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HILLS UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Local: 1-830-644-2793
Toll Free: 1-800-946-2144

ANTIQUES-PRIMITIVES-MUCH MORE
Address - 5108 Hwy 16 South, Fredericksburg, Texas
Day of sale - Saturday - 4-30-05 at 10am Viewing Time - 8am

Auctioneers Note: Folks-this is one of those sales that only come around once every several years. This property has been vacant 30 years and is loaded with antiques, primitives, collectibles, building materials & much more! Cash/Check/Creditcards-10% buyers premium applies-Concessions by Buzzies BBQ

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Dargate Auction Galleries Present...
April 29th Antiquarian Book Auction
April 30th & May 1st
Mid-Century Modern, Belleek, & Glass Auction

Dargate is offering many fine and unusual items at auction. This month we have a special selection of antiquarian books from the Purser-Griffith library at Rathmines Castle, Ireland that go to auction on Friday, April 29th, beginning at 12PM.

This library contains books from several generations of this family, who had distinguished themselves for mechanical and engineering careers and by inventing stout beer for Guiness. Some of this background is evident in lots 2156 Middleton’s Celestial Atlas, lot 2172 The Mechanical Principles of Engineering & Architecture. Also poetry and history are represented in the collection, such as lot 2153 The Complete Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson and lot 2177 Lays of Ancient Rome (from 1843). Religious topics include lot 2133, which is a 1703 Biblical commentary with fine engravings and lot 2134, a 1794 volume about the Mission of the United Brethren among Native Americans. With such a comprehensive library amassed over several centuries there are books to appeal to many interests and we invite you to examine the full catalog.

During our April 30th & May 1st auction we will be selling items from the Francis Fair Estate in Youngstown and from the collections of Dolly Miller of Indiana and The Samios Collection, Pittsburgh. Some of these items and items from our other many fine consignors include a wonderful Belleek collection (lots 3263, 3264, 3268, 3237). Unusual commemorative enamel cups with royal and World’s Exposition motifs are seen with lot 2828 among others. Along a similar Russian vein are Russian enamel pieces (lots 2825 and 2826). Also look at lots 2821 and 2708 for other Russian collectables. Great glass items, such as Mont Joye cameo vase (lot 2788), a Steuben blue aurene bowl (lot 2786) and modern glass (lot 3392) represent an abundance of desirable delights. We are selling many Mid 20th century items on May 1st. They include furniture by Bertoia, a reclining chair (lot 3279), tulip chairs (lot 3353) and Russel Wright (see lot 3439 for a desk / chair combo). Russel Wright ceramics also are in the auction. For Coca-Cola collectors we have 1950s and 1960s items such as a painted metal Coca-Cola bottle carrier (lot 3566) and Coca-Cola electric clocks. Fine R. J. Horner furniture includes the rare pairing of a partner's desk and a bookcase (lots 2811 & 2812).
Art highlights include fine statuary in bronze (lots 2731, 3014), ivory and marble by Huhsmann (lot 3245), and parian ware (lots 2861, 2862). Paintings include a signed Francis Picabia watermedia, a George T. Hetzel farmscape (lot 3417), and a fine and large Virgil Cantini enamel on steel composition (lot 3413). Local painters James Sulkowski, Nick Farbacher, and Diane Jorstad also have lovely oil landscapes coming to auction, all of which are fine examples to build an art collection upon (see lots 2735, 2663, and 3305). Among the many other items are a large selection of bakelite jewelry, enamel pins, Victorian mourning jewelry, and cameo pins (see lot 2654). Cast iron doorstops, numerous lamps, American art pottery, many silver flatware sets, and estate rugs round out a very generous and exciting Spring auction!

Appraisal Night at Dargate

Coming Monday, May 23rd. 5:00 to 7:30 PM. Learn the possible value of your porcelain, glassware and flat art! Limit six items per person, please.

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Shobe Auction & Realty 
Jim Woodburn Gun Auction 
Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 10:30 AM Mountain
Collector rifles, shotguns, handguns.
Also knives, coins, artwork.

Shobe Auction & Realty
408 West Main
Lewistown, MT 59457
Phone: 406-538-5125
Fax: 406-538-8666
Jayson@ShobeAuction-Realty.com
http://www.shobeauction-realty.com

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Auction News

Tis the season for É auctions 

Every spring, several area nonprofit organizations plan auctions to raise much-needed funds to continue their important programs. Here's a rundown on three that are coming up soon. 

