Heywood, Leland (1892-1976) - Obituaries, Mesa Tribune

(Leland Heywood is the father of the contributor, Richard Neal Heywood)

Leland Heywood (1892-1976), Obituaries

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Mesa Tribune Newspaper 7 December 1976, pages 1 & 14. 

Dr. Heywood succumbs; longtime dentist here

Dr. Leland Heywood, 85, 435 N. Grand, died Monday, Dec. 6 at Mesa Lutheran Hospital.  Born in Alpine, he lived in Mesa since 1935.

He was a graduate of Gila Academy, attended the University of Arizona and graduated from the University of Utah as a pharmacist and the University of Southern California with a DDS.

A schoolteacher in Thatcher, he served a mission in Hawaii for six years; worked in Mes and Chandler drug stores, and was a dentist in Mesa for 35 years.

A member of the Rotary since 1838, he was also a member of the High Council, Maricopa Stake, a High Priest and active in Sunday School and the 1^st Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Services will be Thursday, 2 p.m. at the 1^st Ward Chapel, 32 So. Center, with Bishop Oakley Ray Officiating.  Interment will be in the Mesa Cemetery.

Friends may call Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Meldrum Mortuary, 1^st St. and Macdonald.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret; sons, Alfred, Mesa; Dr. Richard N., Tempe; daughters, Josephine Pitton, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Barbara Price, Mesa; Carol French, West Minster, Calif.; brother, Yates Heywood, Holbrook; sister, Velma Molen, Phoenix; 25 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

                           Mesa Tribune 8 December1976, page 28

HEYWOOD, Leland Dr. Husband of Margaret, father of Alfred L., Dr. Richard N., Josephine Pitton, Barbara Price and Carol French.  Brother of Yates and Velma Molen.  Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Mesa LDS 1^st Ward, 32 S. Center.  Bishop Oakley J. Ray officiating, interment Mesa Cemetery.  Friends may call 5-9 p.m. today.  Meldrum Mortuary, Macdonald at 1^st St. 

Mesa Tribune 9 December 1976, page 35

HEYWOOD, Leland Dr. Services 2 p.m. today, Mesa LDS 1^st Ward, 32 S. Center.  Bishop Oakley J. Ray officiating, interment Mesa Cemetery.  Arrangements by Meldrum Mortuary, Macdonald at 1^st St. 

Evans, David (1804-1883) - Letter to his "Companions" 1856

(David Evans is the second great grandfather of the contributor, Richard N. Heywood)

David Evans - Letter to his "Companions" 

From the Legislature, 1856

Great Salt Lake City

December 30, 1856

Dear Companions,

          I take this opportunity of writing to you to 1st let you know that I am well, and enjoying myself every day as either Brother Brigham or Brother Heber and the twelve are with us almost every day -- preach to us the principles of the Reformation and the unsearchable riches of Jesus, and the mysteries of the Kingdom.

          We feast here every day, and the fire of God is burning in our hearts, and we have good times here in the midst of blessings. I think of my family, and pray for you daily that the Reformation may sink deep into each of your hearts, and the Lord bless you all with understanding hearts that you may understand some of the things that are coming upon the earth, and also upon the saints if they repent not.

          When I come home I shall endeavor to proceed further in setting my family in order that the fire of the Lord may be kindled in every heart in my house and round about it, and that our habitation may be a habitation of health and peace, and wickedness and evil spirits have no place with up, and not only with us but in our City, that our City even the City of Lehi may be cleansed with the spirit of judgment and burning, and every soul therein that will not worship the Lord, our God, shall die.

          Dear wives and children, remember this, the admonition of your husband and father and act accordingly, and the Lord will bless you. Read this to Brother Able and Brother Thomas, and all my family, and all who may wish to hear from me, for the day to trifle with this people is gone by, and they must repent or be damned.

          Come down in about two weeks from New Year’s day, and stay until I return.

          I remain as ever your husband in the bonds of the new and everlasting covenant.

(Signed) David Evans

Heywood, Margaret Josephine (Pitton) (1922-1991) - Notes about the Heywood Family

 Family Notes by Margaret Josephine Heywood (Pitton)

(1922-1943)

          1922- Mother Heywood called the valuable wedding gifts “the useless things.”

          Nov. 18, 1922- Josephine was born- Dr. Shupe, of Phoenix, was the doctor. Ella took care of Margaret and Mother Heywood took care of Josephine. Leland was a pharmacist in Chandler at this time.

          Jan. 23 until June 1, 1923- Mother Heywood, Josephine and Margaret went to Youngsberg, in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains, where Margaret taught school. They lived in a tent during the week, then went to Mesa for week-ends.

          The school was one room with about 40 students, from first grade through the eighth grade. Three graduated at the end of the school year.

          Soon after school was over, Leland drove Mother Heywood, Aunt Ettie, Aunt Ella, Margaret and baby to S.L.C. (Salt Lake City).

          Leland went to L.A. to go to the dental college at the University of Southern Calif. Margaret stayed with Velma at Brigham, Utah where they both taught school (Sept. 1923- June 1924). Josephine was left in Salt Lake CIty to be cared for by her Grandma and Grandpa Smurthwaite. Margaret would go to SLC on week-ends.

          In June of 1924 Margaret, Leland, Josephine, Mother Heywood, and Velma lived in a little house in Englewood, CA.

          Leland and Velma went to school and in Sept. 1924 Margaret started teaching at an elementary school in Los Angeles City. Josephine was cared for by Mother Heywood.

          After scraping the side of the house as she backed out of the drive-way each morning prior to teaching each weekday for a year, Margaret, et all moved to Budlong St. to be closer to the university.

          Budlong St. was walking distance to the Los Angeles Museum, the beautiful Rose Gardens, and the (Colosseum)  as well as the University of So. Calif.

          Margaret taught at the Center St. School.It was there that she met Mother Van Egen and Myra Banta Nelson.

          Oct 2, 1928 Soon after Barbara was born Margaret took Josephine and new baby, by train, to Holbrook, Arizona to join Leland where he had started his Dental Practice. (Barbara had a beautiful layette, handmade. Grandma Heywood felt it was extravagant & unnecessary.)

          The little baby was blessed and given the name of Barbara Lea by her father, on January 6, 1929 in Holbrook.

          When we first moved to Holbrook we lived in one of the very small rentals (little Mexican style house) about a year. THen we bought a house from Gilbert Udall.

          While we lived in Holbrook, Leland raised fan tail pigeons to sell the squabs to the market. However, being too tenter hearted, he couldn’t do it, so he gave up the venture.

          Leland also built a garage and dug a well. We had out own tap water.

          6/17/30 Alfred Leland Heywood was born in Snowflake, Ariz. Neal (Joseph Neal Heywood Jr.), Leland’s brother was the doctor, and Sister Campbell was the mid-wife. Alfred was blessed and given his name July 3, 1930 by his father in Holbrook.

          In Sept. 1930 Margaret, Josephine, Barbara, and infant Alfred borded [sic] the train to return to Calif. In order for Margaret to keep her teaching certificate in Calif. she had to teach for at least a year.

          Mother Smurthwaite came from SLC. to care for the children. Josephine was in the second grade, Barbara was two years old and Alfred the tiny baby. Dad (alfred Smurthwaite) was with up part of the time. Leland came for a short stay at Christmas time.

          We returned to Holbrook in June 1931 (Josephine wearing corrective glasses) by train. We were glad to be home in Holbrook again. Margaret did not go back to teach school in Cal. until Sept. of 1934. In August of 1031 Josephine was baptized at the McNary Swimming pool by Leland. (He had to chase after her to catch her 1st though.) She was confirmed by Bishop O.C. Williams (he was also sheriff).

          We had many friends in Holbrook. The Udalls, Scott*, McLaughlin, Hatch, Dr. Gothard (Alfred chopped his toe nearly off- it was sewed on by Dr. Gothard), Shuster, Babbitt, Mr. Sheldon (principal), Hulet (josephine took piano lessons from Mrs. Hulet), Hewart, Greer, McCleve, Westover, Youngblood, Gardmen, Campbell, etc.

          Many hrs. and many wonderful days were spent in Snowflake, about 30 miles from Holbrook. Neal & Emma Heywood and their family and Dave and Maria Heywood & their family lived in Snowflake.

          While in Holbrook Josephine had mumps, whooping cough and chicken pox. Barbara had whooping cough, chicken pox, and measels [sic] (Alfred?).

          Leland was Sunday School Superintendant [sic], Margaret was the Primary President.

          On March 31, 1932 Margaret’s father, Alfred Smurthwaite died. The next day, April fools day, we left for Utah. Soon after the funeral in Wellsville, Utah we left to go back to Arizona. Josephine stayed in S.L.C. with Mother Smurthwaite, Mary and Harry until August.

          We lived, in Holbrook, close to the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest. We went camping and fishing in the White Mts. and in the Little Colorado River. Often we went on picnics with the Udalls.

          Margaret, along with doing other things, put on the musical Snow White and the Seven dwarfs.The whole town must have come to see it. (Dress rehersal [sic] day Alfred followed some horses & was finally found by the police.)

          Mary Heywood Lewis lived with us for about a year.

          On April 10, 1933 Richard Neal was born in Snowflake. Neal was the doctor and, again, Sister Campbell was the midwife.

          Leland was the President of the Rotary Club while we were in Holbrook.

          Richard was blessed July 2 1933 by his father.

          One exciting trip we made was to attend the Hopi Indian Rain Dance. It was clear and hot on the way there. On the way back it was rainy and some roads were washed out. Once a year, Leland went to the Indian reservation with Neal to help with the health of the Indians, Leland fixing teeth.

          In the early summer of 1934 Leland, Margaret, Neal, Emma, Grandma Heywood left for the Century of Congress International Exposition in Chicago. This Exposition was celebrating Chicago’s 100th anniversary. They left in Uncle Neal’s car. In Salt Lake City they picked up Mary Smurthwaite.

