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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-19
EARLY ROSE.

Aino = III many thousands OF patrons % hon
furnished this ,alullr Potato last sp ing, have
YET 10 hear from The r-' who il fully satisfied
with hi pIfCh"s" III only get pressed il that they
had mo- Irocu ID more. " daily in receipt OF the
most ia tcriu Testimonials only o. it, earlines and
good quiE bat o it, Astonishing prCduc;ivcncss, come
pt - hirh ilmo-' u.o.s. Nrral eport hav-
hundred fold II an every day renee. The follow
Ing we'll hnoAu gentlemen h.vc given it their unali
H"d tIproV and endorse ~ the hes. prOduC-
i've aud - LEG "a cty in cui is ItOn Hon Marsha |
%. Mid r. has. Dow ming. led. Rev. Henry Wad
b""chcs. Fearing Barr. La, In. !. - Holland Il no-
ny Ilt"oWh. and mIus prominent icultursts,
uorti .ris- and muk,t gardeners. We -hall con
.lltry II the 10 oy. in y. ice.
me pound, -i."u; Ih.ce pc Ud-, S!uu by mail, post
paid. pr' Ir X. VI l'-| 500: 3. bush. r>.uU: |
u-A. o." It's. -."'. .ul 10 Ib- $40 6u. P,ices
tn t:tdc. il Larger IUttc-. will hc given upon
Gp.i. l:i,n. III freight on al pIcka- ~ cxprcrr,
a'-', or railroad 20 Pc pad hy the pur, ha-cr No
Lrr.e 10 4 kaye OF ctrtt,,.
Y"u vccip' OF -. % vi all. post paid
add 30 III :.i..d >tatr- British Provinces one
.'..ud each u tv MAJ. l}GE-EE- TuIrfI,. and the
E,...h ",~r. urI.r- viii book in the dor in
VIII r.ry I.c.iyrG. and hr potatoes Ior"a DEED
and ,''r April ir- h they viii Ire nee f.Om danger
90. uos \U urdr viii o. opted unitss iccomplni,
81 D the ash.
H. odd tl'i. rhc Rove. ~, have lar-, It IL OF
fI. ) ~fI.t iN-IN '.n,rrr'I. NN>rLEv. Re- SEEl'
1850, N --.> NITE. IL ..:I~,.>, GC.. &c With
,iiy. At thu .oly, = u.a h price
"u dc-,r.Vi ', nd i,-ztrat pi,c i.t OF potatoes
nailed @ ,I applicants
u Il. BLISS n son.
g. Pan. E", A>u III N,--At SInELl, NV y ORR.
T.. %. soN..'.!. Formerly o. springfield Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-19
BOYS I!
BOYS /! {!
$1,000 A YEAR
WANTED! WANTED!

can be made by live agents selling my new and vslu
able invention. Address j. AIIEARN, 6S Second St
Baltimore, Md 4s-5l
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-19

S'IrEl:IOIi FAMILY Ffnl Il from tho Prrsunips'c
.NInd Lyndon Mills, ground fr tn beet -clrctei
whedi and uIItf'Hi 'g"d' r, tks ~ lRl BEST " -od
At the p.ce at the MIL. hv
Wu"DEJ ny III SELL, Wet Concord, Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-19
SEWING MACHINES FROM SIS to $3.50.

ANY Sewing Machine desired procured at manufac-
turcr'- prices j. l.. PERKINS, Agent
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-10-14
Auditors once, State Of
..... fl. Il. 4. Louisiana. 7 IL aEg

NEW ORLEANS, July Eth 1859. Is
Charvey Barbe, Esq, n,.se..-s,
..-. State Collector for the Parish Of
Calcasieu, Lake Charles, L.. ~ e. t.-.,
sB-In accordance with the provis,
ions OF Section So Of Act ia, of 1865,
you are hereby authorized and required
to close up all establishments where tho
proprietors fail 70 comply with the Law.
to place q keeper on the same, and after
thirty days, if all costs and indebtedneSs
to the State is not paid, you viii. sell to
the highest bidder as required by said
section, and make your return Of such
sale 10 this Office. II H+yHf,.rs.
Very respectfully,
G. M. wICKLFF, Auditor.
September 80, If. 3.G .r..aVt .s,~
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TO ALL TAX PAYERS.

