Journal of Margaret Thompson Mitchell

Covering 1899-1902

Salt Lake City, Tuesday June 6th 1899
Started from the Junction yesterday evening on 5 p.m. train, arived in Salt Lake City at 8:15 p.m. My daughter, Eda & my son in law, Laf. Burton, meet me at the Depot. Ida & I went home with them. Ella & the children were well. Ida went home to Maggie's on the ten o'clock p.m. car. I remaining all night with Ella. Today I spent in calling on my sister, Mrs. Godbe, my daughter, Laura & family & Frank & his wife, Ida & my Grandson, Fred Caine, his mother having started for England last Saturday leaving Frank, his wife, Ida, & Fred in her home to take care of it. She is on her way to attend as one of the speakers at the second quin-quinnial of the international councial of women, to be held in London from June 26th to July 5th as one of the representatives from this state.

Wednesday June 7th
Still in Salt Lake City. Expected to start for Mammoth this afternoon but was disapointed on account of not being able to get a extention of more than ten day on the B.& R.G. train that went to Mammoth this evening at 5 p.m., so concluded to wait over & go on the Orgon Short Line in the morning. May, no doubt will be disapointed but I could not afford to pay single fare rates each way. I wrote a note to her today, but can't be surten that she will get it this evening. Maggie sails on the St. Paul today.

Thursday June 8th 1899
Left Salt Lake City for Mammoth on the 7:30 train this morning. I stayed last night with my daughter, Laura, Laf. came up with the horse and Surrey to take me to the train. The two children were with their father at that early hour & Alex, Sen. also accompanied me to the train. Arrived in Mammoth at 11:10 p.m. Alfred and May's three children meet me at the depot. I found May feeling much better than I expected to find her.

Friday June 9th 1899
May past a very restless night. I spent the day in helping May sew. She has a nice girl to do the kitchen work.

Robinson, Juab Co., Utah Wednesday June 14, 1899
I received a letter from Mr. M. today & one from Mrs. C.C. Young, my friend in Alameda, Cal. May is still on her feet. She was expecting to be confined on the 9th day of this month.

Friday June 16th 1899
It is a pleasant morning. May is still keeping about. I was quite poorly yesterday, but am feeling better to day. I wrote a letter to Mr. M. today.

Monday June 19,1899
It has been another hot, dry day. May has been very misserable all last week. We have thought every day that she would surly be confined. She has gone over a week longer than she expected, poor thing. I do wish she had it over that her suffering might be at an end. Last Saturday I wrote to my daughter, Laura. She is being treated by Dr. Wilcocks for nervous disease & after treatment of a cupple of weeks she going under an opperration for womb truble & Piles. Oh how my heart aches for her. I trust that the Lord will be merciful to her & help her through her truble alright.

Saturday June 24, 99
I received a letter from Mr. M. on the 22, inclosed one for my son, Ralph. His was dated the first of June. He stated that he had just received three letters from us, which had made their second trip from Cache Jun. He was thankful to get them for could not make out what was the matter at home. Mr. M. stated that he had got his new teeth & that he could not eat anything except soft food. May hasn't been confined yet. She was taken with cramps in her sholders & neck this morning which lasted over an hour & was most sever. I applied hot application untill she was releaved. After breakfast their hired girl was taken with cramps in breathe and had to go to bed. This morning Laf. returned to Salt Lake City. He came last evening to say goodby to us. I answered my husband's letter of the 16 inst. yesterday.

Robinson, Juab Co., Utah June 25th 1899
This is Sunday morning. The Stake conference is to be heald here to day. I attended it in the afternoon. We had a very good meeting.

Tuesday June 27th 1899
Today I received a letter from Mr. M. He inclosed a letter in it from Ralph & a copy of his answer to Ralph's letter. Ralph says in his letter that he has a ruptur that is trubbling him & that he will have to consult a Dr. in regard to it. Poor fellow, it is to bad that he should have such an affliction come upon him.

Robinson, Juab Co, Thursday June 29th 1899
I wrote a letter to my daughter, Laura, today. Last evening May & I received a letter from my daughter, M. A. Caine, who has just arived in London, where she has gone to attend the Congress of Women that are convening there. She states that she was very sea sick for three day. The wind & dust is something terrible to day here.

Robinson, Juab Co., Utah Monday July 3rd 1899
Yesterday was the first Sunday in the month & fast day. They hold their fast day here in the evening. I attended it & I attended the sabbath school in the morning.

July 20th 1899
On the Origin Short line returning from Robinson to Salt Lake after an absence of six weeks. My daughter's baby is just one week old this Monday. I was sorry to leave her so soon, but I had been with her so long before it was born that I felt I must return home now, but I do pray the Lord to bless her & her little ones. Hyrum & the children came to the depot to see me off. Frank & his wife & Alfred were also there to wish me goodby. Ella, Laf. & the children left Robinson this morning for Salt Lake on D. & R. G. Laf. got a spring wagon last evening & took us all for a ride up on the Sue road through the mountains & we have had very pleasant time all being at Robinson to gather for so long. Arived in Salt Lake at 6:30. Alex McMaster was at the Depot to meet me. I went home with him. Laf. Burton has sent word to him to meet me, as he & Ella was going to the Funral of Burton C. Morris that was killed on Monday evening, by Ben Brook. He is a second cusin of Laf's.

Salt Lake City Friday July 21st 1899
I spend the day in visiting with my sisters, Mrs. Godbe & Lattey.

