The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-11

Thursday and Saturday OF last week
brought in n total Of over $1,000 with
quite a few articles left which will be
sold at private sale In total the
amount brought in Saturday exceeds
Thursday by few hundred dollars
but as far as the auction itself IL con-
cerned the selling on Thursday pro-
duced more money than on Saturday.
Saturday the Cafeteria brought in
over $500 and total OF $3.50 for the
two days. The donations OF food
came in very literally and the supply
was more than sufficient TO appease
the hunger of the thousands. who par
ticipated IN this feature OF the event.
Several pies ard cakes were left over
but these were easily sold. The cakes
brought from s5 to $40 each. one cake
selling at the latter price. The pies
brought $3.50 each.
a box OF apples sold for ssi25 and
was finally purchased BY Mr.. Frank
Harper who donated IL 10 the crowd
Mr.. Harper spent r good sum Of
money in bidding on this box OF apples
which was donated by Capt b. +.
RockafelIov. The auction was con-
Quoted on the chain system Of bid
ding.
The big single event OF the auction
Wa the sale OF the Roosevelt picture
which brought In s7sc. having been
auctioned o1 under the chain eystem
of bidding. The picture was donated
by Mr.. w W. Emmerro1. who bad
no idea that Il would BE- one OF the
top rotchers OF the sale. u Was start
cd at $50 and wax boosted at from 81
20 90 at time. c. A Biggs made the
opening bid and hundreds dipped in
at various times. II Is impossible
TO give the names OF all but among
those who did valiant work In break
ing all records for such n picture.
i. IL. Troutman, Herman Loehr for
~. +. Gibson. A. H. Danforth. All.
Mitchell for Mitchell & Egbers. Jim
nickerson. Frank =. Smith. Grant
Dickinson, G. II. Ryan and c. r. Nc
Lain The sale OF the picture contin-
ued over a period of nearly two hours.
Tho bidding did not lag much bat
when IL showed signs of slowing up.
Troutman. Biggs. Ryan. Smith.
Dickerson. Dickinson and others WED
with each other in pushing the game
along. Mr.. A. II. Danforth finally rot
the picture. Mr.. Danforth presented
the picture TO A. II. McI-ain In appre-
ciatfon OF the iatter's services 10 the
cause.
A set of dishes sold for 500. One
picture brought in $50. The five guns
which were cold brought In $3.50. Har-
ry Bowen. T. NJ. Harding. Herman p.
Stommei and dozens of others worked
hard on this feature.
The pure bred pig which was sold
ON Saturday was bought by Guy u.
Hardy from the Florence purchaser
who bought II at the Florence Red
Cross auction and was sold at the
local auction for n good sum. This
pig was from the same litter as the
two which sold here on Thursday for
s5S and SIS respectively. Mr.. A. II.
Danforth bought the one at s5s. In
fact he ran TO $ss thruout the sale.
paying that amount also on the pic
ture. Mr.. Danforth was also a loyal
supporter Of the wheel OF fortune In
the first hours OF Thursday when II
was first getting started II the sale
of paddles Jagged he would buy up all
those that remained at one fell
swoop. He spent his money effective
ly for the cause at all times.
The wheel OF fortune produced
$1,000. A. IL. McI.ain. wilford Hol-
land. G. v. Hodgin. Harry Bowen.
with a corps OF indefatigable young
ladies' managed this feature rcmark-
ably well.
Mrs. Boucher's feature. "Beaning
the Kaiser" produced s1l5. Mrs.
Maude Harding and oshere. with Mrs,
Boucher worked hard for this stunt.
On the Wheel Of Fortune big assist
ance was received from the guests Of
the 6trathnore hotel Who spent their
money like water In buying chances
Saturday night Tie hobby Of the
strathmore looked liks eurio shop.
% many we're the articles collected