St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-26
Proposals for Horses. Brood
Mares. Work Oxen and Stall
lions.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,

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WASHINGTON, d. G., Dec. 81, 1857
CEALED PROPOSALS, NDORSED PRO
- posals for Horses. Brood Mares, Work
Oxen, Stations" as the case may be. and al
dressed to the Commissioner of Indian At
fairs, Washington, d. c., will be received
until / O'Clock p. NJ, Thursday, Jan. 81 |,
1889, for furnishing the following animals
for the Indian service, viz: One pair of
driving horses and ten Q0) young and
servIceable work horses: one hundred 900
brood-mares, ten QO) stations and fifty (5O)
yoke of work oxen, with yokes and chains.
SPECIFICATIONS.
The horses must be young and serviceable,
from four to seven years old, sound, without
blemish, and well broken to harness, not less
than 1912 hands high, and to weigh not less
than one thousand $1,000 pounds.
The brood-mares must be of American
stock. from four to seven years old, sound,
we'll broken, without blemishes, not less
than 10 hands high, and to weigh not less
than nine hundred and fifty $500 pounds.
Stations must be of Percheron stock, large,
well-bred, not under four nor over seven
years old, and to weigh between thirteen
hundred O,3O0) and fourteen hundred
Il, 400 pounds.
THE WORK oxen must be sound, gentle and
well broken to work, from four to six years
old, half grades, graded up from Durham OF
stock equally as good and to weigh from two
thousand four hundred (2,40O) to three
thousand 5000 pounds per yoke. Ok
.yokes must be of large size, oiled and
painted. and such as are known as Freight
ers Yokes.' with staples and ring instead of
clasp, and chains to be Ss-inch cable thirteen
O3) feet long. with hook on each end. and
must be furnished with each yoke of oxen.
The fifty yoke of oxen, with yokes and
chains must be delivered at the Fort Peck
Agency, Montana, and the other animals at
the Blackfeet Agency, Montana, not later
than April 10, 1889; and all animals thus
offered for delivery will De subject to rigid
inspection by some competent person to be
designated by the respective Indian agents.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
Each bid must be accompanied by certi-
fed check or draft on some United States
depository, payable to the order of the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, for at least B
per cent of the amount of the PROPOSAL,
which check or draft shall be forfeited to the
United States in case any bidder or bidders
receiving an award shall fail to execute
promptly a contract with good and sufficient
sureties, according to the terms OF his bid;
otherwise to be returned to the bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any and all
bids or any part of any bid if deemed for the
'N~' - " ' JOHN H. oBERLY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
CTATB OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
- Ramsey-ss. District Court, Second
judicial District.
In the matter of the assignment of Charles
T..
This matter came ON to be heard before the
court at a special term January 10Th, 1889,
upon the order to show cause heretofore
issued why said assignee should not be per-
mitted to sell the stock and fixtures belong
ing to said estate i'll bulk, and to receive
sealed bids therefor. After hearing the evil
dence produced by said assignee, upon mo-
ton of c. D. and Thomas ID. O'Brien. attor.
neys for said assignee, and no one appearing
TO oppose the same, it is hereby ordered that
said assignee be and is hereby permitted TO
receive sealed bids from such persons who
may desire to make the same for the pur-
chase of all said stock and fixtures belonging
to said estate. That said assignee shall adj
vertise for the same by publishing notice
of this order in the st. Paul Daily GLOBE, a
newspaper printed and published at the city
of st. Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota, dur
ing at least three publications of said news
paper; and that the last publication of said
notice shall be at least ten days before the
re ception of said bids shall be closed. That
said bids shall be received up to and includ-
ing the 9Th day of February. 1889, shall be
by said assignee reported to this court at the
special term thereof, to be held at the dis
trict court house i'll the city of st. Paul,
Ramsey county, Minnesota, on Saturday,
the 9th day of February, 1889, at
the opening of the court on that day,
at which time and place all persons interested
in said estate shall show cause why the high
est of said bids should not be accepted.
January ~, 1889.
RASCAL r. BRILL, District Judge.
Pursuant to the above order. notices hereby
given that will receive sealed bids offering
cash price for ali the stock and fixtures in
my possession as assignee of Charles E.
Lightner above named. in accordance with
said order, up to and including the Sth day
of February. 1889. Any person desiring to
inspect said stock will be permitted TO do so
upon application to me.
WILLIAM II. HYNDMAN. Assignee Of
CHARLES E. LIGHTNER. 90 East Fourth street,
ST. Paul MjQD