This section of the diary includes stake conference, slightly cooler weather, visits from friends, and Josephine starting a job teaching in the St. George Third Ward School.
Sat 13 Attended conference to day took Josey up to the wine cellar as she plays in the farce
Sun 14 Weather cloudy had a slight shower attended conference I have enjoyed the conference more when there was four of the Apostles but if I observed all I was taught I shall be a blest woman
we went to Em to supper & spent the evening there
Mon 15 Weather warm in the day time but cold at nights
I feel cold as I sleep on the porch. had a visit from Br Reidhead from Woodruff
Tus 16 Weather pleasant Father took Eleanor & Rose to the Temple Eleanor stayed with me I took her for a ride before taken her home her health is poor
Wed 17 Weather fine
Thu 18 Weather pleasant had a ride received letters from Arizona
Friday 19 Weather warm
Sat 20 Weather warm I went with Father to the spring had a pleasant ride took Anne for a ride in the evening
Sun 21 Weather cloudy this morning I took Father to the Temple in the buggy then took Amelia for a ride then Anne came stayed to supper
Mon 22 Weather fine I have the house to myself as Josey has commenced to teach in the third ward
Tus 23 Weather fine I did not go
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| Dr. Silas Gardner Higgins |
Wed 24 Weather pleasant I took Elanor to Br Higgins
I brought Josephine home from School Charles Robson called to see us an old friend we had not seen him for twenty three years.
Thursday 25 Weather very pleasant cool nights I had a good night rest last night I am very thankful for it Oh how thankful we ought to be for good health when we suffer pain and affliction we are humbled when we are well we are apt to be haughty and think we are important I feel my sufferings are for my good if I were well all the time I might forget my heavenly Father and he would be slow to hear my prayers in the day of trouble I took Eleanor to Dr Higgins he had gone to Washington took Amelia for a ride
From Charles Lowell Walker's Diary
[No entries until October 2.]
Notes
took Josey up to the wine cellar as she plays in the farce — Your guess is as good as mine!
Br Reidhead from Woodruff — John Reidhead Jr. (1827-1916) of Woodruff, Arizona, was an 1877 Arizona pioneer. He could have brought news from Ann's children in Arizona. Some of these church leaders, including Charles Robson, could have been heading to Salt Lake City to General Conference.
Br/Dr Higgins — Silas Gardner Higgins (1822-1904). He was practicing as a physician for both St. George and Silver Reef and the surrounding communities. His practice would have been mostly limited to herbal remedies, and there's not much he could have done for Eleanor with her severe heart problem.
Charles Robson — Charles Innes Robson (1837-1894) one of the founders of Mesa, Arizona.
Sources
Pat Sullivan Henshaw, "Silas Gardner Higgins," [digitized photograph], Source.
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