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tainment & bed at 12 -- Matt Rider left last evening for Old Plymouth where he lived several years ago -- Knows all my family -- Been here on the Comstock last 20 yrs, working (latterly) in the Can Va assay office -- ((what follows was crossed out -- I bought a new navy flannel coat and vest today of Hirsch & Co for $12)) got em on credit -- Letter from J P Jones, New York, today --
R K Allen arrives -- Nevin Loss I at Reno -- Allen leaves -- wife sick
George Washington. Born 1732 -- Died 1799, aged 67 years 10 months -- Inaugurated 1789 at age of 57.
Wednesday May 1, 1889
Clear, warm & pleasant -- R K Allen came from S.F. on AM train to pay loss of James Nevin, $2,000 in our insurance Co -- I took PM train for Reno -- found wife sick in bed -- Bad cold, etc -- Evening down town -- Was at the Riverside Hotel awhile interviewing P K Faulds, one of our insurance agents, who is working Reno -- Bed 12 --
Thursday May 2
Cloudy, cool & blustering with occasional light sprinkles of rain -- Busy most of day packing up to move -- About town some -- Evening met Allen at Depot, on his way below -- Saw big 8 coach vestibule train of Raymond excursionists stopping at depot
Eastern Excursionists -- Insurance -- Lew Stevenson Senator Stewart -- Wife sick
for rest and refreshments, eastward bound from California (returning home) -- called on "Lew" or Jesse L Stevenson, at his office and insured him for $3000 -- Took
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him at once to Dr (Thoma) & had him examined -- Took his note for $29 for 30 days -- gave the company's receipt therefor -- Home at 10:30 -- Bed 11 --
Friday May 3
Variable, pleasant -- About town -- did nothing more about moving, as I am negotiating to stay -- Evening at home -- Sam played banjo & I the fiddle together -- Rec'd letter from Senator Stewart, Washington -- Wife still sick, but able to sit up -- Bed at 10 -- Sent Lew Stevenson's application below tonight --
Senator Stewart arrives -- I at Va, Carson, etc Big Snow Storm -- Sleighing -- For Reno
Saturday May 4
Cloudy, cold & disagreeable -- Morning train to Va -- Senator Stewart -- arrived at Reno last evening -- was on train with daughter & got off at Carson -- PM about town -- Took 2:30 PM train to Carson -- Stewart not going to leave for SF till tomorrow evening, so I took evening up local train to Va -- Attended lodge, as Warden -- Bed 12 -- rain & snow a little --
Sunday May 5
Heavy snow storm set in before daylight & continued -- heavy wet snow -- melted some beneath, but piled up 6 or 8 inches -- two or three sleighs out with small sleighing parties -- pretty fair sleighing -- I was busy at room till noon -- took 2:30 PM train for Reno -- still snowing -- Senator Stewart on train, bound for S.F.
House Negotiating -- More Snow Reno -- Wife Improving
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Had short confab with him -- Found wife still in bed -- Carson & Reno -- very muddy from rain but little snow falling -- Heavy rain in California yesterday & today -- No rain or snow 15 miles east of here -- Wadsworth dry and dusty -- Bed 9:30 -- Cloudy, cold and freezing --
Monday May 6
Rainy most of day -- muddy -- was attending to house buying -- Evening at home -- Bed 10 -- Clear & windy --
Tuesday May 7
Variable, cloudy & blustering -- snowing daily in the mountains -- cold, disagreeable -- Business same as yesterday -- House buying negotiation -- Evening home -- Bed 9:30 -- sharp cold night -- Wife better -- able to attend school duties yesterday & today -- Snowed furiously for an hour this evening -- 3 inches fell --
Telegraph Sam and Eunice for Money Mattie Vickers Co -- Wintry
Wednesday May 8
Storming -- Several light falls of snow melted as fast as fell -- muddy -- The snow of last night melted off totally -- On the house buying proposition today again -- telegraphed to Sam for $500 & to Eunice for $300 -- Took 1:40 PM train for Va -- On time -- found no snow there -- muddy -- dined -- Opera House -- Mattie Vickers Co, including Harry W Rich -- played "Jacquine" to good house last evening, and "Cherub" to a poor house this evening -- cold night -- Bed 1 -- freezing --
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Telegrams to Sam and Eunice
Reno, Nev, May 8, 1889 Major S H Doten Plymouth, Massachusetts
Buying two thousand dollar home -- Will you telephaph me five hundred dollars immediately? Answer. Alfred Doten
Reno, Nevada May 8, 1889 Mrs E D Morton or Mrs Seth Morton, San Francisco road, northern outskirts of Santa Clara, California --
Buying two thousand dollar home here -- Will you loan and telegraph me through bank three hundred dollars by tomorrow? Answer Alfred Doten
Telegrams from Sam and Eunice -- Pete Jackson House purchased
Thursday May 9
Cloudy but more pleasant -- Ice in morning about town from last night's cold -- Took AM train to Reno -- Telegram from Seth said "Have no money outside of my business. E will write." Telegram from Sam said: "No telegraph of money from here. Three hundred by mail" -- Was about town most of day on house negotiation -- Evening at home -- Bed 9:30 --
Friday May 10
Clear, warm & pleasant -- Concluded negotiation with Hoffman for house -- Evening at home -- Sam & I played fiddle & banjo together -- Bed 10 --
Saturday May 11
Same -- Morning at RR depot -- Saw Pete Jackson the famous colored pugilist -- just arrived from California, on way to Virginia where he gives sparring exhibition to-
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night -- he is very black -- attracted much attention -- I brought my house negociation
House Purchased
to successful issue today -- Had the $100 received from Sam March17 and Bender of First National Bank, Reno, loaned me $300 on Sam's telegram, making $400 my share of Rebecca's estate same bank also loaned me $200 on note from self, and wife, indorsed by Justice of the Peace W H Young. Deposited the $600 in the Bank of Nevada which loaned me $1000 on mortgage -- so that at 2 PM the whole $1,600 was paid for our house, which we live in and William Hoffman deposited the deed therefore made from himself to my mother in law Sarah A Stoddard -- Williams the County Recorder
Jackson the black Pugilist Change of RR time -- Working at Home
will have her sign note and mortgage on Monday -- Evening at home -- very tired -- Bed at 9:30 -- in our own house --
Sunday May 12
Same -- At home most of day fixing up things again -- unpacking, re-hanging pictures, etc -- Evening at depot saw Pete Mackson return from Va & go on to San F-- Jack Hallinan had him in charge -- Had big house at Va last evening -- Opera House -- Bed 9:30 -- Change of train time on both roads today --
Monday May 13
Cloudy and threatening -- Worked hard splitting wood, repairing fence, hanging gate, etc -- Bed 9:30 -- Mother, signed note and mortgage this morning -- Williams came with them, & took them to record.
