Fred's Journal - September 1987

Tues Sept 1 – 87
Garr Ashby & I went down to Mud Lake to look for arrowheads. We loaded our 3 wheelers in Garr’s horse trailer. We went down through Flowell & on out to Clear Lake. Had a good time. Found a few & several pieces. We also saw a lot of nothing.

Wed Sept 2 – 1987
Went to the temple today. It was the Stake day for initiatory and sealing. I took Orvin Stevens, Helen Stevens, Carl & Phyllis & Delma and I. We did one session at 1:30 PM then at 4:30 we did initiatory for 15 Spanish names. We ate in the Temple cafeteria. B.Y.U. got beat by Penn State 17-27.

Thursday Sept 3 – 87
Carl & I along with our wives went fishing to Paiute. We only caught one today.

Friday – Sept 4 – 87
We stayed down there last night & got out as soon as you could see & started fishing again. It was cold to start with, but ended good. The fires in California have sent a great cloud of smoke up here. The sun is nearly red & the moon is really colored. We caught 9 fish, the best one weighed about 3 ½ lbs.

Sept 5 – 87
Went to the Mt today & found the cows in Otto’s again. I can’t think of what we will do with them. I’m tired, but feel better for going.

Sun (Sept) 6 – 87
Went to church & had a good time. It was sacrament & fast meeting.

Mon (Sept) 7 – 87
Today is my birthday. I got a lot of presents & phone calls, then up to the field to finish the fence. Got it finished & cut a little hay in the six acres.

Tuesday (Sept) 8 – 87
Fed the cows & got ready to go to extraction. Oh boy, got a new writer, made things a lot better.

Wed (Sept) 9 - 87
Fed the cows & got ready to go fishing. Garr & Doreen Ashby took a day off the Post Office so will go & stay Wed. night & Thursday. Delma & I had five good fish by Wed night. We didn’t catch a fish all day Thursday. Garr caught one really good & that’s all. We came home and saw a moose in the fields north of Maryvale. It was a big surprise.

Friday (Sept) 10 – 87
Dug & harrowed the ground at Cedar Mt. today. Millard beat Manti score 23-13. Carl went to see it.

Sat (Sept) 11 – 87
We took the disk out to the field so we will be ready for Mon. Melvin & Marg are having an open house tonight for their 50th wedding.

Sept 25 (1987)
Went on the Mt to gather cattle today. Boy did we have a time. We didn’t do bad until they got on the hill before going down in the coal mine country and then we did have a time. The cows with calves got separated and then both would stand and bawl. It really was a circus. Otto Hunter is still going up there on his horse. He is tough.

Sept 26 (1987)
I’m as stiff as can be today and I have a sore butt so will do very little horse riding, only what needs being done. We got all but one of our cows, so did very good.

Sept 27 – 87
Delma & I went after the wood today & got a good load. If we can get two more it should do us.

Oct 1 -1987
We took a few cows & calves over to the sale in Salina today. I hope they sell pretty good. We sent some of those cows we couldn’t keep in on the Mt. We will send some young ones up on the Mt next year.
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(Journal ends here until he begins again in 1990)