Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-12
THE WAY IT'S DONE
At PAL|SADE
Small Community is Large in
Good American
Patriotism

The Palisade Red Cross Chapter
recently sent in TO Secretary Judge
]. c. Doughty the sum of S2l5.5O. How
this amount was raised by that loyal
little place is told in the following
communication:
Palisade women decided that they
wanted a Red Cross Auxiliary at
that place. Eureka has hers-being
an auxiliary of Reno, but communi.
cation with Eureka is less frequent
than it is with Elko, consequently an
application was sent in to that point
and arrangements perfected last
week for a Red Cross Auxiliary at
Palisade.
meeting was called and 16 mem
bers were at once enrolled (more
since following), and the officers
elected were: Chairman, Mrs. J. b.
Rice; secretary. Mrs. ]. E. Sexton;
treasurer, Mrs. F. Keller
Ways and means of securing funds
were discussed and finally a rattle
and auction party with dancing was
decided upon for Saturday night,
December /. Pine Valley enthusiasts
began sending in donations, turkeys,
cakes, pigs. etc, until Mr.. Whitmore's
store-where the articles were de-
livered-began to take on the appear
ance of a live stock commission house.
The dancing started at 9 o'clock,
Mrs. F. A. Keller, the hotel propri-
etor, donating the use of his piano
and his services at the same until
O'Clock n. m.--and better music they
never danced to.
The "imprompt" auctioneers were
Mrs. T. F. Plummer of Mineral Hill
"a member of the Eureka Red Crosse
and Wendell Jones, the Southern Pa
cifice freight agent. The former start
ing the sale by Offering n Red Cross
cake, which netted the committee
$3.50. Mrs. Welty was the lucky and
highest bidder. taking the cake al
5000 and Immediately re-selling the
same TO r. F. Plummer.
An immense turkey. donated by
Mrs. Rand of Pine Valley, was raf
fled off and brought in 1850. This
grieved the entire assemblage, for
at an auction with the spirited bidding
that went on. 1t would have brought
very much more.
Wendell Jones then auctiOned of
an immense turkey gobbler, starting
off at SIS. The bidding became spirit
ed and ran high until all bidders ex-
cept Mr.. and Mrs. Will Yates and
Mrs ]. f. Sexton, dropped out. II
was finally knocked down 10 Mrs.
Yates at $23 and she Immediately had
Mr.. Jones place il up again. This
time Mrs. Sexton was the successful
bidder and secured the fowl for $1,000,
making total of s35 for the turkey.
II had been donated in the first place
by the Yates ranch.
|. A sucking pig donated by II. F
Raine brought $35 on rattle, there
being 40 chances at % cents each
| Antoine Siri held the lucky number
and. as the pig had been let loose In
the ball room for public inspection
Mr.. Siri caused considerable Interest
and merriment in his efforts to re
capture the "sQuealer."
Senator Thatcher had donated TO
rattle three dressed turkeys, whicl
were rallied off. two bringing Sc eacl
and the remaining one $3.50. TIL
lucky numbers were held by MI
Blanc, Tony Merialdo, and Fran
Connors, respectively.
Refreshments were served by tn
ladies of Palisade. and after all ha
partaken. three cakes, still uncut. r.
mained. Mrs. Baker, committo
chairman, at once turned over tn
cakes to the two auctioneers. NJ
Jones took stump" and bidding star
cd. Again II became interesting an
again the bidders dropped out as III
price ran up, leaving Mr.. and Mr.
Yates as the final contestants. unit
= Il was at last secured by Mrs. Yat'
at the price Of $1,000.
1t Mrs. Plummer then placed for bi
i ding the two cakes handed her, al