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Monday May 9

Cloudy & variable -- Street sprinkling commenced today for the season -- About 3 PM the Reno Elite Minstrels, a Reno musical combination arrived from there in carriages over the Geiger Grade -- About 40 of them in all -- They gave a fine street parade at 4 PM -- Band of 16 pieces, all the company on foot preceded by three gaily dressed cavaliers or heralds, horseback -- Evening at Opera House -- I was there -- Very good minstrels and variety show. Crowded house -- Bed at 1 --

G M Ardery -- Bennett's Books
Charley Chatterton Killed

Tuesday May 10

Same -- PM about town some -- wrote a 2 page letter for G M Ardery, section agent and watchman down at [Baltic?] switch on the V & T RR Gold Hill -- letter was to A J Sielaff about his son throwing stones at a board fence beside the RR track. Paid me 50 cts. Also wrote a business letter for W P Bennett -- His Sky Sifter books have all come up from Oakland -- 1,000 copies, and he is now engaged in placing them for sale -- With that object in view he will go to Reno in a day or two -- Evening as usual -- Bed 1 -- Charley Chatterton, killed about noon today at the Nevada mill, was friend of mine, & contemporary over in Como, & I have known him well ever since.

N.G. Bal Masque -- Snow
My Family Surprise

Wednesday May 11