IN compliance with an act oithe Legis.
lature of the State of Louisiana, ems
titled IAN aet,to provides revenue for
the seaport Of the State government Of
Louisiana and the manner OF collecting
the same, approved March 8, 1869, the
undersigned viii assess the property Of
the Parish Of Calcasieu for one month,
commencing on the LIST day Of October
and ending on the LIST day Of November
1869 from 10 to IL O'Clock "A. M. and
from 2 to 4 O'Clock P. IN. of each day.
Sundays excepted at the Office Of the
Recorder of Calcasieu Parish in the
Town of Lake Charles, for the years
1857, 1868 and 1882 10 gov nd5 VI aai2
JAMES D .KRKMAN, Recorder. Of Calcs.
G. GLAssPooL, Clerk. sieu Par!
j. M REID, Sheriff, oai4. ish,. - ~ YAK
september8O, 1869. I'm. -s ..,...--
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succession Sale.

HlGEIB alF kkEu H. I'D
BY virtue .of an order and CONF
mission from the Parish Court OF
Calcasieu Parish, Ia, the un-
dersigned administrator OF the
Succession OF solomon Bonds,
deceased,
will sell at Public Auction to the
last and highest bidder, at the last
residence Of said Solomon Bonds,
decd, near Hickory Flat IN said
parish, on naHoma ,&ATHI w I
WEDNESDAY, Oct. Goth, A. D. 1869,
Ill the movable property OF said
Succession, on the following aaf 81
TERMS and CONDITIONS u
to wit: Re- tnam1oass a.e
The growing crop on q credit of
ninety (9O) days from the day OF
sale, and ,-~rgvr.,- ~ evy-t
Ain the other movable property;
except such articles as may fail to
sell Tor more than Ten Dollars,
on q credit of one and two years
from the day Of sale, ,,~rys.ysrr
The price, of all adiudications
for sums of Ten Dollars ($1O) and
under shall be payable in cash on
the day of sale, and for all pur-
chases on a credit, purchasers
must execute their prOmissOry
note payable . to the order Of the
undersigned Admir-, with two sol
vent sureties IN 8olido, and salts.
factory to said Adm'r., bearing
eight per cent interest from matu-
tity TIL paid. Internal Revenue
stamps on such notes at the ex-
pehse Of purchasers. A ravvr<
Dies oRrP4ToN OF PBoPEBTY. -
The growing crop consists Of
1876 bushels Of corn more or less,
and a lot of potatoes, fodder,
tobacco, and cotton in the seedr;--
The remaining movable property
consists of household, and kitchen
furniture, y farming implements,
blacksmith tools, horses, gentle
,attIe, oxen. hogs, sheep, and 9th
II articles too numerous to men
.' 'sT3..r ,@5 r. JAMES COLE,
Administrator.
Oct. z. re-
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-10-14
JAMES COLE,
Administrator.
Oct. Z RI,
NOVICE.

~ {. Z. 2 d ?
THE TAX PAYERS residing
within the corporate limits of the
town of Lake Charles, are hereby
notified not to pay to any person
whatever any parish taxes. or Ii
9ehses which have been, or may
begassesBed on them OF, their prop
erty, within said corporation, since
March It'll, A. D. 1861, except
such special tax orbtaxes az may
have been, or may be, levied by
the Police Jury of the parish Of
Caloasieu. for making or repairing
the Court House and jail, under
the authority of the 4th Section of
II Q Act of the State Legislature of
March 18th, 1851, and the Attn Sec
ton of the Act Of the State Leg
jslature Of March 10th, 1867, the
first entitled "An Act 10 incorpor-
ate the town of Charleston in the
parish of Calcasieu," and Che last
entitled can Act to incorporate
he town Of Lake Charles in the
parish of Calcasieu."
/. j. w. BRYAN, f,s
sac~,f Mayor.
Lake Charles, La, October 7th,
1859, [5t
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How SUIT LoVenEpod KilIe8 rs
Deg

