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Saturday Dec 24

Same -- Was about town and Gold Hill -- Borrowed $20 from Louis Hirshbuerg & took 3:45 for Reno -- Found all right at home -- Bed at 10:30

Sunday Dec 25

PM & night blustering -- At home -- AM Mrs Batterman called -- she is visiting the Lindsay's -- Children have received lots of presents from the East & a letter from Eunice says she sends some -- not received -- We had a nice turkey dinner & celebrated Christmas in good style -- Evening Mary & I visited the Lindsays -- Millie & her beau, Ruel Waggoner, sparking in the parlor -- she works at Jamisons next door, helping at housekeeping, at $12 per month -- Bed 10 --

Monday Dec 26

Snow squally -- Off by morning train -- Stopped at G.H. & attended to Insurance -- rode to Va with Dr Manson at 2 PM -- Evening about town -- Bed at 1 -- clear & cold -- 17° above -- Snow 2 inches --

Frank Doten -- 1st big Snow Great Snowstorm
2 ft of snow Railroad Troubled Maud Granger

Tuesday Dec 27

Cloudy & cold -- cruised about town -- Bed at 1 --

Wednesday Dec 28

Snow squalls most of day & settled down to regular business toward dark -- nearly or quite a foot falling by midnight -- Met my cousin Frank B Doten, about noon,