Salt Lake City Saturday July 22nd 1899
Went down town in the noon. Took my spicks to the Oculist to have the glasses changed. Went from there to see my sister, Mrs. Snarr. Had lunch with her & family. Then went to the Second Ward & called on Mr. M. Brothey wife, Saidie Mitchell, & while there I called on his sister, Elizabeth Horrocks, who also lived in the 2nd Ward & from there to my daughter, Ella's to go with her & family to Salt Air. At six o'clock p.m. Ella & Alex & the two boys (Alex Jun. & Frank) we had a very pleasant time while there. Returned home to the McMaster residence at eleven O'clock p.m. There was a very large crowd out at the resort.

Logan City, Cache County, Utah Friday, March 16th 1900
I went to the Temple as usual this morning at 8 o'clock a.m. & returned home at 11 a.m. Had only a half hour to get Ralph's dinner ready in. When he came home he brought sister Crookston with him. She came over from the Junction to invite me to go to Newton on Saturday, as the sisters were going to selebrate the annual organization of the first Releaf Society, the one that was organized in Navoo. The meeting was held through out the state. Sister C. stayed all night with us.

Saturday, March 17th 1900
The day very pleasant. At 2 o'clock p.m. I started for Newton. Sister Crookston's son, Arthur, having come from the Junction to take me in their buggy. We had a very pleasant drive over. We went by way of the Junction, as he had some thing to leave at home. Sister C. went home on the train & got to the Junction terminal mts after we got there & drove me from there to Newton. We arived there at 6 o'clock p.m., having had a very pleasant trip. In the evening I attended an entertainment given in celebration of the first Releaf Society that was organized by Joseph Smith, the Prophet in Navoo. We had a nice time. Stayed all night with sister Beck.

Newton, March 18th 1900
Sunday, at 11 a.m. I called on Sister Sedenham & with untill Meeting time at 3 p.m. Then her & I went to the Mutual improvement conference which held there. It was the district conference. Three of the officers of the general board from Logan was there. They held a sesion at seven in the evening too, but I did not stay to the evening meeting, as Sister C. had come to take me back to the Junction & the roads were rough & not safe to drive over in the dark.

Monday March 19, 1900
Sister C. drove me home fr. the Junction. We started home at half past 9 & got to Logan at 11 a.m. just in time to get dinner for Ralph, found him at home when we got there. Sister C. stayed to dinner, after which she went down town & from there she intends returning to the Junction. After she had gone I wrote a letter to my daughter, Laura McMaster as tomorrow was her Birthday. She will be 34 years old on the 20th of March.

Tuesday March 20th 1900
The weather is delightful. I am afraid we will have winter when we should have spring. I am not feeling very well today, have taken a little cold while away from home & I have a gathering on my fingers. It is my daughter, Laura's, Birthday today. I wonder what sort of time they are having.

Wednesday March 21st 1900
The weather is pleasant, it very much as though spring had come to stay. We had quite large company at the Temple this morning. Bro. Morgan lectured this morning & he talked in such a kind feeling way, incuraging the young that had come to get there own endowments, telling them to put away all nerviousness, that they were in the midst of friends & and those that would be pleased to wait upon them & and help them in every way possible to make it pleasant for them & he said that it would be well for all who could to mark a day or two for the diad so as to have the work thurly impressed upon their minds. In the afternoon I went down town. On the way met Sisters Hansen & Smith coming to call on me, so had to hurry back, and Sister S. stayed & eat supper with us.

Thursday March 22nd 1900
I went to the Temple as usual this morning at a quarter past eight & returned at half past ten. Got dinner at & the Teachers come, Brs. Nelson & Hansen. They stayed about an hour giving us some very good councle. Bro. N. talked very Fatherly to Miltie and Edgar. After they went, I went down town & bought me a new hat, paying $4.00 for it. Mitt (unintelligible) Garr on her way to our house to fit my new dress on. Bro. Joseph Morrell, Jun. came home with Ralph to supper. After supper, Ralph, he and Miltie to the Mutual improvement meeting, staying home with me & spent evening reading to me. In the afternoon Bro. Hurtig & his son came from Smithfield wher he had been to colect the pay for the milk he had been sending to the Smithfield creamery, & it only came to $5.35, & he had taken $6.00 for the milk delivered at the Junction & the half of those amounts came to me.

Friday March 23rd 1900
It has been another pleasant day. I was at the Temple today. In the evening Miltie, Edgar, and I went to a party goten up by the Releaf association to help pay the Ward debt. We had a nice time, but I fear it was not a financial success.

Saturday March 24th 1900
The weather continues fine. After the usual Saturday work was finished, I wrote a letter to my son, Alfred, as the 26th is his 21st birthday & sent it to reach him on that day. Ralph & Miltie went a party, Ralph to the Pallace hall & Miltie to the B. Y. College.

Sunday March 25th 1900
The weather is still fine & I fear too dry for the good of the growing crops of grain. The three boys and myself attend the Sabbath School this morning, the afternoon and evening. Ralph preached in the Seventh Ward this evening. I received a letter from my son, Frank, today. He reports all well in the city, but had not found anything to do yet.

Monday March 26th 1900
It is cloudy this morning. It rained some in the night. I wrote a letter to Mr. M. today & inclosed it in Miltie's. Miltie wrote yesterday but did not get his letter off untill today. The boys & I went to the Magic Lantern show in the school house in the evening. Today is my son, Alfred's, birthday.

