 5 ward Logan
M 7 I was at home all day
T 8
W 9 I work in Temple for dead
T 10
F 11 and went to the
S 12 I was around home
S 13 I attended Logan Tabernacle & went to Preston
M 14 I am now in Preston fixing for winter
T 15
W 16
T 17
F 18
S 19
S 20 I attended my meeting
M 21 I was writing a letter
[p. 5]
1910
my Brother Wife and Sending a Statement to her to get her pension
Nov T 22 I Came to Logan
W 23 I work in the temple & went down to get started & fell down the steps & Cut my hand I went to Drug Store & had my hand atended to
T 24 I went to S.L.City & had thanksgiving dinner with Joseph F. Smith & Family and had a good time and Came back to Logan
F 25 I and my Wife Maria had dinner at T. Smarts & had a good time
S 26 I was around home all day
S 27 I was at home all day
M 28
T 29
[p. 6]
Nov
W 30 I work in temple
Dec. 1910
T 1
F 2
S 3 I am staing with Maria
S 4 I was not well
M 5 I was home all day
T 6
W 7 I work in temple
T 8
F 9
S 10 I was home all day
S11 I was raining all day
M 12 I was home all day
T 13
W 14 I was working in temple
T 15
[p. 7]
1910 I went and met Audra Wilkenson who the pendecites
Dec
F16 I was working in temple
S 17 I am at Maria
S 18
M 19
T 20
W 21 I was working in temple
T 22
F 23
S 24 my son Jos S. Parkinson Came to see me. we was please to see each other. he told us Bell daines had a Phendicicis. so me & maria went to Preston
S 25 Bell is a little better
M 26
[p. 8]
Dec 1911 [1910]
T 27 Bell dains is geting better
W 28
T 29
F 30
S 31 Jos. S. Parkinson & Wife came to spende new year
Jan.
S 1 we all attended meeting expected to hear Joseph preach. but he was not Call upon. and we was all dissappointed. I was at ester Rogers in the evening had a good time
M 2 I am hear with the Family having a good time. & Joseph Family went wellvill
T 3 I am still hear with Charlotte Parkinson
W 4
T 5
F 6
[p. 9]
Jan. 1911
7 S I am still at Charlotte
8 S I went to meeting
M 9 I am still at Charlotte attending to Cow
T 10 I went to Logan
W 11 I work in the temple
T 12
F 13
S 14 I went down town Bought under shirts
S 15 I stade home all day
M 16
T 17
W 18 I work in temple
T 19
F 20
S 21 I was home all day
S 22 I went to Preston
[p. 10]
Dec 22 1911 Jan
Jan
to Ellen Clayton Funeral but was to late
M 23 I was home all day
T 24 I went to Franklin and back to Preston sold Cow
W 25 I was home all day
T 26
F 27
S 28
S 29 I attended my meeting
M 30 I was home all day
T 31 I Came to Logan
Feb W 1 I work in temple
T 2 my son Jos. S. Parkinson Came to see me & I Stay with him untill train went out to Preston
F 3 I work in the temple
S 4 I was home all day
S 5 I went to meeting
[p. 11]
Feb 1911
M
6 I was home all day
T 7
W 8 I work in temple
T 9
F 10
S 11 I have been home all day
S 12 I went to Bro.
funriel
M 13 I at home all day
T 14
W 15 I work in temple
T 16
F 17
S 18 I Came to Preston
S 19 I attended meeting
M 20 I was arond home all day
T 21
[p. 12]
Feb 22 1911
W 22 I was around home all day
T 23
F 24
S 25
S 26 I went to meeting
M 27 I attended James olverson furneral at Franklin and Came home at Night
T 28 I was home all day
March
W 1 I was home all day
T 2
F 3
S 4 I attended Conferance
S 5 Mecham Daughter married
M 6 I am now at home
T 7
[p. 13]
March 8 1911
8
W
8 I am now at home
T 9 I am now at home
F 10 my Doughter Charlotte was Married to Bro. Parlmer
in S.L. Temple
S 11 I am now at home
S 12
M 13
T 14 I
W 15
T 16
F 17 I attended Relief Society Party
S 18 I was home all day
S 19
M 20
T 21
W 22 I attended a Wedding of Charlotte Pratt my Dought
[p. 14]
Mar 23 1911
T 23 I was around home
F 24 I had Some trees hauld over from G.C.P. to Charlotte for kindlin
S 25 I a Chicken run fix
S 26 I attend meeting
M 27 I have home all day come to Logan
T 28 I came went with Susa to the temple
W 29 I was making arangment to Build
T 30
F 31
S
April
S I let the Contrackt to build Maria house
the Carpenter & mason worck for $1015 $1015 & pluming house
215
[p. 15]
April S 2 1911
S 2 I attended fast meeting & hear Bro B.H. Roberts in the evening
M 3 Started the foundasion of house
T 4 working on foundasion
W 5 I went to Conferance
T 6 I attended Conferance
F 7 I and went and see the airship
S 8 I attended Priesthood meetind
S 9 I attended Conferance and Came to Logan
M 10 I went to Franklin
T 11 I was home all day resting
W 12 we had a Parkinson reunion and it was a grand success
T 13 I was visiting all day
[p. 16]
April 14 1911
F I have been home all day I had my picture taken to day
S. 15 I am home all day
S 16 I attended meeting
M 17 I have been home day
T 18
W 19
T 20 I went to Logan
F 21 I am now at Logan watching Maria house
S 22
S 23 I attended fourth ward meeting
M 24 I am looking after Maria house
T 25
W 26
[p. 17]
April 1911
T 27 I was looking after the house
F 28
S 29 I went to Preston & attended a Family geathing at walter Monson
S 30 I attended Meeting & heard Jos. S. Parkinson & Walter Monson & Leona Monson preach & we had a splended meeting & good sprit
May M. 1 my son Fred S. Parkinson Started to S.L. City on his Mision & my son Joseph started home to Rexburg & Walter Monson went to ogden to work for David Eckles
T 2 I am now in Preston
