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to come as Mrs Paynter was nearly dead, and might not live to see them.
Saturday Feb 2
Same -- Sent a copy of the Journal containing the Jones resolutions to Senator Jones, Washington D.C. and one to Sam Jones, Gold Hill -- Wrote and sent "Capitol Notes" to Journal. Bed 12.
The Harden-Francis contested seat case settled 1895 -- Bad Nose-eye Boil
Sunday Feb 3
Clear, warm and pleasant -- PM I wrote a three page letter to wife. Bed 12 --
Monday Feb 4
The Harden-Francis contested seat in the Assembly settled today -- Francis winning by one majority -- The County Clerk of Humboldt County was brought in, by orders of the Assembly by Sergeant-at-arms. Flannery, together with the ballots used or case at the last election, and this afternoon were canvassed by the Assembly in Committee of the Whole, with the result stated. The Assembly started in at 11 AM and finished at 5 PM, keeping me busy till 6:30 when I sent my report to Journal. No (nooning) for the reporters whatever. Bad boil sore on left side of nose near the corner of the eye since day before yesterday. Came to a head, and busted today -- Bed at 1
1895 -- Beals and Brown Glove Contest -- My Briggs Surprise Gold Hill Scholars' Visit -- Curry Engine Co Ball
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Tuesday Feb 5
Same -- Evening at glove contest between Beals and Brown at the Pavilion -- Reported it -- Lasted over 3 hours -- Very cold time of it, there being no fire in the house -- Bed at 2 --
Wednesday Feb 6
Same -- Bed 12 -- Had a surprise party at my room this morning -- just out of bed in my shirt when a lady servitor who was doing up the rooms came in with a broom -- Scared me much under the circumstances, but she left as suddenly as she came, and I recovered. My door was not locked or fastened, the bolt being out of fix.
Thursday Feb 7
Same -- Bed at 12
Friday Feb 8
Cloudy -- About 30 of the girls and boys of the Gold Hill High School, with Principal Storey came by morning train. Visited the Legislature, Orphans Home, Prison, Mint and other public institutions & went home again. Evening snowing some. Annual ball of Curry Engine Co at Opera House. I was there short time -- Bed 1 snowing lightly -- Both adjourned this PM till Monday.
Tom Johns, off for South Africa -- Journal $15 1895 -- My Eye-nose boil squelched -- More snow
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Saturday Feb 9
Cloudy and moderate, with a light snowstorm or so -- The new snow nearly all melted off -- Very muddy -- Rec'd letter from Journal with $15. PM I wrote "Capitol Notes" to Journal -- Evening at train I found Tom C Johns, wife & son on board bound for South Africa. Went to theater -- Play "Two of a Kind." Comic sort of a jumble -- By the Truly Shattuck comedy crowd, same or about same as was at Virginia 5 or 6 months ago, in "U and I." Bed at 12:30.
Sunday Feb 10
About as yesterday -- Bed 12.
Monday Feb 11
Lively cold snowstorm all day -- fully six inches fell. Bed at 12 -- still snowing some.
Tuesday Feb 12
AM Rainy -- very sloppy -- PM blustering, with occasional snowsqualls -- My eye boil gathered again and troubled me much. At noon Senator Charley H Richards of Austin squeezed it out for me -- Core to it big as a kernel of barley. Effectual operation -- Bed 12 --
1895 -- Came near being killed by a bullet $6 more from Journal
Wednesday Feb 13
Clear, warm, thawy Spring day -- Letter from Journal with bill to Tim Dempsey
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$6 for 1 year subscription to Journal -- to collect and keep -- did so -- Bed at 12 -- About 9 AM I was reading paper at Dempsey's with feet on fender of stove. Had just left my chair to go out, when a big 45 caliber bullet crashed through the lathed and double plastered partition from the drug store adjoining and lodged in the opposite wainscoting. A line drawn from one place to the other showed that if I had kept my seat, I would infallibly have got the ball right in the neck or under the ear. It was a very narrow escape indeed -- And it was the same old story of a boy examing a gun and finding it was loaded -- When some of the parties in the saloon went in drug store and asked about it -- he smilingly assured them there was no harm done -- only a bottle of paregoric, etc, smashed, and the hole in the wall was nothing.
50 cents from Associated Press for January pay -- 1895 Letters forwarded to me from Va "Capitol Notes" Letter to Kinzle
Thursday Feb 14
Clear & pleasant -- Bed 12 --
Friday Feb 15
Cloudy, thawy & very muddy. Rec'd my mail, forwarded from Virginia -- 2 letters from wife and Bessie -- one from Kinzle and one from Associated Press with 50 cents inclosed for my January pay. Sent letter to wife enclosing 2 passes for the Carson Minstrels at Reno tomorrow evening. Both
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Houses adjourned this PM till Monday. Bed 12.
Saturday Feb 16
Cloudy, moderate, and beastly muddy. PM wrote and sent "Capitol Notes" to Journal -- Bed 12 --
Sunday Feb 17
Clear & pleasant -- PM, wrote & sent letter to Kinzle, Nevada City, Cal. Bed 12 --
1895 -- Dennis got left -- I double Reporter Overshoes Discarded
Monday Feb 18
Same -- Moderate and muddy -- Morning, Dennis telegraphed me from Reno that he had got left by the train and would come up on the PM local, and for me to fill in for him on the Enterprise -- I did so, sending my report by train at 5:10 -- Gave me a lively day's work -- Bed 12 --
Tuesday Feb 19
Clear & pleasant -- Have had to wear rubbers overshoes this far, but today I left them off and wore leather shoes for 1st time since I have been down here -- Dennis on deck again -- Got letter from Kinzle -- & from wife -- Bed 11 --
Wednesday Feb 20
Same -- warmer -- No frosty morning for 1st time -- Bed 12 --
Thursday Feb 21
Clear & very pleasant -- Snow & mud nearly all gone, and streets drying
