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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FOR lighthouses


FOR RENT-1GO7 Clay, rms, all modern,
oak finish, for the winter $23. 18th and
Clay, and rms, SO each; 200 Wood
1863 garfield rms, eIec.. city water, SO.
511 Lawrence and garage; will clean up,
$40. Cottrell Co. 107 Z. 18th. Tel. $50. 340S
FOR RENT
Seventeenth and Polk-Five. rooms and
Phone a. ROBERT B. k 4sS ksn.a, Ave.
COTTAGE, 3 rooms. 1910 Harrison. not
modern, $1409, Cottage rooms. 3ll
FOR RENT-4-room cottage and s lots in
Oakland, $1,000 per month. Chas; T.
Nichols, Fire Insurance and Rentals Phone
FOR RENTER Tyler St, modern, in
Guiding furnace. Address s. G. Bell,
Route ., or c. G. Blakely & Co.
FOR RBNT-ModerH house. close in, fur
mace, electric light. Phone 29S. F. S.
Thomas, SO Kansas ave.
QUINCY AND 18TH SITS, cottage, 3
rooms not modern, SIS. Phone 432. Z.
MODERN s-room brick house. Very pleas
ant. 1920 Garfield Phone 1888 Blue.
FOR RENTED West 9th. rooms. in
good condition modern. Phone 1911.
TOPEKA AVENUES room house, close
in. Phone mornings 1901 White.
WE WILL SELL you one Of our new
houses like rent. Call 100.
FOR RENTm Mic, cottage and good house
FOR RENT-A furnished room house,
$22.5C. Carson, 1881 J.
FOK RENT-1417 Harrison. room house.
7 modern. Phone 1920
11O3 HUNTOON, 6 room house, partly
modern. Phone 1920.
FOUR ROOM cottage on large lawn. DR..
Roby. Phone Ills
Six room modern house. Inquire 723
Tyler. 1927 Red.
GOOD room cottage, 1900 High ave.
2443 Red.
FOR RENT-6 room house 331 Van Buren,.
FOR RENT-FARMS
FOR RENT-40 acre farm. 500 cash year.
A. L. Furman Jog West Sth.l -
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Board % Administration until 10
A. NJ. Thursday, November 1st 1917. for
the furnishing of all labor and materials
necessary for the erection and completion
and connecting corridors of Administering
building and College of Liberal Arts and
Science of the University of Kansas, Law
renee, Kansas
plans and specifications may be seen
file in the office of the State Architect.
Charles II. Chambers at the State house.
All workmanship and materials for said
work must be In accord with the plans and
specifications prepared for the same by
Chas. II. Chandler, State Architect
Each bid must be accompanied by cer-l
titled check for five 90 per cent of theI
able to the Board of Administration, andl
the amount of the same shall be for:
feited to the State in ease the successful
bidder fails for five days to enter into
contract and furnish the required bond ash
prescribed by law, after the award of con-
tract has been made.
The attention of the bidder IS called t6A
Chapter III, Session Laws Of 1891, with
which he must must comply This bis + commonly
The Board reserves the right to rejectf
any or all bids, or parts Of bids, II II Isl
deemed to be to the States interest tos
do so
Proposals will be presented under sealed
covers be plainly marked Proposals and
addressed. State Board of Administration,
James A. Kimball, business Manager, STATED
House, Topeka, Kansas.
SfATE BOARD OF ADMINIsTRATIoNi
Lee Harrison. secy.
First published in The Topeka State Jour-
nal. September l.. 1911
NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF BUsI-
NESS COLLEGE FOR A PERMIT TO
CANVASS IN THE STATE OF
KANSAS.
Notice is hereby given that the Wichitef
Commercial College Of Wichita. Kansas
has made application to me for a permit tdI
canvass ~ the State OF Kansas for thdI
PURPOSE of selling tuition in advance. or ID
contract, or to secure notes for tuition'
from students before their registration u
the business college herein named. II sat Z
isfactory proof is furnished that the aboS6
named business college is incoInpetent q
adveftises or that the moral surroundings :
OF the Institution are not good or that ths
tion or the agents Of said fnstitusiouF
use misrepresentation or fraudulent math E
DDS in securing contracts. notes or cash
from prospective students. in such case
! permit will not be granted 10 such buGif
w. ID. ROSS,
| State Superintendent
/ First published in The Topeka statz
Journal. October 2. 1871
NOTICE
/ To Whom 1t May Concern.
/ The electors OF school district No. Sc az
/ hereby notified that the Undersigned ana
| trict No. 81 In Shawnee County, kansaz
aggregating not less than One-balf of ths
number Of electors of this school distrfcU
intend 10 file an applicatiDn with the boar4
: OF school fund commissioners OF the statz
bonds to the fgii amount aIioweS
sas. including chapter 70 OF the sessio4
Dated at Oakland, KANSAS. this seconl
ETHEL N. GOODELL.
FRED LUDIHGTON,
CON POoRT.
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FOR sALF-HoUsEHoLD GOODS

