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Special Collections at Jan 11, 2020 08:52 PM

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my dredge visit for people in morning -- makes over a column -- Bed 3 -- paid poll tax, $4 today --

"Wizard Oil" -- Concert troupe -- New collars

Tuesday Aug 24

Same -- As usual -- Evening I was at Opera House awhile & heard most of concert of the Wizard Oil company -- Half a dozen of them, including Mrs Harry Christie, a strong clear soprano, who did the piano. Fine quartette -- Sang all sorts of songs, sentimental, comic, and otherwise -- Irish, Dutch, Jubilee songs, etc -- Had big house, at 4 bits admission -- although they have been singing free concerts every evening for a week from their wagon on the street -- Bed at 3:30

Wednesday Aug 25

Same -- got 1/2 doz new collars $1 -- Bed 4 --

Thursday Aug 26

Same -- rose at 9 -- shaved, etc -- Was at train at 10 to meet wife, but train late-

Wife in Va -- Fire on Divide -- Yourin's house
86 deg -- 10 hours sleep -- Hot 86 deg --

Arrived at 11:45 & she also -- Took breakfast at Chaumond's together & went to room -- We visited together during PM & at 3:25 PM she left for Reno -- Saw her off -- At nearly 12 tonight big fire alarm -- ran to it -- John Yourin's dwelling on the Divide just south of Washington House caught in cow shed near by -- house destroyed -- loss $3,000 -- Long walk out there & back -- Through in office at 2 -- Bed 3:30 --

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my dredge visit for people in morning -- makes over a column -- Bed 3 -- paid poll tax $4 today --

"Wizard Oil" Concert troupe New collars

Tuesday Aug 24

Same -- As usual -- Evening I was at Opera House awhile & heard most of concert of the Wizard Oil company -- Half a dozen of them, including Mrs Harry Christie, a strong clear soprano, who did the piano. Fine quartette -- Sang all sorts of songs, sentimental, comic, and otherwise -- Irish, Dutch, Jubilee songs, etc -- Had big house, at 4 bits admission -- although they have been singing free concerts every evening for a week from their wagon on the street -- Bed at 3:30

Wednesday Aug 25

Same -- got 1/2 doz new collars $1 -- Bed 4 --

Thursday Aug 26

Same -- rose at 9 -- shaved, etc -- Was at train at 10 to meet wife, but train late-

Wife in Va Fire on Divide (Yourins's) house
86 deg -- 10 hours sleep Hot 86 deg --

Arrived at 11:45 & she also -- Took breakfast at Chaumond's together & went to room- We visited together during Pm & at 3:25 PM she left for Reno -- Saw her off -- At nearly 12 tonight big fire alarm -- ran to it -- John Yourin's dwelling on the Divide just south of Washigton House caught in cow shed near by -- house destroyed -- loss $3,000 -- Long walk out there & back -- Through in office at 2 -- Bed 3:30 --