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Journal of Charles A. Workman JUNE 1894 8- Temp. 72-51, 100% sunshine. North wind blowing. Worked Poll Tax, Jos. Workman Supervisor. 9- Temp. 83-53, 100% sunshine. The PO Inspector, L. Nickols, paid a visit to the PO. K. Isom asst PM, C. Pratt PM absent. Planted sweet corn and pop corn. Apricots turning ripe. 10- Sunday, Temp. 84-53, 99% sunshine. Windy. Conference at St. George also Teachers examinations (8th & 9th). I didn't attend because my wife isn't well enough. 11- Temp. 70-52, 100% sunshine. Windy. Farmers planting cane. String beans in bloom. Can find no sign of potatoes on my plants. The crop an entire failure in Virgin City, at least I have heard nothing to the contrary. Grass on the range is minus on account of the lack of rain. Water not very high in the river this spring, as there was but little snow in the Mts. Some grain ripening in the fields. I have been working at the Co-op Store most all day, posting accounts in the ledger. 12- Temp. 64-32, 48% sunshine. Calm and very cold. Some old settlers say that its colder than they have ever known it to be in June. I found a little ice in a small pail and white frost in several places. Apricots are ripe and early apples getting a little mellow. Winter beans and corn just coming up. 13- Temp. 72-42, 100% sunshine. Clear and warm. I received my Encyclopedia Britannica today by freight from M. W. & Co., Chicago. First cost $34.30, delivered $41.50. 30 vol. 14- Temp. 86-48, 100% sunshine. Clear and quite warm. Have been pricing goods at the Co- op Store. 15- Temp. 90-52, 100% sunshine. Warm. Received agents outfit for the Review of Reviews, a monthly magazine published at New York and London, $2.50 a year. F-- S-- was examined on a charge of fornication with C-- M--, and plead guilty. He was bound over to await the action of the Grand Jury. 16- Temp. 91-56, 100% sunshine. Warmer. Had the first ripe apricot off from our lot. 17- Temp. 89-50, 100% sunshine. Sunday. Warm and windy. 18- Temp. 85-56, 87% sunshine. Windy, with a few clouds in the afternoon. Red June plums ripe. Several went to Rockville yesterday to examine the workings of a water wheel used to raise water for irrigation purposes. Amos and I went over the river to look out a Page 1 of 366 prospective ditch location for a water wheel to lift the water up on to the land in the corner SW of town. River is very low, not much grass on Kolob. 19- Temp. 84-50, 96% sunshine. A few clouds, a few drops of rain this morning. I made a protractor, an instrument for measuring degrees. 20- Temp. 86-50, 90% sunshine. A few floating clouds and some wind. We have picked 6 quarts of gooseberries to bottle for winter. Bought 200 lbs of flour from the store at $2.75.21- Temp. 90-50, 73% sunshine. Very warm and sultry, cloudy in the afternoon. Dawson's went on Kolob to dairy. 22- Temp. 90-50, 100% sunshine. Warm and clear. Ed H-- examined before A. J. Workman, J of P on a charge of fornication with C-- M--, plead guilty and was bound over to await the action of the Grand Jury. 23- Temp. ---, 100% sunshine. Warm and clear. Went to St. George to get our baby doctored for rupture. (Adelbert). 24- Sunday, clear. Went to S.S. & meeting at first ward in St. George. 25- Clear. We took Delbert to Dr. Affleck to be examined. He will send for a truss, it will cost $3.00. 26- 54% sunshine. Clear in M. Cloudy in A. Windy. Went to the field with Leo for hay. 27- Mending cart to come home with. 28- Temp. 92-54, 100% sunshine. Came home in cart, left Josephine and baby at St. George. 29- Temp. 94-58. Warm and clear. Early peaches are ripe also golden sweet apples. 30- Temp. 100-52. Very warm and clear. Vegetation on the range scant on account of the drought. Took the folks riding in the cart this evening. JULY 1894 1- Temp. 102-54, 40% sunshine. Sunday. Very warm and sultry, scarcely any breeze at all, some prospect of rain. 3- Temp. 95-54, 15% sunshine. Still sultry and warm, cloudy and a few sprinkles of rain. Joel Eager and Nancy Hinton started for St. George today to get married. Bro. E. L. Pratt and Marian Cornelius were rebaptized in the river below the mill by Jos. Workman. 