SPECIAL BARGAINS in coal heaters 1
buy stoves and furniture K. B. Logan,
3D. Kansas ave Phone 3iS2-
CALL ME when you have any furniture for
sale. / pay cash. X. b. Logan, 30 Kan
ave. Phone 31s2
FINE parlOr furniture for sale. Leaving
town. Phone 4412 Black
FOR SALE-Furniture. cheap. Leaving
town. 514 E. 3rd st
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HITCHCOCK,
Special Master,
first published in The Topeka Stats
Journal, October f. 1911
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Board of Administration until 10
A. NJ. Thursday, October 2Jth 1917, for the
essary for the erection and completion OF
Kitchen for COngregate Dining Room also
for Superintendent Residence, at the state
Hospital, Larned, Kansas.
Plans and specifications may be seen on
file in the office of the State Architect,
Charles H. Chandler, at the State Houses
and at the office OF the Institution, Larned,
Kansas.
All workmanship and materials for said
work must be in accord with the plans and
specifications prepared for the same by
Charles II. Chandler, State Architect
Each bid must be accompanied by GER
titled check for five (5) per cent of the
amount bid. Said check TO be made pay
able to the Board of Administration, ana
to the State in case the successful bidder
fails for five days to enter into contract and
furnish the required bond prescribed by
law, after the award of contract has been
made.
The attention Of the bidder is called to
Chapter ia. Session Laws of 1891. with
which he must comply. This Is commonly
known as "the eight hour law"
The Board reserves the right to reject
any all bids, or parts of bids, If II Is
deemed to be to the States interest to do
Proposals will be presented under sealed
covers, be plainly marked Proposals" and
addressed, State Board of Administration,
James A Kimball. business Manager, State
House, Topeka, Kansas.
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
First published in The Topeka State
journal October 4, 1911
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LEGAL.


are hereby referred to the special master
who shall report thereon to this court
with his Recommendation; that the re-
ceiver and the Missouri Pacific Railroad
company, and each of them be- and they
are hereby allowed thirty days In which
to move to strike out, OF to answer such
petitions and claims respectively, and the
respective claimants may move to strike
out or reply to said answers respectively
within twenty days after the filing there
OF
1T IS FURTHER ORDERED that the
special master shah cause that portion OF
this order relating to the future filing OF
claims and deAands to be published
forthwith once each week for three con.
secutive weeks in a newspaper OF general
circulation published in the City of st.
Louis, Missouri in newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, in a newspaper of gem
eraI circulation published in the City OF
Monroe, La, in newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Kan
sas City, Missouri I'm a newspaper of gem
eral circulation published in the City OF
Topeka, Kansas. and in a newspaper OF
general circulation published in the City
of New York, New York"
GEO. C. HITCHCOCK,
Special Master.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
FOR HENr-s1oKE BUILDINGS.

----'~---7---~---->-
KANSAS AVE, 131, for rent, store room
or whole building, 2Sx140 feet front 50
feet stories, half block south r. l.
depot, railroad switrh track rear of build
ing center of wholesale, commission and
manufacturing district Call W. W. GaYitt
& Co.. 4th and Adams SITS.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

- -. C~~----,-C
work Address Young Lady, care Journal.
WOULD like to take care of furnaces this
winter. Apply 1927 Monroe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

HEALTH AND ACCIDENT statesmen
Wanted for the Kansas Central Indemni-
ty Co. Best contract in the field. Address
1880 Fillmore st. W. II. Stitt, Mgr.
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RusINESs CHANCES

7-5S,1~77-,71- 1-----,-----~----7 :
nice 24 room hotel. in Topeka, located
at depot low rent Price $3.50 cash. a. L.
Furman, Topeka. Kan, JOG West Sth-
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WANTED FEMALE HELP.

