The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-16

1 AhS htSi Uiu was s<D ny ib'it
Heiner. daughter Of Mr.. Eugene T. Helner.
The figure quickly jumped TO $I5 and
| when IL reached that amount the LADIES In
! the audience started vigorous applause,
at which the amctioneer said; Don't that
make fellow feel good? Just listen 10 the
ladies'. gentlemen, and remember they are
with you. heart and soul"
| There was much interest and anxiety
over who would get the first button. Little
| Hazel Hclner raised the bid to an even
| 500 and than there was another loud
demonstration
Some one over In the corner made 1t
| s105 and O moment afterward came the
| words "a hundred and ten from the rear
| Of the room.
who'll gimme the fifteen?" shouted the
auctloneer. deatblilse silence followed.
| Fair warning Another silence. Every
one was IN bresthless suspense
| "A hundred and ten once; a hundred and
| ten TWICE; hundred and ten THREE
| TINES, and SOLD to the American Brew
ing company"
building after the sale OF the first souye-
mir button Of the festival. and the band
struck up "Dixle."
Little Mis- 1einer again started the bid
for the second button at $50. The price
gradually went w 10 $40. $50 and 800. 1t
was finally knocked down to Mr.. q. A.
Mistrot Of Mistiot Bros. d Co.. for 800.
And the band played "There'n Be Hot
Time In the Old Town Tonight"
Everything was confusion Some APP
plauded. some cheered. while others
whistled, and 1T hnally subsded into
murmur Of satisfaction and approval
The third button was then put up, and
little Hazel. undaunied by her former Fl
forts. again started 1t at S25, and she per-
severed until the button was finally sold
to her for s75, and when the applause diod
down the strains of My Girl Is High
born Lady were ringing through the
room, and the appropriateness OF this
musical selection provoked another zeal
OF applause
Mr.. c. r. Parker OF Parker a. Archer
opened the bid on the fourth button by
altering $40. II was sold to err. +. w
Heitmann for 500
$50.
Button number vas sold TO Messrs In
man aud Road for $50.
Henke q Pilot bought the seventh for
s55.
Tue ninth was Knocked down to r. w
House for $50.
w d Cleveland secured button number
10 for s55.
nd KAN purchased tho following but
ton for $50
The twolfth was bought by T. II. Thomp-
son 6 Co. for il5
Mcssrs. Baker Bolts Baker e Lovett
pBd $50 for button No IL,
No. IA went TO George Ellis for $40.
The fifteenth souvenir brought $50 from
Messrs. Lewis n Rosenberg
The Boring Cortes Hardware company
got No 16 for s35
The seventeenth hutton sold went to II
u. Taylor Il Sons for so.
John Lyons paid s25 for the next
Mcssrs. Parker & Archer purchased Nos.
10 and 20, paying S25 each for them.
No. q went 20 the Houston Drug com
psny for SOS,
'rhe Loft Handed Fishing club bought
button No 81 FOR SIS and will "aRe a pub
lie presentation Of It to Chief shark C1yle
this morning III 10 o'clock
The next hutton was sold to tho Texan
Railway News and illustrator for s25.
Cpptam A X. TAYLOR of Childreas y
Taylor bought button No II in ire namo
OF the firm for ser, but refused to out Il
in half and turn over one portion to Colonel
Childress.
No, % went to Frank @. Colby for S25
Colonel X. Nj. Johnston revived the in
tercst somewhat by paying $40 for the next
button for The Houston Post,
The twenty seventh souvenir was scld
10 j. I'll. Brown for $50,
r. Cleveland paid Ss5 for No. N.
Tom Jones OF l.. NJ Jones " Son. pur-
chased button No. 80 for SIS.
Souvenir No, 30 brought $50 from the
Dillingham; Furniture company.
Button stock again arose when Mr.. Jos
cph +. Meyer bought No 81 for $40 and
went even higher ~hon Captain j G,
Hutcheson gave st5 for the ncxt one.
No, 81 went to James Butte Tor se5.
The thirty fourth button went 10 Gov. |
ernor G. A, Culberson for $50 aud this |
gale was loudly applauled.
The next sale was Il ade 10 Hon. Joseph |
D. Sayers, the price being SIS and this |
created another demonstration.
Theo. Keller got No. 80 for SOS.
c. II. Sauter paid $50 for the next SOU |
ienir.
No. IS was knocked down to Gun Grunc-
valid for $50,
John McClelland paid sl5 for the next.
The Musicians Protective Union secured |
'utton No. 40 for $40.
No. Al went TO tho Liverpool aud Londcn
ilc'be Insurance company, the price be-
ng $40,
The HoISon club got the next for s2S |
The next went to the DeMeritt Shoe Co.
or SIS
Ten dollars was the price CT button No. |
4 and 1t went to Justin c. White
Major n w. Cave went him ten better
md paid $50 for souvenir No. as
Macatee a Co. got the next for $40
When No. AZ WAS put up it seemed diff.
ult to set some one to start the hid The |
atmosphere was somewhat frosty for
moment, hut the winter OF dlsaantent was
ocn turned into glorious summer when l..
I. Parks offered 500 for the souvenir,
Needless TO say II went to the Southern |
'aeific company at that figure, amid the
widest enthusiasm.
or $25.
Button No. 40 brought $50 and interest
,egan TO revive. II went to the Houston
fty Street railway.
No. 80 Brought $40 from MIR. j. NJ. Lee.
The Buck Stove and Range company OF
y. lrnts paid $40 for No, 81
The next souvenir was bought by the
tcsiston Saengerb,iad for $40
or $40
Inc following sales were then made, No
: TO II Q, House SEQ. No. SIS TO Captain
:, a. Reichardt, $40 No, SO TO Herb d
,iehi, $40, No. 81 TO Colonel J. r. Wa
ies. no. No. IS to Mrs Ros!ne RYAN $40
70. os to the Sens OF Hermann. SIS. No. |
Y 70 sammie Cleveland. S. No. 81 10
itue Rosa Barrett. IS. No, &c TO EVELYN