Weather squally Snow not all gone. Attended to the regular business of the place. Issued bills to parties owing &c.

I have contracted a cold which is very disagreeable. Weather Stormy. I attended to my regular business and had good sales.

Weather pleasant. My cold no better. Business good. Attended to regular work. And in the evening I visited to Bro. Geo Craner and at his request Bro. Owen Dunn & I administered to him.

Stormy. Thunder, Lightning & Snow all at same time. Attended to business during the day at [and?] at night attended meeting of Stake Presidency at my office.

Attended High Council and Stake Priesthood meetings and theatre at night. Scrap of paper.

Attended School, meeting and Circle.

Weather this month so far has been windy, stormy with occasionall fine <day>

Good business attended to business as usual

A busy day in the lumber yard

Stormy day heavy day not much business Ordered one car of pine lumber of Cascade Lumber Co. Spokan Wash. and submitted list of fir for car to 9 parties for bids. [p. 158]

Friday Mar. 25, 1904

Since the 10th inst we have had much stormy weather, wind & snow. & but little fine weather. My teams have been plowing when the weather & conditions would permit. I have been kept busy with my business, accounts &c. On the 12th Prest Gowans & I with my team went to Grantsville where we attended a surprise party on Prest C. L. Andersons. Remained at his house over night. Came home Sunday 13th & Prest G. went by train to Vernon I attended the School & meetings here.

Sund. 20th Prest. G. & I went to ET & held ward conference. Stormy day. Monday 21st Alice & I attended a surprise at Bp. Atkins where I was the prime mover in getting it up & it was a success. Jos C Orme & P M clegg assisted me. Wed. 23d Attended a similar party in the Relief hall on Jno Bowen choir leader gotten up by choir. Folks tolerably well.

Fri. evening Stake Presidency meeting as usual. Bp. M. M Stookey staid with us two nights while he attended School meetings

Sund. Apr. 10, At home. From memory I write my journal from Mar. 25, 1904 to date. I think it was Sund. Mar. 27th Prest. Gowans & I went to E.T. Ward where we attended Ward Conference meetings.

Sat. Apr 2nd I went to City to attend Conference While there I attended all the regular conference meetings and a Special Priesthood meeting Tuesday 10 A.M. the 5th. Staid each night with my son George & wife Attended to business between meetings. Ordered a car of lumber from Taylor Romney Armstrong Co. to be shipped from Salt Lake and a car from Morris, Merrill & C to be shipped direct from mills. Returned home Thur. 7th Car of lumber came out same morning

Sat. Apr. 9th I went to Grantsville where I attend[e]d [p. 159] Stake High Council & Priesthood meetings

Apr 10th This Sunday 10th I got permission to remain home on account of Mama’s feeling poorly. I took this oppertunity of writing up my diary.

At 2:42 PM There was born to us a son.