ELIAS SMITH JOURNAL OF A PIONEER EDITOR March 6, 1859—September 23, 1863* (conclusion) EDITED BY A.
R.
MORTENSEN
Sunday [September] 1st [1861].—I was under the necessity to attend to some items of business connected with the occurrences of yesterday which prevented my attending my circle meeting and from being present at the Bowery Monday 2nd.—This being the day for holding the September term of the County Court I attended at the Court House at 10 A M for that purpose. As soon as there was a quorum present we commenced business and after attending to some items of business a recess was taken till after dinner, during which time I held an examination of the two prisoners (Manhard) arrested on Saturday 1 and held them to bail in the sum of one thousand dollars each for their appearance at the September term of the Probate Court in default of which they were committed to prison Proceeded with the business of the County Court in the afternoon. Bp Miller staid with us over night and I spent the evening with him very pleasantly Wednesday 4th.—J was in attendance on the sitting of the County Court till the arrival of the Pony in the afternoon. The dispatch being lengthy, we did not get the regular "Extra" to press till midnight Thursday 5th.—Having finished the business before the County Court, we adjourned in the afternoon After having waited till my patience was severely tested for the paper mill to get into operation I had the satisfaction of * This installment of the diary covers the period September 1, 1861September 23, 1863. 1 See Smith's entry for August 31, 1861, Utah Historical Quarterly. XXI (July, 1953), 265.
