Journal of Elijah Charles Clapp
1902 Diary
January 1902
1 spent New Year in Mannassa
24 hawled a load of otes straw from Bibson which i got for 2 dollers
February 1902
1 tended priesthood meetind and we had the gift of tonges through Bro Swenson
26 traded my place in Eastdale
March 1902
11 went back to sell my lots in town which i did for 100.25 dollers
31 prepared to go to Utah to the folks i got as far as Alamossa April 1
April 1902
2 left Alamossa
3 at about 11 oclock i got to Salt Lake City
4 tended conference in tabernacle for the first time
7 took in the sites of the city
10 started for Sandpete with mother-in-law
21 went to Richfield but was detained in getting a letter from Pres.
miller from Pres Wolferd Woodruff in regard to my fathers temple work
22 got it
mon 28 went to the temple
29 went in and was baptized for 6 persons
30 took indowment for William Lewis and was ordained an elder my horse broke toms bugy
May 1902
1 fixed toms Bugy
2 was baptized and ordained for Benjamin L Clapp my father
3 started for home at 2 oclock
4 got as far as the uper in of the valley at 3 oclock i came on the trai t train from Saliada to Alamossa
5 came home on the passenger at 8 oclock
20 froze the coten wood leaves
July 1902
making brick in N Mexico
December 1902
24 went and changed with Joseph and he came home and spent Chrismus
25 drove mail