4- Temp. 102-60, 90% sunshine. Clear A.M. cloudy and a little rain P.M. Work at the Store and PO. Started for St. George 5:30 P.M. Arrived at St. George at 12. Joel E. brought word that the baby is sick with "summer complaint". Aunt Fanny Workman died at 9 P.M. No "4th" celebration. Page 2 of 366 5- At St. George, clear and very warm. Baby feverish and no better. 6- Clear and warm. Not much change in baby. 7- Clear and warm. Start for home 9:20 P.M., with wife, baby and Leo. Not much change in baby. Dr. A. Thompson says its caused by the heat and teething. 8- Sunday, clear and warm. Arrive home 10 A.M. Did not attend S.S. or meeting. Baby has fever most all day. Tomatoes ripe. 9- Temp. 108-50, 80% sunshine. Warm and mostly clear. Spend most of my time helping tend the baby. He seems a very little better. 10- Temp. 109-50. Warm and clear A.M. Cloudy and raining P.M. Flood in river. 11- Forenoon warm and clear, afternoon cloudy. 12- Warm and clear A.M., cloudy P.M. Grain most all harvested. 13- Still warm and cloudy. Baby seems to be getting better, has a better appetite and scarcely any fever. Water has been out of lower ditch since Wednesday morning and gardens are dry. It was put in again today. 60% sunshine. 14- 90% sunshine. Warm, a few floating clouds A.M., same P.M. 15- 50% sunshine. Sunday - Father's birthday. Had a family dinner. Warm, cloudy in the afternoon, heavy wind storm from the east, lasted about an hour. 16- Cloudy and warm. 60% sunshine. 17- 60% sunshine. Still warm and cloudy with some wind, thunder and lightening. President Cleveland signed the Utah Statehood Bill. 18- Same as yesterday, cloudy, etc. Picked first green corn off from our lot. Delbert still bad though he has a better appetite. 19- 40% sunshine. Quite warm - hazy, some thunder and lightening, no rain. Delbert better. Picked our first ripe tomato. Received word that President (Cleveland) had signed the Utah Statehood Bill. The great R.R. strike is being discontinued, the trains are beginning to run again. 20- Cloudy. 40% sunshine. 21- 60% sunshine. Very warm, cloudy P.M., no rain. Appointed agent for the "Home Fire Insurance Co." of Utah. 22- Sunday. 65% sunshine. Very warm, cloudy and heavy gust of wind P.M. I attended S.S. but not meeting. Adelbert quite bad, hot fever all P.M. Page 3 of 366 23- 65% sunshine. Weather same as yesterday. Baby still very sick with fever and bowel complaint. 24- Pioneer Day. Quite warm, few clouds. Celebration A.M. at the meeting house. Baby apparently better. 25 to 28- Wednesday to Saturday. 75% sunshine. Baby took worse Thursday and I neglected to write in my diary. We took him to Sister Wright and she made some medicine for him and put bitter herb poultices on his feet and brandy on his bowels, which checked them, but his fever continued worse. 29- Baby's fever continues, centering in his head. He is very low this evening. Joel and Nancy are sitting up with us. Midnight-- baby gets weaker, can scarcely move his hands, do not expect him to live till morning. We administered to him several times. 30- Baby still alive but not able to make a sound, seems to be at the very point of death. A little change for the better about 12 o'clock, and continues to get a little better. We find he has worms. 31- Baby seems quite bright. We find he has a gathering in his ear, as it broke and ran this morning. AUGUST 1894. 1- Baby doesn't seem to be quite as well this morning as yesterday, did not rest very well during the night, his ear seems to be paining him again. 2- Baby about the same as yesterday. 3- 50% sunshine. Raining in the afternoon. Baby getting very bad. 4- Our baby died this morning at 4:10. My wife and I sat up with him all night. He had wind on his stomach and couldn't throw it off. God has called our dear little boy to a happier home above, where he will not have to suffer as he has done here. He was born at St. George, Feb. 23, 1893, and when he died he was age 1 year, 5 months, 11 days. 5- Sunday. 70% sunshine. Clear and quite warm in the afternoon. Grapes ripe. Adelberts funeral was held at father's house, between S.S. and meeting. Bro. Pickett here. 6- 60% sunshine. Cloudy -- There has been a good deal of rain of late, in the Mts. and on the range, causing the river to swell occasionally. Have been working at the store most all day.