          When They drove off Alfred cried and rolled around in the mud.

          A woman from St. Johns took care of the four children.

          Leland, Margaret and Mother Heywood returned in Holbrook driving a new car- as Essex.

          In Sept. 1934 Margaret and Josephine left Holbrook for Los Angeles, CA. Josephine went to the 6th grade at the Hoover Ave. School. Margaret taught at the Hooper Ave. School.

          We lived on Leeward Ave. with Mother Heywood, Velma Moten and Roy Moten.

          Leland stayed in Holbrook with Barbara, Alfred and Richard. Mrs. Youngblood took care of the little ones during the fay.

          That Thanksgiving Leland, the 3 children, Mrs. Youngblood and her daughter spent that day with us on Leeward Ave. The next day, Friday, Mrs Youngblood, her daughter, and Josephine went to Catalina Island. The following day the travelers from Ariz. started on the long trip back.

          Margaret and Josephine spent Christmas of 1934 in Holbrook with the family.

          Spring of 1935 Leland moved with 3 children and their few possessions to Mesa, Arizona where he started his dental practice.

          In June of the same year Margaret and Josephine arrived at their home (red brick house on Mesa Drive) in Mesa. We belonged to the 2nd ward.

          These years were during the depression years. Times were hard. So Sept. 1935 Margaret left again to teach in California. This time she left alone to live with Velma. While here in Ariz. Mother Heywood, Ella Kvist and Roy came to live with Leland and his & Margaret’s four children.

          Margaret taught again at Hooper Ave. School. Martha Van Egen taught there also and Myra Nelson was the principal. Margaret and Velma lived in a little apt. on Southerland St. Leland came to visit at least one time during the year sporting a red mustache. He left without it. Leland had burned his hand and was unable to practice dentistry for a while.

          Christmas that year was spent in Mesa. Velma and Margaret coming from Los Angeles.

          April 1936 Velma and Margaret came to Mesa for Easter.

          In June Margaret came home and Mother Heywood, Ella Kvist and Roy Moten returned to Los Angeles. About a month before arriving home to the Red Brick house on Mesa Drive, Margaret sent home a set of China, crystal and a service of eight of silver.

          Margaret returned to Los Angeles as principal of Hooper Ave. School in Sept. of 1936. She lived with Mother Heywood, Velma and Roy. An Indian (Apache) sort of took care of the children while Leland worked for a while. Then a young girl names Clara (age 16) came to take care of the house and children.

          Margaret came home to Mesa Drive at Christmas time. Sometime in January of the year 1937 Leland moved the family to the house they were to live in for many years- 40 East 1st Street. There they belonged to the 1st ward in Mesa. In Feb of 1937 Mother Heywood died. She was buried in Thatcher, Arizona beside her husband. Those of her family from Calif. and Arizona attended the funeral in Thatcher.

          April of 1937 Margaret spent the Easter holiday in Mesa. When she returned to Los Angeles she took Barbara with her.

          About a month before Margaret and Barbara were to come home, Jenny Baker came to take care of Alfred and Richard and clean the house so it would be nice when Margaret came home. She usually left when Josephine came home from school, about 4:30 P.M.

          Margaret and Barbara came home sometime in the middle of June. Shortly after they got home a large truck arrived with new furniture for out little 3 bedroom house on 40 E. 1st St. Margaret had bought the furniture in L.A.

          Uncle Dave & Aunt Marie had moved from Snowflake to Phoenix.

          Holidays were spent with Dave and Marie Heywood and family.

          In August of 1937 Paul, their oldest boy was very ill. Margaret, Leland and Josephine went to visit them in Phoenix. Barbara, Alfred and Richard were left home because of the seriousness of Paul’s illness. He died while we were there.

          (In 1st ward 1937- Barbara performed-gave two readings. Thats when Margaret met Mable & Grant and they became best of friends.)

          In Sept of 1937 Barbara was in the 3rd grade, Alfred was in the 1st grade and Josephine was a Freshman in Mesa Highschool [sic]. Richard was 4 years old and Margaret’s delight. Richard made friends with everyone in the neighborhood. He spent alot [sic] of his free time visiting Miss Bert, a little old maid. Also, getting acquainted with Dr. Trinball. Richard was always asking “Why?”

          Leland was already in the Rotary Club and Margaret joined the Women’s Club. As far as church was concerned Leland was ymmia [Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association] president, and Margaret was Jr. Sunday School Coordinator.

          After church was over in the evening, many evenings were spent playing bridge with Grant & Mable Macdonald.

          Special friends were the Macdonalds, Kallians, Reeds, De. Kents, Meldrims, Taylors, Shepherds, Werners. We had many good times together.

          Jenny Baker helped with the house work, washing and ironing.

          Thanksgiving was spent at uncle Dave and Aunt Marie’s house in Phoenix. Christmas was spent with Uncle Dave’s family in Mesa with us.

          As mentioned before, these were the depression days. Every other Friday Leland went to Phoenix to do dental work for the state welfare program. He was given $100.00 each time he went, but he came home feeling low because the people getting their teeth fixed did not express any thankfulness for having their work done free.

          Margaret made all of Josephine and Barbara’s clothes. Many times fixing “hand me down” clothes.

          Sept. 1938 Margaret went to school at Tempe State Teachers College. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Education [ May 13, 1939].

          Alfred was baptized July 2, 1938 in the Arizona Temple.

          March 3, 1940 Leland was ordained a High Priest and was called to the High Council, Maricopa Stake (served 16 years).

          June of 1940 Josephine was sent to Los Angeles to study music. In July Margaret went to L.A. for a couple of weeks to visit Velma.

          May of 1941 Josephine graduated from highschool [sic]. In August Margaret, Josephine, Barbara, Alfred and Richard drove to S.L.C. for the first visit for a long, long time. There was also the Brown Family Reunion in S.L.C.

          July 5, 1942 Alfred was ordained a Deacon by Leland Heywood 1st ward.

          Sept 1942 Margaret started teaching at the Mesa Union High School. She took Lois Wendell’s place teaching Freshman English. Harvey L. Taylor was the Superintendant [sic]. Later Rulan Shepherd was the Superintendant [sic].

          The last of July all but Leland went to SLC. The Brown reunion this time was in Wellsville. Josephine went home to help Leland at the office. Spet. Josephine went to school at the BYU. Coming home at Christmas and again in March to get new clothes for spring.

          Summer of 1943 Leland, Margaret, Barbara, Al & Rich went to L.A. to visit (Josephine was already there). They visited with Velma, Martha & Charles, Aunt Ella & Paul also Bob & Sylvia in San Clemnte [sic].

          Oct. 1943 Josephine called (telephone) to say she was getting married in a week as her intended would have a week off about then. Margaret said come home you’ll get married the 17th (Jim had to be in camp the 19th) Margaret had ordered the announcement by the time Josephine get off the bus in Mesa. Next day she was fitted for a wedding dress by Mrs. Eleanor Brown. Photographs were taken & new clothes bought in Phoenix. The groom arrived the 12th of Oct. He stayed at the Macdonalds.

          Mother Smurthwaite and Sam arrived minutes before the ceremony. THe ceremony was delayed for at least 1/2 hr. while they got ready- Charles Gunnel, Margaret’s cousin sang.

Prime Thornton Coleman Sr. (1831-1905) Journal 1879

(Prime Thornton Coleman Sr. is the great grandfather of the contributor, Richard N. Heywood)

Journal by Prime Thornton Coleman Sr.

 January 1st 1879 to December 3rd 1879

January - 1879

          Doing various chores.

February - 1879

          Cold, bad weather. Commenced log stable work. Three days mending shoes, oiling harnesses. Made two trips to Orderville with Mr. Jacobs. Commenced dairy, worked one day.

[March - 1879]

Saturday, 16: Benjamin Platt returned 3rd. Received a letter from T.C. Johnson and from E. Owens. Working in shop making nails, fixing wagon brake, fixing garden rake, making band for fork. Failed to weld band.

Sunday, 17: Spent the morning at home, in the afternoon went to Bro. Robinson’s, attended Sunday School.

Monday, 18: Making nails, hinge latch and catch for stable door. In afternoon hung stable door. Went to Bro. Robinson’s, stayed all night.

Tuesday, 19: Came home, pulled down some scaffoling. Hewed out two single-trees. Put rivet in fork. Commenced covering stable. Afternoon in covering stable. Benny burnt coal.

Wednesday, 20: Cut some pieces before breakfast for harrow. Work on stable forenoon. Afternoon, cleared up pieces and trash. 4 o’clock started out after some deer. Got none. Prime, Willard drawing poles and wood from the corral. Borrowed one front quarter of beef from Bro. Robinson, 94 lbs. weight.

Thursday, 21: Went before breakfast to look at the plow land. Too wet to plow. Work on stable forenoon. Part of afternoon making stable and boxes. Balance of day turning water under bridge. Made a shelf for putting flowers on. Benny helping to haul dirt to throw on stable and turn the water under bridge, tending coal pit.

Friday, 22: Mending boots before breakfast. Cloudy and stormy during day. Cleaning and piling manure, Benny the same. Etta had a chill last night. Make two hooks to hang my gun with.

Saturday, 23: Made a mop stick. Piled out some slabs for fence, by the help of Willard. Hauled up pieces of fire wood. Benny piled manure. Afternoon we hauled 1 load chips and one load of soil for bridge, also one load of manure. Found the land too wet to continue. Benny went and turned off the water that was spoiling our road to the field. Stayed over night at R.S. Robinson’s. Etta had a heavy fever.

Sunday, 24: Devoted the morning reading in the Apocrypha. In the afternoon attended Sunday School. Returned home in the evening in a shower of rain which continued for three quarters of an hour.

Monday, 25: Working in shop at sundries. Benny drawed 6 loads manure. Snowing, has all appearances of continuing all night. Levanger commenced work today. Spliced plow beam.

