Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-27
A BLIND AUCTION

held an enthusiastic and well al
tended session Monday afternoon E
the Office of the president, DIR. FL {.
Riley.
A communication fromF. S. White,
agricultural and horticultural com
missioner of the Frisco, asking
whether or not Mansfield desired t.
conduct another Frisco demonstra-
ton farm this year, was read and
taken under advisement,
The main purpose of this meet
ing was to consider park improve
ment.
That Mansfield has a good park
and that it needs some money spen,
on it is fact that requires no arg
ument. 1t was desired by DR.. Ri
ley that the park be improved by
the Young Mems Business Club, and
he proposed a plan. which was
unanimously adopted.
The plan is what the doctor calls
a 'Six-Minute Popular Blind Auc-
tion,' and it is original with him.
Articles of all kinds are to be OBJ
tained by solicitation from all who
will contribute. On Wednesday
evening of next week, March 5, the
articles are to be sold at auction. to
the highest bidder. The things sold
are to be prepared in such a way
that the bidders do not know what
they are buying. Everything that
is sold will be represented by
slips of paper put in envelopes. Up
on these slips will be designated
what the successful bidder has pur-
thased. The sale will be held in
the G. A. r. Hall and there will be
two auctioneers. One auctioneer
will sell for six minutes. Then the
other, with music. clowns, jokes, or
other means, will draw the crowd to
him and he will ell for six minutes,
at which time the other auctioneer
will draw the crowd his way, and so
the rival auctioneers will go merrily
on until everything is sold.
A mig will be turned loose in the
center of the hall and the pig will
be the property of the lady who
captures the pig. Come to the auc-
tion and see the fun. The race for
the pig should and doubtless will
prove an interesting one. Get into
the game, ladies. and win this prize
They say ladies are afraid of mice.
1t remains to be seen whether or
not they are afraid of pigs. Come
on, ladies, and catch the pig. The
pig is donated by that substantial
Mansfield booster, Samuel Tripp.
There will be plenty of music and
fun for everybody, and all will get
their moneys worth in a good time
in addition to getting a frst-class
article in the sale. Nothing but
good articles will be sold. Nothing
shoddy will be offered for sale. Ev.
erything will be of good quality and
and besides having a good time and
getting a good article at the sale
you will be helping the Young
Mems Business Club do something
worth while for Mansfield in the
way Of permanent park improve.
ment.
Music will be furnished by the
Mansfield Concert Band.
Everybody come.
Among the articles already con.
tributed for the sale are apples, ci-
gars, watches, eggs, cord wood, soda
pop, baled hay, flour, razors, pigs,
canned fruit, butter, calves, corn,
chairs, hair cuts and shaves, lard,
medicine, shirts, meals, goat pelts,
live turkey, paint, fat hen, brooms,
rugs, photos, pork and beans, meat
roosters, checks, etc.
The committee-Dr. +. II. Riley,
G. S. Burney, Ms. Miller and VIC.
Coday-do hot intend to slight any
one, so if you are not asked to con-
tribute don't feel sighted but see
one of the committee, or bring in
your contribution anyway.
Jack Rippee. the barber, calcula-
rod that ha would hovo tn worly