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office at 1:30 -- Home -- Bed at 3 -- I paid Postmaster, Judge D O Adkinson $20 today which I borrowed of him to help get out to Austin with my family some years ago.

At Reno My Fiddle

Sunday May 2

Same -- Rose at 7 -- took train for Reno at 8 -- Had along a lot of apples and oranges, dirty clothes etc in my shawl strap -- Through on time -- Found all right -- PM took all four of my little ones out to walk -- along the river & over to Bob Lindsay's -- Millie working at Bobs -- working in kitchen, etc, at $3 per week -- Evening at home -- got out my old fiddle, tuned it up & played it for more than have at any time for 20 years -- Bed at 10 --

Monday May 3

Cloudy, but pleasant -- Rose at 6 -- Left at 7:10 -- through on time to Va arriving at 10 AM -- PM annual meeting of Centennial M Co at office of Co in Odd Fellows' building --

Centennial meeting NY Tribune Geo F King pens Russia Cement Co

72,000 shares represented -- New Board of Trustees elected -- Evan Willians -- M Kingle Alf Doten, Wm S James, H C Gorham. Willians re-elected President, J P Flanningham, Secy, and Bullion & Exchange Bank, Carson, treasurer -- Adj at Call of Prest -- Work in office as usual -- Home at 2 -- Bed at 3 --

Tuesday May 4

Same -- Rose at 11, wrote the following letters : New York Tribune 30 cts for another