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Kehoe's court & reported continued examination of Linehan -- Concluded at 12 N -- Then attended meeting of trustees of Centennial, in Odd Fellows Building -- Supt Wheeler & others there besides the Board -- Overhauled bills & accounts -- Voted to pay all bills -- Then went out to Chollen and Hale & Norcross and got mining

Christmas Eve John Mackay Snow & Rain

items -- Went to Con Va office for same purpose -- met John Mackay there, He came up from San F Monday, & goes East tonight -- Mining report today, as no paper tomorrow -- At 7 PM went with Bob Patterson to his residence corner of Tayler & F sts to see Christmas tree of his little daughter "Elva" set up for tomorrow night -- About 20 of his old stiff friends there, and we all had some egg-nog & I went back to office -- hard nights work -- Through at 2 -- Home -- Bed at 5 -- snowing, raining, & slushy -- Christmas Eve last evening -- lots of drinking and folks ranging the streets having a good time --

Rain & ice Off for Reno Christmas Day Lots of Presents

Friday Dec 25

Cloudy & threatening -- Rained about 4 AM then froze, making it quite icy - Rose at 6:45 -- Left on the 8 AM train for Reno -- Had along a demijohn of sweet cider 1 gallon from Hatch's store, $1 -- also 4 bits worth of shrimps -- Found all right at home & greatly excited over the lots of presents from our folks in the East, by mail -- A perfect bonanza -- as good or better than any Christmas

1885

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jdamke

"Hatch's tore" is probably "Hatch's store" but unsure if typo or misspelling.

Special Collections

Jenny, it's a typo. Go ahead and correct it.