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Same -- Evening was at masquerade ball of National Guard awhile -- Very amusing -- funny costumes and incidents -- Grand crowd of spectators in the gallery, etc-- Bed 1 --

Thursday May 12

Variable, with several lively snow squalls -- cold and Wintry -- I about town as usual -- Bed 1 -- Dined with the Connerton's --

Friday May 13

Variable but generally pleasant -- Met wife on C st about 11 AM. Went to room, and found Bessie playing the old Doten violin & Sammy accompanying her on my banjo. Decidedly a surpise party for me -- They came up with Reno school excursion -- Only visited me short time, as they had to run with the crowd -- We four dined at French Rotisserie, & they & rest of Reno crowd left on return about 6 PM. I saw them off -- PM I took notes for a letter for G M Ardery. Evening I was at theater --

Carroll Johnson in "The Cossoon"

Carroll Johnson & dramatic co from the East, in "The Cossoon" -- Very good company and play, and a big audience -- Bed 2 --

Democratic Primaries

Saturday May 14

Fine & pleasant -- Evening, cooler & blustering -- Wrote out & delivered letter No 2 from GW Ardery to AJ Sielaff, Gold Hill -- Evening about town -- Bed 1 -- Democratic primaries this PM for delegates to State Convention to be held May 26 --