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Sells big circus & menagerie here last Wednesday-Evening she gave a small rude but neat magic lantern show in parlor -- Bed 10 --

Grand Army Returning Tomatoes gone 86⁰
Gen Logan Coming

Monday Aug 9

Clear & warm -- Wife & all our kids went with me to train & I left on time at 7:10 the train from Cal being just on time -- Our train was filled, every seat, with returns from SF & Grand Army etc -- Arr at 10 -- on time -- Had to threw away my tomatoes I put up July 21, as they were soft and "working" -- The apricots and gooseberries, put up on July 9 are good yet especially the Apricots -- Afriad gooseberries are fermenting -- Bed at 3 -- Meeting of prominent citizens held this evening at Odd Fellows Hall to make preparations for receiving General John A Logan on Friday -- He is coming with his attending crowd, about 30, by way of Lake Tahoe & Carson -- over the railroad -- Cohen was present at meeting, & reported for me -- Hot 86 deg --

Logan coming -- Blums put up
Cold Day for Winters 86⁰ Dem Primaries

Tuesday Aug 10

Same -- As usual -- Evening attended adjourned citizens Committee on Logan reception & reported -- Held at I.O.O.F. building -- Bed 3:30 -- Put up a small jar of plums today in "Rex Magnus" --

Wednesday Aug 11