Tuesday March 27th 1900
It is a real March day, with sunshine & showers. Just as I finished me washing, Mr. & Mrs. Abil & baby from Cache Junction called to see me. They were on their way to Doct. Armbeys. I have been busy all day cooking & getting ready to go to the Temple tomorrow. Ralph went to a surprise party on Bro. Elies Kimball, by the Suthern States returned missionarys.

Wednesday March 28th 1900
There was quite a heavy frost last night, but the storm has cleared off & it is very pleasant today. I have been to the Temple this morning. Sister Richards gave me two dollars & a half in tithing script to send to my husband to help him on his Mission. Bro. Hurtig & the oldist boy came over for a cupple of loads of posts & were here to dinner. Edgar went to religion class this evening. Miltie was not feeling well & went to bed early.

Thursday March 29th 1900
We have another lovely day after the storm. Got home from the temple at twenty minutes past ten a.m. In the evening Ralph, Miltie & I went to the Young Men's & Ladies Improvement association. It was the last session for the young men, but the young ladies continue their meeting through the summer.

Friday March 30th 1900
It is cloudy today but the air is quite bamey & pleasant. Went to the Temple as usual at 8 a.m., returned home at ten thirty a.m. In the evening went down town to get a few things sunday. Then I called Sisters Needham, Morrell & Quayle, the former did not find at home. Bro. N. said that she had gone to her daughter's, Mrs. Earl's.

Saturday March 31st 1900
The weather is pleasant. Been busy Baking, cooking & cleaning preparing for the sabbath, which is the fast day. Ralph sit up all night with Miss Jenks, who died a week ago today. They been keeping, her brother could get home from somewhere in the north.

Sunday April 1st 1900
The day has been very warm. Miltie went to sunday school. Ralph got home from siting up with Miss Jynks. At 9 o'clock a.m. went to bed and slept till 11 a.m., then returned to the Jynk's residence to act as one of the pall bearers at the funeral. Sister Richards came down & stayed with us & went with us to the fast meeting. It is the first time she had been out since the sever illness. She, her daughters, sister Peart & Smith, came home with us to dinner. We received three letters from Mr. M. today, one for myself, one for Ralph, & one for Miltie. He states that he is getting long fine. I wrote to my son, Frank, today.

Monday April 2nd 1900
It is clouding up today & looks like it may storm. My daughter, Mrs. Caine, came up from Salt Lake City this forenoon to settle with John Sadille. He having expected her proposition to accept the 70 acers of land in full payment for all her Father was oweing him. I am so thankful he is payed up & the thing fully settled. Maggie had returned from Snt. George last Friday where she saw my Uncle Richard Bentley & wife. They both well & quite surprised to see her down there. Uncle is 84 years old. In the evening, Ralph brought Miss Yeates over to meet his sister, Maggie.

Tuesday April 3rd 1900
It is cloudy & raining off on all day. Maggie returned home to Salt Lake city at 3 o'clock pm.. today.

Wednesday April 4th 1900
I went to the Temple today. We had a nice sized company. Pres. Merrill was not there. In the afternoon I went down to see Bro. & sister Needham. They were both well. I read them my last letter from my husband & they pleased to learn of his welfare.

Thursday April 5th 1900
It has been a lovely day. The Temple closed today for conference. After geting home from the Temple & geting dinner over & work done up, I wrote a letter to my daughter, Maggie, in answer to hers of the 18 of Mar. In the evening the boys went to hear a Methodist minister preach on the street. It was a new thing for them to hear preaching on the street.

Friday April 6th 1900
I has been very warm today. I went down town early this morning to get my marketing done.

Saturday April 7th 1900
It has been raining most of the day. After my cooking & cleaning was done, I went down town to get Edgar a new pair of shoes, they cost $2.10.

Sunday April 8th 1900
It has been such a dismall day, snowing all day long. We did not (?) the meeting untill evening. Miltie, Edgar & I went in the forenoon. Ralph had an operation on his rupture, had it done today, so he cont'd at home after it was performed. I wrote a letter to Mr. M. & I received one from my daughter, Ella Burton.

Monday April 9th 1900
It is still snowing. I wrote to my daughter, Ella, in answer to her's of yesterday, as she was very anxious about Ralph's having the operation performed. In the afternoon I did my washing, in the (midst) of which Sister E. C. Smith came in. She did not stay long. Ralph came home at six o'clock & I thought we were going to have at home through the evening, but the Yeats people sent for him & he had to go.

Tuesday April 10th 1900
In the afternoon I went down and took dinner with Bro. George Lindquist & family. His wife sent a note to invite her Mother, sister, & me to come & spend the afternoon with her. Ralph stay home in the evening & went to bed early.

Wednesday April 11th 1900
I was at the Temple today & had a very small company. Today Pres.t Merrill had not returned from the conference. In the afternoon I was invited over to sister Bill's Sixeth Birthday. There were ten or twelve Ladies there. We had a very pleasant time.

Thursday April 12th 1900
I spent the forenoon at the Temple as usual. Prest' Merrill was there this morning. He seemed to be well, but I did have the opportunity of speaking to him. In the evening I attended the Young Ladies Mutual improvement association & they had an interesting program.

