September 1888

Met Dr. Jos. at Garfield went in lake. got fever thermomiter & medicine. Went to see Dr. Dods waited on children. &c.

Joel & George commenced with sore throat and indications of Scarlet fever.

Nerva & George very sick. Legrand & Joel not so sick. Talked with Dr. Jos. through telephone. Ordered a new Thermomiter Alice having broken the one we had.

Children about same as yesterday. Thermomiter came broken, returned it & ordered another Visited County Court and got tax reduced. Miss Delamar Staid with us a few days.

Sick children about same as day previous. Engaged men to haul hay. Had hay raked & put up. Made arrangements for poles from Pine Cañon. &c. Wrote letters to Doremus, Dr. Jos. & Mother. [p. 144]

Tooele Had hay hauled into stack. Children still quite sick.

Georgie & Nerva still bad fever ranging from 103 to 105, Legrand & Joel improving. Telephoned Dr Jos. to send medicine to Garfield. Drove to Garfield & returned in four hours.

Estella had the fever but now improving nicely. Legrand & Joel getting on nicely. Georgie & Nerva still bad with swollen necks and high fever. Had Nervas neck lanced by Dr Dods.

Nerva commenced to improve, Georgie’s neck not yet ready to lance, his fever still high.

Georgie still bad but Nerva improving. Wrote to Dr. Jos., Mother, Seney & Fred. Received a letter from Fred & card from Seney. Georgie had a very restless night

Tooele Georgie’s neck very painful. Nerva improving. Rained hard, wrote letters &c.

Tooele Georgie's neck burst after which I opened it with lance. He had relief. Repaired [p. 145] manger &c. Telephoned Dr. Jos. Received letters from Dr Joseph, Seney, Nerva & Mother. Wrote two cards.

Tooele Armitstead & partner came up from well where they were driving for water on their way to Provo to attend funeral of his brother-in-law Staid here all night. Children gradually improving.

Children still improving. Registered $30.00 to Fred at Collinston. Took Armitstead to station 3 miles distant, Took folks riding. Had women here picking plums, wrote A. F. D.

Tooele Greased bridal, made straps for spurs, Rode black colt, which jumped hard but did not get me off. Children getting better.

Tooele Remained at home all day with children

Tooele Rode in Middle Cañon all day after horses. found all that are running in Middle Cañon 11 in number.

Rode after horses, found all we have running in Settlement Cañon, ten in number. [p. 146]

Tooele Drove down to Terminus & collected $2.70. Met Arimitstead, went & saw Thomas Horman about working. Sold him a mare & colt for $75.00 to be paid for in work at $1.00 per day of 10 hours each. Made bin for oats, took children for a ride, &c. &c.

Commenced cutting 3d crop lucern. Sharpened two machine knives, repaired two halters, picked peaches, dug potatoes &c.

Tooele Had the Threshers, had 189 bushels oats all tolled. Had mower & sythe going all day. Repaired fence at stack yard &c.

Tooele Finished mowing lucern, raked up about the stacks, stacked up corn fodder, sold a set of harness, to T. Spray, Ground machine knives and put away, ground broad ax and repaired Grindstone.

Did regular chores, watched black cattle on pasture. Re lanced or lanced in another place, Nerva’s neck.