Tuesday, 26: Mended Carpenter’s boot before breakfast. Working in shop balance of day. Benny took out some coal in forenoon, grubbing in afternoon.

Wednesday, 27: (Indisposed) Working in shop. Went and laid off two lands for plowing. Benny grubbing.

Thursday, 28: Snow fell about 3 inches last night. Storming all day, very cold this evening. Fixing forge this forenoon. Made a plain bit for Levanger. Fixing plow beam this afternoon. Benny helping today. Rec’d two letters from Cainnan. Second one directed to Bro. Robinson and left bearing date March 22.

Friday, 29: Went down to R.S. Robinson’s early in the morning. Took breakfast there. On my way back saw W. Roundy. Bought 22 cwt. at $25 per ton to be paid on Cainnan herd. Working in shop during the day. In the evening went to Robinson’s and stayed all night. Etta had a high fever until about nine o’clock. Benny worked in shop and hauled one load of hay. Storming at times during the day.

Saturday, 30: Took Breakfast at R.S. Robinson’s. Etta some better this morning. Worked in shop all day. Benny hauled one load hay in the morning. Grinding tools in the afternoon. Storming a little all day. Wrote two letters this evening. One to K. C. Johnson. One to Evan Owens, Wellesville, Cash Valley.

Sunday, 31: Went to Post Office, brought back the mail. Took dinner with Bro. C. Elder. Called at Bro. Robinson’s, took supper there. Etta had a heavy fever.

April - 1879

Monday, 1: Throwing dirt from under the porch for about two hours. Sharpened a plow for Roundy. Mended wash board, fixed a grub hoe in the forenoon, Benny grubbing in the forenoon. Afternoon started plowing. Grubbing on carrot patch 3 hours. Benny drawed one load of brush from plow land. Levanger made harrow frame.

Tuesday, 2: Put in harrow teeth, made one tooth. Bolted on iron to pull by. Afternoon burnt some brush on carrot patch, measured some plough lands. Bro. Robinson brought Emma and Etta home this afternoon, borrowed my plow. Rec’d by Robinson some plants and shrubs from Bro. Oakly, lower Kanab. Benny plowed this forenoon, grubbed in afternoon. Etta little better today.

Wednesday, 3: Up at 5 o’clock. Put blue vitral on the wheat to sow at the rate of 1 lb. to 8 or 10 bus wheat in 24 qts of water. Sowed one acre and a quarter of wheat at about 1 1/2 bus to the acre. Plowed a piece for the garden. Afternoon loaded one load of manure. Prepared some pie plant, went to Rush Kanyon for cultivator. Dug up some parsnips. Loaded part of load of manure besides sundries. Etta much better today. Benny grubbing this forenoon. Plowing in the afternoon.

Thursday, 4: Working in garden planting seeds, carrots and beets. Set out some strawberry and horse radish. Bro. Elder and three of his boys came here according to agreement. Went to look at the work to be done. Agreed to grub one acre and a fourth for fifteen dollars and board. Settled with Elder De sundry articles $24.60. Benny plowing. Prime and Willard helping in the garden.

Friday, 5: Borrowed oxen from Roundy to harrow. Prime and Willard harrowed and carried off brush from one and fourth acres. Sowed 2 1/2  acres wheat. Grubbed half day. Benny plowing. Carpenter commenced putting up boarding under porch.

Saturday, 6: Up during the night for 2 hours. Etta had violent pains all night. Sprinkled vitral on wheat to sow. Sowed two thirds of an acre. Prime and Willard harrowed with oxen about 2 acres of land forenoon. Plowed garden ground afternoon. Planted garden seeds, onions, cabbage, beets and turnips. Spent 2 hours making terrace in front of porch. Benny grubbing 1/2 day. Plowing and harrowing. Went in the afternoon and brought from the pit a load of coal. Willard went to Bro. Robinson’s for currants for Etta. Bro. Elder finished the 1 1/2 acres about 3 o’clock. Took another piece for $4.00 and finished that and started home agreed to come again on Wednesday and grub two acres.

Sunday, 7: Fine morning. Spent forenoon reading and walking about. Bro. Robinson and wife came to visit us. Stayed until eight o’clock. Had a pleasant visit. Bro. and Sister Levanger made a short visit. Etta some better this evening.

Monday, 8: Etta very restless all night. Heavy pains. Gathering brush and burning the same from plowed land. Benny plowing, Heywood also. Very windy and cold. Sent a note to Bro. Robinson to come this evening, that Etta was worse and bring consecrated oil with him. He came about six o’clock. Administered to her and anointed her.

Tuesday, 9: Very cold during the night. Windy all day and cold. Burning brush all day. Benny plowing. Heywood broke plow beam. Bro. Robinson and myself was up from one o’clock. Emma slept. Etta rested toward morning. Better through the day, taking some lobelia this morning.

Wednesday, 10: Sowed three and third acres wheat. Went to work on plow beam balance of day. Benny harrowing all day. Heywood bought 10 bus of potatoes from Bro Robinson that Emma sewed for. Etta all right to-day.

Thursday, 11: Fixed lead bar before breakfast. Went to Rush Kanyon to lay off some land to plow. Afternoon grubbed for about 2 hours. Fixed the plow and made a nest for geese. Benny plowing all day. 1 1/2 acres.

Friday, 12: Sowed about 2 1/2 acres of barley in Rush Kanyon and thrashed out some barley with flail. Sowed 3/4 acres this afternoon. Dug some parsnips and onions. Benny harrowing and cultivating.

Saturday, 13: Very windy and cold. Cutting potato sets and sundry jobs. Benny plowing forenoon. Still windy and cold.

Sunday, 14: Stormy during the night and during the day. Spent the day in reading and conversing at home.

Monday, 15: Stormed all night. Blowing a heavy gale. Snowing all day. The worst storm I remember for years. Mending Emma’s shoes all day. John Alger came here about 3 o’clock. His team gave out. He left his wife at Pipe Springs.

Tuesday, 16: Snow fell during the night about 15 inches. Stormed until noon. Shoe making this forenoon. Made 7 rings for halters in the afternoon.

Wednesday, 17: Morning fine. Working repairing washer. Made some nails. Furnished John Alger a horse to help bring his family that he had left at the Springs, this side 2 miles of Pipe Springs. Benny doing sundries.

Friday, 19: Working in blacksmith shop. Benny getting posts ready for corral. David Lee came to see us.

Saturday, 20: Working in shop. Snowing all day. Benny doing choars.

Sunday, 21: Bro Robinson and sons made us a visit in the morning, to dinner with us. I accompanied Bro Robinson to his house, took supper with the family. Met Bro. Charles Pulsipher there, had an agreeable time, returned home about nine o’clock.

Monday, 22: Working in ship making nails and sundries. Sent Prime and Willard with letters to the Post Office, Benny helping in shop until noon. Boring posts and fitting them together.

Tuesday, 23: Working in shop forenoon. Afternoon went to Rush Kanyon, brought the plows down to put in potatoes. Benny boring pieces for gates and digging post holes. J. Alger and wife arrived about noon.

Wednesday, 24: Working at corral forenoon. Afternoon cutting potatoes. Benny worked at corral - grubbing. Heywood and John Alger went with four horses to bring Alger’s wagon, arrived about sundown.

Thursday, 25: John Alger commenced grubbing. Putting in garden seeds forenoon. Afternoon worked for 2 hours at garden, Benny grubbing and piling trash. Let Roundy have 205 lbs cheese for grain.

Friday, 26: Planting potatoes until about 4 o’clock. Went to Roundy’s, bought 3 sacks of barley 343 lbs. Also a wagon bed full of hay from Roundy. Benny plowing for potatoes, evening, grubbing.

Saturday, 27: Sowing barley in Rush Kanyon. Finished by one o’clock. Prime harrowed. Emma and Francelle came to us with ax and other implements to get some trees to set out at the house. Afternoon, sowed some barley in lower field. Finished the land begun for potatoes. Benny grubbing forenoon on Allen Claim. Afternoon, planting potatoes. J. Alger grubbing on headland. Emma and Francelle set out some currant slips. Benny brought some hay from Roundy.

Sunday, 28: After breakfast took a ride for 3 hours, returned in time for dinner. Afternoon attended Sunday School at Bro. Robinson’s. Took supper there and had a good time. At home in the evening, singing and music.

Monday, 29: Cutting potatoes for three hours. Burning brush 2 hours. Afternoon planting potatoes. Benny grubbing this morning, afternoon plowing for potatoes. Prime and Willard working gathering brush and planting potatoes.

Tuesday, 30: Finished planting potatoes, forenoon. Cleaning and grubbing brush, afternoon. Benny hauling manure afternoon.

May - 1879

Wednesday, 1: Planted some beet and carrot seed. Afternoon grubbing and I cleared up some brush. Benny hauling manure all day. Prime harrowed potato land, Willard helped me.

Thursday, 2: Mending boots for John Alger. Went to Bro Robinson’s this evening to borrow a wagon. He let me have two bushels potatoes -- early rose. Benny hauled manure until noon, afternoon hauling poles and posts from J.H. Lee’s place.

Friday, 3: Concluded to go fishing, arrived at Mammouth Creek about noon. On the way down the river caught some small fish for break’t. J. Robinson killed a duck, too poor to eat, had been previously wounded. Took out our fishing tackel. Levanger caught one very nice trout weighed about 5 lbs. I caught one small trout, no bites. About four o’clock we started down to the lower end of Panquitch Co-op field . Heywood caught 3 small fish. Started back again to Mammouth Creek. Very cold during the night. The boys that remained on Mammouth Creek caught some very fine trout.

Saturday, 4: Struck out early this morning -- early. We caught a few. After breakfast all went again, some went up the Creek for three miles but with little success, the water being to high and riley. Stayed here until about three and started home. Bro Lavanger and two of the boys remained to try their luck until Sunday.

