Samuel Rose Parkinson Journal
1910–14
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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 preesthood meeting
" S 10 I attended conferance & came home home to Logan
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Oct 1910
" M 10 I came home to Preston
" T 11 I was working around home
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" S 15 I attended Preast meeting
" S 16 I attended meeting
" M 17 I was around home
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" S 23 I attended my meeting
" M 24 I went to Logan
" T 25 I am with Wife Maria
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Nov
" W 26 I work in the temple
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" 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
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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 for the " [i.e. ditto is under the word "dead"]
" 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
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" S 20 I attended my meeting
" M 21 I was writing a letter
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1910
to 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
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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
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1910 I went and met Audra [? maybe "Andru"] Wilkenson who the pendecites
Dec
" F16 I was working in temple
" S 17 I am at Maria
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" M 19 " " "
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" W 21 I was working in temple
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" 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 " " "
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Dec 1911 [1910]
" T 27 Bell dains is geting better
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" S 31 Jos. S. Parkinson & Wife came to spende new years
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
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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
Feb 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
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["Dec" crossed out] 22 - 1911 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
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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. [blank] 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 around home all day
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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 [or "James olver Son"] funeral 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
Mecham Daugher married [this may be on next line together with the two dittos beneath it]
" S 5 " "
" M 6 I am now at home
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March 8 - 1911
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8 I am now at home
" T 9 I am now at home
" F 10 my Daughter Charlotte was Married to Bro. Palmer in S. L. Temple
" S 11 I am now at home
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" M 13 " " "
" T 14 I " " "
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" F 17 I attended Relief Society Party
" S 18 I was home all day
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" M 20 " " "
" T 21 " " "
" W 22 I attended a Wedding of Charlotte Pratt my Daught
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Mar 23 - 1911
" T 23 I was around home
" F 24 I had some trees hauled 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 come to Logan
" T 28 I came with Susa to the temple
" W 29 I was making arangement to Build
" T 30 " " "
" F 31 " " "
April
" S I let the contrack to build Maria house the carpenter & mason worck for $1,015 & pluming house "215 [the ditto is under the dollar sign, so "$215"]
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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 see the airship
" S 8 I attended Priesthood meeting
" 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
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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 " " "
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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
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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 " " "
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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
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June 2 1911
" F 2 I went to St Anthony
" 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 St. Anthony
" 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
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June 15
" T 15 I am gone to Logan
" F 16 I am now in Logan
" S 17 " " "
" S 18 " " "
" M 19 I settle with Carpenter Neldon
" 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
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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 went to Franklin [previous four words appear to be written over some other words including "Preston" at the end] and my wife Charlotte
" T 6