W 3 I went to Logan
[p. 18]
May 4 1911
T 4 I am now at Logan
F 5 I am looking after house
S 6
S 7 I attended Conferance
M 8 I am still at Logan
T 9 I am looking after house
W 10
T 11
F 12
S 13 I went to Preston
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I took my Wife Charlotte to Franklin & back in a Buggy
T 16 I am still at Preston
W 17
T 18
[p. 19]
May 19 1911
F 19 I am still in Preston
S 20
S 21 I went to meeting
M 22 I am still in Preston
T 23
W 24
T 25
F 26
S 27
S 28 I and my son Joseph was at Geo. C. Parkinson
M 29 I Came to Rexburg
T 30 I went to my Ranch
W 31 I Send a $450 Check to my wife Maria
June
T 1 I went to the ranch grain looks fine
[p. 20]
June 2 1911
F 2 I went to St Anthany
S 3 I went to my Ranch
S 4 I went to Rexburg
M 5 I went to my Ranch
T 6 I am on the Ranch
W 7
T 8
F 9
S 10 I went to Rexburg
S 11 me & Jos. & Family went to Rexburg
St. Anthny
M 12 I went to Blackfoot & visited Frank Family & Clarance Family & Geo Marshall Family
T 13 I came to Pocatello to N.P. Nielson
W 14 I am at Nielsons
[p. 21]
June 15
T 15 I am gone to Logan
F 16 I am none in logan
S 17 I
S 18
M 19 I settle with Carpenter Nelson
T 20 I am Still in Logan
W 21
T 22 I settle with Painter
F 23 I am still in Logan
S 24 I got Maria Coal $6,00
S 25 I was home all day
M 26
T 27
W 28 I attended Lula Parkinson weding had a good time
T 29 I went to Preston
[p. 22]
June 30 1911
F 30 I am now at Preston
July S 1
S 2 I attended my meeting
M 3 I am still in Preston
T 4 I attended the Celebraion
W 5 I [--- --- Preston written over] went to Franklin and my wife Charlotte
T 6 I have been in Preston all day trying to Buy my winter hay
F 7 I am still in Preston
S 8
S 9
M 10 I went to Rexburg with Charlotte to the dry Farm James Webster Firnish horse & buggy
T 11 we Came to Rexburg Joseph & Family Came home
W 12 we are hear in Rexburg
[p. 23]
July 13 1911
T 13 we went to Farm
F 14 we are on Farm
S 15 we went to Rexburg
S 16 I am now at Rexburg and Came to St. Anthony
M 17 we are now at St anthony
T 18
W 19
T 20 I attended meeting
F 21 we are still at Lucy Lloyd
S 22
S 23 we went to Rexburg
M 24 we went to the dry Farm and Came back
T 25 we went to dry Farm
W 26 we are on dry Farm
T 27
F 28 we went to tomas dry Farm his grain looks well
[p. 24]
July 29 1911
S 29 we are on Thomas Parkinson dry Farm and Came to Rexburg
S 30 we went back to dry Farm and Came back to Rexburg
M 31 I went to Farm & back at night
Aug T 1 we are in Rexburg
W 2
T 3 I went to Farm & back to see the tharsher start
F 4 I am in Rexburg
S 5
S 6 I went to meeting
M 7 I am in Rexburg
T 8
W 9 I went with J.S.P. to Farm
T 10 I went to see J. Webster new thrasher cuter bar 35ft.
F 11 I went to Blackfoot stay with F.C.P.
S 12 I went to Pocetello stay N.P.Nelson
S 13 I am now in Pocatello
[p. 25]
July
Aug.
M 14 I am still in Pocatello
T 15 I am watching G.C.P. Case in Court
W 16 and came to Logan
T 17 I am now in Logan I went augtomobeel riding
F 18 Still in Logan. and went to Lula Parkinson
S 19 went to Picture shose
S 20 I Came attended meeting at Logan and Came
to Preston
M 21 I am vititing my Children
T 22 I live to day for Rexburg I stop at Poctello
W 23 I got to Rexburg
T 24 I am home on dry Farm fixing Bin for oats in Barn
F 25 I went to Rexburg
S 26 I stad Rexburg
[p. 26]
Aug
S 27 I went to meeting
M 28 I am on my Ranch
T 29 I took a Buggy to Rexburg and Came back to the ranch
W 30 I helping a little on the Farm
T 31 I am look after the ranch & heping stack
Sept.
F 1 I am hear all alone
S 2 I went to Rexburg
S 3 I attended meeting
M 4 I am on the Ranch
T 5 I went to Rexburg
W 6 I am on the Ranch
T 7
[p. 27]
Sept F 8
I am on the Ranch
S 9 I went to Rexburg
S 10 I am on the Ranch
M 11
T 12
W 13
T 14 I went to St. Anthony
F 15 I am on Ranch
S 16
S 17
M 18
T 19
W 20
T 21 I went to the fair
F 22 I am on Ranch
S 23
[p. 28]
Sept 24 1911
S 24 I am on the Ranch
M 25
T 26
W 27
T 28
F 29
S 30 I am at Rexburg Conferance
Oct S 1
M 2 I had to get Buggy repair
T 3 I am working on Ranch
W 4
T 5 I
F 6 I am in S.L.C. Conferance
S 7
S 8 I am at Logan
M 9
T 10 I went to Preston don some Collection
[p. 29]
Oct 11 1911
W 11 I went to Logan
T 12 I went to Preston
F 13 I am in Preston
S 14
S 15 I Came to Rexburg
M 16 I was on my Ranch
T 17 I was working on Ranch
W 18
T 19
F 20
S 21
S 22 I am on the Ranch
M 23
T 24
W 25
T 26 I am at Rexburg
[p. 30]
Oct 27
F 27 I am in Rexburg
S 28 I in St anthna
S 29 I am on Ranch went to meeting
M 30 I attended meeting in first ward am on
ranch
T 31 I am on ranch
Nov W 1
T 2
F 3 I went to Rexburg & back
S 4 2 inches of snow this moring on Ranch
S 5 snowing & drifting I hard trip to go and feed the horse
M 6 bitter Cold day on ranch and drifting snow
T 7
W 8
[p. 31]
Nov 1911
T 9 drifting snows on ranch all day
F 10
S 11 I am at Rexburg
S 12 reading the new
M 13
T 14
W 15 I went to St. anthney
T 16
F 17
S 18 I attended meeting & preach am in St
anthanee
S 19 I attended meeting
M 20 I am in St. anthney
T 21
W 22
T 23 I Came to Rexburg
F 24
S 25
[p. 32]
Nov S 26
S 26 I attended meeting
M 27 I am on Ranch
T 28
W 29 and it is very Cold
T 30 I am taking thankgiven dinner with my son J.S.P.
dec.
