Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-25
THE BIDDING
WAS SPIRITED
THE GOLD HoSS" SALE OF GREAT
NORTHERN UNCLAIMED
PACKAGES.
SOME OF THE BIDDERS
SECURED GOOD BARGAINS
Others Were Not So Fortunate-Major
Dawson and II. o. Wilson Were
Unlucky Purchasers.

The ''old boss" sale of the Great
Northern Express company was COM
menced in one of the stores of the Co.
lunlbia block on West Broadway this
morning and has been we'll attended
throughout the day. Bidding has been
spirited and sales We're made as fast
as D. B., sOhScoth, who has charge Of
the auctoning, could handle the pack
ages.
Many of the sales created much mer-
riment for some of the best-lookinS
packages, which We're eagerly bid for.
contained things of least value, but as
a rule the people purchasing got their
moneys worth, if packages opened in
the store We're fair samples of those
taken out unopened. A number of Ia
dies We're in the crowd, but they We're
timd and allowed the men to outbid
them as a rule.
The best of feeling prevailed and as
man eagerly seized package that ne
had paid 81 or ~ for, the others would
crowd around to see what he had Sc
cured. If shout of laughter accom-
janied the opening of the bundle, ii
sisnified that the purchaser was in
lot of soiled underclothing and a pair
of overalls. There was one article--a
door spring-offered for sale, but as
there was no wrapping about it, no bids
we're received. In vain did Mr.. Scott
call for bids and extol the virtues OF
he spring, but the crowd would have
none of it, One man hit the nail on
the head when he called out:
Wrap lit up and then we will bid
for it,
The spring was relegated to the rear
| of the room and a trunk was offered
| for SALE It, was a drummer's trunk
| and Adolph Heilbronner put up $1l.15
| for it. AS soon as the trunk was handed
down the crowd made rush for 1t to
| see what lit contained, but Mr.. He'll
| hronner repressed his curiosity and Sc
| cured the services of friend to assist
him in getting his purchase to place
| Of seclusiOn. 1t was afterwards learned
| that the trunk contained some old
| clothing, several hotel keys and a
| French novel.
| A package that looked as thought it
| might contain books struck the fancy
| Of Major j. E. Dawson and he bid 81 so.
| He opened it and was gratified to see
| that he had not been mistaken. 1t did
contain book and large one, but it
was of little value. 1t was filled with
| little squares of cloth such as tailors
| use in displaying their wares. The
! major is not quiltter, however, and his
| next purchase was a lady's sailor hat
| hat had been in use in the country
ror several years.
II. O. Wilson also took a flyer" at
! what he thought was a small package
| If jewelry. 1t turned out to he a pocket
! edition of the bartender's guide, and Mr..
Wilson Immediately turned it over to
| friend who would have greater use for
IT, Phil Daniels, of the Burlington,
dropped in and could not resis,t the
temptatiOn to buy telescope grip that
! vas placarded with the card of his road
| 1T contained nearly everything that a
| bachelor needs, with THE exception OF
| money.
| one of the ladies present secured a
| sood- sized package for rs cents, and
! found that she had purchased pair
of gum boots. She was happy, as she
| said that she could readily recover her
money. Rev. Tonge dropped into the
| store to see what all the row was about,
| but he kept on the outskirts of the
crowd. A friend asked him if he dis
| approved of the sale. He replied that
! il might be gambling, but it was evil
| lent that the people present regarded
| il simply in the light of speculation
| His mild criticism caused Jack I4eggat
| and several other church members
| standing near to take chance. Mr.
| Leggat got something that was so sOli,l
| that ne suspected he had an Internal
i machine in his hands, and he concluded