Boys & Girls Club auction 
The "granddaddy" of local auctions is in its 31st year. I have been attending Boys & Girls Club of South Oakland County auctions for 23 of those years and it is always the best party of the year. Not only is the evening great fun - - talking to old friends and making new ones - - but there are items to fit every pocketbook. Last year I bid on lots of good stuff and "won" a complete auto detailing from Auger's Auto Body Collision. That service will be up for bid again this year, along with hundreds of items, from jewelry to sports tickets and memorabilia, from theater and symphony outings to gift certificates from many area restaurants. 
Bidding opportunities for the Saturday, May 7, event range from silent and live auctions to raffles and an "after-hours" auction, which takes place after the conclusion of the live auction 
One unique live auction prize brings together the old and the new. Eighteen years ago, a dinner was hosted and served by then Royal Oak Mayor Robert Stocker, Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jean Chamberlain, state Rep. (now state Sen.) Shirley Johnson, Chamber President Anne Scott, and myself, then publisher of The Daily Tribune. Those same offices are now held by Mayor Jim Ellison, Chamber Executive Director Liz Tillander, state Rep. Marie Donigan, Chamber President Jim Schneider, Trib Publisher Rick Land and Mirror Publisher Ron Shamma. Bidders in the live auction will have a choice between dinner with the 1987 or the 2005 group. 
Sports items include an autographed jersey from Detroit Piston Ben Wallace, an autographed jersey from Detroit Lion Hall of Famer Barry Sanders and autographed skates from Red Wing Darren McCarty. Trips to the Cayman Islands, a San Francisco and Napa Valley vineyards tour, and a week at the Naples, Fla., Ritz-Carleton will be up for bid. Another great item is 52 weeks of groceries from Holiday Market. A 14 kt. gold garnet necklace up for bid would make a perfect Mother's Day gift. 
The $150 ticket price includes a surf and turf dinner at the Troy Marriott; reservations can be made by calling the club at 248-544-4166. We can be proud that our Boys & Girls Club is the most honored in the country, but the club needs our help to continue providing, as is its motto: "A positive place for kids." 

YWCA auction 

The YWCA Oakland Branch auction is celebrating its 10th year on Saturday, April 30, with an evening of fun, food and bidding, led by former Royal Oak Mayor and local attorney Bill Urich as auctioneer. George Gomez, DTE Energy executive and community activist, will emcee the event, which will be held in the "YW's" facility at 839 S. Crooks, Clawson. 

Auction items include a trip to Cabo San Lucas, many sports items including autographed Red Wings and Pistons jerseys, Detroit Zoo and Garland golf packages, fine Irish crystal and many gift baskets. Tickets are only $20 per person and can be reserved by calling 248-435-9100. 
All proceeds will be used to further the programs of the YWCA, which include fitness, childcare, Special Olympics and YCA Interim House and a domestic violence shelter. 
Girlstown auction 

Even though the Girlstown auction, "In the Company of Angels," is being held at the Woodlands of Van Buren, 39670 Ecorse Road in Wayne, it has long been supported by many local women. Among them are Muriel Versagi of Huntington Woods, who is Girlstown Foundation secretary, and Sue Boehm of Clawson, serving as treasurer. Eva Joyce Burns of Clawson is auction committee treasurer. Tickets can be ordered by sending a check for $40 for each ticket to Eva at 710 Elmsford, Clawson 48017. 
Saturday, May 7, is the date for the 20th annual silent, live and themed-basket auction, which includes a buffet dinner. Festivities kick off at 6:30 p.m. 

Beyond auctions 

The Royal Oak Historical Society invites everyone to an open house and sneak preview of a "work in progress" to see examples of future exhibits at the new museum. Recently moved into the former wood shop of Churchill Community Center, the Royal Oak Historical Society Museum's displays are under construction. "There is enough to see and hear that visitors will experience Royal Oak history in the form of maps, archival documents, photographs and historic object," according to Museum Curator Muriel Versagi. Yes, the same Muriel Versagi mentioned above. I think Muriel holds the record for most mentions in this column and deservedly so. 
Visitors will enjoy exhibits from historic advertising gimmicks to a serious collection of Shrine of the Little Flower material. I recently saw a preview and it was fascinating. The open house, which will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 25, can be entered through the north side of Churchill Center at 707 Girard. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For information, call Muriel at 248-542-7449. 

