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1888 Dined with JJ Harris & family, Gold Hill

Tuesday May 1, 1888

Variable -- Mostly clear -- Day & evening about as usual-- Bed at 12

Wednesday May 2

Clear & very pleasant -- AM about town -- 1 PM walked to Gold Hill & skirmished on insurance pretty diligently with little success -- When Jack Harris came off shift at 3 PM from Crown Point he assisted me more or less & made me go up to his house to dinner at 6 PM -- Lives on Ft Homestead, where Bill Gibson used to -- His wife and daughter Bessie at home -- Had pleasant evening with them & footed it home, arriving at 10 -- Bed at 11 1/2 -- tired -- Jack escorted me with a lantern by a new trail back of the Imperial works up to the main road -- I noticed today that

Gold Hill News Barberity Sold Out of Centennial Black Tragedy

a barber now occupies the old Gold Hill News office -- Has his pole out in front yet, the large fine old sign still adorns the front overhead --

Thursday May 3

Cloudy with a few sprinkles of rain -- PM walked to Gold Hill -- Skirmished -- walked back before dark -- Evening at home -- Bed 2

Friday May 4

Cloudy & cool & pleasant -- About 12:30 PM John L Bleck killed his brother Sam J in basement of their wellknown building, corner of C & Taylor sts in persuance of