THE GREENBATM Co, COS Kansas ave,
requires the services of 10 experienced
salesladies in their millinery and ready to
wear departments. Apply Saturday morn
ing between and IL.
LADY for general house work; small FAM
lily; no children Call in person at Santa
Fe Watch Co.
WANTED-Two tobacco shippers. saf
n. Kansas ave.
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FCE: RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS

o.. HE-N TT Z IN fSHED X OO-hS
TWO modern furnished rooms, furnace
heat for gentlemen. 30 West 18th.
1891 Black.
FOR RBNT-Large south room. strictly
modern 314 HuntOon. Phone 1914 after
y. m
FURNISHED ROOM. on car line. Phone
25f9 Black. T22 West Sth.
FOR RENT-Modern furnished rooms, 723
Tyler, 1881 Red
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WANTED-MALE HELP.


MEN WANTED for loading and unloading
stock Steady employment. Apply Kan
sas City Stock Yards. Kansas City
OFFICE boy 10 years old with wheel.
Steady work and opportunity for adj
vancement. Hall Litho Co, 62S Jackson
street.
WANTED-5OO laborers. ship to Wyoming,
railroad work; steady all winter. Fur
man Labor Agency, LOG West Sth.
ROYS 16 years old to learn good trades.
Steady work. Hall Litho. Co., 62S Jack
son street.
WANTED-DeIivery boy to work all day
Star Cleaning Co, 600 Jackson.
WANTED-Ioung man for grocery clerk
and deliveryman Phone 1914. u
WANTED colored porters. Apply chief
porter National hotel.
WANTED-Drivers. Hurry Up Messenger
Co. 205 w. 9th st.
WANTED-Boy at J. c. Darling Co., T34
Kansas ave.
WANTED-Fry cook. Cremerie restaurant.
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OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland,
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street,
Telephone between S aud IL Il. ~. 30jO;
other hours 47Jf k-2.
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FOR RENT-RoOMS

FOR RENT-Unfurnished rooms. 933 and
929 Kansas ave. Phone 2299 Blue
once at S02 North Van Buren,.
1119l WEST 10TH-Lower floor, 3 rooms,
gas. electric 1fhht, $40.
UNFINISHED ROOMS, lis East 4th.
Phone 2301 k.
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BIG BARGAIN

BIG BARGAIN
For some one. at 1881 Laurel ave, new 0
or rms. rs deep lots. $500 or $500
present to some one. See it and make best
offer. Phone 340S or J56
GOOD HOME ON EASY PAYMENTS.
Five rooms. bath, basement. barn, east
front, pavement. car line, one block TO
school, 341 Elmweod. In fine shape and
on exceptionally easy terms. Call owner
1854 or 3I61 NJ.
FOR SALE at a bargain, 1105 Buchanan
st. inquire at 115 West Sixth for price
and terms. A real snap for the man who
is tired paying rent.
CITY PROPERTY
For sale or rent in North and South To-
peka. Can phone 1225, S27 n. Kansas ave.
G. y. Myers.
FOR SALE on payments or trade for
smaller rental, good home in shop dis
triet. Phone 1872 White.
16O ACRES in Greeley county. Would take
Il light car as part payment Box n,
Powhaftah
HOUSES AND COTTAGES. Gillett &
Gillett.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05

LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal, Friday, Oct. ., 1871
Notice to creditors of B. F. Bush. re-
ceiver, and all persons having claims
against said receiver. in the below men
toned cause, as to filing said claims with
the undersigned special master. at room
ZIG Railway Exchange building, st. Louis,
Missouri.
District Court of the United States
Within and for the Eastern Division,
Eastern District Of Missouri.
Union Trust Company OF New York. and
Benjamin +. Edwards, as Trustees, Coin
St Louis; Iron. Mountain and Southern
hallway Company, Defendant.
In Equity
Consolidated Cause
Notice is hereby given that upon the
petition of Is r.. Bush. as receiver in the
above entitled cause and Missouri Pacific
Railroad company. as the purchaser Of e
IRON IRON Moustain and Southern Railway
company, that BY order Of Honorable
william, G. Hook, United States Circuit
District Of Missouri, in the receiykrship
proceedings against the St. Louis. Iron
Mountain and Southern Hallway com
pany entered October 1st, 1917:
1T Is ORDERED that all persons de-
string to assert any claim or demand
against H. +. Bush. as receiver Of the rail
road and property of ST Louis. Iron
Mountain and Southern railway. and said
Missouri Pacific Railroad company. OF
either of them. based upon any indebted
ness liability of said receiver. or of said
Missouri Pacific Railroad company, by viz
tue of the provisions of the final decree
in this cruise. may present their respective
demands or claims to this court. by filing
their intervening petitions herein, within
ninety days from fhe date hereof: that al
. such claims and demands be and the same
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FOR sALE--MoroRCYCLEs.


