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Cloudy, blustering & storm threatening -- with a light hail storm in the PM -- Got letter from Seymour Pixley, Carson, asking my support for him for Sargent at arms of the Assembly -- Was at cabin & had nice mess of fried fresh herring -- Evening replied to Pixley -- was down town -- Bed at 2 -- Clear -- Coldest night yet -- Hard Freeze -- Episcopal church Social at Armory Hall tonight -- Big success --

1st snow storm very cold snap Gov Adams Laughton 10 above zero

Saturday Dec 6

Cold, with a smart snow storm which gave about 2 inches -- cleared off very cold after sunset -- I was up to cabin this PM, & ate there -- one meal a day now -- Evening down town -- Bed at 12 1/2 -- Much the coldest night of the season -- water froze in my room long before I went to bed -- When I went to bed my thermometer was 26 in my room, put it outside a few minutes & it went down to 12 above zero -- Got letter from Gov Adams this morning in response to the one I wrote him last Monday -- Sent a short letter to Laughton this Evening --

Cold Got Stove up in Room L P McCarty Snow

Sunday Dec 7

Clear cold & blustering -- About 15 deg all day -- Was up to the cabin & dined -- got a couple of boys, Bert McIntyre and Jimmy Baker, to carry my little office stove down to myroom -- I took the legs & things & the pipe along & the tools, and I set up that stove in good shape -- and I brought wood down from the cabin --