~ tet
When L wer & boy did fetched
home d dufned, wuthleas, NANCY.
fIebitten gray. old fox h0un, good
for nothing hut to swaller up what
nTEer lined the bowels Of his hFats.
Well I naturally took d dislike to
him and bad Q aorter hurtin bis
fellins and tiiscumfertin him every
time dads back was turned. This
sorber kept a big skeeF after his
eyes, and an awful yell ready 10
pour out Bhe first motion he seed
me take, So he larn't To swaller
things as lie run, and always kept
his legs ven under, himself; for he
never knew how soon he might
need them to tote his Internal car
cas beyond the reach of a dyin
rock. He knewd the whiz OF a
rock in motion well, and he never
stopped 10 see who threw it, but
Just let his he'd open wide enuff To-
gin a howl room TO cum and set
his legs agwine the way his nose
happened TO be appintin.' He'd
shy round every rock he seed in
the road, for he looked upon it as
a calamity to cum after hin sum
''sV. I tell you, Geoagy, that rum
min am the greatest invention on
ve4rth, when keerfully used
Wizard / q bin by this TINT ef I
hadn't relied on these Aere legs?
Dye see'em? Don't they mind you
Of a pair compasses nadeto divide
a male into quarters? They'll do
It, #aa ##oG@ E.'""@ 2As ,#o1.
Z Well, one day I tuck a pig g blad-
der nj unto the size ov d ducks
aig, filed it with powder, and stop
ed it with d piece of spunk, rolled
itup In q thin scalp Of meat and
sot the spunk d FIRE, and threwIit
out; he swallefed it at a Jerk, and
sot To get away from dOih it, I
heard q noise like Dustin soInethin,'
and his tail lit on my hat. His
head was away down the hill, and
his teeth took 3 dead hold onto q
root. His fore legs were fifty feet
up the road making runih' motions,
and his hind ones astraddle ov a
fence. Az to the dog I never seed
him again. rg,ar.a.t 6.,.. .a....
Wen, dad, dQltrn bis unsatis8ed
soul, flung Eve on six hundred UNI
der my. shurt with o dried HE'D of
. bulls tail, and gin The remainder
next day with a Wagin whip what
he borrowed from a TELLER while he
was Weterin' his hosseF, wagont r.
got for me, and hollered for me To
turn my begin. and squallin' into
FIRST rate rlnnin, which / immedi-
ttely done, thanks to these here
ham strings, and the last lick miss
ed me about ten foot. aa.,a r..i ~4',
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" OTICE.
--sO:--% ..s
State 81 LOOuiSiaUa, Parrish Of
CRlCasieM.

A LII persons who owe their State Ii.
n censes for 1868 and 1869, as we'll as
those who owe State and Parish taxes for
the years 1866 and 1866, and convention
tax, one OF more OF them, are hereby
notified 20 come forward and paE1the
same within 80 days, or else I shall pro.
coed to collect the same as required BY
law. VI. #lht IN DIN
@. BARRIE,
ttv.s>; State Tax ColleCtor foS the
Parish OF Calcasieu y. "a ,,@at ~
Sept 23. st.. 49, E4&araae4
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-10-14

La alance du propr'6 D. mobidaiFe7
sonsista en- efEets ct forrnitureS de mai
con d &c cuisine, instrmeuts afatoires ,
Sdtiis de forgeron chevenux betes dou
c6s, hoeufs de tire cochp1is, rlolt9ns, ~
articles trOp long euunlere.
JAMES CCLE,
Administrator
Lac Charles, Qctobre 4, 1859.
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AVIS aux CreanCieFs ct
@i& uEDebiteurs. 6, So H.

TOUTES Personnes ayant reclama.
lions contre la succession de Solo
mon Bonds, decide, sont par ces pre-
se1ts notifies de presenter leufs ere
anCes duement etab les du soussigl 8 q
Hickory Flat, Paroisse CaIcRsieu, on a
George H. Wells, avocat, 4 Lac Charles,
en- eette paroisse, pour etre approuvees,
ett6utes personneB q q dite succession
sont prizes de venir payer immediate
NETT. .HFutI' ssl rf 'H@". o. e"tr--
JAMES COLE, Ad ninistrateur de Ia
dite Succession. a.a "':, fOct. z. g..
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Nente (le 9acceesiOnl.

