The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-10-28
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES

II Monte VISTA, OOlO, OCtOOer ~, 10I1.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in
compliance with law. that the Board Of
Commissioners Of the Colorado Soldiers
and Sailors Home invites sealed bids
for the supply OF the articles enumerated
below for the period Of six months, be-
ginning December l, 1911, and ending
June l, 1912, both dates inclusive. Bid
ders will tender their offers and state
prices with the understanding that they
are for more or less Of each article than
Is stated in the schedule, and that should
either more or less than Is enumerated
be required, the several articles shall be
furnished at the price stated in the bid.
All bids to he filed in duplicate, sealed
and marked Proposals for Supplies"
and will be received up to o'clock A.
NJ, November Is, 1911, at the Soldiers
and Sailors Home, Monte Vista, Colo
rado. and addressed to the undersigned
at said Soldiers and Sailors Home.
The right Is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
All bids must be for articles delivered
at Monte Vista. Colo, free of freight or
other charges, and all articles sold by
weight must be full weight when de-
livered to purchaser. The bids will be
opened and awards made to the lowest
responsible bidders on or after Novem-
Der %. 1911.
O. S. STORRs,
President Colorado Soldiers and Sailors
Home Commission.
CLOTHING
100 single breasted Goats; 100 single
breasted Vests; l25 Pants; 100 Blouses.
Coats to have three regular and one
small outside and inside pocket. Vests to
have four outside and one inside pocket
Pants to have two hip and two side or top
pockets; blouses to have two outside and
one inside pocket. Color guaranteed
Indigo Blue: coats, vests and blouses to
have Colorado Soldiers and Sailors
Home buttons (brass).
100 black G. A. r. Hats; rs calf, welted
lace Shoes; 100 Wool Overshirts; 400
Merino Undershirts; 800 Merino Drawers:
100 Cotton Socks; 200 Wool Socks; 80
Overalls; 90 Cotton Pants.
Samples Of all articles under the head
Of Clothing" must be submitted for ex-
animation.
The sizes Of all articles to be furnished
contractors at the time the orders are
given and no extra charge will be al
lowed for large or small sizes.
| GROCERIES,
100 lbs Prices Baking Powder, or Of
equal quality, Alb cans; 40 lbs Navy
Beans, $50 lhs Lima Beans, 100 lbs Mex
8 cases Matches, parlor; 400 lbs Rice, 800
lbs table Salt, lOlb sacks; 100 lbs loose
Salt. No tine; 16 boxes ID. h. Soap, 3
boxes Ivory Toilet Soap, large size; 10 g.
gallon cans choice Golden Syrup; 5000
lbs graduated Sugar. 40 lbs japan Tea.
500 lbs Arbuckle Coffee. s cases Den.
yer Tomato Catsup, gallons; Is boxes
Crackers, p. q. and A. Il. G. Soda; 8
boxes Ginger Snaps, 80 lbs Oswego Corn
starch. bbls Western Rolled Oats, 100
lbs Goldfish. boncless, 9.lb bricks; 9 bbls
Mackerel. No l, shore; 10 lbs ground
Mustard, yellow, pure; 30 lbs ground
Pepper. black, pure; 100 lbs Horseshoe
Chewing Tobacco; 100 lbs Star Chewing
Tobacco lou Lbs Seal OF North Carolina
Smoking Tobacco; 3 cases Red Seal Lye;
d0z lib cans Chloride Of Lime; cases
Toilet Paper o. X: 80 lbs Baking Soda,
Cow Brand; 80 lbs Tapioca: 80 lbs
Hominy: 2 cases Sapolio; Dbl pure
cider Vinegar; o dog Brooms, 10 lbs per
dog; 90 lbs Farina: 80 lbs Vermicelli; !
Dbl New Orleans Mola.ses. best quality;
! dog Burnett's Vanilla and Lemon Elk.
tract or II equal quality. pints; o lbs
NutmeRs; IL lbs Colemanfs ground
Mustard lib cans: 8 lbs each pure Gin.
namon and Alspice. ground; ! dox bot
ties Pepper Sauce.
Samples Of japan Tea, Golden Syrup
and homeless CodAsh must he submitted.
DRikD FRulr.-:]UO lbs Alden dried
Apples. 800 lhs Star and Crescent dried
Peaches, 80 lbs Red Star Prunes ~ 70
20 frsts: 100 lbs 3crown Palmetto
Raisins; 100 lbs Currants. cleaned, lib
packages.
| CANNED Goons. 20 cases Corn. Stand
ard; ~ cases Peas. Empson Daisy; 10
cases String Beans. 10 cases Colorado
Pumpkin. 30 cases Colorado Tomatoes,
cases Pears, 9 cases Peaches, q cases
each blueberries, Apples. Peaches and
Apricots, pie fruit, gallon cans.
| Biddcn must specify the brands Of
canned goods they propose ~ furnish.
All goods enumerated in the above
schedule 10 be Of first quality and ~ he
delivered IN guod, sound boxes. barrels
Or sacks without extra charge.
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