Farm Auction

from grandma grace's book: 2 newspaper notices about Sherm & Jennie Neill auctions....
I have listed the interesting sounding items. These would've been cool sales to go to! Even though I don't know what a lot of the listed items are...

Farm Auction
As we have purchased a home in Gilman City, and have decided to discontinue farming, we will hold a public auction at the farm located 4 miles east of Blue Ridge or 3 miles north of Gilman City on Rt. 146 then north on gravel 1/2 mile, east on gravel to the end of road.
Saturday Nov. 12 1977
antiques & collectibles: mirrored ornate oak dresser with hankie boxes; oak spooled back spring rocker; 3 drawer walnut dresser with wooden peg construction; very ornate kitchen cupboard; oval 2 column oak library table; vented pie safe; kitchen roll front cabinent; large wood stove; 2 claw footed stand tables; camel back trunk; steamer trunk; round oak top table; 7 various patterened kerosene lamps; and more items of collectible interest.
glassware & primitives: pink depression pieces including cookie jar; ribbed open sugar; sugar & creamer; berry bowls; green depression pitcher; jelly compote; goofus plate; several carnival glass items; coggen basket; open grain pattern matching pieces include open sugar; spoon holder; butter dish; fruit bowl; large pitcher; several sets of matching pattern glass pieces in sugars, creamers, spoon holders, butterdish; glass rolling pin; shaving mugs; white wash basin & pitcher; binegar cruets; egg shell China service for 6; Germany open sugar; wooden butter mold; toothpick holders; salt crock; small antique sample whiskey bottle; relish pieces; sherberts; album of old postcards; as old as 1919; and many more interesting items.
furniture & miscellaneous: large wooden wardrobe; cast bath tubs, hog equipment, large lot of old car parts new in cartons, hedge posts...
machinery...
truck...1955 Chevrolet 2 ton
real estate-farm land: 120 acres consisting of 50 tillable acres including 7 acres bottom, remainder in blue grass timbered pasture, partial fences, good well, 3 ponds, improvements including 2 bedroom modern home, barn, garage, work shop, cellar.
Sold by King and Foster Auction Service "Your friends in the Auction Business."

PUBLIC AUCTION
as I am residing in the rest home, I will sell the following located one block north of school in Gilman City MO. Saturday July 16 1994
antiques & collectibles: oak 48" table with square pedestal with 4 post support legs, original finish; set of 6 matching solid seat pressed back rabbit eared chairs, original finish; spooled legged parlor table; oval marble topped victorian table; depression era full sized bed with spooled head and foot board; 4 drawer chest depression era; soft wood mirroed dresser with jewelry tray; pink depression cake plate, quilted diamond pattern; pink depression pitcher poppy pattern; Sharon Rose oval pink depression platter; amber covered hen; depression bowl, cracker, tumbler; Germany bowl; amber depression cake plate, Patrician spoke; opalescent moonstone powder jar; brown crock bowl; brass front scales; butter paddle; vintage post cards & greeting cards; tin turtle toy; Japan what-not with black boy; black baby doll, jointed; bisque Indian chief; some hand quilted quilst and machiend; 1 friendship quilt, 1 block dated 1931 & another dated 1954.
real estate: older 2 bdrm. home with nice 2 car garage setting on a 145 & 178 lot, on city water.
sold by King and Foster Auction Service "Your Friends in the Auctin Business"