The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-06
RAISE $62.25 AT
BASKET SOCIAL

Yes, the pessimist says we are having
hard times in Hood River; strawberry
men didn't make anything, apple crop
is immense in the East, and our apples
will have to go at low prices; but the
man behind the crops in Hood River
"winks the other eye" and when they
want little bunch to pay for the Star
Spangled Banner to fly over the fort Of
education at Frankton, he turned his
youngsters loose, went with them to
the social, and then, how it did surprise
the calamity bowler to see the shekels
roll into the strong box OF that enterpris-
ing school.
Patrons OF the school began to arrive
at an early honr, and by the time the
curtain was to rise the large double room
up stairs was well filed, all seats were
taken and dozens were standing.
After a few selections on the grapha-
phone by Warren Miller, the program
was put through in regularl, 2, order,
without hitch or breakdown; except
the curtain, which was rather refractory,
requiring the services of two men and a
boy to keep it in line.
Every performer was star and it
would take too much space to tell it all.
A number were called back, and all
was happy as a clam when the financial
part of the program was put on the
boards.
Will Isenberg is cracker-jack auction
eer, and the gratitude OF Frankton
school is due to him for his excellent
work, and from the complimentary re-
marks that were heard on all sides
he certainly enjoys full measure of it.
The only remuneration Will would ac-
cept was basket and the pleasure OF
taking lunch with one of the prettiest
girls in Frankton. 1t proves that his
heart is in the right place. And, of
course, we'll not tell Wills better half.
Will discarded his Prince Albert,
mounted the stage and held up a pret-
tily decorated splint lunch basket and
with the air of professor interrogating
his class, asked chow much am |
offered?" The two-bit man was there
and promptly answered, "25 cents. "
But some of the boys in the back seats
were loaded, and the sound of the first
bid had hardly gotten through the
open windows before, sharp and clear
from the rear Of the hall, came in quick
succession the bids, 81 81 .25,$l.50, $500,
81 .25; at which the bidding stopped ,and
the two-bit man had to be famed to
revive him. The fate of the first basket
was the same as that of "a large number
of others, and none would sell for less
than 81 to $3.50 except when the atten-
ton of majority of the bidders was
drawn from the front by the merriment
occasioned by the antics of some sue
cessful bidder. But directly they be-
came conscious of what was going on in
front the bids would come in faster than
the crier could call them and the lucky
basket would bring high figure. At
one of these moments Of commercial
activity the basket of Miss Lena Isen-
berg was on the block and the bidding
became exciting, the bids steadily going g
up until it was knocked down to the for
tunate bidder at $3.05. This was con-
ceded to be high water mark until near
the close of the sale, when at one of
these revivals of interest the basket of
Miss Nellie Garrabrant became the
target for a fusilade of bids. At the 50
mark the bidders narrowed down to two
rivals for the coveted prize, Guy East
man and Vernon Davenport, who made
it the most exhilarating event of the
sale, the bids running up to $3.50, CIV
ing Miss Nellie the honor of taking the
highest price paid during the evening,
and to Vernon the pleasure of enter
tanning his sweetheart while he hid the
contents of her pretty basket under his
sweater.
Everybody was in a jolly mood, not a
jar, nor discontented face, although
all were tired enough when the musical
voice of the crier was hushed and he
was seen to don his Sunday coat, thus
indicating that the sale was off. Each
purchaser hunted up his good fairy, for
the evening, and proceeded at once to
to fill up on the fat of the land. Before
leaving the hall it was announced the
school treasury was inriched to the ex-
tent of 1925. This is the way they do
things at Frankton.
Several of Barrett's pretty girls were
down and their boys are said TO have
bought baskets Good, if there is any
other district in Hood River that has
girls as pretty as Frankton, or as good
things to eat, it's Barrett. Your turn
next, neighbor, we're waitin'