F 1 I am stay at F.S.P.
S 2 and took dinner at J.S.P.
S 3 I stay at F.S.P.
M 4 at Night and at J.S.P. all day
T 5 I stay at F.S.P.
W 6 I was on Ranch Burning Straw Stacks
[p. 33]
Dec 7 1911
7
T I was on Ranch Burning Straw Stacks
F 8 I finish Burning Straw Stacks on Ranch
S 9 I am at my son J.S.P. at Rexburg
S 10 I at J.S.P. all day
M 11
T 12 I went to F.S.P. at Night
W 13 I was at J.S.P. all day
T 14 I am on Ranch
F 15 I burnt an old Straw Stack and my sons J.S.P. and Ed. S. P. eat dinner wish me
[p. 34]
Dec 16 1911
S 16 snow all day on the ranch
S 17 I was reading one hundred years of Mormonism all day
M 18 I was Burning Straw Stacks it was a fine day on Ranch
T 19 I am now at J.S. Parkinson
W 20 I am now in Logan
T 21
F 22 I am now in Preston
S 23 Settle up my indetedness J.S. Parkinson left for Rexburg
S 24 I preach at Preston
[p. 35]
Dec M 25 had Christmas dinner at Bell. Dains with my Wife Maria
T 26 I am at Preston settle up debts
W 27 I settle my tithing
T 28 I went to Franklin
F 29 I am now in Preston
S 30
S 31 I attended my meeting
Jan. 1912
M 1 I am taking dinner with my Daughter Caraline
T 2 I am still in Preston
W 3 I am now at Maria in Logan
T 4
F 5
S 6
S 7 I attended meeting & went and visited Sister Burton with Maria & Luella
[p. 36]
Jan. 1912
M 8 I am in Logan
T 9
W 10 I work in the Temple
T 11
F 12
S 13 I have been home all day
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I went down town
T 16
W 17 I work in Temple
T 18 I went to the theatreer
F 19 went to Picture Shore
S 20 I was at home
S 21 I went to meeting
M 22 I was home
T 23
W 24 I work in temple
T 25
[p. 37]
Jan 18 1912
Jan
F 286 I work in Temple
S 297 I was home all day
S 3028 I went to meeting
M 3129
T 2230
W 2331 I work in temple
Feb.
T 124
F 25
S 326 I was home all day
S 427
M 528
T 629 G Marshall & Wife on visit
W 7 I work in temple G Marshall work for 1 name
T 8
F 9 I worked in temple all went to dance Night
S 10 I was home all day G. Marshall & Wife went home
[p. 38]
Feb. 11 1912
S I attended meeting
M 12 I was home all day
T 13 G. Marshall & Wife is hear on a visit
W 14 I work in temple & G. Marshall work one
name for me
T 15
F 16
and we all went to a dance at Night
S 17 I am home all day & G. Marshall & Wife
went home
S 18 I attended Bro. Hobbs funeral & Spock there all spoke well of Bro Hobbs
[p. 39]
S 18 1912 I met my wife Charlotte & I we went to Preston
Feb.
M 19 I went around visitin my Children all day
T 20 I am now at Preston I went to Logan
W 21 I am now in Logan & Luella is very sick
T 22 we had the Dr Budge to Luella she has nervis prosteraion
F 23 I am hear with Luella
S 24
S 25 I attended meeting
M 26 I am hear with Luella
T 27
W 28 I am workin in temple
T 29
Mar F 1
S 2 I went to Preston Luella is very Sick
[p. 40]
Mar.
S 3 I am in Preston
M 4
T 5
W 6
T 7
F 8 I went to Franklin
S 9 I Came to Preston
S 10 I am now in Preston
M 11
T 12
W 13
T 14
F 15
S 16
S 17 I went to meeting
M 18 I am now in Preston
[p. 41]
Mar 19 1912
T 19 I am now in Preston
W 20 I was Braking Coal and a peace flew in my eye and I though my eye was put out my Wife was up with me all day & Night bathing it but it is better now
T 21 my eye is much better
F 22 I am going to Logan
S 23 I am now at Logan
S 24
M 25
T 26
W 27
T 28
F 29
[p. 42]
Mar 30 1912
S 30 I am still at Logan
S 31 I am still at Logan
April 1 M
T 2 I am still at Logan
W 3 my Wife Maria went to Pocatello to See Luella who is Sick
T 4 I am now in Logan working in temple
F 5 I went to ogden stay at W. Monson
S 6 I went to Salt Lake Conferance Stay at G.C.P. Wife fanny
S 7 I attended all the meeting
M 8 I attended preasthood meetings & went to Logan
T 9 I am now at Logan
W 10 I work in temple for tow nams
[p. 43]
April 11 1912
T 11 I work in temple
F 12
S 13 I am in Logan with a bad Back
S 14
M 15
T 16
W 17 I work in temple
T 18
F 19
S 20 I am still in Logan
S 21 I went to meeting
M 22 my Back is still bad
T 23 my son W.C.P. was Baptised for 29 person
W 24 I work in temple
T 25 we just heard of effie Smith husband died last Night
[p. 44]
April
T 25 and Anna Packer baby died last Night
F 26 I am now in Preston
S 27 I Came to Logan
S 28 I went to meeting
M 29 I am still in Logan
T 30
May W 1 I work in temple
T 2 I went to Pocatello found Luella & Susa geting better we had a good time
F 3 I am still at Pocatello
S 4
S 5 I went to Blackfoot stay at F.C.P. all Night had a good time
[p. 45]
May
M 6 I went to Rexburg found all well
T 7 I am at Rexburg
W 8
T 9
F 10 I am on the Ranch
S 11
S 12
M 13
T 14
W 15
T 16
F 17
S 18 we Came to Rexburg
S 19 we went to St Anthoney
M 20 we are now at St Anthony
T 21 I went to Rexburg and back
[p. 46]
May 1912
W 22 I am in St. Anthony
T 23
F 24 I went to Rexburg
S 25 I am on the Ranch
S 26
M 27
T 28 I went to Rexburg
W 29 I went to Logan
T 30
F 31
S June 1 I am now at Logan
June
S 2
M 3
T 4
W 5 I work in Temple
[p. 47]
June 6 1912
T 6 I work was in temple logan
F 7
S 8
S 9 I was in Logan
M 10 I went to Salt L. City
T 11 I took glenn to the Preident office to be Set apart for his Mission to Holand
W 12 glenn started on his Mision and I paid his fair to Liverpool $80 and to holand $15 then I give $20 and $15 for meals on road
[p. 48]
June 12 1912
I Came to Logan
T 13 I went to Franklin
F 14 I stay at S.C.P.
