Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-04-18
Burlington Hat Store.

On Main st,opposite City Auction room
STURGIS SON are now receiving new and
- large addition :otheir former stock of Hats and
Caps, comprising almost every thing in their line
suitable for the city custom and country trade, viz:
.*s& SILK HATS.
superior fashionable Moleskin Hats: fine dress
and common Angola hats, these Angola hats we can |
sell by the doz. to country mer chants, at prices to
allow them ane proits.
FUR HATS.
Fine fashionable Beaver Hats;
Broad brim do do
Fine fashionable broad brim brush;
Fashionable pearl summer hats;
SOFT HATS.
Black and white soft brush hats;
Black, white and brown SLOUGH;
WOOL HATS.
White and black wool Buena Vista hats,
White, black and brown wool SLOUGH,
BOYS HATS.
Black, white and brown soft fur hats;
Black, white and brown soft wool;
Boys fancy wool;
Childrens' fancy hats and caps;
Infants turbans &C., &C., &c.
Panama, Palm-leaf and Straw hats.
Having, after two years experience tn the hat anu
feror quality of many Of the Eastern factory made
hats and not wishing TO sell bad article, we nave
made arrangements by which we will have all OF
our Moleskin, fine Fur and Soft Mexican hats made
in Philadelphia. Our desire is to establish repu-
tation for selling good hats, and for selling them
cheap too we shall spare no exeftion to accom-
plish it. g3rP. s. All kind of Furs bought at the
highest price for Cash Burlington April Is, $50
office upefin,snaent Indian Affairs,
ST Louis, April L., 1850.
CtEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this Of
- fee until noon of the 18th day of May next, for
furnishing and delivering at this place, the follow
ing provisions for the Sioux of st Peters, and the
Winnebago Indians, for this year, viz:
For the Sioux-Superfne -four to amount Of g. 500
Prime pork do do 100
oss'laId, Tin kess) do Seo
White shelled corn in sacES $50
Brown sugar, Gin bbis) AGO
Coffee, Gin sacks to amount Of $50
For the Winnebag os-sup -four to amour, Of $4,000
Mess pork, do do 500
Brown sugar,(in bbls do 500
Young Hyson tea, lin boxes 3oO
Beef cattle on the hoof, amt Of ], COO
The whole to be delivered, with the exception
Of the fcatle at St Louis, between the 10Th Of
May and 9Th Of June, next ensuing; and the beef
cattle to be delivered to the United States Indian
Agent Of the Winnetagoes, at the agency near
| Crow Wing river, between the LIST of September
| and 18th of october next.
As good aud sufficient security will be required
for the performance of the contracts, bidders will
please to name the persons whom they will offer
| as such: should the bids be deemed extravagant-
~ high, the right is reserved to the
to set them aside, and to make such other arrange
ments for the supplies as he shall consider most
/ advantageous to the Indians. The -four and pork
will subject to inspection here, the expenses OF
which must be borne by the contractor the corn to
be inspected at st Peters by some disinterested
person. to he mutually settledby the contractor and
| the sub-asent. Samples will be required OF the
tea, sugar and coffee the contractors will agree 70
furnish. Separate bids will be received for the
beef cattle; bidders may put in their proposals for
either the Sioux or Wnnebago provisions, or Tor
both, at their option, but no bid will be received
| for any particular article. Bids must be endorsed
ssProposals for Furnishing Indian Provisions OF
sBeef Catte,'' as the may be, and he address,
ed to the Of Indian affairs at ST Louis
april IS, $50 DID MITCHELL Sup't Ind Affairs