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band wagon so that they reared and plunged and the driver, Mr Lee had a tough time keeping them from running away - A regular American hearse came next with the corpse, and pall-bearers and attendants (about 25 in all) all dressed in white wiht their oldhats etc - 19 carrlages followed - with friend of deceased who was evidently a man of mark - Evening wrote letter to Bro Sex, Went to Post office
Big Letter at 8 1/2 & got the mail, just distributed - Home - My letter in the Enterprise of this morning - 2 columns - Pretty good - Bed at 11 -
Monday Jan 12 Clear & pleasant - At 7:10 AM left on train for Carson - Very sharp frosty morning - found the Leavitt troupe of comedians, specialists, etc, on board, en route for Va city to perform there tonight - Jolly set of fellows - Carson at 8 1/2 - Got shaved - breakfast - At 11 was at opening of Senate - PM drew the requisite stationery from the Secy of State for my Engrossing clerk business & took it to my room - Met lots of old acquaintances Evening, about town - Home at 11 - Bed at 12 -
Snow Lesvitt's Specialities Jones Reelected U.S. Senator Tuesday Jan 13 Cloudy & thawy - Heavy snowstorm about daylight desposited about 3 inches - melted off considerably & made streets muddy - Got letter from A Wright Austin, this AM, returning thanks for his appointment as County Commissioner - Evening, went
with Assemblyman Stearns of White Pine to Opera House to the performance of Leavitt's Specialty Troupe - Very good - Excellent full house - Bed at 12 -
Wednesday Jan 14 Clear & pleasant - In both houses yesterday Jones was elected Senator, and in joint convention at noon, today, ditto - RP Keating received the complimentary vote of the very small Democratic minority - Both Keating, and Sam Jones were in
Wine Flows Jones Ratified town today, and after the result was announced in the PM, both had headquarters established, Sam in the Ormsby House & Bob eating over the Magnolia, I think, Anyhow they turnd numerous bottles of champagne loose, & lots of cigars - I as well as all the other Legislative folks, attended both receptons - After dinner I was about town - Met Sam Jones, & we went up to Bill Woodburn's house for an evenings visit - Miss Maggie Cavanaugh & Mr Sweeny, Ed Sweey, & Woodburn there - Little Millie Sweeny played the piano for us, Mrs W also played & sang - Had a very pleasant time - After that I was about town - Met Bob Lindsey, et al, & was
Enterprise smaller Bob Lindsey Enterprise 76 Doc Benton&s shooting scrape At Reno
at the ''Hole in the Wall' with them, singing etc - Bed at l -
Saturday Jan 15 The same - As usual - Evening at home - Slept couple of hours on top of bed in cloths - rose & wrote part of a letter to Enterprise - Bed at 5 1/2 Enterprise reduced size today - See Jan 27th -
Friday Jan 16 The same - AM at Senate room - PM finsished Enterprise 76 & nailed it - Left on train at 6:55 for Reno - Arrived at 8:10 Met wife & Milly at depot - All right at home - got supper - Bed at 10 1/2 - Doe Benton shot Duffy this morning -
Mrs Hewlett - At Church - The River
Saturday Jan 17 The same - Was about town some & met lots os acquaintances - Also shopping some with wife - Evening she & I visited the Lindsays short time, also Mrs Hewlett formerly of Como - She keeps a lodging house here - Her husband Lon Hewlett died here twoyears ago next month - Home - read - Bed at 11 -
Sunday Jan 18 The same - very fine day - With wife attended services at ME Church - Rev Mr Lucas - Fine music & good sermon - good attendance - Then we took Alf & Goodie for a walk out about a mile & a half to where R R track intersects the river - Good view of river - Evening at home - Bed 10 1/2 -
$42 more pay My First Bill Engrossed Monday Jan 19 Clear & pleasant - Took breakfast with family and at 10 minutes of 9 AM, left on local train for Carson - Freight & wood train, with passenger coach on behind - Carson at 10 minutes of 11 - Just 2 hours - Went to room few minuts, then to Senate chamber - At noon recess I drew my warrant for 7 days pay - $42 - This
PM I got my first bill to engross. It was Senate Bill No 19. "An Act to provide for the Destruction of Noxious Animals within this State." Took it home, and in the evening engrossed it in good shape -- That is to say, I copied it, putting in the amendment in proper place, and editing the bill properly -- Took me till about 9 oclock -- Then I was about town a short time -- Home -- Bed at 12 1/2 --
More bills -- Getchell, Regent -- Jane Noble -- #30
Tuesday Jan 20
The same -- Got two more bills to engross today. An Act to repeal an Act, entitled An Act Supplemental to an Act entitled an act to provide revenue for the support of the government of the State of Nevada -- Also "An Act to regular the issuance of Court Orders." Getchell was elected in joint convention this PM, Regent of the State University -- I gave Nick Anderew3s $30 to pay to Jane Noble, that I owed her when she left Austin -- She is in Gold Hill, and Nick is one of tohe Assemblymen from there and going up on a short visit this evening -- Met Ed ...
Ed Harris New Table Engrossing Success
...Harris in town yesterday and saw him off on 10 AM local train for his mine near Washoe City -- Evening I engrossed the two bills at home, on my new table 2 1/2 x 5 ft just completed at noon today for me by a carpenter -- Was made to my order and is very convenient size for the business -- State pays for it -- Bed at 2 --
Wednesday Jan 21
The same -- Spring weather -- In senate today my three engrossments of bills were reported upon by the Engrossing Committee as correctly engrossed, and were passed -- First blood for Doten -- Attended both sessions of Senate today -- PM another bill went to engrossment but I could not get hold of it -- Evening about town -- Home and wrote, etc -- Bed at 12 1/2 -- Got letter from Andrew Lawson, American Flat, today --
A Lawson Teachers Institute Cassie Henderson
Thursday Jan 22
The same -- Got three more bills to engross today -- Evening I attended grand convention of the State Teachers' Institute, in Senate Chamber -- Very fully attended -- Special train brought all from the Comstock & vicinity -- Biggest lot of school-marms I ever saw at one time -- Met Cassie Henderson, Fanny Robinson & others -- Big delegation of Red Men also came down with them, to big installation here this evening -- Special train took them all back again at midnight -- Found lots ...
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...of old acquaintances among the Red Men -- Wrote Enterprise 77, mailed it, & bed at 5 --
Friday Jan 23
Cloudy & cool -- morning shaved, good breakfast, & left on 10 AM train for Reno -- About 11 got off at Washoe City -- Met Ed Harris there by appointment -- Rode up to his mine, 3 miles SE of Washoe City -- 2 horses to wagon loaded kegs and
