February 19, 1896: Spent this day doing chores and laboring at tithing books. March 16, Monday (1896): Looked after tithing sheep and cattle and delivered one black tithing horse to Samuel R. Brough in part pay for poles or post. . .March 17, Wednesday, (1896): Worked on log chicken house. Talked with Brother James Creager about putting up hay shed in Richville. Hay is getting scarce in our valley at the present. Wednesday, February 24,1897: Spent two or three hours with T. R. G. Welch (the stake tithing clerk) at our tithing accounts. Attended Relief Society meeting. . After meeting we returned to Brother Welch's where we still labored at our tithing accounts and also after supper till 10:00 o'clock tonight. Thursday, February 25,1897: Did chores and spent a pan of the day with Brother T. R. G. Welch at the tithing accounts which are now ready for copying for good. Saturday, February 27, Saturday (1897): Done chores and helped load 100 sacks of tithing potatoes. Tuesday, March 2, 1897: . . .This afternoon took my book and went to BrotherT. R. G.Welch'stohelphimwiththefixhehasgotusintowithour tithing account for 1896. Wednesday, March 3, 1897: Done chores and helped get up potatoes out of tithing cellar and went over the river. This afternoon spentwithT. R. G.Welch at tithing accounts. Monday, March 8, 1897: Spent this afternoon at T. R. G.Welch's in company with President Fry and Counselor W. H. Rich looking over last year's tithing papers and signing them ready to send them to general tithing office at Salt Lake City. Spent this evening looking over the stake meeting house accounts. Tuesday, March 9, 1897: Done chores, then got the yearly tithing reports and took them to the Railway Station and expressed them to the General Tithing Office in Salt Lake City. Came home and settled up with Counselor Rich about Stake Meeting House. Friday, March 12, 1897: Have had to spend the morning with Brother Welch revising some tithing inventories. Took dinner with Brother and Sister Welch this afternoon, helped sack tithing. July 3, 1897: Sent money and some tithing scrip to General Tithing Office while over the river. Wednesday,November 24,1897:. . .Tookinalittletithingandshipped some chickens to the Salt Lake City office. December 6, Monday, 1897: Accompanied Brother Lyman Mecham to Richville and tooka rough sketch of the Richville tithing hay. December 22, 1897: Went to tithing office and put up some tithing pork and chicken, also buner83 Priesthood leaders who spent so many hours administering the tithing program were compensated somewhat for their efforts by receiving a small percentage of the tithing they handled. This was never paid in cash, but "in kind," or a part of the goods they were handling. Entries in Charles Turner's journal indicate payment for services rendered: February 6, Wednesday, (1896): Made out orders forBishopS. Carterto get his percentage for his care of the tithes of his ward. 67