The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-02-14
TH6BUNDLE PARTY
The Ladies Guild Score a
Grand Success.
FIFTY ODD PACKAGES
Knocked Down to the Highest Bidder
by Auctioneer Sam Sollnsky.

The Ladies Guild held their first
pound party last night at Har-
mony Hall.
The admission price was one
bundle, the bundle to be worth %
cents. Maj. W. E. Estes was door
keeper ably seconded by Mrs. W, L
Stout and there was not many who
we're able to slip under the "tent"
or get by them without giving up
the admission.
At $50 the table containing the
bundles, some fifty odd having been
collected were placed under the
hammer, by that prince auctioneer,
Sam Solinsky.
The packages we're done up in a
deceiving manner (for instance)
long box, such as corsets are packed
in when bought by Major Stout,
was found to contain a common
cotton towel, such as we find in all
two bit hotels.
Mr.. Solinsky, made his bow to the
audience in neat speech before
he started the hammer to going
and said the packages were all
supposed to contain 25 cents worth,
and as he ran his eyes over those
before him he saw they were all
Christians and he knew none OF
them would pack false box on the
concern. He also stated that he
had engaged Mr.. Will Mccartney
and Ben Williams, to act as
boosters" or byebidders and for
those who wanted real bargains to
bid over these gentlemen as they
knew the contents of all packages
and was swift bidders;
The first package was put up and
Mccartney bid 25 cents and Ben
Williams 30, this bid being raised by
Major Stout to forty cents and sold
to him, this was the towel.
E. F. Kane bought the next,
paying As cents, securing a box of
bon bons.
The next package was knocked
off on Miss Mamie Hynson for 90
cents.
Adam Offenhauser got caught on
bundle of cheap candy for which
he paid 40 cents.
Bob Burke, the handsome West
side City Secretary bid 50 cents on
a package and it was sold to him,
Rev. Arthur Highly, bought the
next package. He paid 45 cents
and the package contained 25 cents
worth of parched peanuts. The
laugh was on the parson and not to
be out done he bought the next
great bargain and it proved to be a
few links of bologna sausage
A package was then put up
labeled with a popular married
ladys name and bidding was spirited
the raises being five cents. This
package sold to Bob Burke for 90
cents. 1t was a small china doll
Other bidders were on hand and
we iotted down as buyers, the
following gentlemen and ladies not
mentioned eretofore;
Adam Ofenhauser carried away
eight.
w. A. Robinson purchased three.
Ben Williams carried of three.
w. A Mccartney bought two
and Mrs. W. II, Mccartney, three.
Mr.. Boardman purchased three
Then came Mrs. Rollin Rodgers,
Misses Cuggie Hynson, Surles and
Tillar; Messss. Boy Haywood, Will
Booth, Clarence Taylor, Joe Huck-
ms, W. E. Estes, Lee Estes, Kuhl,
MADDOX, e. Z. Kane, Lee Giles and
AL Jennings ct al.
There we're about fifty packages
and they brought about $4,000.
During the auction the lunch
room was opened and many sand
witches and cups of chocolate were
served. The ladies did not make much
money but they did not loose any
and they furnished rare evenings
of enjoyment to those in atteu'
dance. After the auction was over
dancing was INDUCED in and many
couples tripped the light fantastic
untll late hour.
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Miss Cornell Cook, who has beer
teaching music at Lewisville, Ark
will teach at her home on corner
Fifth and Hazel streets. Certificate
and testimonials from N. Il. G. o.
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