I'm vertu dun ordre et commission de
IL Ia CoUr de ?aroisse, de Ia Paroisse
Calcasieu, Louisiana, lie soussign6 ad.
ministrateur de Ia succession de Solo
mon Bonds, decide, offrira en- 'Vente
PubiQue du plus offrant ct deEnier en-
cheriEBeur b h dsrniere residence du
dit Solomon Bonds decide pris az Kick
CRY Flat en- cetts ParOisse, --,--~.-.-.
MeEcrsdi, Ie 90 OCtobre, AID. 1859,
t9utes les prophecies lmobiliaiEa della dite
succession ct aux termes ct conditions
aaivauts; SAVIOR! Gis #Nl@gsa M
La recolte crOissante ct sur pied a
I'M credit de qIatFe vingt dix 1901 iOuaR.
du jour de Is vente:.-et toutes les autres
propri6tes mobihaiEeS, excepte les arti.
Giles Qui 90 vendraien pour mOins de dig
piaatraa, ann credit de an 90 deux ann
dn jour de la vente. lie prix de toutes az.
publications. de- dix lgiastraa 81 au deasons
Eerr, payable comntant 10 'aur De Ia vent0;
1 spou; I, d ,lea,o atsGSR titles oller-
eais davrOnt fouEniE leul ulllets, ia, .o,4
4 l'ordre du s0ussignS Administrator
aveO deux bonnie et aolvabs6 securities aOi-
idaires Cd aatiasaiGant0 a. did Admins,
tEateuF, poFtant interat de leuF maturil6
jusq'uA Placement Les timbros do rev.
emu inteFnC seFont aux fFaiB des aoqueE-
euFs. .fgag in ifs n ts.I ft't4e
DoscFspGRoD dss PEoPFRsaea.
IA recolta eToaMante consists "a l0B
0oisseaux do mais plna On moins. et "a
lei de patates, courage tahac, et cotton
en- ggasn, ..v. 81 ls-.
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DoN'T LEAN UtaN N. OrH B1sl .. =.


lDoN'T LEAN Iron o THERs.-Half,
at least, of the disappointed men
one meets with are the victims of
ill-grounded hopes aud expecta-
tions-persons who have tried to
lean upon others, insted of relying
upon themselves, This leaning IS
o poor BUSINESS. IT seldom pays,
Energetic men, land they are the
Glasses generally looked To for aid)
do not like to be leaned upon. If
you are travelling in railroad car,
and q great hnlking fellow lays his
head against your shoulder and
goes To sleep you indignantly
shake him of. IL is the same ia
business. The man who does not
attempt to "hoe his own row.
need not expect any one to hoe for
him., IT is nonsence for any man
to pretend TO the dignity Of being
unfortunate who has depended
upon others when he might have
cloven q way to fortune for himself.
.g8 ft4tEE#tt## @aFNEE3 Nfb# EFE tEtIF FEf VIZ 4
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-10-14

S18y laEondeieh stkfet, ,ga u
So We take pleasure ~ cali
ing The attention II our readers 70
che advsrti ,emeIt of the Moinl
CITY Mutual Life Insurance Com
uany, II 81. Louis, Missouri. II
Is one Of the best Life Insurance
Companies in the country, and
should be encouraged by the peO-
Die 81 the South. The officers and
directors for this State ore gentle
man Of Understanding whose names
slone are q sure guarantee that the
Company wilIfuIfllalI thatit prom
isss TO. those who insure iR it,
bgea lid --r------ -r---v-- aua.aua
Save YOUR Bacon, The census
returns of Ohio show that the num-
Der Of hogs ii that, State is nearly
half q million less than it was last
year and in all the Western States
tie pork crop win he unusually
small! Here at home We viii not
have TIE corn 70 make pork, 90 we
nay expect to- pay a Lii price Tor
good pork next season. ni4bos sft
.a3 6T r.-al....- L..----sss4--z+.-4.- EuH
"A BUt1Y MAIL AGENT. "A Texas.
editor gives The following goodna-
tured sketch of q negro mali agent,
employed because nobody else
could take the OATH. ,s'@ 6""faJ
The staae-drigeer on the line from
Victoria to. Clinton had been iniur-.
ed BIZ . fall from the stage, and
was not able to drive on Saturday
laorpibg Another driver had been
procured, who, though q nice, in
tjlligent man, could not take the
iron-clad oath. He had made one
trip, leaving the mail bags behind,
because the postmaster would not
entFust' them to one who could not 4
take the, cath The postmaster
still rsfusedito send the, bags by ]
him. AN agent must be procured.
Some boys over sixteen years of
age were applied to, but not find
ing it convenient. to leave home,
declined.i Mr.. Hall, the agent at !
Victoria, perpetrated the rich joke
of employing, Mr.. Frank Idell, q |
"nah and brother, 'asspecialm mail
agent, to take charge Of the mail
bags. 4 After the due formalities Of
a solemn oath THAT oath Frank
took his seat with the driver to see
that the mails should be safely !
carried through. We drove away |
in the greatest good hUnnor. i2ai 81
Frank was very useful, too for
when1the axle of the stage hung |
upon D. stump in the midst Of d
mud hole nearly waist deer, Frank
pronptly plunged in pantsand al
800 modest to adopt our SUCCESS
tionito pull them off Ahired anoth-
or s.raaa and brother to help him.,
and soon raised the coach, driver,
passeng ers, baggage and all, until
we safely passed over the stamp
and out of the mud, IliyrooT asp
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. >>S5SheriG's Sale. =. =.
.rs"HT'- ar ns. Innl
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Daniel Coos, VS.. Austin Clifton,
= Parish Court No. II, Parish b..
.rl r of Calcasieu. *, . ',.... . ~,

