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Show tO'IJ - 41 - rv_ rch 14, 1888 !v.atte S 'lere Ver.j quie t abcut to iL • j,,Ost of tl'e peopl e had gone t o LaJara to attend the lnnd sale . A large tract of 10 , 000 acres~ bought~t."l e j-A.I acre . yale \vent off qui etly . st ate at ~2 . 50 per r1 arch lL , 1888 Purcrtasers of' land ~enerally m de their first pay - n,cnt with out b orrowir.~~ ,, owevernid borrovv the money n ec essar y and f ound i t easier to obt ain han was expected . ~().. ~ Iuarch 16 , 1888 tie worked on the yard th~ e!l:aJ ; also planted some trees . .....,..._ ..! ? Brother Samuel J ackson called in the ~eno6n and re - mai ned al l day . He was lookin f or a · o cati on . M.arch 17 , 1888 Annie , n_is daught er , Ra'-' , Broth er J a ck son , and he drove a cross t h e riv e r t his .orning and visited a-t""' Brother Bee croft~! til90•"' I n the evenin6 they drove to Ephraim and called a t Brob1er Corny 1s h orr1e . From there they drove to San - f ord where he l:bugh t some trees frorr: Brot'1er JoLes . 'lhey re - turned lat e in the ev er.ing . . Ma rch 18, 1888 He spent t.-te ~~ of trd ii a~/ writing le t ters . 1/a- t tended meeting in the afternoon . Erother rlan1"on So;,-:ards and h e spoke . It was announced that Brot.1er Edward Dalton would speak in the evening meeting , but Annie was t oo sick for him to leave ~1er . I\1arch 19, 1888 He went acros s t he river vriti:J. Henry Huffaker in t he ~~ There was o. heav ;j wind storu fron: the east . It v1as very cold and uncomfortable outside . Iv1ar ch 20 , 1888 This r:_ornin,; he agai n drove across the river with TienT'Y Huffaker to look a t some e;S OV ernn.ent land ar_d four_d a very nice tract . rle tnen had some h oles du6 to pl nt trees in. IVwrch 21 , 1888 'I'oc,eth er v-.· i t h Brother Sar:1uel Jack son he returnc d across the river this n1o rnin ' and looked ov er the country agai n . |
