Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1899 — Uncle Mac’s Big Sale. [ARTICLE]

Uncle Mac’s Big Sale.

is Seen and Eeported By an Enthusiastic Attendant. Last Saturday morning opened damp and cloudy, but along about train time the sun began to despel the mists and Uncle Mac was seen passing boquets to “The sweet singers of IsreaL” All were loaded into Jerry’s hack and taken to the train. About 100 of our citizens boarded the cars and in a few minutes were landed at McCoysburg. In about five minutes Tom J. Cline of Delphi that prince of auctioneers had us corralled in and about the inclosure, and after stat ing the terms of the sale called upon Uncle Mao to say a few words which he did as follows, “Friends we’ve got a h —of a lot of stuff here to sell, and its good stuff too, and we’re going to sell it so d—cheap you cant afford to go home without it” Well the sale started gather slow and Mr. Cline concluded the crowd was hungry and adjourned foi lunch which was free, and the crowd did justice to it. The writer thinks some of the folks enjoy the gastronomic talents of a William Goat, for the way they moved back “Vittles” was a sight. After lunch the sale’began in earnest and was kept up incessantly; a carload would be selected out, drove up to the Auction Block sold off in a few minutes and another lot called for; during the waits the ohoir would sing or ihe Sheep Skin Band play and the whole thing was one continous round of amusement and business from the word go. The crowd was estimated at 500 but the wav the wagons, buggies and carriages were lined up around the village, one would think Barnum’s Great Show was giving an exhibition. These sales are a great benefit to the county and should be continued as they stock up our grazing ranches and save our buyers time and labor in hunting stock. Let us hope that McCoy & McDonald will continue the good work until all our farms are stocked.