Friday April 13th 1900
It has been raining most of the day. I was at the Temple this morning. We had a very small company, it only took one hour to get the company started. At 2 o'clock when Miltie returned home from School he brought a letter from my daughter, Ida. She has an offer of a position as stenographer to Mr. Nystrand in the Office at Montpelier, Idaho. It is in the Coop Wagen & Machine company's office where she is to be imployed. She wanted to know how I felt about it & I wrote a note by return mail stating that I thought it a very good offer, & that I would be glad to have her so much near to me & feel that I am not quite alone.

Saturday April 14th 1900
It has been cloudy most of the day, but in the evening it looks like it might be pleasant tomorrow. It is just six months to the day since Mr. M. started on his mission. It seems hardly possible it is so long ago.

Sunday April the 15th 1900
It has been quite chilly & cold today. Ralph had another of his treatments today. He, Milton and I went to the Tabernacle Meeting in the afternoon. The two boys escorted the two Miss Yeates & went alone, Edgar remaining at home. Edgar & I went to the evening meeting & the other boys spent the evening with the Yeats family.

Monday April 16th 1900
The weather chilly agane today. It is a holiday. Edgar & I done the week's washing today. Miltie went to the school ground to help plant trees and Ralph is out spending the day. I spent the afternoon in writing a long letter to my friend, Sister Young, that lives in Alameda, Cal. I have been alone most of the afternoon & evening, the boys being celebrating.

Tuesday April 17th 1900
The weather fine. I done up my ironing & mending. In the evening took a walk down town to get some Insect (?) for Sister Richards.

Wednesday April 18th 1900
It has been a sunshiney pleasant day. I went to the Temple this mor. at 8 a.m and I returned at 11 a.m. We had a nice sized company. Prest. Merrill was there & all the Ph. & sisters were well & seemed to be in good spirits & we enjoyed our labors & association with our Sisters & Brethren very much.

Thursday April 19th 1900
It has been very warm & sultry to day & look as though we might have some more rain soon. I went to the Temple this morning & returned at 11 a.m.

Friday April 20th 1900
It has been windy and disagreable to day. The sudden change in the weather is very opresive & makes me feel languid. I was at the Temple this morning. Prest. Merrill was there. He was not there this week before today. There were very few at the temple today.

Saturday April 21st 1900
It has been very warm & sultry today. I have been cleaning & cooking & preparing for tomorrow & am very tired this evening. Yesterday I received two Stars from England.

Sunday April 22nd 1900
It rained nearly all night last night & prety much all day today & it is very damp & chilly. I have been feeling misserable having a severe pain in my shoulder & head. I have been looking for a letter from Mr. M. all week as it is three weeks since receiving his last. Ralph wrote to him today. The boys were at sunday school this morning & Miltie, Edgar & I went to the evening meeting.

Monday April 23rd 1900
It was chilly and cold today. In conection with five of the Temple sisters was invited to spend the afternoon at Bro. & Sister Walter Lambrow's, but upon arriving at their home found that Mrs. L. had had a little stranger come to the home rather unexpectedly, so we did not stay but a few minutes. Sister Smith & I made a call on Bro. & Sister Needham & then returned home.

Tuesday April 24th 1900
The day has been pleasant. My daughter, Maggie, came up from S.L.C. on the 11 o'clock a.m. train & returned at 4 p.m. Came on business. She reported the family all well in the city. I received a letter from Mr. M. today dated April 10th 1900. He reports his mission prospers.

Wednesday April 25th 1900
Went to the Temple this morning. Prest. Merrill was there. He had a son married to day. There was a small company there for Wednesday. The companys are generaly larger on that than the other two days in the week. In the afternoon I went to the Parents Meeting heald at the district school. Parents meet with the teachers once a month to advise and councle togather in regards to the training, well fair of their children.

Thursday April 26th 1900
Went to the Temple as usual & it was snowing, although it had been good. It rained & snowed nearly all night. Miltie was out to one of those abomable surprise parties & did not get home untill Morning & in consiquence I had very little rest & am feeling rather misserable today.

Friday April 27th 1900
It has been cloudy & raining most of the day. I went to the Temple this morning. There was a very few people there. It seems hardly worth while keeping the Temple open for the few that avale themselves of the privilege of working for their dead relitives. I done some of my cooking today for conference so I would not have so much to do tomorrow. I went down town in the evening to get some grocies.

Saturday April 28th 1900
It comenced raining last Saturday a week ago & it has rained every day since. The ground has had a good soaking this time. I received a letter this morning from my daughter, May, writing on the 24th of this month. It was three days in reaching me from Robinson, Juab County.

Sunday April 29th 1900
It has rained some today & the wind has been very cold. Today was the Cache Stake quartly conference. Apostels Lyman & Taylor has been in the Stake for ten day going to the diferent settlements, in some instants reorganizing & puting in new Bishops & they intend making simular changes in some of the Logan wards. The forenoon & afternoon meetings heald today have been of great interest, Prest. Merrill & Apostel Lyman ocupying the forenoon. They bothe talked on the great reformation that is to take place in the midst of the Latterday Saints. There was a Preast Hood meeting heald right after the afternoon meeting. The spirit of the Lord was manifest in the forenoon & afternoon meetings & we had a time of rejoicing.

