April 1888

Tooele City Attended meeting wrote to Mother & Nerva and read papers &c.

Received letters from A. F. D. & Seney Wrote Seney in evening. Went down to Basin pasture got load of posts, watered the animals set stakes for posts, went to see Frazer & Mercer about coming to work. Took Alice with me in buggy

Sent bills to parties who were owing pasturage, drove stakes for 200 trees, Saw Frazer & Mercer about working. Went to see Nelson. Arrangeed to have Edmund Storman come and work. Did the regular chores

Tooele Bolted pole on fence at watering place, repaired fence on south, made irons for supporting brake bar on baled hay rack, put in tung fastened on spring seat greased &c. Had two men at work digging holes. Collected pasturage of Wm Crookston Went and say [saw?] Gillett about $14.50 due A. F. D, old acct [p. 126]

Tooele City Went to Station <3 mi.> and got 1000 poplar trees. Had those on Front walk & some leading to Barn yard set in in afternoon. Went to see P. Nelson, H. Marshall, Jno Mercer & grdner about coming to work. Sold saddle to Edler for six days work.

Tooele Had four men at work setting out trees.

Raked up about stacks, waited on Mr. Dunn with two mares. &c.

Tooele Had five men at work setting out trees. I went down to pasture and watered horses left troths whold [troughs with?] about 250 gallons filled. Sold hay to several parties and assisted in putting in trees giving generall and special directions.

Tooele Staid home & read Book of Mormon.

Had four men at work setting out trees. Sold and helped load two loads of hay to Jas. Dunn & Cips. Hanks. Wrote Fred W. R. in evening.

Had six men at work digging holes and setting out trees. Trimmed grapevines &c.

Went to pasture and watered horses, bolted up bar way &c. Raked up about barn yard & stacks. [p. 127]

Tooele City Traded Puss, cripple, for cart and harness. attended to the gen’l business of the day &c.

Had five men at work. Hitched up Vick on cart and drove him. Waited on Mr. Dunn & Wm. Nelson with mares. Sold hay and attended to other business. Talked with A. F. D. through telephone.

Tooele Had four men at work, Went to switch 3 miles and got two horses & 4 cattle, took young man that came with animals back to switch, took Loose to pasture, watered animals, caught Net and led her back.

Attended meeting, read paper, shaved & attended to all the animals &c.

Tooele Had five men at work hauling rock & trash off lucern making ditch to trees making fence around trees &c.

Went to Basin pasture took Mercer & 4 horses got load posts, watered animals & went to Stockton and got mare that got out of pasture. Had five hands at work. [p. 128]

Tooele Made new water tickets. Had two Mercers baling hay and others making ditch & hauling rock off lucern.

Set out 990 willow cuttings, baled hay and other work.

Made new wheel for wheelbarrow, Went down to pasture and got wagon & 4 horse load of posts Mercer having broken a reach and left it there Had Mercer water horses. Made ditch to trees on east boundry, set posts &c. 7 men at work besides myself.

Attended to the regular business & chores

Staid home and read paper Sermon by R. D. R. Dr Isaacsons reply to the Jews showing from the scriptures that Jesus Christ whom they crucified was the Messiah they were looking for to come. &c &c.

Drove the sorrel colt in the cart the first time hitched alone. Took Alice out riding. Talked with A. F. D. in telephone.

Tooele Met A. F. D. & two other men at pasture &c. [p. 129]

Tooele Took cattle to pasture brought back 90 poles, rained nearly all day. Had three men with me.

Tooele Had five men at work, Laid out work, correlled animals off lucern, drilled holes larger in strap hinges, put four hinges on gates &c.

Tooele Had five men at work. I laid out the work and hung a pair of double gates, repaired fence &c.

Tooele Drove Vick in the cart did chores laid out work for the men, repaired high chair, put handle in hammer, sold hay to two parties, talked with A. F. D. through the telephone &c.