Ralph and Rulon
April 21, 1905 I spoke for 30 minutes at Sacrement meeting, subject: Repentance.
May 24, 1905 My daughter Mrs. Mary G. Filer
left our home after a stay of a little over ten months ,
for her new home in Twin Falls city Idaho. Traveled by was RR from Elsinore to SLC thence
by Oregon Short line to Pocatelo and Shoshone.
May 28, 1905 I took charge (by request) of the
Monroe S. S.
May 14, 1905 I led the choir in Sunday meeting.
The spring of 1905 cold and backward. A good deal of moisture and
lots of water, but little fruit.
During this spring I made several improvements around my home in Monroe. Among the rest put up a new fence of timber
made from trees that I had planted and raised on the place myself during the
stay there.
Aug. 11, 1905 I left my home in Monroe, Utah for the
purpose of visiting my daughter Mrs. Emma Nilson in
Raymond Alberta Canada. I spent the 12th,13th and 14th in Salt Lake
City. I
attended services at the tabernacle on Sunday the 13th very interesting meeting
many strangers were present. Speakers B. H. Roberts and C. H. Penrose. I left S.L.C. at 12
o'clock at night for Canada. My daughter Ida was with me during my stay in
S.L.C. and accompanied me to the station.
The trip was long tedious and without much interest to me. Arrived at Raymond at 8 p.m.
Aug. 16th. I was met at the
station by my daughter Mrs. Emma Nilson, her husband
and little boy Russell. Hundreds of
people from that section of the country were there to greet the excusrsinest.
Aug 17 Attended
a fair held in Victoria Park gotten up special for the occasion. The exhibets were
fine especially in vegetables. Sunday
the 19 attended services at Raymond meeting house. The religious condition of the people of
Raymond was very good indeed. All kinds of meeting being well attended. Consider this a very good place for a man
with a family of boys. During my stay in
Canada I visited the
towns of Raymond, Sterling, Cardston and Caldwell.
Sep. 3 my daughter Mrs. Emma Nilson got up a nice Birthday dinner and invited 30 of her intemate friends to join us in the celebration of my 60th
birthday. It was the greatest birthday
celebration I ever had in my life.
Emma and Russel
Nilsson
Sept 9 went by train from
Raymond to Cardston, Sunday School
and religion class convention, Sunday Sep 10 spoke at the Sacrement
meeting in Cardston by request of Apostle
Cowley. After meeting
went by train with James Bilingsly up to Caldwell
to see that part of the country returned on Monday the 11 to Cardston and took train for Raymond. I very much enjoyed the visit to Cardston. Will say in passing that I was quite sick the most of the time
while in Canada
and some of the time seriously sick.
Oct 3rd Started to work in the
Raymond Sugar Factory taking care of the store room. I excepted to have stayed during the run
which lasted till the 7th of Dec. but on account of failing health, and Apostle
Cowley having secured an extention of time on any
return tickets from Sep 16 to Oct 31, I discontinued my work in the factory,
and on the 28 of Oct 1905 I left Raymond for my home in Monroe Utah.
Knight Sugar Factory
Arrived in Salt
Lake City on Oct. 30 and on Oct 31 was Baptised
in the Salt Lake Temple for my Uncle
Abraham and for my health.
Nov. 1 myself and sister Annie
Knapp went through the Temple myself taking endowments for my Uncle Abraham and
my sister for other relatives and then we were sealed for Uncle and Aunt on
that day (Aunt Elizbeth having been endowed for
before).
Nov. 2, 1905 left Salt Lake
City for my home in Monroe arriving home
about 6 p.m.found my family in Monroe in moderate health. Tho my Wife was
very much reduced in flesh, on account of care and worry during my absence.
Nov. 12 I spoke to the people of Monroe in the
afternoon meeting giving an account of my trip and visit to Canada. I will say that my hearing became very much
impaired while in Canada.
Dec. 1, 1905 I started up in Harness business
in Monroe in a small way
having only $16.00 Capital to start with.
Aug. 5, 1903 My
second daughter Miss Mary E. Goold was united in the
bonds of Matrimony to Mr. Frank L. Filer (late of Kimberly) in the court House
Richfield, Sevier Co. by county clerk John Jorgonson. Lived in Kimberly for about
a year. Then Mr. Filer went to Twins Falls, Idaho and my
daughter Mrs. Filer stayed with us 10 months.
She then went to Twin Falls and stayed
through the summer and returned to our home in Monroe Oct 11, 1905. While with us this time she gave birth to a
daughter April 5, 1906 in a few days
after the birth of their daughter , her husband
arrived and stayed with us 3 weeks. This
time my daughter stayed with us 8 months and then returned to Twin Falls.