Monday April 30th 1900
It was the weather was fine untill five o'clock p.m., when we had quite a shower of rain, but it looks like as it might clear of tonight. It has rained for 9 days. Miltie & I went to the conference again today. Apostel Lyman preached in the morning. He talked principly on the duties of the different officers of the church, the Teachers, deakens, preasts & Elders. He talked very plain and pointedly, then in regard to their duties. The conference was a spirited one & one to be remembered by the saints. I received a note from my daughter, Ida, stating she would start from Salt Lake for Mountpealer tomorrow morning, to stop off here, untill the evening train, which leaves here at 10:40 at night. I shall feel bad to have leave at that time of night.

Tuesday May the 1st 1900
The weather seems at last settled. Ida, my daughter, arrived here at a quarter to 11 a.m She was very tired. After dinner she went down town to say goodbye to some of her friends, & at 10 p.m., started for the Depot on her way to Montpelier, to the position of stenographer in the office of Mr. Nystrom. I hated to see her start off alone in the night, but I trust it a move that will turn out for her good. Ralph & Miss Yeats went with her to the depot. I sent word to Sister Richards this evening that I would not be able to be at the Temple in the morning, as I was not feeling well & I have a painful stie on my eye.

Wednesday May 2nd 1900
The storm has cleared off & the weather seems settled at least for the present. It seems very lonesome not to be able to go to the Temple today. I shant hardly know what to do with myself, the week will be so long. Poor Ida, I have done nothing but think of her all day long up there among perfect strangers.

Thursday May 3rd 1900
The weather is perfect today. I concluded not to go to the Temple this week as my eye looked so bad. In the afternoon I went to the releaf society meeting & we had a spirited meeting. Sister Smith & I called on Eli Prells wife, her first baby, a little girl, was born on the 21st of April. She & little one was doing nicely. On my way home I meet sister Fassit & another Lady. They were hunting me. Sister Fassit wanted to send a letter to my husband in England in regard to some genalogies they wished him to get for them.

Friday May 4th 1900
Went down town at 8 a.m., bought meat at Tithing store. In the afternoon wrote a long letter to Mr. M. It commenced to cloud up in the evening, indicating more rain.

Saturday May 5th 1900
It has been cloudy all day & might begin to rain, this bordering on another rainy Sunday. I have been feeling poorly all day. Got up sick in the morning. I was able to do my cooking for Sunday as usualy do. Ralph went to party this evening. Edgar went fishing. Sister Linquist's youngest boy went with him. They only caught three fish & sold them on their way home for 20 cen & they had a walk of 12 miles. They payed prety dear for their fish.

Sunday May 6th 1900
It has been another rainy Sunday. This is the third in succesion. It is fast day. The boys were at Sunday school. Ralph & I were at the afternoon meeting & the three boys & myself were at the Mutual improvement conjoint in the evening. In the afternoon the Bishop took up a collection of 30 dollars to settle up the Tabernacle debt. There was a Danish bro. at the afternoon meeting who had been cut off the church for five years for adultery & he asked for forgiveness of the congregation, & a vote was carried that he be received back into the church agane, according to his request.

Monday May 7th 1900
Done the washing today. Did not get started till after dinner. Bro. Hurtig came from the ranch & brought $10.30 cen. for milk sold to the Smithfield dairy & at the Junction. The releaf society sisters called, Sisters Hansen & Smith. Miltie went while the team was here & got three hundred of flour from the Mill & ten pound germaid.

Tuesday May 8th 1900
The weather is perfect today & the fruit trees are out in full bloom & the air is ladened with fragrance of flowers. I seems to lovely to remain in doors. Ralph & Miss Yeats went to the Consert in the evening.

Wednesday May 9th 1900
I was able to go to the Temple this morning, for which I feel so thankful, for I feel so lonesome when I can't go there. There was a small company for Wednesday. There is generaly a prety fair company on that day. Ralph went to the ranch this (morning) & Miss Yeats with him. He went to see how things were geting along there. He said the wheat was looking well & that Hurtig was still living in the big house & he had told he could remain in it untill we needed it ourselves. I am very disappointed in regard to it for I expected him to go out of it as soon as he could get his own house repared, which he promised to do just as soon as the weather moderated.

Thursday May 10th 1900
The weather had been warm and cloudy all day. I perfectly when I got home from the Temple did not feel like doing anything, so sat down after dinner was over & wrote a letter to my daughter, Laura McMaster. When Milton returned home from school, he brought me a letter from his Pa. It was written on the 25th of April. He was enjoying good health at time of writing, for which I feel truly thankful.

Friday May 11th 1900
It is still cloudy & look as though it might rain before long. I returned from the Temple at 11 o'clock a.m. We had a very small company this morning. Prest. Merrill was there. Sister Perrie was feeling poorly. At noon when Ralph came to dinner, he invited me to go with him & Yeats to his Club party. It was last one of the season & and they were going to give a Banquit & ball, so I went with them. It was a very pleasant affair for those that take an intrest in those sort thing. I enjoyed with a few friends that were there that I had not seen for some time. We did not get home until near two o'clock a.m.

Saturday May 12th 1900
It started to rain last evening & most of the day today. I wrote to Ida today in answer to her's writen on the 4th of May. She went to Montpelier on the first of May to take a position in the office of the Coop Wagon & Machine Co. as stenographer to Mr. Nystrom.

Sunday May 13th 1900
Today is the Young Ladies & Gentlemen's quartly conference. The young men held the Officer's meeting at the B.Y. College in the morning & the Young Ladies there meeting in the Tabernacle & in the afternoon & evening they heald Joint sessions in the Tabernacle. In the evening we had an exlant discorse by Elder B.H. Roberts on obedience & keeping the commandments of the Lord.

