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department for him tonight -- I stood in, read proof, etc -- Bed 2 --

Friday Sept 9

Same -- Evening at Pioneer banquet geiven by Otto Eckelmann -- About 50 Pioneers invided guests, etc present -- All at Otto's expense -- Dan DeQuille being drunk tonight I had to stand in on local, Alf Chartz also -- I read proof and got through

On Enterprise Mackay

at 1:30 -- Bed at 2 -- John Mackay came up from San F this morning --

Saturday Sept 10

Same -- Evening attended the Opera House -- Play "Harbor Lights" -- Fourth & last representation -- about a $40 house -- Through at 11 -- was about town & at 12, met Taggart & he made me write some editorial for him for morning paper -- Did so & read proof, etc -- Bed at 4 --

Sunday Sept 11

Clear, but very high winds, dusty & disagreeable -- at home all day -- wrote to wife, as usual -- Evening at theater -- Sleight of hand pretended spiritualistic medium show by Alex Hume and wife, [Kate Eddy] Densely crowded house, at 50cts

Spirit sleight of hand Kate Eddy

Mrs Kruttsknitts advertising

admission -- Most of the tricks, rope tying, etc in and out of the cabinet were done pretty slick, but the whole thing as judged from the advertisement was a strongly flavored humbug -- Bed at 1 --

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