S 15 I [unclearmaybe stay with was written over or visa versa] at Jublee at Franklin and made a speeth
S 16 I went to Preston
M 17
T 18
W 19 I went to Logan
T 20
F 21
S 22 I am at Logan
S 23
M 24
T 25
W 26
[p. 49]
T
June 27 I am still at Logan
F 28
S 29 I went to Logan
S 30 I went to meeting
July M 1 I am still in Preston
T 2
W 3 I sleep at Robert Daines
T 4
F 5
S 6
S 7 I attended meeting
M 8 I sleep at Robert Dains
T 9
W 10 I staye at Charlotte
T 11
F 12
[p. 50]
July 13 1912
S 13 I am still at Charlotte
S 14 I attended meeting
M 15 I got hay for Charlotte
T 16 I sent deed to Jos. S. Parkinson and rote to Sugar factory July dividen
W 17 I am now at Preston
T 18
F 19
S 20
S 21 I attended meeting
M 22 I am at Preston
T 23
W 24 I went to Franklin
T 25
F 26
S 27 I Came to Preston
S 28 I attended Conferance
[p. 51]
Aug
July 29 I am still in Preston
T 30
W 31
T Aug 1
Aug F 2 I Sent letter to glenn and money to Joes F. Smith
S 3 I am still in Preston
S 4 I attended meeting
M 5 I went to hyram hatch Funeral at Franklin
am still in Preston
T 6 I me and Charlotte Came to Franklin
W 7 I am now in Preston
T 8 I went to hyrum hatch Funeral at Franklin
F 9 Sent letter Sugar Co.
[p. 52]
1912
Aug. S 10 I am still in Preston
S 11 I attended meeting
M 12 I still in Preston
T 13
W 14
T 15
F 16
S 17
S 18 I went to meeting
M 19 we had a young laddy mutial meeting and give a little history of my life
T 20 I am still in Preston
W 21
[*p. 53]
Aug T 22 1912
T 22 I am still in Preston
F 23
S 24
S 25 I attended my meeting
M 26 I went to Logan
T 27 I am now at Preston
W 28
T 29
F 30
S 31 Tomas Smart & Family & S.R.P. & Wife & Need & Susa luella & Cowley we where all to supper at Sarah Smarts
Sept S 1 I am still at Logan
Sept S
M 2 I came to Preston
T 3 I am still at Preston
[p. 54]
Sept W 4 1912
W 4 I am still in Preston
T 5
F 6
S 7 I attend Conferance
S 8
M 9 I am still in Preston
T 10
W 11
T 12
F 13
S 14
S 15 I attended meeting
M 16 I am still in Preston
T 17
W 18 I went to Logan
T 19 I am still in Logan
[p. 55]
Sept 20 1912
F 20 I still in Logan
S 21
S 22 I attended my meeting
M 23 I am still in Logan
T 24
W 25 I attended the Logan fair
T 26 I am in Logan
F 27
S 28
S 29 I attended my meeting
M 30 I attended Funriel of Pre. Budge first Wife
oct
T 1 I sent 2 pair of garments to my son Glenn how is on a mission in Neatherland
[p. 56]
oct. 2 1912
W
Oct 2 I am still in Logan
T
3 I am going to Conferance home all day
F 4 I went to Conferance
S 5
S 6
M 7 I went to Provo & and took dinner with Nettie & vivian and back to S.L. City took Supper at ann Nibley
T 8 Came to ogden stay at W. Monson
W 9 I came to Logan
T 10 I am still at Logan
F 11 I went to Preston and went to my great great grand Douther vera Hawks wedin had a good time
[p. 57]
S
oct 12 I went to my grand son Earl P. Gauslin Wedin and had a good time
S 13 I sent $30 to Glenn S. P.
SM 14 I am still in Preston I attended
my meeting
MT 15 I sent a letter to Glenn
TW 16 I am Still in Preston
WT 17
TF 18
FS 19 me & Charlotte whent to
Franklin & back
S 20 myself & Charlotte went to Franklin &
back in Buggy were home all day
SM 21 I am fixing up the stoves
at home all day
MT 22 we are still puting down carpet
[p. 58]
oct W 23 1912
W 23 I am still at Preston
T 24
F 25
S 26 I attended presthood meeting
S 27 I attended meeting
M 28 I am still in Preston
T 29
W 30 I attended a republican rally
T 31 I am still in Preston
nov
F 1
S 2
S 3 I attended meeting
M 4 I was in Preston
T 5 I attended the election
W 6 I am still in Preston
[p. 59]
Nov
T 7 I am still in Preston and went to old forks party and had a good time
F 8 I am in Preston
S 9
S 10 I attended meeting
M 11 I am in Preston
T 12
W 13
T 14
F 15 I Came to Logan
S 16 I was in the house all with a sick Wife
S 17
M 18
T 19 I went down town
[p. 60]
Nov W 20 I went to the temple
T 21 I was home all day
F 22 I went to the temple
S 23 I have been home with my sick Wife
S 24
M 25
T 26
W 27
T 28
F 29 I took my Wife to the doctor for gall stones
S 30 I was home all day with my Wife
dec S 1
M 2 Dr Came to the house
T 3 I was home all day
[p. 61]
Dec 4
Dec 4 W I work in temple
T 5
F 6
S 7 I was home all day
S 8 I went to meeting
M 9 I was home all day
T 10
W 11 I work in temple
T 12
F 13 I went to Budge hospital to see Sam webster Wife who Came down to be operated on for pendicites
S 14 I am still in Logan
S 15 [I came to Preston and I attended my meeting written over each other -- cant tell which is on top]
M 16 I am in Preston
T 17
[p. 62]
1912
Dec W 18 I am still in Preston
T 19
F 20
S 21 I went to Logan
S 22 I went to ogden and my Wife Charlotte
M 23 I hear of the death of S.C. Parkinson Wife So I Came back to Logan
T 24 I went to Franklin and attended the funeral of Polley Parkinson
W 25 I went to Logan
T 26 I am still in Logan I went to a Bulging
Dr,
[p. 63]
Dec
with my Wife Maria
F 27 I went to the temple
S 28 I went to see Sam. webster Wife in the Budg ospitlle for the pendecitoes
S 29 I went to meeting
M 30 I was in Logan
T 31
Jan.
