The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-15
Postmaster Rigby Is Ready To
Take Grocery Orders.
Supplies Purchased VIII Come
From st. Louis.
PRICE LISTS ARE RECEIVED
All Purchases VIII Be Sent By
Parcel Post.
Articles Only To Be Sold in
Case Lots.

Beginning at once, Postmaster w.
o. Rigby will play the role of grocery
man until the allotment of surplus
army foods to Topeka is exhausted.
Complete price lists and instructions
for the purchasing of the supplies
were received and made public this
afternoon.
The articles will be sold only in
case lots and only to private con-
sumers. However. this will not pre-
vent two or more families combining
to send in an order and split up the
cases after they are received. All
the postmaster wants to know is that
a fair deal Is being made and indica-
! tions are that the chances of slipping
one over" are going to be very poor.
! Topeka is unfortunate in being just
within the third zone from st. Louis,
| from where the supplies will be mailed
| by parcel post, so that the postage will
| be cents for the first pound and 2
cents for each additional pound. Ship
ments will be made by parcel post
only.
Only Limited Orders.
The quantity of articles purchased
/ by each individual or family will be
| limited at the discretion of the post
master. All orders must be accom-
panied by money order, bank draft or
! express order and must include the
parcel post rate from st. Louis. All
| orders should be mailed, addressed to
| w. o. Rigby, postmaster. Topeka, Kan.
When the orders are made by groups
they will be mailed to the one person
designated on the order.
! The postoffice department advises
every person to save copy of all
orders. In this way, in case the stock
of any certain article is exhausted.
the buyer may determine what arti-
l. haoF rFaf nd N
amount Of the refund he should re-
ceive. Only persons who get their
mail thru the Topeka postoffice are
permitted to give orders thru the To-
peka office.
Lists of Foodstuffs.
Below is n list of the foodstuffs for
sale. The figures stand for % num-
Der of cans to case; (2), price per
case; (s), postage per case; (4), total
cost per case. including postage, deliv-
cred to your door.
Costs in Topeka.
BEANS-1-lb: cans: a. 4s; (2) $1.o2;
oBEANs-2,Ib: cans: o. "a; C4 sI44;
SBtEANsEs;lS. cans: ~ "a; t2) s21s; ts)
NsTi sTRfNGEESs N les REANs-2-Ib. cans. a.
coRNED BEEF--1-lb: cans: ~ IS; t2)
s1SsG; 2;SR N2n 81 s19t; lsi s4l St52S ~ %.
coRNEDs BEEF--6-lb. cans: ~ 70; (2)
ROAST BEEF-1-ib cans: u) As; ~
S1344: (3) $1.24; "a $14.6s
$1512; (3) $1.42; (4) $16.54.
ROAST BEEF-6-Ib. cans: U1 12; (2)
so. so; (3) $1.74; "a $24.54.
| CHERRIES-2h- lib cans: ~ "a; ~
$5.O4: (3) $126; a. $500
CoRN-2;lb: cans: ~ "a; t2) s2.10;
CORNED BEEF HASH-1-lb. cans. (D
As: (2) $1O56; (3) $1.24; t4) SIISO.
CORNED BEEF HASH-2-lb cans: ~
"a: t2D $s.Ss: (3) $1.46; a. 1904.
PEAs-2.lb; cans: ~ "a; (2) S2.1e; (3)
, PEPPER BLAcK-H.ib. cans: a. 49,;
(2l $4.32; (3) 52c; (4 $4.s4.
SOUP, vEGETABLE-1-pt. cans: ~
As: (2l $3s4; go SAC; az $4.6s.
TOMAT0ES-10-lb. cans: a. ~; ~
1895; CD 500: a. 5000.
BACoN-12-lb. ems: ~ 8; (2) $24o0;
(3) $2Os 90 $26.9s.
The following articles are G)
pounds per bag, C2) price per bag.
: (S( postage per bag, 90 cost at To-
DRY BEANS: % 1oo;-(9 e.4o;-C0
FtoT'h: Il 1OO;-t0 eOO;-Cs, 2OS;-
RICE: ~ 1000 e74;-ts 2.Oo-C0