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tion of which I am a member -- good attendance -- Jo Harlow was installef as 1st

At Reno

Vice Prest, & I acted as installing officer by request -- Meeting lasted about 2 hours -- Then we were at Spiro's and other places a while -- Visited the Sheriffs office and also Piper's new Opera house which is now building & is over half done -- Took eveningtrain at 5:30 PM for Carson -- $1.50 for the round trip -- At Carson I got ticket & went on to Reno -- arrived at usual time -- Stevenson and old Pratt on train -- S bound for Los Angeles -- I found my folks all right & not expecting me-- Bed at 11 --

Reno Another house New Underclothes

Monday Feb. 9

Clear & pleasant -- Wife at school -- AM took Sam, Alf, & Goddie down town -- & we all had our hair trimmed except Goodie-- Was about shopping, more or less -- also took walk up the river with the children -- Evening went with wife & took a look at a house belonging to Hoffman of the brewery -- Liked it and engaged it -- Bed at 11 -- Mother fixed me up full suit of new underclothes today & I wore them --

Tuesday Feb 10

Cloudy -- Left for Carson at 7:10 AM -- arrived at 8:30 -- Found 2 bills on my desk to engross -- One Senate Bill No 60 relative to Notaries Public commissions refunding and the other a re-engrossment of Senate Bill No 55, An Act to provide for the payment of clerical Hirein the State Library during 1883-4 -- (Laughton's