W 1 1913 we had a nice Chicken for dinner
T 2 I am in Logan
F 3
S 4 we had a meeting at Sarah ann hawks W. Smart & Bro Cowley preest to us
[p. 64]
Jan. S. 5 1913
I went to Preston
Jan.
M 6 I attended Bro Spumbery funeral
T 7 it is bitter Cold all day and have been in the house
W 8 I have been home all day
T 9
F 10
S 11
S 12 I attended meeting
M 13 I attended Mrs Smith funeral
T 14 I was home all day
W 15
T 16
[p. 65]
Jan 17 1913
F 17 I was home all day
S 18
S 19 I went to meeting
M 20 I went to the Farmer union
T 21 I was home all day
W 22
T 23
F 24
S 25 I attended Priesthood meeting
S 26 I attended meeting went to Logan
M 27 I am now at Logan & went to Preston to let my Wife I was going to Californa Losangulse
[p. 66]
Jan MT 28
T 28 I Came back to logan
W 29 I am geting ready to leave
T 30
F 31
feb S 1 we left Logan got los angeles
S 2 at 7:30 in the eveing
M 3 we are resting
T 4 went on excursion & see 100000 pig on farm and the ostrich farm
W 5 we went to the Alligator & animal farm
[p. 67]
Feb T 6
we went to the mission play
F 7 rain all day
S 8
S 9 we went to meeting and then to Bro. Burton
M 10 see play 100 years of mormondon
T 11 went to venice & 28 mils along the sea shone
W 12 went to pasidena
T 13 we had our Picture taken
F 14 had a auto ride Sight seeing
[p. 68]
feb S 15 1913
S 15 we left los. Angeles and went to San. diego
S 16 we have been walking around the town Coronado all day
M 17 went to Caronado and it was a beautiful pleace and we walk around all day it was 15 C each the rund trip
T 18 we rested all day in san diego
W 19 we rested but I took shirts to Landry
Laundery
T 20 we took a bouat ride out to sea fair 10 C each
F 21 it rain all day
[p. 69]
S 22 we went Car riding all day
S 23 we went to meeting
M 24 we went to theatre
T 25 it is raining all day
W 26 we went to Shore Car fair 40 C
T 27 we was around home resting
F 28 looking around all day
Mar S 1 we started for los angeles and pasadena
S 2 we went to meeting
M 3 we went to Stay at Thomas Smart 6 days
[p. 70]
Mar 4 1913
T 4 we stay at T. Smart and aunt venia treated us Royal
W 5 we have been out sight seeind all day had a fine time
T 6
F 7
S 8
S 9 it was said there was 75.000 out to day dancing bathing sight seeing
M 10 we went to los. angeles and we met G.C. Parkinson and Lucy & ann Nibbley
[p. 71]
Mar 11 1913
T 11 we started to san Francisco it was a beautiful trip. we left Luella P. Cowley in los. Angeles to back the way she Came as that was the way her ticket took her
W 12 we was sight seeing all day
T 13 Births on train $2.75
meals & lunch 1.70
F 14 we started home by way of ogden meals 1.00
S 15 tips 40 C stade at W. Monsons we was treated royal Bro Cowley & Luella spent the evening with us
[p. 72]
Mar S 16 1913
S 16 we got to Logan save the Family was all glad to see us. Sarah ann Hawks though she out to be kicks all over for not going with us
M 17 I came to Preston found the Family all well and glad to see me and spent a pleant evening
T 18 I went around to see my Children, and they was all glad to see me
[p. 73]
W 19 I am righting up my Jurnal
T 20 I fix up my Back account
F 21 I have been home
S 22
S 23
M 24
T 25 I went to Franklin to try to sell my lot but did not sell it but left it to Ezra Monson to sell
W 26 I am now at home
[p. 74]
Mar
T 27 Ezra Monson sold my lot in Franklin and got $100 down balance to be paid when I furnish deeds
F 28 I am in Preston
S 29 I attended preashood meeting
S 30 I attended ward meeting
M 31 I am still in Preston
April T 1 I am going to Logan
W 2 I am now in Logan
T 3 I went to ogden Stay at W. Monson
[p. 75]
April F 4
F 4 I went to S.L.C. to Conferance attended 2 meeting
S 5 I attended 2 meeting
S 6 I attended 3 meeting one Patrearch Patrararch
Patriarch meeting
M 7 I attended Priesthood meeting took dinner at J. Webster
T 8 I Came to ogden had super at sister Martinson
W 9 went home to Logan
T 10 I went to Preston
F 11 I am still in Preston
S 12 I am 82 years old to day at 12 oclock
S 13 I attended meeting at Franklin
M 14 I been home all day
T 15
[p. 76]
April W 16 1913
W 16 I in preston all day
T 17
F 18
S 19
S 20 I attended ward meeting
M 21 I am in Preston
T 22
W 23 I went with my Wife Charlotte to Sister Dunkley Funeral with Joseph Parmer horse & Bugdy
T 24 I was around home all day
F 25
S 26
S 27 I attended meeting
M 28 I am still in Preston
T 29
[p. 77]
April W 30
my last cow died I am still in Preston
May T 1
F 2
S 3
S 4 I went to Logan
M 5
T 6
W 7
T 8
F 9
S 10 I sent glenn Cloth by mail
S 11 I attended meeting in Tab.