Sunday,5: Went up to a spring in the upper meadow set some water cress that Etta brought from Mammouth Creek. Bro Robinson’s family came here to Sunday School. Bro Robinson being unwell remained at home. Benny came home bringing a few fish. W. Loomis from Pioche arrived here about 5 o’clock.

Monday, 6: After breakfast had a conversation with W. Loomis for about one hour. He started down to Panguitch. Spread manure until eleven o’clock, cut potatoes to plant. Afternoon helped to load one load of manure, repaired some fence in lower meadow for about two hours, cut potatoes the balance of the day. Benny spreading manure forenoon, afternoon plowing.

Tuesday, 7: Working on corral and repairing fence. Benny spreading manure, hauled two loads manure. Plowing balance of day.

Wednesday, 8: Work on the corral, plowed about 2 hours, Benny the same. Heywood returned from Panguitch about noon. Had a call by the Assessor, took an inventory of property.

Thursday, 9: Putting up corral fence about 2 1/2 hours, Benny the same. Worked at corral in afternoon, Benny the same. Heywood and Prime started to Clarkston to get some cows and horses. Susey sick today taking an emetic tonight. Spent one hour at Alger’s.

Friday, 10: Went to Rush Kanyon, plowed and sowed some for barley. Benny laid off land for watering. Went and brought a load of wood. Afternoon made a calf gate, repaired some fence in lower meadow. Benny grubbing. Bro. W. Maxwell, wife and two daughters arrived about four o’clock. Bought 308 lbs oats from H. Roundy.

Saturday, 11: Harnessed the team, started to field to lay off the wheat and barley land for watering. Benny laid off while I piled and burnt brush and grubbed until noon. J. Alger used oxen and wagon drawing brush from land. Bro Maxwell started to Panguitch this morning. Loaned him old John to ride. Afternoon, hewed a pole for gate and morticed the same, about four hours. Benny started to Clarkeston about 2 o’clock.

Sunday, 12: Paid a visit to Bro Robinson. Afternoon attended Sunday School. Bro Robinson gave some explanation on the revelations that were read. Neal Jr. was taken with hoarseness and sore throat. Brought 2 bus potatoes from Bro Robinson’s.

Monday, 13: Cut some potato sets until ten o’clock with the help of Willard. We planted until we finished the land about 4 o’clock. Spent 2 hours on gate.

Tuesday, 14: Went with J. Alger to look at the fence to be repaired, he agreed to do the job at the price that I had taken it for which is 75¢ per rod. Shelled some corn to plant. Went to planting by the help of Willard. Finished the corn. Boys returned from Clarkston with cows and a beef steer. Killed and hung the quarters. J. Alger received 70 lbs flour and 5 1/2 cheese. Neal Jr. much better this evening.

Wednesday, 15: Planting potatoes. Bro Maxwell with B.I. Riddle who was traveling through this part to purchase cattle, he had some merchandise also. I bought to the amount of $18.20. He started to Clarckston about 4 P.M. Benny and boys planting potatoes. Bro Robinson’s boys and girls spending the evening with us.

Thursday, 16; Laid off and dug on the foundation of Buck Room for about 1 1/2 hours, went up to where J. Alger was repairing fence, found him making a good job. Mr. Maxwell and family started about 10 o’clock. Finished planting potatoes on that land cleared of brush from potato land and harrowed until noon with Benny and boys. Afternoon had a few sets left, went and planted them, also some beans until about 3 o’clock. Worked on gate until 6 o’clock. Benny pulled up posts from old corral.

Friday,17: Snow on the ground this morning about 2 in. deep, very cold. Worked in shop all day, Benny helping.

Saturday, 18: Spent the forenoon working in the shop finishing the riging for plowing. Benny helping. Afternoon went to try breaking some sod land at the foot of the pines with three horses, did not succeed.

Sunday, 19: Went over to office. Afternoon attended Sunday School at home.

Monday, 20: Rained during the night, a little stormy all day, mowing this evening. Worked in the shop until about 11 o’clock, Bro. Robinson came up to level the water ditch. We then forced some irons and wood for level. After dinner went and leveled the ditch. Stormed all the time we were at work. Carpenter commenced working at window frames. Benny doing choars.

Tuesday, 21: Working in the shop, Benny helping. Fixed nechyke for J. Alger. Carpenter made some stools, glued some chairs. Stormy and cold all day. Richard Robinson brought a notice of stock drive.

Wednesday, 22: Made sills for gate, put Bleach in the Ox wagon, made a ring and other jobs. Bro. J. Riddle called about 11 o’clock A M, took dinner with us and started for home. Afternoon set up big gate, helped to finish another. Benny working pulling up posts and boreing. Also went and cut some oak for pins. J. Alger used the oxen and wagon all day.

Thursday, 23: Helping Carpenter to clear the floor over dairy room, laid off the places for digging post holes, draged poles, put fastening for gate, started to try the plowing but failed, Benny working at corral and other jobs.

Friday, 24: Working at corral and helping Carpenter, Benny the same. Bro Maxwell called, took dinner with us.

Saturday, 25: Working on corral. Afternoon finished corral about three o’clock. Helped to finish gate. Benny working at corral and getting out gate stocks. Sent over to saw mill for a yoke oxen from Semon to help in plowing.

Sunday, 26: Went to Bro. R.S. Robinson’s brought some cows that the Co-op had left for me, spent the ballance of day reading.

Monday, 27: Went to plow, worked until noon, brought the plow down, fixed it. Worked putting a gate together about three hours. Benny plowing forenoon, afternoon doing sundrys.

Tuesday, 28: Plowing, sent team to R.S. Robinson’s and borrowed one bunch of shingles.

Wednesday, 29: Sharpened the plow. Then went to plowing. Prime brought up our dinner. Harrowed in the afternoon with the horses.

Thursday, 30: Plowing forenoon, finished the land. Plowed out the water ditch, broke the spear of the plow. Sowed some oats for Benny to harrow. Afternoon harrowing with two yoke of oxen. Benny working on the water ditch.

Friday, 31: Harrowed until noon, Benny worked on water ditch. Heywood returned from the drive. Afternoon, plowed a road around the point above the old houses and they plowed on the new water ditch. Benny helped for about one hour then went to finish ditch. Heywood helped until night.

June - 1879

Saturday, 1: Worked on dugway until noon, Benny and Heywood also. Afternoon, myself and Heywood put up the ballanced gate and some fence. Benny went for a load of wood. Found the sow and her pigs dead.

Sunday, 2: After breakfast rode up the Kanyon to look at the meadows. Afternoon attended Sunday School at R.S. Robinson’s. Benny helped some cattle dealers to take their cattle to Lytle place.

Monday, 3: Plowed a piece of land for Levanger to plant potatoes. Finished at noon. Sister Robinson came about eleven o’clock to make a visit. Afternoon plowed a furrow to mark out the ditch. Helped a little to clean out the old ditch, Benny worked in ditch all day to bring the water to the grain.

Tuesday, 4: Worked on ditch, plowed and cleaned out. Benny all day on ditch. J. Alger and Heywood broke two points off the plow. A grey horse came here this morning evidently going to his old range.

Wednesday, 5: Worked on water ditch, Benny and J. Alger the same.

Thursday, 6: Went and turned some water in the ditch, Benny commenced watering. Between ten and eleven commenced raining hard, got wet through. Worked in shop in afternoon. Fixed R. Robinson’s bridle worth fifty cents but made no charge.

Friday, 7: Took up the milk pipe and cleaned it out. Afternoon went to Robinson’s to bring some Co-op cows home. J. Emett came up with us. Benny cleaning off the willows and brush from the meadow.

Saturday, 8: Fixed butter box. Boys helped Emett to mark and brand Co-op calves. Plowed and cleaned out a short piece of ditch to carry the water from the farm land. Afternoon cleaned up around the back part of the house. Heywood repaired some fence on the lower meadow. J. Emett returned last night.

Sunday,9: At home. Took a little strole up the Kanyon. Reading and sleeping.

Monday, 10: Dug up and hauled posts to fix fence. Fixed water pipe and doing various chores through the day. Benny cleaning meadow half day.

Tuesday, 11: Repairing the wagon and doing various jobs. Benny irrigating the wheat.

Wednesday, 12: Started to St. George by way of Orderville. Put up with Bro. W.B. Maxwell’s family.

Thursday, 13: Started from Orderville about 7 o’clock, very warm through the day. Camped about 10 miles from Short Creek.

Friday, 14: Started at 4 o’clock A.M. took breakfast at Short Creek, watered at Workman’s. drove on to the foot of Hurricane Hill. Horses very uneasy, got up about twelve o’clock, followed them about a mile towards the Virgin.

Saturday, 15: Started at four o’clock, arrived at Silver Reaf about seven o’clock, disposed of my butter to Sultan at Sixty cts. per role, done some trading. Started about 4 o’clock, arrived at Washington at 8 o’clock, put my team up at Nielsen’s.

Sunday, 16: Started after breakfast, arrived at St. George about 8 o’clock, attended meeting twice, put up with D.H. Cannon. Met Bro. B. Knell at Cannon’s.

Monday, 17: Spent the day getting some things for dairy purposes and chatting. Took breakfast and dinner with J. Andrus.

Tuesday, 18: Started to Washington arrived about 10 o’clock A.M. Spent the day gathering some fruit and other chores. Put up my team at Bro Nielsen’s.

Wednesday, 19: Started for Silver Reef, arrived there 9 A.M. remained there until 15 minutes to four. Took lunch with W. Sultan, camped that night about 6 miles the other side of Workman’s.   Found father Workman very sick, did not think he would last very long. Gave him some port wine.

Thursday, 20: Drove to Cainnan Ranch, took breakfast there. Sister Andrus wanted to get breakfast for us. She had just arrived there the evening previous. I told her we were better able to get our own grub. Went to Short Creek, nooned there, saw J. Andrus there gathering stock for --- said he would be at Upper Kanab by the 3rd of July with cows. Camped about two miles from Winsor Castle.

