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[Pottawattamie HC Conf Min LR 1764 21 / Pottawattamie HC Min Lr 1764 21 Fd 3 / LR 1764 21_f0003_Page_42]

was to make a lane on the line &c - we
did not go to a[======] lawn- I went and agaged
my rails and got my trends, hauled the rails
past Bro. Baums sent word to him he came up
and after expostulation he wanted I should wait
till he could seen Mahon I agreed to wait on
h[===] for him to see him and make up his
mind &c he came back said we might go a head
and he would [===] his other fence to the creek, I
said he could not do that as that road did not
belong to him and it must be kept open
Some words from Mahon & Christensen- Bro. Harley
told him if he would open the Road he could furnish
him the rails but if not we must have them [==]
went [=] and he agreed before witness and we was
to be on good terms again as we were before,, I saw
Bro. Wright and it was fixed and the fence fixed--
     Council Adjourned five minutes--
   Council called-------- Harley called up
                Hyen said he went to work for Jones
they cut a swath through the wheat- and they
then set him and another man to cutting holes
Jones & Harley came with each a team- he sent the
boy to [==] Bishop Baum- he came and said to            
Jones you are going to open a  road and throw me
out and not give me notice- Jones said you
shut me in without giving me notice and now
I must have a road- he wanted an [===] to see
a man that  was ploughing it was given he went
and after a little returned the man ploughing and
an other coming  up in a different way- some had
talk between Jones Baum Christensen & Mahon &c
Baum said he would brake Jones head Christensen said he
Harley had said nothing- Harley said they would
let him have rails if he would put his fence right
and let other take care of their own &c-
It was at last agreed to & settled ---