HARLEY DAVIDSON Twin two speed TO
sale. Price 500. See z. Wood, IL
Jackson st. Phone 5164.
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LOCALS

Mrs. Martins Carter. Of Eckman. spent
taSter sunday at Mora with Mrs. Viola
iOo'ie, her friend
Miss >allie Pate. Of Bramwell, spent
he Faster sabbath With her sister, Mrs
Rachel Clark. al Switchback.
Mrs. Bette DAVIS. Of ~hawsville. va
mother Of Mrs. John Anderson Of this
,ity. has been spending several days with
her sons and daughters and son-in-lax
Rev. W. VI. Micken- and wife Of Gary
male trip 10 Raleigh last SATURDAY.
~here they spent several days With their
daughter AMI son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
d. q. Clemens. Rev Mickens j. a very
ioyal race pride man and can lie depend
81 upon in support Of rare institutions
aud race enterprises.
Mrs. Callie Strong. who has
been spending several weeks
With her sister at Big Sandy.
left Monday for her home at
Wilder, Va
Prof. Philip Johr son. Of North
fork, accompanied by Mr. James
George we're in Keystone Sun
day night and worshipped at the
Presbyterian church.
John Finney. only son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman Finney. who
a. been living IN Cincinnati for
the past three or four years j.
visiting his people in Keystone
IN company with his wife.
DR.. W. A. Holly. Of Bran well.
The Oldest prscticing physician
in the coal fields, is being kept
exceedingly busy these days.
Much sickness claims his atten-
ton all the time. Mr.. Roscoe
Simpsons oldest boy is down
with fever but with the expert
attention Of DR.. Holly it is hoped
that be will soon recover.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-13
Golden Rule News

B~2 mwell, " Va. A .ril 10
The Executive Board Of the G. r
B & +. A met at the home Office
In Bran we'll Saturday the 9TH
The General Secre,ary's report
shovel March to be an excep,.
'onal good month for the organ
'zation The most encouraging
feature of the report vas the
large number Of new members
reported.
Editor y. r. Whitt;co OF tho
Md 'w"li lines visited the Of.
nee Saturday ard brought the
inmates of he asst annual neet
iYg.
Prof VI r. r QT.h. - No
Coma~. wished the Off % star
DAY ON invI auOl oftse presi
o. MT no REPORTS his assoc,.,ioo
10 DC dung n 20. Much busi es
y rIti~' q 4 80 N v. An,
:" "'ng v"r" at Uded h
o l o. cry - r. ,ur hooSand \
~ rnbor
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-13
Easter Services at
Presbyterian Church
A Great Success

At the Presbyterian church
SUNDAY, under the direct on #
Mrs. Ida + Whittico and Miss
:. l. 5 nkford. a very nice and
iuccessful Easter program was
'endered. Each participant q uit
Ted him and herself well. The
entire program was uniq uely ar
anged and the hall was beauti
ully decorated. A very large
;rowd was present and seemed
% have heartily enjbyed the
Songs and recitations of the chIl-
iren. Attorney II. j Capehart
vas the speaker of the occasion
md right well did he play his
part. HIS address was both in
erestlng, entertaining aud in
'tructlve. Miss Myrtle Jones
gracefully officiated at the organ
md won for herself many com
'llments- The Collection was
;oot. Rev l. +. Johnson aided
the management of the ser
5ices. Mr.. Is. Il. Bridgeford
made a very nice talk and plid
a high tribute to the ladies' fnr
heir activity in the work. Rev.
K. p. Johnson, pastor, arrived
o l No. , from kimball just in
.lme To pay his hearty and uu-
-eltish respects and approval of
he services and EXPRESSED hi
personal thanks To all who in
any way TOOK a part in this Eas
er service.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-13

Again, We are pleased to note the al
VAnced STEPS taken along a high tone
business method for making the people
oil tins country know that We live in IN.
nehest county IN the state Of West Viz
pnia- The County Court il on record
and the record will soon convince every
body that there j. no spot on earth -
Desirable TO live in a. the little state Of
Mcdowell. Good roads. good schools
rood homes, good gardens and a plenty
oil everything To eat 10 the grow ing motto
every bberty-loving citizen in this county
street car lines. automobile accommo.
dAnons, over the best laid permanen,
road beds on earth i q foregone concln-
SION of-the officials Of Mcdowell. In th,
very near future We will have the pleas
ure Cd beholding this eLtire county light.
Cd up, besutited and built up all YOU
Won't hardly know the difference tetseer
THIS county and the city % New York.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-13
THE RED JACKET
COAL COMPANY
Generous to Its Employees, Paying
All Expenses of First Emanci-
patton Day Celebration
in Mingo County.