Mix & Mingle 

The four Junior Optimist Clubs of Clawson are sponsoring "The Music Goes Round and Around," a third annual community mix and mingle for kids, teens and adults. The casual dress event will feature something for everyone -- music, dancing, karaoke, games and pool, as well as appetizers and refreshments that are included in the ticket price. 
Join the fun from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Hunter Community Center, 509 Fisher Court, Clawson. Tickets are only $6 at the door. 
Junior Optimist Clubs begin at the 5th grade level, are part of Optimist International, and have clubs in each school as well as one in the middle school and high school. 
The Clawson Optimist Clubs welcomes new member applications. They meet the first and third Wednesday of every month at 7 a.m. at the Clawson City Hall Community Room. 
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N.H. company auctions off rare coin collection
Gold Treasure

NEW YORK (AP) — Bidders from three dozen countries paid more than $10 million for a collection rare coins auctioned off this week by a New Hampshire company.
The 2,500 coins included pieces from ancient Greece and Rome, an extensive collection of gold from Latin America and rare items from Japan. They were examined, sorted and auctioned by American Numismatic Rarities of Wolfeboro.
Until recently, many of the coins had been undisturbed for nearly a half-century in the Baltimore bank vault of famed collector Louis Eliasberg. He was known as the King of Coins.
A huge, 5-ounce gold coin made in Venice around 1770 went for more than $379,000. It was a record price for a non-ancient Italian coin.
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BP's Browne set to meet Putin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - BP Chief Executive Sir John Browne will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, just weeks after the government slapped the British oil major's joint venture in Russia with a $1 billion (520 million pound) back tax claim.
A BP (BP.L: Quote, Profile, Research) official confirmed the meeting would take place in the Kremlin but declined to give details.
Analysts said the meeting was scheduled long before the back tax claim came to light and added that Browne might focus on broader issues such as Russia's investment climate and investor confidence, which was seriously undermined by the YUKOS affair.
Some analysts said Browne might want to mention the new subsoil law, which will bar firms with majority foreign ownership from auctions for strategic fields - a move that analysts say may boost corruption and slow BP's growth.
"It appears the Kremlin is intent on demonstrating that it places high political and economic importance on improving relations with big business," said Caius Rapanu from UralSib bank.
"The meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice could put some pressure on Putin to reaffirm his recent pro-market assurances that further YUKOS-like back tax claims are not in the cards," he added.
On Wednesday, Rice called on Russia, the world's second largest oil exporter, to boost supplies to help bring record oil prices down but questioned whether Putin's tight grip over the economy was helping the business climate and foreign investment.
Tax claims have become the main source of fear for investors after Russia's once top oil firm, YUKOS, was ruined with $27.5 billion in tax claims in what YUKOS says was Kremlin vengeance for political ambitions of its main owner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Rice said Washington was closely watching the magnate's trial as prosecutors seek a 10-year sentence.
SUBSOIL, KOVYKTA, SAKHALIN
Analysts say YUKOS will remain a one-off example due to political motivation, while back tax bills against TNK-BP, Russia's number two oil firm, would be significantly reduced. 

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The Positive Club
 
Have you ever thought
When you were caught
In the middle of the storm
Crying loud, hue and cry
And still nobody gave it a try
You shouted, you screamed high
And everybody took it as a lie?
Suddenly you got up
And recollected the strength
With utmost faith, fought till the end
Suddenly you won, simply at the dot
You have won, believe it or not
Have you ever thought
From where the strength came
It resides within us from beginning till the end
Only if we trust the courage we have
We can solve all our problems within ourselves
If we cannot, how can anyone else?
Only we know our desires and only we know our plans
So don't search outward, only deep inside
You will get all the answers
Only if you will listen to the quiet
Problems will never end
How many times we'll knock outside?
How many times will people stand by our side?
End it here and end it right
Fight yourself with all your might
You will win because you possess the strength
And even if you don't
You will not regret trying
In the end.

 

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