BY virtue Of q writ Of. f. ia. &c
me directed in the above entitled
suit, I will offer for sale for casI
at the Court House Of this Parish,
in the town Of Lake Charles, Oh
Saturday 6thOE November 1892
between legal hours all the right
title, interest and demand of Aus
tin Clifton to Che following de,
scribed property, to wit:
Five acres of land situated OIL
the west sideOf the Calcasieu riv.
er in this Parish, being in section
30 township 10 south range 8
west. Together with all the build
inI and improvements thereon
erected, consisting of "a store
house, dwelling house, office, fen
sing, &c. KNOWN as the Under
wood buildings. aaA s7r vqsas
Sherif's Office, Lake Charles
CalCasisu Parish, Sept 29th9 1859.
"atTs~9s2 taasA 5"iJ. M. REID. K
,ga.p.R gnajwoI eli % ~ O. ,isur
Hat V aaa .rhH i8#.rgsyrN2i 1 I'A' az Y
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A wrib5 ID the Rural New Yorh
4r gives reoip TO- make tae hair
,sart 90 spots CALLED. or otherwise
iniafsd on horses asfollows Take
an old boot orsli0e,, place il On the
IRE, burn to.a coal, pulveFize and
mix with hogs lard'tO a thin paste.
A few applications Of this paste
to the barre laceswilld do the work.
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AwfUL SLEEPY. 49, CgefiE," SAID 3
tai X ehtucl dan to a hotel- / Oh cal, Z
this young woman and me have
elopsd, Ha9e ys any Iharryin'
faciliies Ground here ~ '.3'e' So I
The clerk replied ID the alfirina-
tive. and the two we're y pliced" III
less than An hour, The bride
9rcdsd @as evidently not yet salts
He'd, and fingered around the hotel.
"Glsrk," said he. Oonfdeutially.
at jengsh, hadep't We better
change the tTsgsteTe and give rs
one room; now re married
..Ts'n already done" replied the
elerk, \ you're marked tor Thy. same
1o0m.s 3gf si .9lI5oI tl ass
"Wal clerk replied the Ren-l
ttusliAn. gnisllY, h'Tontyou Just
show ne up. then, q. IA 1sgfaJ asse1g. 4
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FAN FLIRTATioN fast---I
am independent. ..-a,,.... .,.-
II Fan slOwI am engaged.
!. Fan With right hand u front ~
face Come on.
Fan with Len hand il front of
face Leave me. $3.50.
Open and smut kiss me.
Open wide Love.
Open halt riapdshiF, a \. g.' Mn +
ghut-Hate.
Swinging the fan--Can ] zee
YOU home9
Fan Tho right cheek No.
10 carry ID LEFT hand DeHrDus
Of getting acquainted.
Cary withihandsIto lips i VII
ART with you. .. II ,-.,.
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Bfn @. D. LUDTKE is onr az
thoriaed aaont Cor receiving advertise.
ments and subscriptions IN the CITY Of
New orleena Hemay be found q 10.
Sol, Csrondeist atrees
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Notice 90 oFedfloFaRnd DebFoFs.


