Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-06
SMALLEST SALE
IN MANY YEARS
But Little Business For Invest
ors in Property Offered at
Tax Sale.
MONDAY
SALE CONDUCTED
OF AS Parcel. Offered for Sale Taxes
Were Paid on All But 165-only
Thirty-six Pieces in Townships Out
eide Of MarshaIltown Are Sold =
Special Taxes Here.

There was but little business for in
yestors who watch the tax sales of the
different counties Of the state, when
County Treasurer J. p. Cooper and
Auditor w. e. McLeland offered for
sale Monday 165 different parcels OF
land on which taxes had not been paid.
The sale was the smallest in many
years, and had it not been for the
special taxes for paving and sidewalk.
In this city, there would have been
practically no use Of holding sale at
ALL excepting to comply with the
terms Of the law. OF the ATS pieces
Of land advertised delinquent taxes
were paid on all but 1875, most of which
were sold Monday.
Nearly all of the properties purchas-
ed at tax sale were in the city, taers
having been but thirty-six parcels OF
land in townships outside of Marshall-
town offered for sale. The properties
here on which the special taxes We're
not paid up, are for the most part' IN
litigation, and owners do not care to
nay the taxes until the suits brought
against the city, for paving, are deter
mined in court. While the sale was
the smallest for many years in Mar
shalltown property, in the country dls-
tricts it is a record breaker. But SIX
pieces of farm property were offered
tor sale, and in Washington, Logan
TAYLOR, Vienna, State Center, Green
castle and Eden townships not sin
gle piece of land was placed on the
market. OF the six pieces OF farm
property sold there is but one OF any
size being the farm OF 235 acres on
which there are assessed against +.
wilson the delinquent taxes. 1t is pc
lieyed in the treasurer's office that the
taxes on this property are wrongfully
assessed and that the land is really
owned by some one else. There are
two eighty-acre tracts in the list OF
farm property, and the smallest parcel
consists of twenty-eight acres. Two
81 the farm properties are in Marietta
township. and the others are in Linn,
Timber Greek, Liberty and Bangor
one in each.
The Hawkeye Loan and Brokerage
Company. of Cedar Rapids, Is the
heaviest purchaser, and, in fact, bought
most of the property offered for sale
thru its representative, Mr.. Scott. The
certificates are made out in the name
az p. r. Moore, who is at the head OF
fla brokerage company. The purchas-
ers Of the delinquent properties pay
the taxes. penalties and costs up TO the
date OF the sale, and are issued tax
certificates by the treasurer. Il the
inroperties are not redeemed within
three years the purchasers receive TAX
deeds. Before a deed is obtainable,
however, ninety days notice has 10 DE- ,s
given the owners, personal notice -
residents Of the county. and notice thru
publication If non-residents.
some Of the properties offered Tor
tax sale were not hidden on. lnclu. !.
ded In these were the right of-Way Oh
the Marshalltown Light, Power q
Railway Company of its North In1ro
street and South Third avenue INES.
The assessments against the company
are for paving, and amount 10 So,sSo.ao
for South Third avenue, and So'-
1884 for North Third street. Inc
company has not satisfied its taxes pc
cause It holds that the assessments are
illegal, and the matter Is now IN court.
awaiting a decision. In cases OF TINS
kind. where properties are not pought
at tax sales, they are advertised TOE
three years. II no bids are then re.
ceiyed the properties are placed q.
what Is known as scavenger SAFE, q.
which time the county accepts wnat
ftey will bring. The sale MONDAY,
however, pretty well cleaned up the de-
1inuuent tax list, and the result is hlgn-
" satisfactory to Treasurer Cooper.