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attended session Met Mike Farrell -- Just in from Austin to attend meeting of the

Mike Farrell Glove fight Enterprise 79

Silver Society tomorrow -- PM legislature adjourned over till Monday -- Evening attended a glove (sluggory) match at Opera House -- between Elliot and Edwards -- a white man and a colored man -- crowded house -- Had good place on stage, behind the wings -- comp ticket -- 24 ft ring -- ropes -- 5 rounds -- darkey got whipped -- 20 minutes -- Home at 12 1/2 -- slept on bed in clothes till 4 -- rose & wrote 79 for Enterprise --

Saturday Feb 7

Clear & pleasant -- Got my letter off on morning train for Va at 8:35 -- took it to depot -- put it in mail car -- PM I attended meeting of the Sivler Society, in Senate chamber -- CC Stevenson, President, presided -- adopted by-laws, etc and got

Silver Society The Comstock revisited Exempts

Society fully organized -- changed name from Nevada Production and Reduction Association to Nevada Silver Society -- Ferrell & others made speeches -- Adjourned till next September -- (First Monday in Sep) -- Evening about town -- Home at 11 -- slept 3 hours in chair -- wrote -- Bed at 3 --

Sunday Feb 8

Cloudy -- took morning passenger train, at 8:35 for VA -- Joe Harlow, State Printer was with me -- Took breakfast at Tom Heffron's on C st, Va -- Met lots of old friends and acquaintances -- Attended regular meeting o the Exempt Firemen Associa-