Jokes
lVIr. Christensen (in Physical Geography): Now, MarĀtin,
can you tell the class why lightning never strikes twice
in the same place?
l\lart: Because after it hits once the same place ain't
there any more.
(In B. B.~ meeting.) Woolley: In...
Scomt Saparovan
THE Tribe of Sirius is a troop of
older scouts fostered by the
Branch Agricultural College, and is
an outgrowth of the old B. A. C.
Troop founded by Arthur J. Morris
and Irvin T. Nelson. In October,
1927, the present organization...
July 4th, 1900, by a party consisting of Orrin Puffer, William A. Twitchell, James Valentine, and William Man-hard. There still are deer, a few mountain lions, coyotes and bob cats. Fox are very scarce. Beaver, having been imported and protected,...
Sat. Feb. 12, 1898: Wea. Clear most all day. Dan and I drug cottonwood trees out of the field in the forenoon. I plowed the rest of the day Sunday 13: Wea. Very warm. I went to school and to meeting in the afternoon John R. Terry was the main...
Sun. Feb. 20, 1898: Wea. Clear I went as usual to school and meeting and after doing the Chores I went back to the evening meeting. Monday 21: Ther. 43 at 8 am. Wea. Clear I patched my old shoes and made some glue to fix the guitar with Father &...
Sat. Mar. 12, 1898: Ther. 40. 9-40 am. Wea. frosty clear. I attended the priesthood meeting. the people came in very fast in after noon Sunday 13: Wea. cloudy & windy noon showery. I attended school & meeting in the forenoon I also attended...
Sat. May 7, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. some clouds I spent most of the day filling gallon cans with molasses. the wind blew hard in the evening. Sunday 8: Ther. very warm. Wea. cloudy I attended Sunday School and meeting and also the higher...
Sat. June 4, 1898: Ther. 7-30 am 80, Wea. clear We were up all night with Joseph he made no fuss until about 2 or 3 oclock when he began to realize his pain and made an awful fuss till he passed away. I went and got some of the Elders early in...
Sat. July 16, 1898: Ther. warm. Wea. smoky wind I started from the ranch about 9-15 am to come home over the Bulloch trail. when I got to the sinks I decided to go and turn my horse in the pasture and come home afoot got to the bars 12 oclock....
Sun. Oct. 30, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. clear I went to the afternoon meeting. after which the Priesthood met and organized an Theological meeting to meet every Sunday evening except the first in each month which is to be the Conjoint mutual night. ...
Sat. Nov. 5, 1898: Ther. war., Wea. fair. I finished cutting the cane before breakfast. We finished the grinding about dark. Sunday 6: Ther. warm Wea. clear boiled the last of our sorghum off. Went to School and meeting. I also attended our...
Sun. April 16, 1899: Ther. 11-30 am 78Āŗ., Wea. high wind, clouds. I attended the afternoon meeting. Monday 17: Ther. noon 74Āŗ., Wea. very smoky. I set out a few grape cuttings on the Parker Place. Tuesday 18: Ther. 3-30 pm. 78Āŗ., Wea. light...
Sat. April 22, 1899: Ther. noon 80Āŗ., Wea. white clouds going east. Jim & I grubbed brush and [curse] on the Sand Bottom. Sunday 23: Ther. noon 77Āŗ., Wea. wind, clouds. I went meeting after which we held the Class meeting. Monday 24: Ther....
Fri. April 28, 1899: Ther. cold. Wea. a light sprinkle last night stormy. I partly made a shoe this after noon. Saturday 29: Ther. 2 pm. 42Āŗ., Wea. raining We branded part of our stock this forenoon with C on the left ribs. I worked at my shoes...
Sun. June 18, 1899: Ther. hotĀŗ., Wea. clouds going N. I attended School & meeting. We had a picnic at Grand Fatherās today noon, for Uncle Mosesās birthday. Monday 19: Ther. 11 am 95Āŗ., Wea. sprinkled a little I furrowed out some melon...
Sun. July 9, 1899: Ther. 6-45 pm. 92Āŗ., Wea. partly cloudy I went to School & meeting. Monday 10: Ther. 77Āŗ., 86Āŗ., Wea. cloudy. We cut wheat part of the day. it takes me most of the fore-noon to tend the water every day. Tuesday 11: Ther....
Fri. July 21, 1899: Ther. 72Āŗ., 100Āŗ., Wea. nearly clear. I cut and raked hay at the point fore noon hauled from the lower piece after-noon. Saturday 22: Ther. 72Āŗ., 100Āŗ., Wea. clear, s. wind. We piled the hay on the piece by the old...
Sun. July 30, 1899: Ther. 70. 100Āŗ., Wea. clear I went to School and meeting. Supt. Spilsbury visited sunday school. he talked of tithing and the word of wisdom. Monday 31: Ther. very warm. Wea. clear I thinned and plowed the melons on the sand...