Monday May 14th 1900
We have had a lovely, bright day today. I got through my washing in time to get dinner ready by half past 11 a.m. Miltie brought me a letter from my daughter, Ella, when he returned from school. She stated in it that Mr. Martin, the man who rented the sixth ward property, had left it in March, but the dwelling house was still rented for $5 a month. In the afternoon Sister Yeats, Oleg, her daughter, called to see us, stayed about an hour.

Tuesday May 15th 1900
It has been quite pleasant today, the sun shining most of the day. Sister Lindquist son, Alfred, went to Salt Lake City today to be set apart for his Mission to Belgin. I wrote a letter to my daughter, Ella Burton, in answer to her's writen on May 13th. I done up my ironing & mending.

Wednesday May 16th 1900
I was at the Temple today as usual. Prest. Merrill was not there & we had a very small company for Wednesday. Sister Smith & I were invited to Sister Affleck's this afternoon & we met sister Needham there & we had a very pleasant time & lovely supper.

Thursday May 17 1900
Was at the Temple today. Sister Benson & Emma East was absent & had only three sisters in our room, No. 4 today. Bro. Hurtig was over from the ranch & he brought me a little kindlin wood from there in his spring wagon. He reports all well there.

Friday May 18, 1900
The weather has been pleasant. The releaf society heald their semi-annual conference today. It was a very instructive & interesting conference. The financial reports were good. They reported over 5000 bushell of wheat on hand in Cache Stake. Sister Beck and Ledinham was over from Newton (to) attend the conference. They came home with me to dinner. I received a letter from my daughter, May, today.

Saturday May 19, 1900
It has been cloudy nearly all day. In the evening it rained a little. I have been feeling rather blue & had a sort of a neuralgy pain in my head. Took a walk in the evening down town with the Lindquists. Stoped a few minutes to a Scotch Dr. advertising his medicine. There was two or three hundred standing listening to him. I put him down as a quack. Miltie, with a party of College students, Ladies & gentlemen, to Logan Cannion on a picnic. There was six carriage loads of them. They had a good time.

Sunday May 20th 1900
It hasn't rained today. This is the first it has not rained for five Sundays. I went to the afternoon and evening meeting, then went to Sunday school & evening meeting. I wrote a letter to my husband dating it on the 21st, thinking not to finish it untill tomorrow. Sister Barber came home to see if I was going to S.S. soon, as she wanted me to bring up some silk my daughter has there for her.

Monday May 21st 1900
The day has been quite pleasant. Sister Richards called this morning & stayed to dinner. I had hard work to get my washing done today, having had so many interuptions. Miltie went to the Opera house to attend a lecture given by some Dr's that have been sometime in City lecturing on the Streets. Tonight they held forth in the opera house. I received a letter from my dau., Ida, today. It was written on the 19th of this month. She seems quite satisfied with her new surroundings.

Tuesday May 22nd 1900
Today I have been busy ironing, baking, and geting ready for to go to the Temple tomorrow. In the afternoon Edgar went to the dog and Poney show. Ralph went in the evening to see the show. In the evening Miltie, Edgar, & I took a walk down town.

Wednesday May 23rd 1900
The weather is fine & all nature looks lovely. I was at the Temple this morning. There was not many there. Prest. Merrill was there. In the afternoon I attended the releaf society annual meeting. After the meeting was over, they passed around Ice cream & cake. They had invited the Stake Prest. & her counclers & all the former Prest. of the releaf society. There were three of them, Sisters Maughn, Benson, & Barber. In the even the boys & I went to the Opera house to see the closing exercises of the District school. There was seven young Ladies graduated & 5 or 6 boys. The exercises were very good.

Thursday May 24th 1900
The weather has been pleasant but cloudy. I was at the Temple this morning. There was very few in attendence there. People are too busy at the present time to think of their dead kindred & friends, but there will come a time when they will wish they had not let the golden opportunity pass unheaded when they might have released their dear friends from their prison housed & placed them a condition to have given them a hearty welcome when they reach the other side of the vail. In the evening I took a walk down with Edgar thinking it would do me good & help me to sleep better.

Friday May 25th 1900
It has been a very pleasant day. I went to the Temple this morning. There was very few people there to be waited upon. In afternoon I attended the funeral of a young man who died very suddenly. His name was Sornsen. He buried from the fourth ward meeting house. In the evening I went down town to order some groceries & called on Bro. & sister Needham. On my return home found that Ralph & Miltie had gone out & they did not return untill after midnight. I was very much conserned at Miltie staying out so late.

Saturday May 26th 1900
It is very sultry and warm today. I have been busy cleaning, Baking, and preparing for Sunday.

Sunday May 27th 1900
It has been a very hot day. I attended the funeral of Sister Price's little daughter & sister Eliza Benson's Grand daughter. She was ten years old & died with (?). Went from the funeral to the Tabernacle meeting. Took dinner with sister Yeate's & family. Ralph was there. In the evening went to the ward meeting. Edgar went too. The boys went to the Sunday school in the morning & Ralph was at the afternoon meeting.

Monday May 28th 1900
It was quite pleasant all forenoon. The wind blew up in the afternoon. It look very much like storm but it cleared off through the night to a slight frost. Edgar & I got the washing done by 12 o'clock a.m. The boys all were at home. In the evening we all retired early & got a good night's rest, the first I had for sometime.

