Sat. Oct. 11, 2008: Gilbert Collins Estate and Edna Collins Sale. This sale drew a large crowd to the Community Center in Faith, SD, on a cool, damp day for items from the Collins home and some from Arden Palmer. A rock collection sold mostly individually and garnered more than $1,000 in all. The large collection of costume and semi-precious jewelry drew lots of interest, too, as did many of the western and local history books.

Highlights include:

$10,600 2001 Chev Silverado LT Z71 Pickup, loaded, 83,000 mi.
$5,200 1994 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup, 91,734 mi.
$220 Wooded Trunk w/1883 stamped on it, family heirloom
$125 Metal Toy Cowboy on Horse that bobbed & balanced
$150 Antique Photo Album Musical, excellent shape
$250 Tall Wood screw type adjustable Stool
$170 Portable antique wind-up cylinder Phonograph
$100 35 Edison cylinders
$115 Antique Rolling Iron Ball for grazing a horse
$375 Photograph & Oil Painting of early cowboy, Narcisse Narcelle
$130 “Roundup Years- Old Muddy to Black Hills” – Bert L. Hall c1954
$120 “Trails Plowed Under” – Charles Mr. Russell, c 1973, 1927
$32.50 “Trail of the Jackasses” – Jean DeHaven c 1968
$32.50 Cast Iron Match Box