M 12 I am around home
T 13 I wrote a letter to glenn
W 14 I work in the temple
T 15
[p. 78]
May 16 1913
F 16 I work in the temple
S 17 I went down town
S 18 I went to meeting at a.C.
M 19 I am now at home
T 20 I went to the temple
W 21 I work in temple
T 22
F 23
S 24 I am around home
S 25 I to the tabernacle
M 26 I am still in Logan
T 27
W 28 I attended Commencement exersises Pres smith give them a good talk and they had a good time
[p. 79]
May 29 1913
T 29 I work in temple
F 30 I was home all day
S 31
S June 1 I attended meeting in tab.
M 2 I was around home all day
T 3
W 4 I work in temple for the dead
T 5
F 6 I was sick home all day
S 7 home all day
S 8 I attended meeting
M 9 I went to see about Pension
T 10 I attended a Family geathering at Sarah ann Hawks
W 11 I was around home all day and Sent Cake to glenn
T 12
[p. 80]
June F 13 1913
F 13 I am still in Logan and I wend to Franklin
S 14 I attended Idaho state day at Franklin and went to Preston at Night
S 15 I attended Conferance at Preston
M 16 I am visicing my Family
T 17
W 18
T 19
F 20
S 21
S 22 I attended primary Conferance
M 23 I am still in Preston
T 24 I went to Logan
[p. 81]
June 25 1913
W 25 I attended the old folks party and the R.R. give oll oven 70 years a free pas to Salt Lake & return street Cars and all free
T 26 I am now at Logan
F 27
S 28
S 29 I went to Preston
M 30 I am now in Preston
T July 1
W 2
T 3
F 4 I went with Son Fred to the heir ship with our Wiles
[p. 82]
July S 5 We went to anna
S 6 Pack to dinner
M 7 I was visitin my son Fred all day and
drove
T 8 them and my Wife to Datyon
W 9 I went to Blackfoot and meet my Wife & Bell Dains ther
T 10 I am still in blackfoot visiting my Children
F 11
S 12
S 13 my Self Maria and
M 14 Bell went to Rexburg
T 15 we are visiting our Children & Jos toot us up to farm
[p. 83]
July 16 1913
W 16 ledy [?] toot us all to see the farm
T 17 we was visiting our Children
F 18 we went to Sugar City & Back
S 19 we are still visiting
S 20
M 21 we are now at G. Marshall
T 22 we went to Blackfoot River fishing
W 23 the river is hight fishing is not good raining every day
T 24 we Came home to Blackfoot
F 25 we went to Clarance Parkinson and bell Started home
S 26 I stay with Frank Family
S 27 I started to Rexburg Call at Bell Benintons at Idaho fall
[p. 84]
July
M 28 I am now at Rexburg and I started East with my Son Joe with Sheep
T 29 I am now at Soda Spring Seperateing Sheep
W 30 we started East with sheep
T 31 we are now at green river went to Larmie
aug F 1 went to Cheyenne
S 2 got to Sedney in morning and got to grand ilend at night
S 3 I am now at grandiland and left at 3 oclock for St. Joep
M 4 I am now at St. Joe.
[p. 85]
Aug 10 1913
T 5 we sold 3 Cars of sheep at 6.70
W 6 we sold 3 more Cars of sheep at 6.85 then I left for St Louis
T 7 I am now visiting Mrs Berry
F 8
S 9 I was visiting Mrs Leburge
S 10 I whent to see my Brother W. Berry grave in bellfounting cimitery and went to Church with Mrs Berry and sent a letter to Carolin & to S.C. Parkinson & Franklin C. P. & Care fair 40 C
[p. 86]
Aug. M 11 1913
M 11 I am starting for home this morning
R.R. fair to Kansas 550
fair to St Joe 125
meals & bed 100
T 12 Car fair & meals 70
bed & molons 65
W 13 I got my Sachell from St Louis & meals 40
paid for sachel 20
meals tin cup 25
T 14 Breakfast at grand 15 C
Iland lunch to come with home 95 C
I left grandiland at 45 minits past 1 oclock P.m.
[p. 87]
Aug. 15 1913 I got to evenston in the Night about 1 oclock
S 16 I got to ogden I see Richard Robins Conductor and show me a good time Stay at W. monsons
S 17 I went with W. monson to S.L. City back at Night
M 18 I Came home to Logan found the folks all well
T 19 I am home resting
W 20
T 21
F 22
S 23 I Sent a letter C. westwood about my Pension
S 24 I went to meeting
[p. 88]
Aug M 25 1913 I went to hear Susa Young gates on temple Records
T 26 I got a letter weswood & some papers and I answer them now I am wateing for my Pension
W 27
T 28 my Daughter Nettie came to see me to day & I took her to depot and I went to see giney Smart who was sick
F 29 I am still in Logan
S 30 I Came to Preston
S 31 I went to meeting
Aug
Sept
M 1 I attended labor day in opera house and hear Som newzerland Converts talk
[p. 89]
Sept 2 T. I visiting Easter and Caroline & G.C. Parkinson and found them all well
W 3 I am geting ready to leave Preston. the house is rented to Proffer Robinson for $20 a month
T 4 still geting ready
F 5
S 6 I attended Conferance
S 7 Apostle talmage & Bro. give us some good doctoring
M 8 we had a carpinter fixing the kitchen
T 9
W 10
T 11
[p. 90]
Sept F 12 1913
I preparing to leave Pres. for the winter
S 13 I greece my Bugg and Clean it to take vivian to daton
S 14 I took vivian to daton
M 15 I am wating to sell my lot to a man
T 16 and making out the Deads
W 17 I am Still in Preston
T 18 I was Marriage to Charlotte Smart
F 19 I Came to Logan
S 20 I am now in logan found Family all well
[p. 91]
Sept 251 1913
S 21 I was home all day visiting Ezra Monson and Family
M 22 I was home all day
T 23
W 24 I went with my son S.C. to the fair
T 25 I am at home
F 26
S 27
S 28 I went to meeting
M 29 I am geting ready Conferance
T 30 I went to ogden myself & Charlotte stay at W.P. monson
Oct
W 1 I was visiting friends
T 2 I was talking to W.P. Monson
[p. 92]
Oct F 3 1913
I went to Conferance at S.L.C.
