Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Monday) – Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) left again. I walked over to Mother’s (Caroline Webb) for a few minutes. Great-Grandpa Lunt (Edward Lunt) came up to see me. In the afternoon, I went out and spent a few hours with Mrs. Orme. Ned (Ned Wood) and Ada (Ada Wood) spent the evening here.

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1905 (Sunday) – Mother (Caroline Webb), Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry), Lillian (Lillian May Sperry), Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and Ruth (Ruth Sperry) were here for dinner. In the afternoon, Pearl and Ruth stayed with the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) while Mother, Esther and I […]

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Written November 17, 1905 from memory (posted today as it refers to dates prior to November 17, 1905: 1905 (Friday) – 11/17: Been Too busy to write for some time. 1905 (Monday) – 9/25: Clara Golden came to live with me. I like her real well and she has promised to stay all winter. Father […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Thursday) – My husband (Alfred Oscar Lunt) left on the early morning train, I took the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) up home and Frances Kirgan and Hattie Howarth came up and took care of them while I went to Relief Meeting.

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1905 (Saturday) – We boarded the train for home, we had enjoyed our visit very much. The children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian and Eva Ruth Lunt) enjoyed themselves very much. When we reached Nephi, we rode up town in the hack, as we reached Main Street, I noticed a man standing holding a little child, […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

Written September 17, 1905 from memory (posted today as it refers to dates prior to September 17, 1905: 1905 (Sunday) – 9/17: I have been too busy to write, but will try and remember some. When Baby (Eva Ruth Lunt) was five weeks old, I went over to Manti. I went on the train Wednesday […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Monday) – Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took us up town on the wagon and then Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) went with him for a load of hay. Thomas Schofield’s (Thomas Jackson Schofield) body was brought down to Nephi on the train. In the afternoon I went up to see him and had a […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Thursday) – Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took Lillian (Lillian Lunt) with him on a horse and drew the little hand sleigh with Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Bert (Charles Gilbert Lunt) on it. I followed behind to keep them from falling out. When within a block and a half of Grandma Lunt’s (Priscilla […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Wednesday) – I arose a little early this morning so thought I would try and write some more in my book. I have had no one come down to see me and have only been up town once since the eleventh, that was Monday the 16th. Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) had to go to […]

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