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engrossing bills, giving Rives $17.10 or $18, and Miss Lillie Schneider $12, making $30 in all and leaving $30 for my extra work -- PM received telegram from Postmaster Gibson, Austin, "Are you to have charge of Reveille? Number anxious know" -- I replied I know nothing of it -- Please write me tonight" -- Also got letter from Doctor Hammond regarding his bill against the Mullen estate -- Wrote letter to Gibson & sent it by evening train -- About town awhile -- Bed at 12 -- Had to pay State controller $3 for my lamp -- couldn't confiscate it --

#60 Enterprise 81

Saturday March 7

The same -- About town in AM -- Got my $60 balance due for engrossing -- so now I have over $100 in my pocket -- PM wrote Enterprise 80 -- Mailed at 6 1/2 PM & left for Reno -- Most of Legislators gone & town loks deserted -- On arrival at Reno found wife and Sammy at depot to meet me -- The west bound train came in just then, and on board were 21 people from Austin going to San Francisco to hear Patti, and to meet Emma Wixom (Emma Nevada) the famous singer, formerly of Austin -- They were Allen A Curtis & wife, Gus Bauer & wife, Mrs Starratt & son Charlie, Mrs Prisk, Harry Creswell and others -- I met most of them & exchanged conversatonal courtesies -- Found all right at home -- Bed at 10 --

At Reno James Crawford dead

Sunday March 8

The same -- About town and home most of day -- Took walk, after dinner with wife