S 4 I attended Conferance with my Wife Charlotte
S 5
M 6
T 7 I attended preshood meeting
W 8 we was visiting with my son Fred & attended theather
T 9 I went to Ogden W.P. monson was Call mission to take ben E. rich place
F 10 Walt held back & I went to Salt Lake City to find out the truble
S 11 walt bless by Preisent Smith told to Start
[p. 93]
on his mission on the oct 14
oct S 12 I Came home to ogden
M 13 I was visiting Frends
T 14 walt left for his mission
W 15 I Came to Logan
T 16 I am now in Logan
F 17
S 18
S 19
M 20
T 21
W 22 I work in temple
T 23
F 24 I got a load of Coal
S 25
S 26 I went to meeting
[p. 94]
Oct 267 M. 1913
I was hunting up my geneologe
T 28 I had 75 name Babtize W.C. Parkinson Boy was babtize for 20 and Samuel Cowley was babtize for 45 Elna Cowley was babtize for 10 femails
W 29 I work in the temple
T 30
F 31
Nov S 1 I went down town
S 2 it was rain all day
M 3 I went down town Seen
T 4 S.W. Parkinson he told me him and his Father Bought out John Wilkinson Ranch and all the land he had
[p. 95]
Nov W. 5 1913
I work in temple for the dead
T 6
F 7
S 8 I was home all day
S 9 I attended meeting tabbernecle
M 10 I was home all day
T 11
W 12 I work in temple
T 13
F 14
S 15 I sent glenn money
S 16 I atended meeting
M 17 I was home all day
T 18
W 19 I work in temple
T 20
F 21
[p. 96]
Nov S 22 1913
I was home all day
S 23 I went to meeting
M 24 I have been home all day
T 25
W 26 I went to Preston
T 27 me & Maria Luella eat dinner at belle daines
F 28
S 29 I attended Presthood meeting
S 30 I went to meeting
Dec. M 1 I got a letter from Fred with the interest. then I Came to Logan
T 2 I was home all day
W 3 I work in temple
T 4
[p. 97]
Dec 5 1913
F 5 work in temple
S 6 I went to Preston Conferance
S 7 I attended Conferance and Came to Logan in the afternoon
M 8 I was in logan to get my Pension 8.50
T 9 I went to S.L. City stay G.C. Parkinson
W 10 I traided my tappea for new one and went to Provo
T 11 I am staying at my Daughter Mrs Smoot with my Wife Charlotte
F 12 I went to a theator at Night
S 13 was in the house all day
S 14 I went to Priesthood meeting and had dinner at Bro Auburn
M 15 I was in the house all day
[p. 98]
Dec 15 1913
T 16 I went to the asilum to visit minny Smart She was in a bad Condision
W 17 me Charlotte Nettea & Beart Smoot vitited the wooling mills and it was quite a Sight I was glad to see the improvment then Charlotte had 2 sisters Strongs Come and see her and they had a good time and talk about Maria
T 18 It snow hear last Night
F 19 I was at Netties all day
S 20
S 21 we had dinner at Jace Colman Beart Bro. in law
[p. 99]
M 22 I went to Picture show and see the Battle of Waterloo
T 23 I was home all day
W 24
T 25 we all took dinner at Beart Bro. in law Jace Colman. there was Beart & his Brother and 3 sisters and there Children and we had a Jolley good time
F 26 we Came to S.L. City Charlotte went to ogden I stay all night with G.C.P.
S 27 I got my toupee and went to ogden to Leona monson
S 28 I Came to Logan & Charlotte to Preston
[p. 100]
Dec. 29 1913
M 29 I was home all day
T 30
W 31
[1914]
Jan
T Jan 1 I went to Hyrum and Easter & Caroline & there husband took new year dinner with my son Wiliam & Family and Came home at Night
F 2 My doather Bell & Family & Susa & Children and we had a day of rejoying
S 3 When I Came hom from Provo I found Maria Family had club together presented us with a Edison Music Box
[p. 101]
and we like it very much and Maria presented me with a foot stool witch I appreciated very much
Jan S 4 I was home all day
M 5
T 6
W 7 Edmond Parkinson visited from Rexburg Came to buy hoses
T 8 Edmon left for S.L. City
F 9 I was home all day
S 10
S 11 it was very Could I was home all day
M 12
T 13
[*p. 102]
Jan 14 1914
W 14 I went to Salt Lake City to Sea President Smith and G.C.P. about glenn mission G.C.P. was not at home so I wated
T 15 I see Joseph S. Parkinson & I stade with him at the Utah hotel and we had a good time
F 16 I am still with Jos. S. P.
