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Bob McGlocklin becomes sole owner after the second Old Rectory auction draws no bidders

Also Bob McGlocklin becomes sole owner after the second Old Rectory auction draws no bidders

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TypeEvent
Date2003-09-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2003-09-05
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Property transfer
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Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

A second auction for the Circle M/Old Rectory property was held at the Charlevoix Courthouse on September 5, 2003, but no bidders appeared; Bob McGlocklin was declared the sole owner, with a grace period for former owners to settle and reclaim the property.

Evidence limits

The newspaper account does not provide the deed, sale amount, or final title disposition.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 2003, “Another Auction”.
    Reports that attorneys arranged a second auction at the Charlevoix Courthouse after the first auction was deemed improper, but no potential bidders appeared and Bob McGlocklin was declared sole owner subject to a former-owner grace period. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the October 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Bob McGlocklin becomes sole owner after the second Old Rectory auction draws no bidders”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-old-rectory-second-auction-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2003, “Another Auction”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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