Friday, 21: Arrived at the Castle about five o’clock, watered the team, filled our kegs with water, drove out about six miles, took some refreshments, then drove on to Lower Kanab. Called at Lyman Hamblin’s. Dinner being ready, we sat down and partook. Called at Bro Crosby’s, stayed about one hour, camped about 8 miles up the Kanyon.

Saturday, 22: Started at three o’clock, drove to the head of the Kanyon, took breakfast, arrived home about 12 o’clock. Lost two fork handles. Spent the ballance of the day looking at the crop, fence and putting up some cloth overhead.

Sunday, 23: Took a strole up the kanyon. Meeting at Bro Robinson’s. Nephi Johnson preached. I did not go, had a head ache.

Monday, 24: Made casing and hung the shutter to cheese room. Afternoon went over to C. Pulsipher’s to look at his cheese vat.

Tuesday, 25: Watering in Rush Kanyon. Benny watering in lower field.

Wednesday, 26: Watering in Rush Kanyon. Benny watering in lower field. Went to R.S. Robinson’s in the evening, castrated some pigs.

Thursday, 27: Watering in Rush Kanyon. Banny in lower field. Went to R.S. Robinson’s in the evening.

Friday, 28: Watering in Rush Kanyon. Benny watering in lower field. Bro Charles Pulsipher came here to look at the cheese vat, took dinner with us, had a good chat, looked around at the improvements and crops.

Saturday, 29: Watering in Rush Kanyon. Benny watering in lower field, finished watering the wheat, turned off the water in Rush Kanyon.

Sunday, 30: Went to Sunday School held at Bro C. Pulsipher’s with the family. Rec’d twelve cows and calves from J. Lee.

July - 1879

Monday, 1: Working in shop repairing wagon tongue, and other things, fixed a bridle bit for J. Lee. Benny watering in Rush Kanyon, finished.

Tuesday, 2: Plowing water ditch to potatoes and around the end of fence to come back in field, Benny helping. Afternoon, Benny making ditch and watering. Afternoon, hoed for one hour in garden then went to R.S. Robinson’s to receive some cows from J. Andrus. Andrus came up with me, stayed all night.

Wednesday, 3: Andrus stayed until after dinner, then went to R.S. Robinson’s. We looked around at the fences and land and so forth. I pulled down some posts in corral. Benny went and watered turnip patch, fixed some fence in upper meadow. Afternoon went with Etta to the mill to engage a Mexican to make music for the Fourth.

Thursday, 4: Went with J. Andrus to see C. Pulsipher to look at cheese vat and make arrangements for the same. In the evening had a dance and picknic, all went off well.

Friday, 5: Doing chores and had a sleep in the day, in the afternoon attending to calves and cows. Benny watering barley in lower field.

Saturday, 6: Doing chores, making wagon tongue for big wagon, attending to calves and cows. Benny finished watering barley. About 10 o’clock went and helped Roundy to raise the barn ballance of day.

Sunday, 7: Took small vat to C. Pulsipher’s and brought the large one back again, got home about 2 o’clock. Went up the Kanyon to get the cows.

Monday, 8: Repairing wagon forenoon, Benny helping. Afternoon, went with Willard to get the cows.

Tuesday, 9: Hoeing in the garden. Benny watering. Afternoon, went with Willard to get the cows.

Saturday, 13: Helping Emma to start to Orderville, sent the plows to be repaired, sent 13 roles of butter to Orderville to pay the Blacksmith and for washboards. Worked in the garden until dinner, then went for the cows. Benny watering.

Sunday, 14: Watered turnip patch, pulled some beets for greens. Gathered the cows in the afternoon. David Lee and James Clarke arrived from Clarkston.

Monday, 15: Doing chores, Benny working on water ditch. Afternoon, clearing up back yard.

Tuesday, 16: Plowing and cleaning water ditch from Rush Kanyon to intercept main ditch. Benny helping. David Lee and J. Clarke started home.

Wednesday, 17: Went and repaired the fence on upper claim, Benny the same and J. Alger.

Thursday, 18: Watering in lower field, Benny the same. J. Alger working at stackyard.

Friday, 19: Watering forenoon. Afternoon working at cheese press. Benny watering. J. Alger at yard and repairing fence that had fell down.

Saturday, 20: Working at Stackyard and press. About nine o’clock at night wife’s canaries arrived from Orderville. J. Alger working at stackyard.

Sunday, 21: Attended meeting at Bro Robinson’s.

Monday, 22: Finished the stackyard fence. Benny watering, and clearing up the stackyard. J. Alger working on stackyard.

Tuesday, 23: Clearing up the stackyard and watering potatoes. Benny plowing the potatoes. J. Alger hauling manure and poles out of stackyard.

Wednesday, 24: Watering potatoes. In the evening went to R.S. Robinson’s, family spent the day in recreation.

Thursday, 25: Watering and pulling weeds, set in two head gates. Benny the same. J. Alger finished hauling manure from stackyard. Afternoon, repaired fence.

Friday, 26: Watering wheat, Benny also. J. Alger plowing potatoes and pulling weeds.

Saturday, 27: Watering wheat, Benny the same. J. Alger plowing potatoes.

Sunday, 28: Watering barley and corn and other stuff. Benny watering until about 2 o’clock.

Monday, 29: Watering in the garden and barley in Rush Kanyon, Benny hoeing corn. Afternoon fixing hay rake and other chores. J. Alger plowing corn until about 3 o’clock.

Tuesday, 30: Watering barley in Rush Kanyon, Benny hoeing corn. Afternoon raking hay. J. Alger went to Orderville, took W. Maxwell home.

Wednesday, 31: Watering in Rush Kanyon, Benny working in the hay.

August - 1879

Thursday, 1: Watering in Rush Kanyon, Benny hoeing corn. Afternoon, raking  hay in upper meadow. J. Alger returned from Orderville. D.J. Lee came and stayed all night.

Friday, 2: Watering potatoes and doing various jobs. Afternoon, the same. Benny and J. Alger hauling hay.

Saturday, 3: Went up to middle meadow to locate a place to stack hay, helped to pitch one load, came back, attended to watering the potatoes. Benny and J. Alger hauled hay. E. Pomeroy arrived from Salt River, Arizona.

Sunday, 4: At home all day.

Monday, 5: Went over to the saw mill, brought about 500 feet of lumber. Benny brought a load of slats with 2 yoke of oxen.

Tuesday, 6: Worked on hog pen, Elij also. Benny getting up hay.

Wednesday, 7: Worked on pig pen until noon. Elig the same. Benny grubbing hay land. Afternoon, hauling hay in upper meadow, Elig and Benny helping.

Thursday, 8: Forenoon, finished the hay in upper meadow, hauled poles to fence it, Elig helping, Benny raking hay. Afternoon, hauling hay, Benny and Elig helping.

Friday, 9: Commenced digging cellar. Benny fenced the hay. Afternoon, drawed one small load of hay, worked on cellar - Elij and Heywood. I worked putting in the wagon tounge. J. Alger went for lumber, drawed 777 feet, worked the oxen.

Saturday, 10: Working in shop until noon. Elig and Benny working on cellar. afternoon, hauling hay.

Sunday, 11: At home in the morning. Went to meeting held at R.S. Robinson’s. Missionaries from Cedarville.

Monday, 12: Working cutting and piling pickiting, forenoon. Afternoon in shop. Elig working on cellar. Benny fixed water ditch and hauled a load of wood.

Tuesday, 13: Doing various jobs. Benny and Lig went with ox and horse team for logs for cellar.

Wednesday, 14: Helping Emma to start to Washington. Went to R.S. Robinson’s borrowed eleven and one half lbs shingle nails. Elig and Benny went with two teams for slabs and lumber, amount of lumber 737 feet.

Thursday, 15: Working on cellar. Elig the same, Benny hauled 1 load of slabs with ox team.

Friday, 16: Working on cellar until noon then went in afternoon to R.S. Robinson’s, by invitation of Sunday School Superintendant Pres’t. Elig worked on cellar about three hours then went to meeting.

Saturday, 17: Spent the morning visiting with Bro Frost. Afternoon, worked on cellar. Elig worked all day on cellar, Benny hauled 1 load of slabs with ox team.

Sunday, 18: Spent the day at home, had Sunday School here.

Monday, 19: Forenoon, took some cheese and butter to Robinson’s. Afternoon, working in garden. Benny and Elig helping B. Roundy to harvest.

Tuesday, 20: Worked on cellar for about 2 hours, Elig the same. Ballance of day in shop. Benny drawed load of slabs with ox team.

Wednesday, 21: Worked on cellar, Benny the same.

Thursday, 22: Worked in shop all day, Elig helping. Benny worked on cellar half day.

Friday, 23: Working in shop forenoon. Elig and Benny scraping corral. Working on Cellar afternoon.

Saturday, 24: Working on cellar, Benny the same. Elig went to mill with grist. J. Alger returned from Dixie. Gave credit for trip $20.00 dollars.

Sunday, 25: Spent the day at home, attended Sunday School here.

Monday, 26: Went up the Kanyon, drove the dry cows above the Lee fence. Afternoon, doing various chores. Elig and Benny helping B. Roundy to harvest. J. Alger drawed one load of slabs with ox team.

Tuesday, 27: Forenoon, hauling hay, Benny and Lig the same. Afternoon, Elig making bridge across water ditch, myself and Benny harvesting barley. J. Alger drawed one of lumber for granary, 1153 feet.

Wednesday, 28: Harvesting barley, Elig and Benny the same. J. Alger hauled lumber 1201.

Thursday, 29: Harvesting barley until noon, Elig and Benny the same. Afternoon Elig and Benny worked on bridge. J. Alger hauled slabs 1 load with ox team.

Friday, 30: Piled up some lumber. Benny and I hauled one load of hay. Elig cutting around wheat and filling water ditches. Afternoon, I worked getting posts for granary, Benny and Elig worked on granary about two hours each. J. Alger worked half day on granary.

