Sturriville July 22d 1887 Rev. J.H. Wilbur  Dear brother we received yours and was good to hear from you I was down at Sattass on Sunday  last had a good time There was a gracious heavenly influence  ?  ed down upon the people so that it was good to be there I promised to be with them the Second Sunday in next month and hold a Sacramento meeting Pray for us that we may have a  soul converting time The fourth of July was a very exciting time with the Indians Parading dancing and horseracing They run horses all the week  ?  Saturday a sad accident occur ed By some means a couple of riders run in to each other killing one horse and came near killing both riders the horse was captain Johns  
        The riders were Big Franks and Captain Olites Boys Both were badly hurt It is thought that big Franks boy will die Captains boy is getting better I do wish something could be done to check if not stop the horse racing some of them have spent nearly all of their time for the past three months gambling horse racing and dancing. It is very demoralizing and keeps back all improvements both temporaly and spiritualy  Yours truly   G.C. Roe