St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-01
PROPOSALS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ]
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 9. 1885.
Sealed proposals, endorsed Proposals for Beef
and directed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D. c., will be received until 1 p. M,
ON Wednesday, June 10, 1885. for furnishing Beef
for the following agencies:
6,500o0O pounds for Pine Ridge Agency, Dakota.
6,500000 pounds for Rosebud
100000 pounds for Yankton
100000 pounds for Crow Creek
$4,000 lbs. net for Western Shoshone Agcy. New.
10000 lbs. net for Colorado River Ag'cy, Arz.
14,500 lbs. net for Navajo School & Ag'cy, n. NJ.
5000 lbs. net for Pima School, Arizona.
The contract for Beef will be for good, merchant
able, and all offered under any contract will be
subject to rigid inspection.
The cattle to be furnishe ed on the hoof must be
steers and cows, Ono bulls stags) not seven
years OF age, and must average not less than $50
pounds, gross. at each delivery from May 1st to
december lst; and not less than 500 pounds. gross
from December LIST, to May 1st no animal to weigh
less than 200 pounds and no animal shall be re-
ceived, that will net less than fifty per centum of
its gross weight, from May LIST to December 1st or
less than forty-fve per centum from December LIST
to May 1st excepting in the Territories of Arizona
cattle for Arizona to be natives OF that Territory
adjacent thereto), New Mexico, and the Indian
Territory where the average from Mays1st to De-
cember ls must be not less than $50 pounds gross,
at each delivery, and from December LIST to May
list, not less than roo pounds, gross no animal to
weigh less than $50 pounds or net less than forty
five per centum of its gross weight.
The price must be figured gross, but for all COWS
delivered under any contract a discount OF twenty
(20) per centum from the proposed price viii be
made. IT WILL BE REQUIRED THAT BIDS FOR
BEEF FOR ALL NORTHERN AGENCIES SHALL sPEcI-
Fly WHETHER THE CATTLE WERE wINTERED NORTH
OR SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF KANSAS.
The net Beef shall be good in quality and con-
dition at for immediate use, and from fore and
hind quarter meat proporhonately including all
the best cuts thereof.
Beef from bulls, stags or deceased cattle shall
not be delivered. The necks of the cattle siaugh-
bral joint and the breast trimmed down. The
shanks of fore quarters shall be cut on four inches
above the knee joint, and of hind quarters eight
inches above the hook joint Neck, shanks and
kidney tallow will not be received.
In making the awards the right will be reserved
to increase diminish to any extent the quantity
diminish the amount specified in any contract to
an extent not exceeding twenty-five per centum
No bids will be considered from persons who
have in any respect dsfauited in any o,a hereto s
will be rejected deemed for the best interests OF
the government. Each bid must be accompanied
by certified check or draft upon some onIted
States depository or the First National Bank OF
Los Angeles, California, payable to the order OF
the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, which cheek
OF draft shall be not less than Ave per centun OF
the amount of supplies proposed to be furnIsned,
and shall be forfeited to the United States IN case
any bidder receiving award shall fail oexecuts
promptly, contract with good and suftcient sure
ties, according to the terms OF his bid otherwise
to be returned to the bidder. BIDS NOT ACcoMPA-
MED BY A CERTIFIED CHECK OR DRAFT WILL NOT
mayI2-3wexsu Commissioner.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
~ SIS. In Probate Court, special term, May
90, 1885.
In the matter of the estate Of DeAlton J. Pesse.
deceased.
Whereas an instrument in writing purporting
to be the last will and testament of DeAlton J.
Pease, deceased late of said county, has been de-
hvered to this court;
And Whereas, Hannah Pease has filed there
with her petition, representing among other
things that said DeAlton ]. Pease died IN said
county, the 18th day of May, 1885, testate, ana
that said petitioner is the sole executrlx named
in said last will and testament, and praying tnat
the said instrument may be admitted to pTopate,
and that letters testamentary be TO her issued
thereon.
1t is ordered that the proofs Of said instrument,
and the said petition, be heard before TINS court
at the probate office in said county. on TUESDAY,
the 10th day of june A. d. 1885, at ten O'CLOCK IN
the forenoon, when all concerned may appear and
contest the probate of said instrument
And is further ordered that public notice OF the
time and place of said hearing be given to all per-
sons interested by publication OF these orders for
three weeks excessively previous to said day OF
hearing in the DAILY GLOBE, newspaper printed
and published at st. Paul, in said county.
BY the Court
Judge of Probate.
Attest FRANK ROBERT, Jr., Clerk.
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