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Show ------"'--'_,--_._,_.---- 1879 with .. ":.._ .... -.. ..... "'! ........... ---.-.--- ............-- -104- Mr -. Dubois, a Frenchman" Met my teams coming for the wheat, Dubois was drinking and I had to drive him ho m e, Ezra, Je r e miah, and James Deans went on and got the wh eat Arr iv e d at V{oodruff 11:00 p. M. Sunday and on Monday resumed my labors at the furniture busines s and at '4: 00 P', M. the boys arrived with the but a as - } I , wheat. I I \ On the 6th of January, Thomas Hatch fSon7 and Thomas Oldman packed saddles and prepa.red to go with the sheep-and herd them traveling from place to place with t hern , , ,(.,j January 14 Jesse N. Smith, Pres'ident of this Stake {The Little Colorado Stake had been divided and "this Stake" is the Eastern Arizona with the reorganiza tion; Lorenzo, H. Hatch was sustained as 1st Counselor in the new Stake Presidency.7 \1 arrived at my'house. VIe held a meeting in the evening. Next day didsome business with Brother Smith in reference to the St. Johns property and President Smith went on to SnowHake. ' .. _., 16 Brothers Jacob Hamlin, Riggs and Joseph Cardon arrived and we" held busines.s meeting. I disposed of the Ranch to Brother Cardon. ' .. . " .. " a Brother C. P. Liston arrived at Woodruff and went on his way Friday •. He was in good health, r etu r n e d having lost one span of mules Brother Liston and : . Hy rurn (SO:l) left here about dark with anothe rEearn for St. Jos e p h, .' . .... Janu'ary _, , , : ' ' •. Saturday, I worked at my furniture until late at night; next day went to School and on Monday worked at furniture. That 'I'hu r sda y Brother Lt ston returned from St. Joseph and was very sick. Sunday,' he was worse, Continued very 'sick through out the week. We had watchers with him and on Sunday night, the 26th, at forty .m inut.c s past 1: 00 .A. M he died, pass ed peacefully away. On Monday 27 January, I located a graveyard and we .bu r i ed Brother Liston on Tu e s .," ,' day Sunday , .. ... , .... ; ." ... . ' _- .. :'I , ; " , ;." -_ ' ... . ... _ .. :;... ;' " .. - _- .... February; Saturday' I - " .. . , made a work bench and fitted up a bed s te ad Sunday, went to Snowflake and visited with President Jess eN. Smith and attended meetings. R eturn -e d Morid V1o'rked about horn e next day on the water ditch and on ay went for 'timber up, Cottonwood, 'Wash; ,'-.Wednesd'ay Thursday, went to Snowflake and attended fast and at met at and , .; ' .. organzed February Came day' to got a Water Ditch 7 meeting night Bagley Company, appointing a committee of three. Vloodruff and found some Brothe'r Thomas L. Greer very sick. Satur Went to Sunday School salt ground 'and repaired my wagon. |
