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Bud Martin wins the Old Rectory auction after an initially empty registration

Also Bud Martin wins the Old Rectory auction after an initially empty registration

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TypeEvent
Date2003-06-27
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2003-06-27
Kind
Property transfer
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
propertycommercecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

At the June 27, 2003 Old Rectory auction, Bud Martin made the highest bid after a second round of registrations. The article says the next steps remained uncertain because of title, tax, liquor-license, equipment, and roof issues.

Evidence limits

The report records the highest bid, not a completed sale, transfer, or reopening.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Rectory Auction”.
    Reports the June 27 auction’s initial lack of registered bidders, later participation by Keith Albin and Bud Martin, and Martin’s highest bid amid questions about title, taxes, liquor licensing, equipment, and the roof. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the July 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Bud Martin wins the Old Rectory auction after an initially empty registration”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-old-rectory-auction-june-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Rectory Auction”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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