Tuesday May 29th 1900
The weather is fine. I spent the day in baking, ironing & cooking. I am very tired. I received a letter from my friend, sister Young, who lives in Alameda, California. Ralph was out to a surprise party.

Wednesday May 30th 1900
It decration day & carriages & buggies have been passing all day to the semetery carring blooms for decrating the graves of their loved ones. I hope some will drop a little token on the graves of my loved ones in Salt Lake Semetery. I have been home all day & have experienced the most lonesome feeling have since I have been in Logan.

Thursday May 31st 1900
I left for Salt Lake on the four o'clock p.m. trained, arrived there at seven forty p.m. Met Sister Catey Preston on the train & had nice visit with her. Went to Ella's & stayed all night. Found her & her family all well.

Friday June the first 1900
Stay with Ella untill ten a.m. Then she had the boy hitch up the Surrie & take me around to see the rest of my family. I called first on my sister, Ellen Sattey, did not get out of the Surrie. She came out to see me. She was busy cleaning house. We drove from there to my daughter's, Laura McMaster & she went with me to call on Maggie & Maude, my daughters in law. Then we returned & had dinner with Laura & family in the evening. Ella sent a note to invite me to accompany them to Salt Air as Mother & Father Burton were going & wanted them to go & she like me to go too. I felt like going, so I joined them at the Depot. The occasion was Prest. Young's birthday anniversary, which was being selebrated there. We had a very pleasant time. I met several old acquantences out there.

Saturday June 2nd 1900
Started out to get my glasses fixed. Left them with the Oculist & went as far as my sister Annie's, intending to stay the afternoon with her, but found her in a very strange mode, so remained a few minutes & then went up to Laura's & had dinner with them & in the afternoon, took the cars for the 2nd ward to visit Mr. M.'s sisters, Maria, Elizabeth & Sarah. I spent the evening with them & then went to Maude's, Frank's wife, & stayed all night with her.

Sunday June the 3rd 1900
Went from Maude's to the afternoon meeting in the Tabernacle. Went from the meeting to Ella & stayed all night with them.

Monday June 4th 1900
Ella had the Surry hitched & took me down town. We went to the Coop & bought me a mast & skirt, as the weather was so warm I could not ware my heavy dress. They came to $3.50 & Ella insisted on having the bill charged to Laf. From the Coop I went to Laura's & stay there all night & spent a pleasant evening with her & family.

Logan City August 7th 1900
I have been feeling almost too misserably for any thing for the past few weeks, but feel that I must shake it off & try & make myself beleave that I am all right. I got my boys, Ralph & Edgar, to administer to me yesterday & I have felt better, since I haven't had a letter from Mr. M. for five weeks, but I try to think that he is busy & all is well with him. My greatest disire is that he will keep well & be able to fill his mission & labor untill the servants of the Lord think it is enough & that I may have a humble heart & be patient & bear all the Lord sees fit in his providence to bring upon me in the way of suffering, for I know that if we are to be purfect in all things, that we will have to pass through much tribulation. God grant that I may be able to do so without murmuring to much. I have felt sometimes of late as though I was for saken of God & all man kind, but I know that the Lord permits these dreadful feelings of darkness to come upon us so that we may have symthey with our fellow creatures here on earth, for how terrible must be the feeling of human beings when they see no other way in this dreary world, only to escape from it & terrible must be their feeling when they take that dreadful step, even of anihating & making an end of the struggle by taking their own life. But the gosple teaches us that these great afflictions are for our proffit & if we except (accept) them as such, we will struggle on untill the Lord sees it is annough & when the deliverence comes, we'll be able to see where in we have gained great wisdom in the ordeals through which we have past. Even our Lord & Saviour thought at one time that his Father had forsaken him & I feel to say with him, "Oh" Lord thy will be done & not mine, but still if it be possible, let this terrible affliction depart from me & give peace of mind & body. Stoped working at the Temple April 26th 1901 as I was planing to move.

Logan, Cache Co., Utah March 26th 1901
It has been a stormy, cold day. Maggie came up from Salt Lake City today on the ten thirty a.m. & went back on the 2 o'clock p.m. train. She did not state her business on coming up to Logan, but she had dinner with us. Finished up my cleaning that I was busy with when she came in. In the afternoon, Ollie came over & was very much surprised that Maggie had not called on monthly (?), but that wasn't anything for her to do. She lead as misterious life all together. In the evening Sister Affleck came over & would have me go with her to call on Bro. & Sister Needham & we called for sister McCallister & she went along with us & we an hour & had pleasant call. When we started from home the Moon was shining & it a lovely evening for a strole & when we came out of Bro. N. the ground was white with snow & it was still snowing. In the afternoon I answered Frank's letter of the 19th of March.

Wednesday March 27th 1901
It has been cloudy & rather cold all day. I went to the Temple this morning & at noon I went to the old folk's party in the fourth ward meeting house. There was a lovely lunch served to the old people at noon & after lunch was over there was resatations & the two Miss Jacobs played two peaces on the Guitar & Mandolin. Then there was a laughable farse & the entertainment wound up with a dance in the evening & awarding of present to the best dancers & for other accomplishments & the old people seemed to enjoy themselves.

Thursday March 28th 1901
It has been pleasant today, but it has been rather cold. I went to the Temple in the morning & returned at eleven a.m. Most of the sisters were afflicted with bad colds. Sister R. felt very poorly & I could hardly get home & felt so misserable. I got the dinner ready, then I had to give up for the rest of the day. Miltie went to the mutual improvement meeting.