Saturday, 31: Harvesting wheat. Elig, Benny, J. Alger, B. Roundy helping.

September - 1879

Sunday, 1: Spent the day at Sunday School at R.S. Robinson’s and at home.

Monday, 2: Finished harvesting wheat about 4 o’clock, Elig, Benny, J.Alger, B. Roundy helping. Worked about three hours on granary.

Tuesday, 3: Worked in shop, Elig helping until about 3 o’clock. Spent about three hours on granary. Benny working on cellar half day pounding and settleing the dirt and filling up ballance of day doing various choars.

Wednesday, 4: Forenoon, working on the fence, Benny and Elig the same. Put a band on cheese press. Afternoon, cut barley in Rush Kanyon.

Thursday, 5: Cutting barley in Rush Kanyon - Elig, Beny, J. Alger, B. Roundy and his hand.

Friday, 6: Finished harvesting about 3 o’clock. Worked about two hours on fence, Benny and Elig helping.

Saturday, 7: Forenoon, put the gate together, Benny got the posts. Afternoon, put up the gate at Rush Kanyon, Elig cutting oats. Amount of barley threshed, 155 bus. Coleman’s share 55 bus 4 qts. Due Co-op one fourth 38 3/4 bus.

Sunday, 8: At home, had Sunday School here.

Monday, 9: Doing various chores. Benny and Elig commenced hauling grain. Bro. E. Snow and others made us a visit. Bro Snow gave instructions in regard to improvement he said for me to go to and put in the basement of the barn and give orders on Cainnan Winsor and Kanarak herds for hands to work.

Tuesday, 10: Went down to R.S. Robinson’s, had some more instructions from Bro Snow relative to improvements, came home and done chores. Beny and Elig hauling grain.

Wednesday, 11: Went over to shingle and saw mills, brought back two thousand shingles. Beny and Elig plowing grain.

Thursday, 12: Fixing to start south, loaded 304 lbs cheese, 46 lbs butter in the keg, butter in roles 56 lbs, 190 lbs potatoes.

Friday, 13: Started to St George.

Saturday, 14: Camped at Johnson (camped on Antelope Bench.)

Sunday, 15: Arrived at Silver Reef.

Tuesday, 17: At St George.

Thursday, 19: Elig went to Saw Mill, brought one load lumber 674 feet.

Saturday, 21: Elig drawed one load of slabs.

Tuesday, 24: Elig helped the carpenter on granary.

Wednesday, 25: Elig worked on fence, we arrived from St. George.

Thursday, 26: Put box in wagon wheel, put in axe handle, made wagon tounge. Elig worked on fence all day. Benny worked fence half day.

Friday, 27: Doing various choars, Beny and Elig putting up fence.

Saturday, 28: Putting up stackyard fence, Elig helping, Beny helping to shingle granary.

Sunday, 29: Attended Sunday School at R.S. Robinson’s.

Monday, 30: Doing various chores. Elig working on shed. Beny hauled one load of slabs with oxen.

October - 1879

Tuesday, 1: Repairing bellows, helping about the dairy. Beny hauled one load of slabs with oxen, Elig one load of slabs with horse team.

Wednesday, 2: Turned the cheese and put them to press. Fixed the forge. Afternoon worked about three hours on the bridge and granary. Beny worked on bridge cutting willows digging out channel to let the water pass. Elig hauled one load of posts.

Thursday, 3: Helping about cheese making. Working in shop. Elig cut and drawed one load of posts. Beny drawed one load slabs.

Friday, 4: Working in shop and helping about cheese. Elig drawed one load of posts. Beny drawed one load of slabs.

Saturday, 5: Working putting boarding in cellar, making mink rack. Elig and Beny filling in brush and drawing dirt for bridges.

Sunday, 6: Missionaries preached here.

Monday, 7: Working in cellar. Elig and Beny helping R.S. Robinson to thresh.

Tuesday, 8: Working in cellar, Elig and Benny helping R.S. Robinson to thrash until about 3 o’clock. Worked leveling up in front of granary about two hours.

Wednesday, 9: Working in cellar, Elig and Beny working gardening before granary, hauling adobies and sand.

Thursday, 10: Working in cellar until noon. Afternoon getting lumber ready for wagon bed. Elig and Beny helping Robinson thrash.

Friday, 11: Thrashing grain, Elig and Beny helping.

Saturday, 12: Thrashing grain, Elig and Beny helping. Finished amount of barley 101 1/2 Bus. Wheat 132 1/2               Wheat recieved by Shearers 1 1/2         Wheat due to Thrasher 9 1/2                  Barley [recieved by Shearers] 3 1/2        Barley [due to Thrasher] 12

Made a trade with Father Augh for the toll grain for cheese paying 146 1/2 lbs.

Sunday, 13: Attended to getting the cows and calves, the family went to Sunday School at R.S. Robinson’s.

Monday, 16: Working in the shop fixing wagon bed. Elig digging root cellar half day, ballance day doing various chores. Beny helping B. Roundy to thrash. Heywood worked at building furnace.

Tuesday, 15: Working in shop, Elig doing various choars, Beny doing choars forenoon. Afternoon helping B. Roundy thrash. Heywood working on furnace half day.

Wednesday, 16: Worked in shop about two hours, Elig the same. Ballance of day digging potatoes. Beny helping B. Roundy thrash until about three o’clock, ballance of day helping W. Roundy to thrash. Let James Lee have 30 Bu. potatoes.

Thursday, 17: Let Pew have one cheese 15 lbs. Hauling corn, Elig helping. Beny finished threshing for W. Roundy. Heywood went with grist to the mill, took 1191 lbs wheat.

Friday, 18: Working on furnace, two thirds of a day. Elig making cheese, Beny drawing wood.

Saturday, 19: Working in shop. Elig and Beny putting up straw on shed and covering the chaff and other choars.

Sunday, 20: At home.

Monday, 21: Digging potatoes, Beny and Elig helping. Put into cellar 70 bus. J. Alger helped about 2 1/2 hours.

Tuesday, 22: Digging potatoes, Elig and Beny helping, put in it 55 bus. J. Alger helped about 20 minutes.

Wednesday, 23: Digging potatoes. Elig and Beny helping.

Thursday, 24: Digging potatoes. Elig and Beny helping and others of the family.

Friday, 25: Digging potatoes. Elig and Beny helping and others of the family, J. Alger 1 day.

Saturday, 26: Finished the potatoes, Elig and Beny helping. J. Alger 1 day. Amount of potatoes 400 bus.

Sunday, 27: Herding the cows.

Monday, 28: Harvesting carrots forenoon. Afternoon, doing various choares, Elig working on Root Cellar all day, Beny also.

Tuesday, 29: This morning about 4 o’clock the logs by the chimney caught fire, was discovered by Emma in time to save the house and effects. Sawed out the logs that were burnt and toped carrots and worked on cellar about 2 hours. Elig worked on cellar until about 3 o’clock, Beny helping to get up roots.

 Wednesday, 30: Finished getting up the carrots and turnips, amount of carrots 55 bus, Turnips 70 bus, Beets 15 Bus, Onions 1 Bus.

Thursday, 31: Working fixing wagons, shoeing horses, Elig helping, Beny hauling wood.

November - 1879

Friday, 1: Weighing cheese, working in shop, Elig helping to load the wagon and making cheese, Beny hauling wood, drawed one load to Levanger.

Saturday, 2: Working in shop, Elig making cheese, toped out furnace chimney, Ben hauling manure, Heywood started to St George.

Sunday, 3: Spent the day at home, took a strole up Rush Kanyon, took dinner. Afternoon took another stroll with others of the family up the Kanyon. About sundown Ira Hinkley, J.N. Smith and Pratt returned from a trip to Arizona had a pleasant time with them.

Monday, 4: Up early , the returned tourists took leave after breakfast for their respective homes. Sold to Ira Hinkley 66 lbs cheese at 15 cts per lbs. $9.90. Worked in the shop, Elig helping, Beny hauling manure.

Tuesday, 5: Working in shop, Elig helping, Beny hauling manure. Heavy wind all day. Began to snow before we went to bed.

Wednesday, 6: Worked in shop before breakfast. Killed a beef that I bought from D.J. Lee. Worked in shop ballance of the day. Elig and Beny doing various choars. Weighed the beef 467 lbs. Snowed until in the afternoon. Bought 11 1/2 lbs of iron from J. Alger at 5¢ per lb.

Thursday, 7: Mending Prime’s boots, Elig doing choars, Beny hunting cows. J. Alger De to Beef 11 lbs, butter 2 roles. Raining and snowing at intervals during the day.

Friday, 8: Mending harness. Elig doing various choars, Beny hunting cows. Cloudy and drizzling wet.

Saturday, 9: Mending harness, Elig doing choars, Beny hunting cows, J. Alger herding cows, Cloudy.

Sunday, 10: At home, weather clear, very muddy. Beny, Prime and Willard drove 101 cows and 13 young calves that I branded to head waters of Kanab Creek.

 Monday, 11: Fixing wagon, Elig helping and doing other choars, Beny hauling manure. Measured the north string of fence that J. Alger repaired 206 rods, 30 rods that I agreed to pay $1.25 per rod. 176 rods at 75 cents per rod.

Tuesday, 12: Working in shop on wagon and shoeing horses. Elig helping, Beny covering potatoes. Paid order of J. Clarke for potatoes to Blazzard 18 Bus, 45 lbs. Spent the evening at B Roundy’s. Weighed 3 cheese, 34 lbs for Dixie.

Wednesday, 13: Preparing to start to St George. Elig and Beny doing chores, such as shoeing horses, loading potatoes, number of bushels 25. Started about 4 o’clock. Stayed all night at R. Wilson’s.

Thursday, 14: Started early, arrived at Johnson after dark, bought hay, camped in School House, paid expenses, 80¢.

