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it cost $1 for the ten words -- Will be delivered in morning & probably replied to in the PM -- Then we took a little cruise up & down street together,

Mose Simmons Gold Hill Delivered JJ Harris' Policy

visiting saloons and having a social chat -- Bed at 1 --

Monday April 16, 1888

Cloudy but pleasant, with a few very little sprinkles of rain -- PM at Gold Hill -- visited with Sam Jones at Crown Point works office awhile -- Walked home by way of the reservoir on the Divide to see Mrs JJ Harris of Gold Hill -- Found her & delivered to her her husband's policy for $2,000 -- About 10 AM, Mose Simmons received 2 replies to his telegram, one from his brothers telling him to come and help settle estate satisfactorily and other from Chas S Davis telling him to come on or send power of atty to somebody to act for him -- After consulting he concluded to start for Plymouth tonight -- I was at Gold Hill depot as he passed down & gave him a parting shake hands -- He will lay over in Carson to attend to business there & leave Reno on Wednesday morning for the East -- Bed at 12 --

Tuesday April 17

Clear & very pleasant -- PM rode with Lawson to Gold Hill on his buckboard -- Walked down to Jack Long's, at lower 'bus station -- Was well treated, & came away with 1 1/2 doz fresh hen & duck eggs, in a cigar box -- Presented by Jack [Soon?]

Joe King & wife

stopped in to see Joe King & wife -- She just a few days in from Austin -- He has