Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1909 — The Delinquent Tax Sale. [ARTICLE]

The Delinquent Tax Sale.

The county treasurer began the delinquent tax sale this Monday morning and: before dinner knocked off to the highest bidder the townsite of McCoys-* burg, which was formerly the p:operty of -Alfred McCoy and later deeded by him to his daughter, Mattie McCpy Rinehart, wife of William Rinehart. The purchaser was John Phillips, whose bid was $64.26, the amout of taxes due on the original 27 acres in the site. Parts of the site were sold some years ago; John Phillip?, J. P. Gwin, Reed MoCoy and Dick Foulks being among the purcb-seis. When the McCoys began to get hard pressed for money and borrowed from the Bowens the townsite was mortgaged -and it is understood that the Delphi Bowen is claiming that he has a claim to the property deeded to these parties as well as to the balance of the townsite. It is not Improbable that If Mr. Phillips arranges to retain the property he will rename the town Phillipsburg. The tax tale was resumed at 1 o'clock this afternoon. It Is being conducted by County Treasurer Allman In the county commissioners' room.