Friday, 15: Left Johnson about 8 o’clock, a number of teams were camped here on their way to Arizona. Arrived at Pipe Springs at 7 o’clock. Camped in the house with Bro Pulsipher’s family. Emma got supper and breakfast. Sold C. Pulsipher 500 and twenty lbs potatoes at $1.00 per Bus, rec’d factory order for the same.

Saturday, 16: Left Pipe Springs at 8 o’clock, arrived at Cainnan Ranch about 8 o’clock. Mrs. Andrus prepared supper.

Sunday, 17:Started early, broke the tyee to the little wagon at the top of the Hurricane hill, lashed it with ropes, arrived at Washington about 10 o’clock after a tedious day’s travel.

Monday, 18: Left Washington about 3 o’clock P.M. Sold the ballance of potatoes for Factory Orders at $1.50 per Bus. Heywood took some to the Reef, sold them at $2.00 per cwt. Arrived at St George about 5 o’clock.

Tuesday, 19: Doing various chores, such as getting wood, running around town visiting.

Sarah Francelle Coleman (Heywood) (1860-1937) - "Breathings From My Soul"

(Sarah Francelle Coleman Heywood is the great grandmother of the contributor, Richard N. Heywood)

Breathings From My SoulSarah Francelle Heywood

 I go back into these remote parts, these rarely visited uplands and turns of memory. Impressions crowd upon one another and overlap one another. I look into the jumbled stores of the middle distance of memory.

Love is an hysterical passion, now high, now low, now exalted and now intensely physical. No one has ever yet dared to tell a love story completely--its exalted moments, its debased moments. We tell only the net consequences, the ruling effect, a strange melancholy emptiness of intention. We are all things that make and pass, striving upon a hidden mission out to sea.

One is jerked out of one’s stratum and lives crosswise for the rest of the time. Discordant murmurings of the soul. One recalls acts but cannot recall motives. Looking into the past is like rummaging in a neglected attic. Slippery and under gray skies that showed no gleam of hope. Confused, a mass of impressions as discordant unsystematic self, contradictory as life.

To see one’s married life open before one; very much alike on the inside but so different outside. We are on different levels and can be placed in our stations by an outward appearance as perceptible as the distinctly colored stratum on the side of a deep canyon, --wealth cowardly taking the upper strata as it were, above the middle stream.

The soft amber sunshine fell on the many-colored houses. Twilight had faded into somber night. The city of Los Angeles was lit up with sparkling jewels and floods of light that cast abysmal shadows.

Sarah Francelle Coleman (Heywood) (1860-1937) "Steps Retraced in 1923"

(Sarah Francelle Coleman Heywood is the grandmother of the contributor, Richard N. Heywood)

Steps Retraced
1923

Sarah Francelle Coleman Heywood

          I was sitting near the window. The evening sun shining through the evergreen trees made long shadows on the floor. Birds were flitting and caroling among the vines that covered the porch. An open letter lay in my lap. I had read it over and over to make sure it was real.

          “Dear Mother,” it said. “I am coming to pick you up in a few days, so be ready for a long trip and a visit with your scattered children. Margery, Little Jo and sister Ella will be with me. We are going to travel the same road you and father did forty years ago.” etc.

Your loving boy,

Leland.

          It had been seven years last Thanksgiving since all my children were home. Seven years added to fifty six had changed the suspicion of wrinkles around my mouth and eyes to lines and curves that showed there had been a long conflict between the stubborn practical issues of life on the one hand, and the spiritual, emotional and ideal on the other.

          The golden brown of my hair was sprinkled with gray, my blue eyes had a dreamy far-away look; I had not always had time to dream; mine had been a busy life. The early part of it had been lived around the ragged edge of poverty. (The sharp teeth of poverty had followed me up to date Feb 1932.) For me its chase will soon cease.

          We had pioneered in three Western States. Eleven children had come to us, three times we had stood by the open graves, had seen little coffins lowered into the cold ground and had hear the sickening thud of damp earth as it fell on the lids.

          When Yeates, the baby, could toddle around, father Heywood was called to go. THen the daily struggle to educate the children and to supply the physical needs, kept every nerve tense. Rebellion and despair, resignation and hope fought constantly for supremacy.

          Frontier life among rugged mountains, on sandy deserts and contact with the unemotional Red Man had taught me to repress any demonstration of love or sorrow. To me it was an indication of weakness to be seen in tears. Among the neighbors I was spoken of as “The Iron Mother”.

          Each time one of my children left home for school, to go into business or made homes of their own, I would go with him or her to the little depot. outwardly as unmoved as a marble statue, but inwardly a raging maelstrom that would burst out at night in a violent torrent of tears. When the storm had subsided I would go to each bed and lightly press my lips to cheek or brow. Beside the empty beds a prayer would ascend in behalf of the absent ones.

          Yeates had been the last to go. When he left, I stood on the platform of the depot as long as I could see a spiral of smoke, then turned mechanically down the path toward home. A brisk autumn wind sent the yellow leaves scurrying under my feet. The perfume of the honey-suckle on the porch and the depressing wail of a mourning dove made me shiver.

          When I opened the door and went in, the house seemed to reverberate with mocking emptiness. The piano, pictures on the walls that father had painted, curtains fluttering in the wind, empty chairs, books, every nook and corner was filled with memories of childish life.

          I dropped down on the stool by the piano and laid my head on its keys. Sharp, resonant, vibratory tones filled the room. The lump in my throat was suffocating. I felt weary, faint, then as if in sympathy, the clamorous strains of music softened and came back with subdued soothing melody that whispered hope and peace.

          For an instant my body shook with paroxysms of grief. Then with stoic determination I sat up, brushed away the tears and opening the door to memory’s closet, saw happy faces and childish pranks, heard joyous laughter and snatches of song.

          On one shelf I saw a little boy -Neal- climbing a barren clay hill; when almost on top he looked down. To his little mind the hill was so tall and steep! Not a bush or twig to cling to. He lay down and tried to keep from slipping by putting his arms around as far as they would reach. That was so long ago. Life’s hill is still steep and hard to climb.

          On another shelf was a twelve year old boy -Spence- busily hoeing weeds in the garden. A cotton tail was nibbling the tender lettuce. How fat and plump it was. The boy’s mouth began to water. He could almost smell the rich odor and taste the juicy brown meat. Several times he threw at the rabbit but missed it, then started a chase, in and out, up and down among the cabbage and lettuce and between the apple and cherry trees. The bewildered rabbit dodged. It made a break for the fence and went under with the boy in a close second. On and on it ran until tired and panting it dropped into a little depression near a neighboring house. Sure of his prize the boy stopped to puff. Just then the neighbor stepped out, picked the rabbit up and walking back into the house, closed the door. Many times since, he has almost plucked the prize.

          Hanging on a closet wall was a scene of bustle and hurry, Breakfast was over, there were dishes to wash, floors to sweep, lunches to put up and children to get ready for school. I had to leave early to open the school room and be ready to greet the pupils as they came trooping in. As I went out of the door, I called back, “Children, be quick and finish the work so you won’t be late for school. Tassie (Robert) don’t spend too much time feeding the rabbits; Velma, is your bed made? Ella, see that Yeates has a clean face and his hair combed. You larger boys be sure to shut the gate so the cows won’t run away.”

          When part way down the path she heard a chorus of voices, “Mamma, do you know where my book is?” “Mamma, I can’t find my hat.” “Mother, Leland is teasing Velma so she can’t help me.” “Ma-m-m-a, it’s cold this morning, my coat is lost.”

          That evening when I came home I saw Yeates with a new vest on. “Where did you get that new vest?” I asked.

          “I told you it was cold and my vest was lost, so I went up in the garret and got big brother’s vest. It went way down to my feet and kept my legs warm.”

          “The one you have on is not a big one, where did you get that?”

          “Going to school my pencil lost, and my teacher sent me to the store to get one. See this pretty blue one?”

          “Where did you get the vest?”

          “When the clerk gave me this pencil he asked me if I would trade my vest for another one. He got this of’en a big pile an’ put it on me. He put the other in the stove. It was all ragged down the back. He said my mother teached school ‘stead of staying home with her kids.”

          Under my breath I murmured, “Yes, poor kids.”

          On the shelf labeled “Childish Sorrow,” I could see sensitive little David, with face on the floor sobbing bitterly. I sat down by him.

          “What is the matter, David?”

          “I had nearly enough money in my little trunk to buy paint brushes and oil paints, twenty-five cents is gone. I never will get to paint pictures.”

          “Don’t cry, I think we will find the money.”

          “It’s gone, it’s gone>”

          “Have any of you children seen David’s money?” An outcry of “No”.

          “I will see if I can find it”, Velma said in her smooth soothing voice. In a short time she came back. “I’ve looked all over but didn’t find it.”

          “I knew you couldn’t, I had four dollars and fifty-cents. I needed fifty cents more, now I have to get seventy-five. The asparagus along the fences won’t be ready to sell for a long time,” sobbed David.

            “I’m so sorry, I’ll look again,” Velma volunteered.

            “Hello!” Leland said, sticking his head into the room. “What’s David crying for?”

            “Twenty-five cents of his is missing. Have you seen it?”

            “No, but what’s the use of bawling over a quarter?”

            “I was to take painting lessons, I never spend my money on gum or candy’” wailed David.

            Leland gave a low whistle. “Mother, did you give Velma money to buy the candy I saw her eating in town the other day?”

            I took seventy-five cents from my purse and gave to David. Had I erred by not being more liberal with the little things that mean so much in the lives of children?

          The shelf behind the door was marked “Excitements,” I took a roll down, brushed off the dust and saw an agitated group of children running to meet me as I rounded the corner into the lane. Some days pervious I had sent east for a fox-terrier pup. Since skunks had been making inroads on the chickens, one was needed. The bill-of-landing had been received. The pup would be in any day. As the children came near enough to be heard, almost in one voice they cried. “Tassie has swallowed a dog! Tassie has swallowed a dog!”

          “He almost choked!”

          “Swallowed a dog? Where is he?” I asked.

          “In the house.”

          “Is he alright?”