Friday March 29, 1901
It was a sunshiney this morning, but the air was rather cold. There was a hard frost in the night. I had another sleepless night, but still I got up & went to the Temple, for all I felt as though I could hardly get there. After I returned Mr. Kidgell called to tell me that they sold all the property including the house we are living & that it would be a great acomodation if I could move by the first of May & the intelligence just made me sick for I had made up my mind to remain here untill Mr. M. returned from his mission, but I have a lease on it untill July, the first, but as long as I have to move, then it would be better to move right away so we could get a garden in, for if we did not put one in here we could not get the benefit of it before we would have to give it up the place in July & we can't legaly hold longer than that time. Oh dear, I dread moving more than anything. I have just received a letter from Ida, writen on the 28 of March. She wants to know if I am going to Salt Lake to attend the semi annual conference in April. I hardly know what to do about going. The weather is so unsettled & my health is so poor & I take cold so readly that I am almost afraid to risk going.

Saturday March 30th 1901
It has been snowing some parts of the day. It was a very cold morning. I have been sewing & baking. In the evening I went to look at a house that Mr. Kidgle told me about way down by the depot & found it had been rent before. The former tenents had vacated. Houses are very scarse in Logan.

Sunday March 31st 1901
Today has been obserbed as the general Fast day, instead of the first Sunday in the Month as the semiannual Conference comes on the first Sunday. Miltie & Edgar went to sunday school this morning. I went to the afternoon & evening meeting & Edgar went to the evening meeting. I took dinner with sister Yeates & family. Ralph & Ollie were there. Monday April 1st 1901
It has snowed through the (day). In the afternoon it cleared of & was pleasant. I got my washing done by the time the boys got home from school at noon.

Monday April 15th 1901
It was very pleasant this morning, but at noon it began to cloud up & soon began snowing. Done the washing in the morning as the boys were here to turn the washer for me. They were both rather disappointed at the thoughts of having to stay at home part of a day on a holiday, but it could not be helped. I went to Salt Lake City on the 4th of April to meet my son, Frank, as he, his wife & baby were going to Mexico. They arrived in the City on the same day I did & they expected to start for Mexico on Monday, April the 7th, but the baby was taken sick & they did not get started untill the 10th of April. It almost broke my heart to have them have to go so far from Utah to make a living. They went to Torres, Sonora, Mexico. He had a position offered him down there, & as his position in Marys Vale wasn't permanent, he thought he had better take the one offered to him in Mexico, so he has gone 22,0 miles away. The weather a parte of the time (I) was in the City was very disagreable & I was anything but well. I attended the conference one half day on Saturday & the Sunday meetings. The sickness of Pres. George Q. Cannon in Monterey, Cal. & his death on April the 12 at 1:20 a.m., all helped to make me feel sad. I returned home on April the 13th, found the boys well. It was a year & a half yesterday since my husband started on his mission to Europe. I never have regretted his going, but I never did have such continuous bad health as I have had since he went away. I have felt sometimes as though it was more than I could bear.

April 27th 1901
I have been working in the Temple ever since I return from Salt Lake Wednesday. I went to see Frank, his wife & baby before they started to Mexico & to attend as much of the conference as I could & since my return I have been prety misserable with a bad cough & cold. Yesterday, after getting home from the Temple & getting dinner over & work done up, I went down town & done some shoping, then went & called on the Balliff family to offer my sympthy & what little consolation I could offer in the loss of their dear Husband & G. Father. Bro. B. was a dear, good & affectionat husband, parent, but their loss is surtenlly his gain. He was 80 years old & was very fible & he suffered so much the last few day that they were all willing to let the good Lord have his way & be reconciled to his passing away.

April 29th 1901
Maggie came up today. Was here just from half past 10 a.m. till 2 p.m.

May the 3, 1901
Paid Fred C. Kidgell Seven dollars for rent today.

Wednesday May 8th 1901
I haven't been to the Temple for two weeks & I began to feel very lonesome. Sister Barber called on her way home from the Temple. Her health seems very feable. I was out hunting a house untill nine o'clock last night & I must start out again this evening as soon as it gets a little cooler. The boys are at school. This is Edgar last week at school. Wrote to my son, Frank, on May the 13, 1901 & to Alfred also on the 13th.

Thursday May 23, 1901
I haven't succeed in getting a house yet. Edgar wrote to Pa, on the May the 19, 1901.

Sunday May 26th 1901
I wrote to Ida today. Edgar & John L. Balliff went over to the ranch this afternoon to get a team as Ralph & Jensen are going to send the boys around the county to buy up old rubber, copper & brass & if they succeed in buying any amount they will ship it east.

May 31st 1901
Paid $7.50 for tithing.

June 2, 1901
Received from Hurtig on count of sail of ten little pigs, $10.00 and for milk sold at the Junction, 3.00.

Jan. 16, 1902
Wrote a letter to Ella for her birthday as I would have to leave here at noon on the next day, so as to reach her on the 18, which is her Birthday. I made a little handkerchief & sent in the letter.

Jan. the 19, 1902
I answered Ida letter of Jan. 8th this evening & then went to the Tabernacle Meeting. Bolden Kimbal preached.

M. T. Mitchell
Received on count of interest from Ida $15 on Dec 9 1915.