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Show 184 effectod ith President Murdock preoident of the order. !t the same here as in other places; 'many st9.rted out zealously but soon f!P..ve it up. .;. pril 19. '.t'rade in the store is d.ul1; and mol') y get tine A load of goods came in today for the store. scaroer. 1 have oeen up to the military post, Fort called Cameron sinoe, and spent a short time with Iwyer Brovm, a gentleman raised in the South, having many of the gene eeue f frank, and sociable quzili ties of that people. ,He is much addicted to d,l'"ink; which ,."li11 probably be his ruin. His pru:·tner, Captain Beale, j.s a man devoid of The officors of the post principle .nd aLao addicted to drink. seem very fine men, Colonel Wilkins is an j.noffensi ve man and does not infringe .1.P01'1 the rights of' the oj. tizens. He has been in -the service ;30 yera and is qui te grl,y9 liny 1. My l)rother:"in-hl.w, j11. M. Steele came from the 00 uth today on his way to Salt L"lke Ci ty. My daughter Josephine was with him. I started'to Salt IJ1'3.ke .ia.y 2 City for the purpose of pur I expect to' tra.vel with 1fi'. chasing some goods I·or the store. M. Steele as f,ar as Provo. We went to Dog Va.lley and camped for the night. Br-o Stee le had a. young lady along whom he was ta.king 'Her name waa }!l8.ry :balen Jepso!). up to make his wife. He had o 1 e \'Vi f'e , b'mi ly Bunke r '* Va went to Corn Creek, took dinner there, 3. ]\;Iay passed on through Fj.llmore!l and camped at l.)iorleex· Creek. The next day we traveled as f aT. as the Sevier Hill. \h cams to Chicken Creek, took d:tnner, and stayed' all 1,(ay 5. ffue next day vie got to'the bottom below night at,Salt Creek. rond 'I'own and camped for the ni ght. '. W'e s t.ar t ed ea.rly and arri ved a.t Provo about noon. lay ? Here I left Bro. Steele and my daughterand·took the train at 12:30 ps mo, arriving in Salt Lake City at·4 p. rn. 1 sted wi th rny· cousin John eavit·t while, in. the oi ty. I traded at the Z. C.1/[. I. and then went to lay 8. !ueeting. Conference had. been a.djourned until this date on account of President Young's being s out h, 'I'he speakers were VI Woodruff, E.. Snow t Joseph Young, and President Br o the r Sno\'1 Young. B, said in hie remarks that large dividens tend.to corrupt men. Tir'eaide11t Young eaid a, man could not gi ve up his agency; it could only be directede I had heard many speak on th:'i.s subject, but 'had never ·hea.rd it explained right After meeting I did aome trading 8.0£ F. Aurbach &. Bro. ! at t ended meeting again at 2 :Pill m :rhe epeake r-s were Presiclent G. A. Smith and .D. H. Wells. va was , . . . , '. . ... •. , President Stni tii. apoke mostly on the subject of buil(.Ung te1ples9 the account of how work gave w.u?,progressing at St. Georgero ')resident Wella spoke on the United Order. Conference ia well attended and there are a large number of strangers in the city. Brother ]iI. M. Steele and my de.ugh'ter arrj.ved i11, the 01 ty this Also· a torch light procession of the fire depatment evening. ·\'IJaS conducted, which made a very good display, better than I had expec t sd I tra(led and went to rnedting at 10 a. m, Brothers }[.y 9. C C. Hich, F. D. Ri char ds , and D. ],:;cKenzie "'tlere 'the sp ee.keTfS The main subj ec t ,vas the Uni ted Order.. I did aome 'bueineso t-U1d. 'went to meeting at'2 P. m. President B. Young ma.d.e a few remarlra $ af'te.r which an organization of the Un! ted Ord91" was effected -:1''; an . , 01 • |