The com mittee Of colored peo-
pie selected To have charge of
the 9th of April cele b ration held
at Red Jacket last Nor day were
extended a rare treat by the
General NJ .nager, Mr.. Cum
Minis. and the Superintendent.
Mr.. Wilson, acting for Tho Red
Jacket coal company. through
the Efforts of these hr,:ad-mln-
ded "fhcials, everything good to
eat WIS placed n he hands of
Il con- mittee headed by Chair
man Wormley. Secretary Mar
shall and Treasurer Kirtley.
Neither pains nor expense was
spared to make the large Gro. d
present comfortable aud happv.
L ie day MAS spent in feasting.
listening TO + ancIpation Day
Patriotic add resses. excellent
music and sweet singing. At
n'ght th'' otnq1et and ball held
sway, and the crowd stayed all
night long e. iDying themselves.
fne best Of order prevailed
throughput and not even a harsh
word was heard The Red Ja2k.
ct Band under the leadership of
frof. Wormiy rendered sweet
music during the day exercises.
while string orc lcstra from
Louisa. Ky. rendered the latest
d snce music At night. Attorney
harry j. Can hart, Of Keystone,
was the orator OF the day. Mrs.
w. V. BrIdgeford. OF Keystone.
o-ganist
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-13

The Democratic Governor Of this state
Is still removing Negroes from positions
OF public tr ust and putting i'm their place.
white men, Don't know Why the Negro
Democrats don't put a stop To- such
wholesale slaughter and vill depreciation
of their loyalty to the Democratic party
during the recent campaign, when they
betrayed the r lifelong party into the
nsnds oil the Democratic enemy. Every
bodv thought, At least, that our good
Dem ,cratic Governor would have given
the 'would-be Democratic Negro (YD"
the offices formerly filled 10y Negroes.
Yes, 1t was blatantly assured or predict
cd that the Negro would receive mon,
honors and official recognition at ia,
hands OF the Democrats than they wer,
receiving at the han Is Of Republicans.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-13

The Elkridge Graded School
viii hold its closing exercises in
he Algoma church on the 18th
aud 10Th CT April. 7:30 y. IN.
COMING-Mrs. Lite Tucker.
the eloqutionist. of Clarksburc,
will perform IN this city the week
"i the % foe the Wives League.
Inc exact date will be given later.
Booker Kendrick, special rep
sentative of the w. w. Watts,
Jr.. Piano Co. handling the high
grade pianos with headquarters
IN Blueheld, was in the city this
week. Book er is one of the boys
and his word is worth every
thing in gold. He is reliable,
truthful, kind and knows every
oody and every body knows him
Read his "ad" in this issue.
Mr. and Mrs. John j. Finney arrived
IN the city sunday morning from Oin-
cinnsti, Ohio, and will spend sometime
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
man FInney. They have been away Tor
several years and their coming Was an
agreeable surprise to their parents and
friends who we're delighted to see them
aud who received them with open arms.
%.
Mrs. Victoria Hurt, Of Elkhorn. Ief,
Thursday morning for Columbus, Ohio.
q AFRO. III aud Homestead, Ia, where
She will visit her sister, Mrs. sarah
Alexander, and her son, Mr.. Will
Montgomery, for two mooths. Mrs
Hurt has never seen her sister.
%:
Mr.. James Oliver and Carrie Hargre-.
81 WEIGH, were married I'M Csttlesburg
N.Y. April 3, and spent their honey.
moon visiting friends in Williamson.
heystoEe and other points ct interest.
Both Of them are well known IN Key
stone. We wish tor them long and
happy life
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-04-13
GOOD ROADS CONTRACTS
LET By COUNTY COURT;
OTHERS TO BE LET.

The county court met last saturday in
WEIGH members present being Howard
'. kavenson, president; K X. Brago-
nier and james Ellwood Jones. They
took up the matter Of awarding contracts
Tor The permanent improvement Of orr
r al, an - awarded contracts for two
SECTIONS. one from Farm 70 No. ; Ie~-
lew u Consolidated Engineering c. ..
Baltimore, Md and the other from.
WEIGH n Mercer county line ~ Harri-
-on 70 Of Buffalo. y. y. for the grad
'nx and concreting. The court ~iIl meet
again today FRIDAY 10 let contracts for
the remainder Of the roads.