One case I would like to mention, that of Mrs. Josephine Kimber, who was in a delicate condition. She was covered with pimples from head to foot, could hardly stand up or lie down. Her life seemed to hang in the balance for a number of hours. Her mother was sent for, in a few days Mrs. Kimber gave birth to a baby girl; it had pimples on it when it was born. Mother and child lived alright. The doctor said it was wonderful. The baby was Fern. Mrs. Kimber had eleven cases in her family; James Cooke had nine in his family.

Aug. 7, 1913. This summer has been noted for the unusual fall of rain. Crops were good but some hay was damaged.

1917. On Monday evening April 21, there was a meeting in the meeting house. Present: Apostle A. R. Richards, W. McMurrin, Stake President John A. Eliason, (we had now been transferred to the Raft River Stake) Jos. Harper, Bishop David H. Toyn, and his counselors. Opened with singing; prayer by Philip A. Paskett, Elder Richards made a few remarks, after which he offered the dedicatory prayer, dedicating the new house. The old bishopric were released after appropriate remarks stating that the old bishopric had worked together for over twenty years and thought they had earned an honorable release. So it was put to a vote and carried. Joseph S. Barlow was proposed and sustained as bishop and Frank Paskett and John Hadfield sustained as his counselors. An excellent spirit prevailed; there were 200 (?) present.

On July 26, 1916, Philip Paskett was set apart as a member of the Raft River Stake High Council by Pres. Henry Belnap.

May 31, 1917. The past winter has been a very severe one. Thousands of sheep and cattle have died down on the winter range, south of here. Hay has fetched $35.00 a ton and sometimes could not be obtained for that. The people of Grouse Creek lost some cattle, sheep, and horses, but not as many as in some places.

Oct. 2, 1918. We are having an unusually mild season this year, no frost yet this fall. Squash, cucumbers, string beans, and green peas are doing well, something rare for Grouse Creek.

July 19, 1919. Charles C. Toyn was appointed superintendent of Sunday School.

May 31, 1921. We were awakened by young Willi Snow, who had run up on the front porch and cried out, “Grandpa, our house is on fire.” I jumped out of bed and asked him if his mother (my daughter) was safe, but he was gone. He was barefooted and in his night clothes. I looked out a four bedroom window and could see the house all on fire, the flames roaring out of the window. I gave the alarm on the phone and dressed quickly and ran to the burning house. I looked around for the mother (Emily Snow) and found her down in the lat in her long night dress holding her two children, one in each hand and gazing as the burning building. She had a drawer containing valuable papers which was all she had time to save. She said, “Well, Father, this is all I had time to save”, showing me the drawer. I was I was glad to see her and the children alive. The neighbors soon gathered round but could do nothing to save the building. The people rallied to their assistance and soon helped the victims of the fire materially.

On August 7, 1921, Bishop Joseph S. Barlow was appointed second counselor to Pres. John A. Elison and on Aug. 14, Wilford Richins was appointed and ordained bishop of the Grouse Creek Ward in his stead, with John Hadfield and Thomas E. Kimber as his counselors.

There had been plenty of water this season and crops have been unusually good. We have had a good crop of fruit this season. People feeling much encouraged.

Mar. 8, 1922. We are having the severest winter and more snow than we have had for 46 years. Many livestock have died, range stock mostly. There is no indication of winter breaking up at this date.

Feb. 1924. We are having a very mild winter, some farmers plowing and harrowing at this date. The season just past has been an unusually dry one, crops are one third of the average.

Dec. 31, 1925. The season of 1925 has been a very wet one, and good crops raised – such a season was much appreciated. I may say our day school has been going successfully, all the time that is in the school season. A fine school house has been built of pressed sandstone with four commodious rooms and costing about $9,000.00 and at present three teachers are engaged, a principal and two lady teachers and the school is a success.