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Show -6- John Bushman diary 1904: Novembe r .lov. 10: 1904: 6 a.m. we left Newt on, Kansas, so,. lth through Oklahom a. Level is fine country. Here is the first cotton I ever saw growin.£ . As we go south the is which raised, cotton much is there City . C?ore cotton f,rown. At Oklahoma p.m. :30 6 9.bout xas Te to get min crop a. 11 a long hara. Wa !'ov. 11: At l:':35 we arrived at Temple, got a roon until 8 a.m. when -we ohoned to Sid Vaughn to come and get us. At 8:30 Fred Meadows came and got us. We stayed with cousin Sidney Vaughn until after dinner, they are very clever. us. Afternoon we came to Asa B. Meadows, found a 11 we 11 and a 11 pleased to maet And we had good talks on Mormoni sm. Nov. 12: We went around the farm and I went to Mr. Vaughns cotton gin which in the was running. It is a powerfu l machine , 50 horse power. Gospel talks evening. had Nov. 13: Cousin Bill Vaughn a nd wife & son Dan came to Asa. Meadows and we of ? practice the in d a sociable time. Dan wants to know how we a.re justifie condemn not did He that I showed polygamy, that Christ never taught it &c. it, but when he 1; ot to heaven we would be associa ted with Ab raham, Isaac &: J11cob &c. and He did not condemn or prohibi t polygam y. them Nov. 14: A.B.Mead ows and wife brought us to Bill V9.ug;h.".l's. I went to see and Willis r. threshe thresh with a 50 horse power and self feeder &: stacker to Don Vaughn came at me about polygam y. Willis said one woman was not equal a man. I showed it was not pra.ctice d to encoura. ">e lust but the contrar y. We had a pleasant visit. St"tyed a.11 night with cousin Vaughns . I Nov.15: Don Vaughn took me to A.B.Mea dows. He said he was a Ga~bel lite. bible. the from said he otise, ba to ty authori their got asked him where they for dinner. ':re talked over many points of religion . We came to Willis Vaughns on lecture a hear to went we evening the In . They hlked freely on religion true. very was which of all union, farmers a ng the necessit y of organizi Nov. 16: I want with Willis Vaughn to Lat? 16 miles, a R.R. station where the far!I'.ers take their produce for market. Cotton seed brings $14.00 per ton. The Vaughns took sever9.l loads. We came back in the evening . ~ov. 17: Wife and I came to A.B.Maad ows a nd spent the day very pleasan tly. ! visited a ~,! r. Givin who showed me s.round his 300 acre farm which is good. llov. 18: Cousin Bi 11 Vaughn Temple t o go to Coleman • or ought his wife and Don brought wife & I to ov. 19: At 5 a.m. we a.11 start for Coleman . At the station we met Isam :~ead01rs, he havin g just come i.'l.. •1 We arrived at Coleman at 12:30 p.m. where cousin Vlm. J9.mas, Joseph & Da:vie J:1mes 9.ll met us with surrey and took us to Will James. All received us very kindly and had a. very pleasan t visit until 9 p.m. Fares to Coleman was $7 .60? for both os us. miles '.fov. 20: Su."l.day. We arose early and after b reakfas t we a 11 cameh5 I west to Jas. ,James ? store, Woody P.O.? Coleman Co. |
