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Rebecca H Talbot 1887 Keno

Monday Aug 1, 1887

Clear & very pleasant -- 75 deg -- About town -- Evening at home -- At 10 I commenced letter to Sister REbecca H Talbot Plymouth Mass -- Wrote 12 pages very closely -- Took all night -- Bed at 5:30 next morning --

Tuesday Aug 2

Same -- Bed at 5:30 AM -- Slept till 11 -- PM about town as usual -- Evening, struck the keno game at International saloon -- Won six kenos in all - came out $10 ahead, and 4 tickets in big $25 pool of next Sunday night -- Bed at 1 -- Sent my big letter enclosed in letter to wife this evening, she to read, add to and mail it from Reno --

Catheters Charley Kimball
Old Pike Leaves

Wednesday Aug 3

Same -- Sent order to HP Wakelee & Co, druggists, San Francisco for one dozen best nglish flexible catheters [No 4] Number fours -- $300 enclosed -- Eveninging met CB Kimball -- old timer -- Charley Kimball, who used to be at Monton's old cider factory when I was there, with Charley Rawson, Ben Higby, et al -- Ran awhile together -- Bed at 1 -- He is now a saloon keeper out at Hawthorne -- Been to San F, & on his way back there --

Thursday Aug 4

Same -- About town as usual -- Bed at 1 -- Geo W Allen, ["Old Pike"] my next room

1887