S 17 my son G.C.P. and myself had a nice visit with Prese. Smith talking to about glenn health he said he could stay in germany about 3 month and then come home
S 18 S.C.Parkinson to us to
[p. 103]
meeting in Tabanecel & Bro. Roberts preach a fine Sermund on the godhead I say at fanny Parkinson
M 19 I came home to Logan
T 20 I have been home all day and sent letter to glenn
W 21
T 22 I work in the temple
F 23 I went to Bro Hatch funrill
S 24 I was home all day
S 25
M 26 we went to picture show
T 27 I went to old folks party
W 28 I was home all day very could
T 29 I went to farmer round up
[p. 104]
Jan 30th 1914
F 30 I was at the round up
S 31 I wrote to my Wife Charlotte
Feb S 1 I attended meeting
M 2 I went down town for coal
T 3 I help to wash & fixt my Bank account
W 4 I was home all day
T 5 I work in temple & Robert dains
F 6
S 7 I was home all day
S 8 I attended William hopkins Furneral
M 9 I was home all day
T 10
W 11
T 12 I went to Preston
F 13 I went to malad [am now in Preston crossed out]
[p. 105]
Feb 14th 1914
S 14 I am now in Malad [still in Preston crossed out]
S 15
M 16
T 17 I came to Preston
W 18 I came to Logan
T 19 I went to the temple with Sara Marshall
F 20 I went to Preston with Maria
S 21 [I went to Malad with H. Rogers crossed out] we are now at Bell
S 22 [I am visiting Joseph Palmer crossed out] Maria went to Franklin
M 23 I am still at Bells
T 24 [we came back to Preston crossed out] Charlotte came from Rexburg
W 25 [This date circled, I went to Logan crossed out] I am now at Bertha
T 26 [This date circled, we are now at Logan temple with Sara Marshall crossed out] I am now at Anna
F 27 [two lines crossed out: me & Maria went to Preston to a party at bell Dains]
[p. 106]
Feb S 28th 1914
S 28 we are now at Bertha [Bell dains crossed out]
March
S 1 I came to Logan [two lines crossed out: Maria went to Franklin and I am still at Bell dains]
M 2 I am now at Logan
T 3 [Charlotte came from Rexburg crossed out]
W 4 [I am now at Bertha crossed out]
T 5 [I am now at Anna Packer crossed out]
F 6 I am still at Logan
S 7 I sent $150 to glenn [am now at Bertha crossed out]
S 8 I am now at Logan [came to Logan crossed out]
M 9 I am now at Logan
T 10
W 11
T 12
F 13
S 14 Bell dains came dome [? maybe doune (down)] and paid us a visit
[p. 107]
Mar S 15th 1914
S 15 I was home all day
M 16
T 17 F. pratt stay all Night
W 18 F. pratt gave us a ride in automobre ride
T 19 I was home all day
F 20 I work in temple
S 21 I was home all day
S 22 I went to meeting J.F.Smith Preach
M 23 I was home all day
T 24
W 25 I work in temple
T 26
F 27
S 28 I was home all day
S 29 I went to meeding
[p. 108]
Mar. M. 30th 1914
I was home all day
T 31 I settle with ruth Hatch for my temple work
W April 1th 1914
April T 2 I am still in Logan
F 3 I went to conferance I stade at fanny Parkinson
S 4 I attended conferance
S 5
M 6
T 7 I attended Preshood meeting
W 8 I am still in the city
T 9 I went to Kayvill to the reunion of old settleers had a good time
F 10 I came back to S.L.City
S 11 I went to see clara crocket
S 12 I came home to logan
[p. 109]
April M 13th 1914
M I am now in logan
T 14
W 15 I work in temple
T 16 I did Willeam Berry temple work to day
F 17 I
S 18 I was around home all day
S 19 I went to meeting
M 20 I was home all day
T 21
W 22 I work in temple
T 23
F 24
S 25 I was home all day
S 26 I went to meeting
W [M] 27 I was hom all day
[p. 110]
April 28th 1914
T 28 I was home all day
W 29 I work in temple
T 30
May F 1
S 2 I went to Hyrum with my Wife Maria & luela
S 3 I went to meeting
M 4 I was home all day
T 5
W 6 I work in temple
T 7
F 8
S 9 I was home all day
S 10 I went to meeting
M 11 I was home all day
T 12
[p. 111]
May 13th 1914
W 13 I work in temple
T 14
F 15
S 16 I was home all day
S 17 I went to meeting
M 18 I home all day
T 19
W 20 I work in temple
T 21 and went to Sister corden funeral & Susa Nealson came home Night
F 22 I work in temple
S 23 I went to depo & got susa sacchal
S 24 I attended meeting
M 25 I was home all day
T 26 I sent $10 to glenn to come home with
[p. 112]
May 27th 1914
W 27 I attended work in temple
T 28 I work in temple and glenn got home from Egland
F 29
S 30 I was home all day
S 31
M June 1
June T 2
W 3 I work in temple
T 4
F 5
S 6 I was home all day and legrand hawk got home from mission
S 7 I atended the A. C. and hear Bro Roberts lecture to the grauate & it was fine & in the afternoon I hear my son glenn preach
[p. 113]
June M 8 1914
M 8 I came to Preston
T 9 I am now at Preston
W 10
T 11
F 12
S 13 I was counting the cost of glenn Mission it was $841.60
S 14 I attended meeting
eva lay came with 3 children
M 15 I went to Franklin to the Idaho day
T 16 I received a letter from bell Russel stating Sarah Mc Kinney was dead and Barry in St. Louis
[p. 114]
June 17 1914
W 17 I am still in Preston
T 18
F 19
S 20
S 21 I attended a lecture on Fathererless children
M 22 I am still in Preston
T 23 I just received my interest from Fred
W 24 I am still in Preston
T 25
F 26
S 27
S 28 I attended meeting & the Bishop invited me to a chare on the Stand
[p. 115]
M 29 1914
M 29 I am still in Preston
T 30
W July 1 I attended sister Alder funeral
T 2 I was at home all day
F 3
S 4
S 5 I attended meeting
M 6 I am still in Preston
T 7
W 8
T 9
F 10
S 11
S 12 I attended meeting
M 13 I am still in Preston
[p. 116]
July T 14 1914
T 14 I am still in Preston
W 15
T 16
F 17
S 18
S 19
M 20 I went to Logan to attended to some Babtism
T 21 I was sick all Night
W 22 I am still sick
T 23 I work in the temple
F 24 I am now in Logan
S 25 I Bought a sute of clothes
S 26 I attended meeting
M 27 I came to Preston
T 28 I went up Bear river
[p. 117]
W July 29 1914
July 29 W I
with Frank Pratt and see the telleriade dam it is a grate dam
July W 29 I am now in Preston
T 30
F 31
Aug. S 1
S 2 I went to Logan
M 3 I am now in Logan
T 4
W 5
T 6
F 7
S 8 I went to See the largest circus on earth
[p. 118]
Aug S 9 1914
I went to Preston and my son Joseph came from Rexburg
M 10 my son Joe got a white and we all went to bear river canyon to See the greate Dam
T 11 I am still in Preston
W 12
T 13
F 14 vivian went to ogden on her way to Provo to teach school
S 15 I am still in Preston and Haza & her 3 children are staying with us
[p. 119]
this is my Jurnal from 1910 oct 10 to Aug 15 1914
[the following after 6 blank lines, possibly goes on Aug. 15]
and Eva and her 3 children are staying with us on a visit
[p. 120 blank]
[p. 121]
[preprinted calendar for 1911]
[p. 122]
[preprinted calendar for 1912]
S.R.Parkinson Logan Utah is my direction S.R.P.
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