          “Yes, but he is scared. Will you give him a dose of castor oil?” “My how he will kick if you do.”

          I had never seen a Scotch-terrier. Could it be so tiny? I knew Tassie had an enormous mouth and throat for a little boy; his mouth reminded one of a young black bird’s, always open and ready for any sized morsel.

          Following the children to the house with shaking knees, I had swift views of a sick boy, pillaged hen roosts, ten dollars- cost of pup- the same thrown away.

          “Who brought the dog from the depot? How did it get out of the crate? Why didn’t you children watch Tassie? You know he is always eating something he shouldn’t.”

          “It wasn’t in the crate, it just had a hole through it.”

          “A hole through it, what do you mean?”

          “Oh, don’t you remember that little tin dog Tassie found? Well, that was what he swallowed.”

          Their eyes sparkled. “You thought he swallowed the pup you sent for?” Yeates said. They wanted to laugh, but mother frowned. She never could enjoy a laugh at her expense.

          Another scene showed Leland in a bath of warm water. He had evolved from the infant boy period to that stage where he could bathe himself - except knuckles and ear pockets. It was a cold day. “Ella,” he called, “Throw me a towel, I forgot it.”

          “You always forget something and expect me to wait on you,” she answered as she put a pitcher of cold water on the table. Throwing a towel in to him she caught sight of his bare back. Temptation was too much. She picked up the pitcher and quickly dashed the cold water on him. He gasped, choked and jumped out of the tub.

          “I’ll just drown you,” he yelled and started for her. She ran outside, around and around the house they ran. Rage gave speed to his feet, he was gaining. One more round and he would catch her; she made a dash for the neighbors. Nothing daunted he kept after her, his anger was so intense he did not see the neighbor girl until almost to her. He had reached his “Waterloo.” Swift, if humiliating, retreat was in order.

          Scattered around on the unlabeled shelves were whooping cough, measles, chicken-pox, mumps, blistered backs, stubbed toes, broken dolls etc.

          The dream had passed with quiet firmness I closed memory’s closet. I must repress the past and anticipate the future.

          The years had seemed long since the children had gone from home. Now I was going to see them. the letter in my lap said so. The shadows lengthened on the floor, spring was in the air. In a few days Leland would call. I must be ready. would my brown silk dress, two years old and a little out of date be good enough to wear in the city? Velma lived there, she was dressy.

          When the car rolled up every thing was ready. What with bedding, cooking utensils, grips, bundles, four grown-ups and a baby, the car was filled. When the last thing was stowed away and the car pulled out on the highway, I leaned back against the soft cushions and fairly reveled in the luxury of it all.

          How the car climbed the hills. No jumping out to block wheels while tired horses strained every muscle to keep it from rolling back. No horses to harness, hitch up, unhitch, grain, water, and at night hobble out with the fear they might stray off. Smell of the camp fire, food flavored with smoke, beds spread on the ground under the starry sky where one could lie and look up into the great blue space for Job’s coffin, the Milky Way and Big Dipper. All gave me the same feeling of youth and buoyancy I had known when we and out two little boys had traveled the same road in a covered wagon forty-three years ago. Then the roads were rough, sandy an steep; Indians were hostile; I remembered what a sensations of security came over me when the moon was full. An Indian myth said the Apaches would never make an attack in the light of the moon.

          Now travel goes unmolested over paved, asphalt, graded and graveled roads. At night the whirr of a bird, the hoot of an owl or the prolonged howl of a coyote was soothing; sleep was refreshing.

          In the dreamland of my sleeping I saw a beautiful home. Father in his easy chair, discussing big events with his six grown boys --grown sturdy to manhood. Ella, the unselfish home-loving girl was busy doing little acts of kindness for father and the boys. Strains of sweet music came from Velma’s violin. The three little girls who had been gone so long were skipping and dancing, their white dresses sparkling in the soft light. It was so real; father, mother, eleven children all home. The shadowy fantasy floated away. the tinkle of the horse bell disturbed me. I moved, turned over. No, it was not mere fancy, I could not mistake the jingling bell nor the strains of music. To make sure I rubbed my eyes and opened them. The sun was flecking the sky with gold and purple. Margey was stirring little Joe’s breakfast, the spoon tinkling against the sides of the tin cup. A feathered songster was almost bursting its little throat calling to its mate that spring time and nesting time have come.

          At times I felt as if I were floating in the air, but suddenly brought down as a rounding curve on some tortuous dug-way came in view. It seemed that with one leap the car would vault over the brink, down, down, -- it made me shudder. On and on across hot stretches with scanty growth of cacti, palos verdes, mesquite and iron wood, gay in spring robes of yellow, lavender and pink; over mountains clothed with dense forests of spicy pines; past lone ranch houses and little villages, through mining towns anchored to hills and mountains.

          How civilizations and industry had spread; the whole country so big and alive -- alive with people in tin Lizzies, Buicks, Chevrolets, and great vans like houses on wheels.

          Spence and his large family were delighted with the short visit made them. I was worried about the little black-eyed baby; she seemed hovering between life and death.

          Tassie, the farmer, was visited on his farm. He was the same unpolished generous, optimistic boy.

          “Mither, next year I’ll have thirty acres of alfalfa, besides corn, wheat and barley. Fellers ‘ll come right to my door for it. Pay big prices. Then I’ll make off pigs; forty now and more coming; most of my cows are pure breads. One little chap looks like a cross between a bard wire fence and a coyote. I’ll beef him. Mither, between you and I? I need a wife to raise chickens and turkeys, make butter and keep the house fit to live in.”

          “I make some bucks strumming the banjo at hoe-downs. Just a few minutes notice and I’m all ready. I wipe the milk off my shoes, brush last years dust off my lid, polish my tusks with the horse brush and off I go to give ‘em jazz till they can’t shake a leg.”

          The Doctor, Neal, and his family were happy and prosperous. David, the teacher, had rented a cozy little nest of a house and would soon have a house-keeper all his own.

          The pangs of loneliness that I felt after each good-bye were assuaged by Margey’s bubbling joy, by Leland’s thoughtfulness, little Joe’s sunny face and impressible Ella, who declared she was the “Jonah” because all car trouble was on the side where she sat.

          In the city, Leland left Margey and Little Jo at the home of Margey’s mother, then drove to the snug little house Yeates and Velma live in. It was a homey place with a lawn and flowers in front and a vegetable garden at the back where Yeates developed his muscles after office hours. Inside there was warmth, brightness and cheer so restful after the long dusty trip.

          Yeates was the same quiet careless lad, heedless of his dress and manners. Velma had acquired more city technique and style. She was a present-day girl with perfectly manicured hands, marcelle wave, plucked eyebrows, roughed lips and cheeks and low cut dress. She had a soft persuasive voice and a nonchalant charm, that was alluring. Her cooking, house-keeping and music were as painstakingly accurate as her person. Her devotion to modern conventionalities kept me in a constant turmoil for she still resolutely clung to the etiquette of her generation.

          One evening at dinner, a hurt pang corrugated the corners of Velma’s eyes when Yeates violated table manners.

          “Yeates,” she demanded, “Why do you insist on using a spoon? One would think you hadn’t passed the bib age. Use your fork.”

          “A spoon carries the food to my mouth without stringing down like stewed okra. When there’s no one but home folks can’t a feller enjoy eating without thinking about how to eat?” he asked.

          “He never cares how he humiliates me,” Velma continued. “Mother, did you notice how that young man at Mrs. Gray’s stood up when we entered and remained standing until we were seated? Yeates never does such a thing. The other day,” she raved on, “we were getting off the street car, he just stood there like a dummy while I went down the steps, never offering to assist me.”

“You are as able to get off the car as I am without help. How would I look if some one were to rush ahead of me, jump down the steps, bow, smile and “with you permission may I assist you to alight?’”

          “Yeates, Yeates,” I said, “Always be a gentleman.” Velma knew by the twinkle in her eyes that mother had made a mental reservation.

          Margy phoned for them to meet her down town at the corner of 7th and 1st streets. She was waiting when they reached the corner. As the car stopped, I walked out ahead and stepped on the ground just as Yeates started down the steps. I smiles and bowed and “With your permission, may I assist you to alight?”, took his arm and helped him down. He gave a sickly smile, looked confused and bewildered. Bystanders tittered. The girls were convulsed with laughter. Margy stepped up to him, “Are you sick?” she asked with anziety.

          “No, mother just put one over on me,” he answered.

          My visit was over. Leland Margery, Ella had decided to remain in the city so I would go home on the train. It would leave early in the morning. It was difficult to swallow the early breakfast. It choked and the flood gate that had so securely locked the fountain of tears in the presence of others began to leak. I would get up from the table ostensibly to get more coffee, leave the table for something I had forgotten to put in the traveling bag, fumble with the lock with one had while the other was surreptitiously using a handkerchief.

          I was thankful the wait at the depot was short. Only time to get a ticket, check baggage and a hurried good-bye. As the engine began to pant and tug at the long train, I sank into a back seat of the first coach. What a relief it would be to open the safety valve to moist emotions and let off steam, shrill, high-pitched, hissing screeching steam. The engine snorted, the wheels grated and ground on the steel rails. Great black rolls of smoke trailing close to the ground puffed in through the open windows. The train laboriously pulled out of the depot, past tall buildings and factories, through suburbs, by foul smelling swamps fringed with coarse grass and rushes.

          Startled ducks winged up from among nodding cat tails, and swooped down into pools farther away. The wheels of black smoke wallowed in the hazy air, making the murky desolation more desolate.

          As the train gained in momentum the miasma laden atmosphere gave way to balmy invigorating air. In the distance, gulls, looking like feathery snow flakes were skimming and gliding or hanging motionless above a calm and placid lake that rivaled the cerulean beauty of its twin majesty. A wavering aureole of gray mountains lay between. A burst of sunshine sent shimmering rays of light on the laughing ripples, that ricochetted HOPE! TRUST! JOY!