AID persons having claims
against the Succession Of Solomon
Bonds, deceased, are hereby noti-
fed to present their claims with.
out delay, ami duly authenticated
to the undersigned at Hickory
Flat, Calcasieu Parish, La, or to
George 81. Wells, Esq. his attor-
.ney, at Lake Charles, in said par!
ish,-for anprovsl,--and all per-
sons indebted to said Succession
will please make immediate pay
ment..a ara.ng ,aaqga Jana oiuE
JAMES COLE, Administrator
of said Succession. X ~ 3ga< .
Oct. Z 5t.i III slXkL
- Avs aux Creanciers'et -
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Notice Of Par,tnlle=srahiip,.. !.

'a.a" .s@t ~ .lt.Eta .# =H4 fs-NG.ansa
THE partnership formerly existing be.
A tween Daniel Coos and Frederick
O.. Moeling, under the style Of "Goos
& Moeling" has been recently changed
as follows TO wit: The partnership
name in Louisiana is "Goos q Co, and
in Texas is 'Moeling a Co., The pert
ners in Louisiana and Texas continue
the same--yiz; Daniel Coos and Fred.
erick @. Moeling. rs ~ " Il A3 VIII @
The creditors OF the former firm Of >
Coos 4 Moeling, are requested TO pre-.
sent their claims without delay, aud
those indebted to said former firm win
please make immediate payment.
( Address, s@ 81 esq esq d&
a. ,o, COOS q Co, ..-., .,,.,
I Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La
&OELING d .CO,a IN ~g..~. i-l,1 ! n
Galveston, Texas
Sept o. A. ID vi a,sar. l@t MI
~
The Montana post., 1869-02-26
Proposals forArmy transportation
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA, 4
Offce Chief 69narterHlnsser

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT DAKOTA. A
Office Chief Gwartsrmaster.
St. Paul, Minn.. November %. 1865
C EALED Proposals invited from those loyal
- citizens of the United STATES having the CAPT
tai and means TO execute fully and fairly in all It's
parts aud conditions, contract for the Wagon
Transportation for the United States Quartermas-
ters Department for the District of Montana, next
season. beginning April lst 1869. and ending March
3lst 1870 for that hauling outside of the limits
braced by the present contract for that month
April, for that District and beginning May lst,
1909 for the yearly contract OF the entire district
namely:
All that part of Montana included in the Depart
ment of Dakota. The object of the contract is tU
transport supplies to from any Post now estab-
lshed. that may be established within the above
described Distrt; 10 haul baggage OF supplies o.
accompany troops upon any march or ia any mill
ary operations within that part of Montana Terri
tory above Described.
The weight To be transported in the District OF
Montana shall not exceed Five Million pounds
rs 900 900.
Bidders will state the rate per hundred 100
pounds per hundred ll0ol miles, for each
month of the year commencing April lst, 1862
and ending March 3lst. 1870
Bidders should give their names in full AS well
as their places of residence. aud each proposal
should be accompanied by r bond n the OF
ten Thousand dollars (SlO. .00O signed by two or
more responsible persons guaranteeing that In
a contract is awarded tor the hauling in the above
mentioned District to the party proposing, the
contract will be accepted aud entered into. and
good aud sufficient security furnished by said
party in accordance with the terms of this adver-
tisement.
The Contractor will be required to give bonds in
the sum of hfy thousand dollars, (S5O, ,0OO.)
Satisfactory evidence of the solvency of each
bidder and person offered as security will be re-
quired.
Proposals Iaust be endorsed Proposals for
Army 1ransporthtsNa . in Montana and none will
be entertained unless they fully comply with the
requirements of this advertisement.
The party TO whom award Is made must 6e
prepared 10 execute the contract at onoe, and to
give the required bonds for the faithful perform
ance Of tho contract.
The right TO reject aoy and all bids that may br
offered is reserved.
The contractor must be in readiness for service
by the first day of April, 1878, and will be re-
quired TO have place Of business or agency at
which he may be communicated with promptly
and readily for the transportation 10 the District OF
Montana. at Fort Benton. and in the District OF
Montana at such other point may be Indicated
as the starting point 10 said District.
Proposals for the above will be received at Fort
Shaw, Montana Territory. by Captain n. s. Con-
stable A. q. NJ. U. s. A, Chief Q NJ. District of
Montana and At Saint Paul, Minnesota until Feb
ruary 18th, 1869; by the undersigned
s. B. HOLABIRD,
Deputy O. NJ. General q. s. A.
Chief ousrserraster DeDartDep. % D-ksis