Thomas Martin Diaries: 1897, Part 2 of 3

{94 / 99 & 100} Very Dusty Bishop G preached Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 11, 1897

up 9³⁰ am. At Ch at 11 am and found too big a crowd to get chair so I had to stand during the services and until comm'n. service. Mamie played the organ and lost her book. Ch was out till 2 pm. Then to CH and Ellison and home at 3⁰⁰ PM and found Corrie at dinner. After dinner she and I went to the cemetery and were out there about 2 hours. Fire at Tex Litho hq after supper at 6 PM and then to CH and wrote no 97 and watched but no out. at MK & T train at 9²⁰ mailed it and then PO and CH and read till midnight

{95 chand/100} Windy & dusty

Monday, April 12, 1897

Up 9. am. Ch. at 9⁴⁵ am. 7 crowd 100 tres and 7 dance and I was writing nearly all day on 95 and to dinner at 1³⁰ and via bank and back to my office at 3³⁰ PM and again on no. 95 at 6 up town and hunted for dulces. but found none-- so made up pp 9 of Chils and expressed it at 7 PM and then back to my office and finished 95 18 pp and at 7⁴⁰ out to R. & I. and mailed it. Then to white Elephant Rest band talked till 9³⁰ at Chile with Judge CK Bell August and then to my office and worked until after midnight

{96}

Very Heavy rain after dark and cooler

Tuesday, April 13, 1897

Up 8 am office at 9³⁰ and busy making up my books for government accts all the morning To dinner at 1³⁰ - 2³⁰ pm and then down by my office - and to CH and at work till 3³⁰ when S N Pickens came and I went with him to Edelbrecks and took affidavits of Edelbreck and D Dreebus to P's bound for process ea. Then back to my office and finished no. 96 and in box 3" cHs at 7³⁰ and to supper 7³⁰ PM after getting dulces and pkg them for expressing tomorrow. Augusts and PO 9³⁰ my office at 10 and ran - very heavy rain 10 - 11³⁰ and home and to bed 1 am

{97 / 101 12"} Beautiful cool day

Wednesday, April 14, 1897

awoke at 7am and at office at 8 am and at office 9¹⁵ and CH at 9³⁰ McNamara came to see me about sch later lot at office (recd 101 and 102) and at work on costs all the morning and to dinner 1³⁰ - 2³⁰ pm and back to my office and hard at work on costs - wrote Lednum to come over tomorrow afternoon. Geo Parker came in PM for a few moments. Wrote no. 97. after 5 PM and mailed it on R & I at 7⁴⁵ Then to Cafe and had chile con carne Then to Augusts till 9³⁰ and over to oo and checked Ross books until nearly 1 am and home and to bed

{98 / 103} Lovely day

Thursday, April 15, 1897

Awoke at 7 am but did not get up until 8 am at o.o. at 9¹⁵ and CH at 9³⁰ and at work on court matters Quigg came and I wrote letter for him To dinner at 1²⁰ - 2³⁰ PM. and found mice had eaten a hole in my coat of my nice every day coat of suit of clothes. Back to office at 3 PM and shortly afterward Lednam came and staid with me looking over accts until after 5⁴⁵ PM and then I finished No 98 and mailed it at 7⁴⁰ on R.& I. train and then to cafe. and had Chili con carne for supper. Augusts at 8⁴⁵ - 10 PM and o.o. on Ross books till 12¹⁵ .