Wilford and Phebe move from Valley House into house next door; lease Valley House to be used as a hotel.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
February 10, 1879 ~ Monday
Feb 10th 1879
I took my gun in the morning went to the river and
ponds I shot 6 ducks and was weary at night ^10 M[iles]^
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Supreme Court denies George Reynolds' challenge to Morrill Law; plural marriage a criminal offense.
Wilford goes into hiding to avoid arrest for polygamy.
Wilford spends a year in Arizona "on the underground" serving a mission among the Native Americans.