People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1895 — MeCoy’s Sales at Marlboro. [ARTICLE]

MeCoy’s Sales at Marlboro.

Last Saturday A. McCoy gave one of his periodical sales at Marlboro, Ind., which has become one of the greatest features in the way of sales heretofore invented. Mr. McCoy believes firmly in plenty to eat and plenty of music, and a general good time for everybody. About 100 persons from here boarded the morning mail train for Marlboro, headed by the college band under the able directorship of Prof. Hemersbach, and found on arrival about 300 people assembled, waiting for the sale to begin. After a selection by the band, Hon. Simon. Phillips, the veteran auctioneer, called the attention of the assemblage to the terms of the sale, after which the sale began. After sailing 20 cows and calves, Mr. McCoy annouaoad dinner and invited every one, irrespective of color, creed or previous condition, to fill up and if they could not eat enough at one time, to rest a while, and try It again. One old man and his three boys availed themselves of the invitation for a certainty, as the writer counted 80 sandwiches and It tin cups of coffee they had disposed of, and when Comrade Sam Yeoman’s Sheep Skin Band piloted the crowd back to the auction ground, the old gent was backed up against the eating stand, a bun in one hand and a leg of mutton in the other, seemingly as hungry as ever. Upon eonsuiting the records of the sale it is found that about 100 cows, 50 calves, 100 steers, 1 horse, buggy and harness were disposed es, netting about 13.000, and all in 8 or 4 . hours, which shows what a hustler we have amongst us, in this noisy joival, good hearted, Alfred McCoy. The Senior class of the high school consisting of the Misses Mabie Saylor, Delle Harris, Erma Kannal, Sadie Leopold; and George Scott, Mose Leopold, and Arthur Cressler gave a very pleasant party for some of their friends on Halloween evening at the home of Miss Erma Kannal. All greatly enjoyed the evening.